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Urban Stream Restoration Best Management Practice: Definition and Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Efficiencies; For use in calibration of the Chesapeake Bay Program\\’s Phase 5.0 Watershed Model

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hronicles of Hypoxia: Time-Series Buoy Observations Reveal Annually Recurring Seasonal Basin-Wide Hypoxia in Muskegon Lake – A Great Lakes Estuary

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San Francisco Rainwater Harvesting Manual for Non-Potable Residential Uses

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Roadside Ditch Management Manual for Rural and Coastal Communities

Center for Watershed Protection. 2019. Roadside Ditch Management Manual for Rural and Coastal Communities. Produce for Talbot County Department of Public Works. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD. Coastal, Management, Rural, Water quality, Cost estimation, Roads, Cost-effectiveness, Ditches This manual was prepared by the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. for Talbot County's Department of Public Works. It provides guidance on roadside ditch management practices that can be implemented in rural eastern shore communities. The practices presented in this manual were based on their capacity to improve water quality, maintain road safety, and minimize additional costs associated with existing ditch…
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Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination: A Guidance Manual for Program Development and Technical Assessments

Brown, E., Caraco, D., Pitt, R. 2004. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination: A Guidance Manual for Program Development and Technical Assessments. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD & University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL. IDDE, illicit discharge, NPDES, sampling https://www3.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/idde_manualwithappendices.pdf This manual provides practical, low cost, and effective techniques for Phase II NPDES MS4 communities and others to develop an effective Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination programs. Guidance is provided on IDDE testing techniques, estimating program costs that include capital and personnel expenses, and estimating program implementation. A technical appendix accompanies this manual
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A Manual of Previously Recorded Non-Indigenous Invasive and Transplanted Animal Species of the Laurentian Great Lakes and Coastal United States

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Roadside Ditch Management Manual for Rural and Coastal Communities; Appendix A-1: Eastern Shore Ditch Seed Selection

Center for Watershed Protection. 2019. Roadside Ditch Management Manual for Rural and Coastal Communities; Appendix A-1: Eastern Shore Ditch Seed Selection. Produce for Talbot County Department of Public Works. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD. Guidebook/handbook, Management, Vegetation, Vegetative cover, Ditches, Landscaping This is Appendix A-1 to the Roadside Ditch Management Manual for Rural and Coastal Communities. It contains recommended species compositions for ditch seeding.
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Ranking System for Prioritizing the Implementation of Restoration Projects across Three Streams in Central Minnesota

Maxwell,Joshua, Weiss,Jeff, Sobiech,Scott, Braun,Shanna, Blese,Clair, and Jordan, Michelle. October 2018. Ranking System for Prioritizing the Implementation of Restoration Projects across Three Streams in Central Minnesota. Watershed Science Bulletin. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD. 16 pages. Stream, restoration, Minnesota, creek, CRAS Prioritizing creek restoration projects can be challenging, especially when reaches span multiple and/or interacting waterbodies. The Creek Restoration Action Strategy (CRAS) is a tool for identifying stream sections in greatest need of restoration, beginning with consistent assessment of creek conditions. In developing the CRAS, eight prioritization categories were identified and grouped into two tiers: Tier I—infrastructure risk, channel…
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Forestry Impacts on Freshwater Habitat of Anadromous Salmonids in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska: Requirements for Protection and Restoration

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Phase V.2 Florida Coastal Access Project: Final Restoration Plan and Supplemental Environmental Assessment

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Wetlands and Wetland Restoration: Recommendations of the Wetland Expert Panel for the incorporation of non-tidal wetland best management practices (BMPs) and land uses in the Phase 6 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model

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Urban Watershed Forestry Concepts

Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.Urban Watershed Forestry Concepts. Center for Watershed Protection, Inc., Ellicott City, MD. Forests, Management, Planning, Urban, Watershed, Forestry This PowerPoint slideshow explains the why’s and how’s of a watershed approach to forest planning.

Rainfall interception in an urban environment

Asadian, Y. 2010. Rainfall interception in an urban environment. The University of British Columbia. forest, Practice, runoff, stormflow, urban, Green Infrastructure, Trees, Rainfall, Interception This Master's thesis aims to outline the importance of urban trees in stormwater management. Asadian (2010) measured throughfall under 54 urban trees and analyzed the rainfall interception of the various species.
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Protecting and Developing the Urban Tree Canopy

City Policy Associates. Protecting and Developing the Urban Tree Canopy: A 135-City Survey. The United States Conference of Mayors, Washington, D.C. Canopy, Maintenance, Management, Municipal concerns, Trees, Urban, Urban trees This document outlines the results of a nationwide survey conducted by the Community Trees Task Force (within the U.S. Conference of Mayors). The aim of the survey was to more fully understand how individual cities across the country have approached the expansion and maintenance of their urban tree canopy.
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Design Specifications for Urban Tree Planting

Center for Watershed Protection. 2017. Design Specifications for Urban Tree Planting. Crediting Framework Product #8 for the project Making Urban Trees Count: A Project to Demonstrate the Role of Urban Trees in Achieving Regulatory Compliance for Clean Water. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD. The Center for Watershed Protection compiled best practices for design, preparation, planting, and maintenance of urban tree planting projects into a set of Design Specifications for Urban Tree Planting. These specifications can be incorporated as guidance by regulatory agencies adopting tree planting credits for stormwater or TMDL requirements to help ensure that trees planted can…
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The Effectiveness of Stormwater BMPs in Reducing Toxic Contaminants in Urban Runoff

Schueler, T., Youngk, A., Williamson, L. 2017. The Effectiveness of Stormwater BMPs in Reducing Toxic Contaminants in Urban Runoff: A Literature Review for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Watershed Science Bulletin June 2017. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD. 19pp. Toxic contaminants, such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and metals, are of interest to many watershed managers who want to safeguard aquatic and human health. This article summarizes literature findings on the degree to which structural urban best management practices (BMPs) that are currently intended to decrease nutrient and sediment pollution can also reduce toxic contamination of waterways. Such multiple benefits could…
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A new approach in measuring rainfall interception by urban trees in coastal British Columbia

Asadian, Y., Weiler, M. 2009. A new approach in measuring rainfall interception by urban trees in coastal British Columbia. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada. Volume 44, Number 1. Pages 16-23 forest, urban, Stormwater, Green Infrastructure, Trees, Rainfall, Interception This study assessed the efficacy of two different tree species (Douglas-fir and western red cedar) at incercepting rainfall by collecting and analyzing throughfall.
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Review of the Available Literature and Data on the Runoff and Pollutant Removal Capabilities of Urban Trees

Center for Watershed Protection. 2017. Review of the Available Literature and Data on the Runoff and Pollutant Removal Capabilities of Urban Trees. Crediting Framework Product #1 for the project Making Urban Trees Count: A Project to Demonstrate the Role of Urban Trees in Achieving Regulatory Compliance for Clean Water. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD. The Center for Watershed Protection reviewed a total of 159 publications to evaluate two research questions: 1) What is the effectiveness of urban tree planting on reducing runoff, nutrient and sediment? 2) How does effectiveness vary by species, over time, with differences in planting…
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Effectiveness of Large Woody Debris in Stream Rehabilitation Projects in Urban Basins

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Preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan: A Handbook for Wildland-Urban Interface Communities

Society of American Foresters. 2004. Preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan: A Handbook for Wildland-Urban Interface Communities. Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD. Management, Municipal concerns, Planning, Urban, Wildfire This guide aims to provide wildland-urban interface communities with an easy-to-follow, stepwise approach to developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).
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Relative and Absolute Reductions in Annual Water Yield and Non-Point Source Pollutant Loads of Urban Trees

Hynicka, J. and D. Caraco. 2017. Relative and Absolute Reductions in Annual Water Yield and Non-Point Source Pollutant Loads of Urban Trees. Crediting Framework Product #2 for the project Making Urban Trees Count: A Project to Demonstrate the Role of Urban Trees in Achieving Regulatory Compliance for Clean Water. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD. The Center for Watershed Protection led development of a water balance model to provide an improved method for quantifying the stormwater benefits of urban tree canopy. The water balance model estimates the mean annual runoff for a single tree at maturity planted over grass…
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Review of the Available Literature and Data on the Runoff and Pollutant Removal Capabilities of Urban Trees (Crediting Framework Product #1)

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Supporting Information for Comparison of Contributions to Chloride in Urban Stormwater from Winter Brine and Rock Salt Application

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Hydrogeologic Processes Impacting Storage, Fate, and Transport of Chloride from Road Salt in Urban Riparian Aquifers

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Historical Analysis of the Relationship of Streamflow Flashiness with Population Density, Imperviousness, and Percent Urban Land Cover in the Mid-Atlantic Region

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Integrating Stormwater Controls Designed for Channel Protection, Water Quality, and Inflow/ Infiltration Mitigation in Two Pilot Watersheds to Restore a More Natural Flow Regime in Urban Streams

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Toward High-Resolution Flash Flood Prediction in Large Urban Areas: Analysis of Sensitivity to Spatiotemporal Resolution of Rainfall Input and Hydrologic Modeling

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Soil Carbon and Carbon/Nitrogen Ratio Change under Tree Canopy, Tall Grass, and Turf Grass Areas of Urban Green Space

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Soil Carbon and Carbon/Nitrogen Ratio Change under Tree Canopy, Tall Grass, and Turf Grass Areas of Urban Green Space

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