LAND & RESOURCE CONSERVATION:
Learn new strategies for habitat conservation, sustainable agriculture and more. Share ideas with land trusts, resource management agencies and others on how to better conserve our natural resources.

WATERSHED & STORMWATER MANAGEMENT:
Build up your resources of codes and ordinances, case studies and best management practices for how to protect your watershed and better manage your community’s stormwater. 
NEW! Guide to the Southeast Aquatic Habitat Plan

QUALITY GROWTH:
Discover how developing communities in the Southeast are increasing their economic base while preserving water quality and open space. Experience new strategies for low impact design, urban renewal and growth readiness that you can apply to your own community.
> New Report on Link Between Growth and Climate Change

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING:
Gain a better understanding about the connection between sustainable building and water quality. Search for new building products and techniques that make less of an impact on our environment and visit the Building Outside the Box program to see real life examples of how they’re being used.
> Bathroom Faucets Now Carry EPA WaterSense Label
> New! Sustainable Sites Initiative

COMMUNITY TRAINING & ORANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Develop your own skills and learn from other conservation professionals. Find tools and resources for bringing land and water quality education to your local officials and community leaders.
> Financial planning information to EPA Watershed Academy.

The Southeast Watershed Forum's Community Resource Mapper, launched earlier this year, has recently been updated and now features several new resources and options to make it even more user-friendly. 

November 17-20, 2008 - Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA – This conference will include field trips and activities at Audobon Louisiana Nature Center, a tour of the New Orleans levees. The early registration date is October 27, 2008.

EPA is announced its final decision under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to prohibit construction of the proposed Yazoo Pumps Project in the Mississippi Delta. EPA is taking this action following an extensive evaluation of the environmental impacts the project poses to tens of thousands of acres of wetlands and other water resources.