Center for Watershed Protection launches its new website
 ELLICOTT CITY, MD - Last week, some regular visitors to the Center for Watershed Protection's website were surprised to see it completely transformed with a new look, a new structure, and new resources.
After a long planning process, the Center has created a more resource-rich site that intends to serve two equal purposes: provide a solid understanding of what the Center does and what it's about, and to provide guidance and research resources from the Center and other organizations to watershed professionals.
"The Center works with diverse groups and individuals, and we wanted a website that reflects that," explains Executive Director Hye Yeong Kwon, "We realize there are homeowners visiting the site to learn more about a rain garden, there are watershed professionals who need some research on best practices, and there are state governments that want to hire the Center to update its stormwater manual. We hope that this site meets all of these needs and more."
Some highlights of the new website:
- Collaborative projects, such as watershed plans and stormwater manuals, can be accessed from the Center site
- All file downloads are now free, including all 150 short research articles that make up the exhaustive 800+ page book, The Practice of Watershed Protection
- Resources from other organizations can be accessed by topic in the Resource Library
The Center's two websites, www.cwp.org and www.stormwatercenter.net have been the go-to source of information for watershed and stormwater professionals since 2002. Over the last six years, more than half a million visitors have accessed both sites' resources. As a result, hundreds of communities nationwide have found ways to use Center stream assessment methods, watershed plan budgeting, development code review and hundreds of other practical ways to protect their watersheds.
More resources, the Center's and others', will continue to be added in the coming months. The Center welcomes feedback and recommendations of resources to include in the online resource library.
Visit the new website at www.cwp.org, and share with the Center your thoughts at center@cwp.org. 
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