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TCWN e-Newsletter 29 - July 7, 2002 Inside
this Issue!
1. TDEC public meetings - Come and discuss your
watershed assessment!
If you live or are interested in the Ocoee, Stones River, Watts Bar, Watauga, South Fork of the Forked Deer, Nonconnah, Harpeth, or Emory/Obed River watershed, please mark the dates below! The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is using a watershed approach to address water quality. In order to provide an opportunity for the public to become involved, the approach includes three public meetings in each watershed every five years. The first five-year watershed management cycle is complete for Group 1 Watersheds. Meeting dates for the summer of 2002 have been set to discuss watershed-specific plans, which can be viewed and downloaded at: http://www.state.tn.us/environment/wpc/wsmplans/index.html WATERSHED DATE LOCATION LOCAL TIME Ocoee Aug 5 3rd Floor CourtroomCourthouseBenton 7:00 pm Stones Aug 8 AuditoriumFleming Training Center2022 Blanton AvenueMurfreesboro 7:00 pm Watts Bar Aug 12 Kingston Community Center201 Patton Ferry RoadKingston 7:00 pm Watauga Aug13 Sycamore Shoals State Park1651 West Elk AvenueElizabethton 7:00 pm South Fork Forked Deer Aug 19 Energy Authority Training Center604b South RoyalJackson 5:00 pm Nonconnah Aug 20 EAC-MemphisSuite E-645 Perimeter Park2510 Mount Moriah RoadMemphis 7:00 pm Harpeth Aug 27 AuditoriumWilliamson County Admin. Complex100 West Main StreetFranklin 7:00 pm Emory Aug 29 Morgan County CourthouseSouth Kingston and Main StreetsWartburg 7:00 pm 2. Celebrate the CWA's 30th Birthday - Encourage Your Community To Sign the Clean Water Proclamation! Looking for a way to involve your community - and particularly your local decision makers - in clean water issues? Are you trying to raise the visibility of your organization? Do you want to be heard? The national Clean Water Network has launched its "City Clean Water Proclamation Campaign" and the Tennessee Clean Water Network is here to help you do it! The campaign empowers your organization, your community and your local government to use the Clean Water Act to protect your precious waters and to revitalize them as you rejuvenate your neighborhood. The goal of the Network's campaign is to get 100 cities nationwide
to take a public stand for clean water by signing on to a clean
water proclamation, and making specific commitments to achieve clean
water. The proclamation puts your city or local government on record
as supporting clean water. It also gives your organization a positive,
proactive opportunity to work with your local government to recommit
to the Clean Water Act on its 30th anniversary. Click here for more 3. Nominate Your River - The Most Endangered River Do you know an endangered river? American Rivers is currently soliciting nominations for the Most Endangered Rivers of 2003 report. Get more information and the nomination form here: http://www.amrivers.org/mostendangered/2003nominationform.htm 4. An Easy Way to Help - Rescue the Rivers! Rivers provide us with water to drink and irrigate our fields, with fish for food and sport, and they are the source of recreation like swimming and boating. But we have already lost more than 50% of the wetlands, rivers and streams in the U.S. Our freshwater resources are facing a range of threats including dams, runoff, invasive species and development. Now there's an easy way for you to help - for free. Just go to the Rescue the Rivers page and click on the "Nature Valley - Rescue the Rivers" button: http://nature.org/naturevalley/ Nature Valley Granola Bars will donate $1 to the Conservancy (up
to 5. Funding Opportunity - WHIP Accepting Applications for FY02 Funding The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is now accepting applications for FY02, with $15 million available to be spent by the end of the current fiscal year (September 30, 2002). WHIP provides cost-share assistance to landowners and others to enhance and protect wildlife habitat on their lands. The program enrolls upland and wetland habitat in accordance with state priorities, and to date, has enrolled more than 10,000 agreements covering 1.6 million acres. Successful projects include streambank and riparian restoration, improving habitat for grassland birds, and removal of non-native species that are detrimental to wildlife. Examples of WHIP projects can be viewed at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/whip/factsheets/. For more information or to apply, contact your state WHIP coordinator, or your local conservation district or USDA Service Center office. You can find your state WHIP coordinator online at : http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/whip/contacts.html. You can see 2002 WHIP Program Fact Sheets at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/farmbill/2002/pdf/WHIPPrDs.pdf 6. Funding Opportunity - Fish America Foundation FAF now has an open call for proposals for two different grant 7. Funding Opportunity: Southern Aquatics Conservation Initiative The Southern Aquatics Conservation Initiative offers an excellent funding opportunity for natural resource conservation projects in the Southeast. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is seeking project ideas to fund as challenge grants under this program, through which the Foundation will support projects that protect, conserve or enhance freshwater ecosystems throughout the Southeast. Please visit the website, (www.nfwf.org), to learn more about the funding and challenge grant guidelines. This year we they have approximately $500,000 available for projects. The Southern Rivers Conservation Initiative supports on-the-ground projects to restore and enhance riparian and riverine habitat in twelve southeastern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Projects should benefit USDA Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, or Tennessee Valley Authority land, occur on ecologically-important private land, or benefit anadromous fish habitat. Projects funded through this initiative will fall into one or more of the following three categories: Stream Restoration (Restore Our Southern Rivers) Freshwater Mussel Conservation (projects that support the National Strategy for Mussel Conservation) Southeastern Imperiled Fishes Management (projects that support the Southeastern Imperiled Fishes Management Plan) Contact Peter Stangel at [email protected] if you have questions.
We 8. Event - National Water Monitor Day In partnership with America's Clean Water Foundation (ACWF) and the Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASWIPCA); EPA, USDA, NOAA, and other Federal agencies; State agencies; and volunteer coordinators from watershed groups across the Nation, the USGS will participate in National Monitoring Day activities. Tentatively scheduled October 12 - 20, 2002, these water-related activities will be planned to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. Goals: To focus on public education about monitoring and clean water; outreach and publicity in support of existing volunteer monitoring efforts; and, enhanced partnerships among volunteers and professionals interested in, and working on, water-related issues at the watershed, State, and national levels. 9. Action Alert - Support federal funding for river conservation in the River Budget The last two federal budgets have reduced or zeroed out many river conservation programs. With tight budgets, it's more important than ever before to tell Congress and the White House how much we care about funding for our natural treasures and healthy rivers. Federal spending must make room for conserving our natural resources at the same time that we set priorities for protecting and securing our land. Each year since 1997, American Rivers and hundreds of local, regional,
and national conservation groups have collaborated to produce the
River More than 600 conservation and community groups in all 50 states and Puerto Rico endorsed the FY'03 report. We hope your group will sign on in support of the recommendations for FY'04. Together we can send a strong signal to the White House and Congress about the American public's support for river conservation and restoration. Read the draft overview or full document online at http://www.amrivers.org/riverbudget/riverbudget2004draft.htm. Please bear in mind that the overview and full report are in draft form. Most federal appropriations for FY'03 and a few funding recommendations for FY'04 have not been finalized and are subject to some change. If your group would like to endorse the River Budget for FY'04, please contact Jamie Mierau by phone at (202) 347-7550, by fax (202) 347-9240, or by e-mail at [email protected]. 10. Position Announcement - Southwings Executive Director SouthWings, the nonprofit conservation flight service for the southeastern United States, is pleased to announce the search for an Executive Director to be responsible for: researching, planning, coordinating and implementing its policies, projects and programs; drafting and controlling the annual budget; and supporting the Board of Directors. The Executive Director shall provide staff leadership in the development, planning, coordination, and implementation of all fundraising efforts conducted by or on behalf of SouthWings. S/he is responsible for financial and in-kind resource development, all aspects of grant-seeking, all fundraising and special events and will conceptualize and implement appropriate recognition and stewardship for donors. S/he will develop tracking systems for donor relations and will develop goals and an annual workplan to reach overall goals. Qualifications: This position requires a minimum of five years
experience with demonstrated results developing financial resources
for a nonprofit organization, excellent verbal and written communication
skills, organizational and interpersonal skills, and a Bachelors
degree. The ability to work effectively with diverse community groups
and key publics is a must. Proficient knowledge of Word, Excel,
and other appropriate software is a must. SouthWings is an equal
opportunity employer. No e-mail or internet inquiries will be answered.
For more information, please see our website, 11. Participate in River Education: Introducing RiverSmart RiverSmart is a national public education campaign designed to show people how simple changes in their everyday activities can help our nation's rivers. The goal of RiverSmart is to make lasting changes to improve our rivers and drinking water supply. RiverSmart is a project of River Network, the nation's leader in supporting over 4,000 local river and watershed group nationwide who are working to save their home rivers and waters. River Network Partner groups are placing RiverSmart television, radio and newspaper ads in media outlets across the nation. To review the entire campaign log onto: http://www.riversmart.org/ The Tennessee Clean Water Network is coordinating the efforts of
organizations, agencies, and others across the state to get the The following organizations are involved with RiverSmart: TCWN, Tennessee Environmental Council, Cumberland River Compact, Little River Watershed Association, Emory River Watershed Association, Duck River Watershed Project (TSRA), Harpeth River Watershed Association, Friends of the Clinch and Powell Rivers, League of Women Voters. In addition, the Tennessee Valley Authority has expressed some interest in helping getting the word out. Nancy Bell and Judy Moore of the Friends of the Clinch and Powell Rivers have graciously agreed to organize the nine-county region in upper East Tennessee to ensure full coverage to local public. The better that we can cover the state, the more people that will become aware that clean water is an important issue in Tennessee! If you wish to participate in this campaign, please call us at TCWN, 865-522-7007, if you have any questions or simply want to brainstorm about how to get these important issues into your local watershed. ********************************************************************** Your clothes dryer: The energy efficiency of a clothes dryer depends on unobstructed air circulation. So the filter and exhaust hose should be kept clear. Don't forget to clean the dryer's lint filter after each use. Now that it is summertime, though, consider hanging your clothes out to dry on a line outside. Not only does it save energy, there's nothing like the smell of fresh laundry hanging out in the sun! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This newsletter is intended to provide a quick look at current clean water issues in Tennessee, in addition to resources available to the concerned citizen. Visit our website (www.tcwn.org) to find more detailed information. Comments and submissions for the newsletter are welcome. Send to |
