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Newsletter Spring & Fall 2025 Review

Don’t miss TWIG’s most recent newsletter, covering all our gatherings in 2025 and what to look forward to in 2026!

July 2022 Columbia River Basin Restoration Program Working Group Update – Grant Opportunities for States and Tribes

The Columbia River Basin Restoration Program is working to hard to implement the two authorities provided to EPA by Congress in Clean Water Act Section 123:  managing a competitive grant program to improve water quality with a specific focus on toxics reduction; and providing a voluntary collaboration to coordinate and share information across the Basin […]

July 2022 Columbia River Basin Restoration Program Working Group Update – Grant Opportunities for States and Tribes

The Columbia River Basin Restoration Program is working to hard to implement the two authorities provided to EPA by Congress in Clean Water Act Section 123:  managing a competitive grant program to improve water quality with a specific focus on toxics reduction; and providing a voluntary collaboration to coordinate and share information across the Basin […]

The Digital EcoCultural Mapping Project of the Salish Sea

The Indigenous Speaker Series provides a platform for dialogues about Indigenous Peoples’ cultural and traditional lived experience, hosted in partnership with the University of Washington – Tacoma, Clean Up the River Environment (CURE), the Rising Voices Center, and the Salish Sea Research Center. Date/Time: July 20, 2022 5:00 (PST) Register Here: https://bit.ly/INDIGSPEAK39 Featured Speaker: Sophia Jackson […]

The Digital EcoCultural Mapping Project of the Salish Sea

The Indigenous Speaker Series provides a platform for dialogues about Indigenous Peoples’ cultural and traditional lived experience, hosted in partnership with the University of Washington – Tacoma, Clean Up the River Environment (CURE), the Rising Voices Center, and the Salish Sea Research Center. Date/Time: July 20, 2022 5:00 (PST) Register Here: https://bit.ly/INDIGSPEAK39 Featured Speaker: Sophia Jackson […]

Upcoming Webinars from the National Association of Wetland Managers

WETLAND MAPPING CONSORTIUM WEBINAR Creative Approaches to Funding Wetland Programs and Inventories Wednesday, June 15, 20223:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern Presenters: ▪ Andy Robertson, GeoSpatial Services at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota▪ Mike Jones, Stockbridge-Munsee Community▪ Tim Bixler, Missouri Department of Conservation HOT TOPICS WEBINAR MARSH is Coming! Learn More about the new Mentorship […]

CWA 401 Proposed Rule Update: Public Comment & Virtual Info Sessions

EPA announced its proposed rule to update the regulatory requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401. EPA’s proposed rule is a key milestone in the regulatory process announced in May 2021 to revise the 2020 CWA Section 401 Certification Rule. The proposal would strengthen the authority of states, territories, and […]

EPA Announces $750,000 for Water Quality Monitoring in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

Seattle (May 26, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to award up to $750,000 in grants to Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and a Washington Tribe to develop and implement beach monitoring and notification programs. Since 2002 EPA’s partners have used nearly $206 million in BEACH Act grants to protect beachgoers by monitoring beaches for bacteria, […]

America the Beautiful Challenge 2022 Request for Proposals

Full Proposal Due Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time OVERVIEW The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), through anticipated cooperative agreements from the Department of the Interior (DOI), Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is pleased to announce […]

Recording Available for American Wetlands Month: Wetlands Action for People and Nature

Recording is now available at the following link: https://youtu.be/MCRCmYDgatU. Closed captions are provided—click the CC button to turn them on. Agenda from the event: 1:00-1:10PM: HQ – Introduction – John Goodin, Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds at US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) HQ1:10-1:30PM: R1 – Floating Wetlands on the Charles River – Max […]