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Connections
American Water Resources Association Newsletter
March Connections Highlights:
Until Next Month,
Christine McCrehin
Membership Services Manager, AWRA
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  Jerry Galloway Talks Flood Risk Management with AWRA President
Listen to AWRA President Mark Dunning and Jerry Galloway discuss flood risk management. Created as part of AWRA's 50th Anniversary celebration, the "Windows on Water Management" series will consist of audio interviews with leaders in water resources management. This interview can also be viewed on AWRA's Youtube Channel . Next up... "Water policies - lost opportunities and possibilities for the future."
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AWRA May Webinar Schedule
What are Ecosystem Services? Speaker: Carl Shapiro, USGS Date: May 6, 2014 Time: 1pm ET Register Ecosystem Services Applications Speakers: Janet Cushing , US Army Corps of Engineers; Lou Nadeau, Eastern Research Group Date: May 13, 2014 Time: 1pm ET Register
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Free Download of January 2014 IMPACT
In celebration of our 50th Anniversary, AWRA is offering free 
downloads of the January 2014 issue of Water Resources IMPACT.
With the topic of "The Future of Water Resources in the United States" and 18 articles on topics ranging from water law and pricing to floods, drought management and agriculture, and authors such as Gerald Galloway, Debra Knopman, Ben Grumbles and Brenda Bateman, this is already being called one of Water Resources IMPACT's best issues ever.
Download your free copy of the January 2014 Water Resources IMPACT today!
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Media of Water
VIDEOS, WEBCASTSAWRA Pinterest Water Videos Board
 Harnessing The Headwaters -- First Dams on the Mississippi
This documentary explores the dams that are a prominent feature of many of the waterways in our region. Viewers will learn about the history of their creation and the ecological, economic, and cultural impact they have had on individuals and communities within the area.
 This Week @USDA, April 4, 2014A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
 This Week at Interior, April 4, 2014This week: the Island Night Lizard has successfully recovered and will be removed from federal protection under the Endangered Species Act; details of Secretary Jewell's recent visit on board a U.S. Navy submarine under the polar ice cap; the National Park Service celebrates another successful BioBlitz, this one in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; a $19.6 million contract awarded to build the Tohlakai Pumping Plant for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project; nearly $600,000 is transferred under the Land Buy-Back Program into the Cobell Education Scholarship Fund; Secretary Jewell sits down with some of the original "Rosie the Riveters," calling them true American heroes.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
WEBINARS
FELLOWSHIPS/INTERSHIPS
GRANTS
REPORTS
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AWRA HQ News
AWRA Announces Candidate Slate for BOD Election
AWRA Seeks Award Nominations
The American Water Resources Association annually recognizes outstanding individuals in the water resources profession. Nominations for awards will accepted through May 2, 2014. For a detailed description of each of the awards, click here.
JAWRA Welcomes Two Associate Editors
AWRA and the JAWRA editorial staff would like to welcome the following associate editors to our team:
- Dr. Jaehak Jeong, currently of the Blackland Research & Extension Center, Texas A&M, is JAWRA's new Associate Editor for Water Quality Monitoring.
- Dr. Alicia Kinoshita, currently of the Colorado School of Mines, is JAWRA's new Associate Editor for Forest Hydrology.
AWRA 2014 Conference Deadlines 
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CONFERENCES CALENDAR
Salt Lake City, UT
Reno, NV
June 30- July 2, 2014 Washington, DC November 1-4, 2014 Tyson's Corner, VA
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