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Black River Initiative River Black Regional Conservation Partnership Program 4 Riverfest 8 Village of Lyons Falls 5 Partners continue progress to achieve Winter 2015 goals in the Black River Fish Island, Dexter Throughout 2015, Black River Watershed partners in the Black Management Plan River Watershed (WMP). Efforts have have been working included the Black collaboratively to River Watershed advance The Black Conference, an River Initiative. addendum to the Partners including existing Black River Jefferson and Lewis WMP, the Factory County Soil and Street Reconstruction, Water Conservation invasive species Districts, Jefferson management and green and Lewis County infrastructure projects. Planning, the City of These efforts are Watertown, Tug Hill Whitaker Falls. essential to ensure the Commission, and the 1.2 million acres of Photo by Emily Sheridan Department of land within the Environmental watershed continues to Conservation have provide communities advanced actions with quality natural identified by the resources. Addendum to Black River Watershed Man- agement Plan will meet federal guidance Progress is underway, led by the as target management actions to DEC Great Lakes Program, DEC achieve measurable results in the Division of Water, and the Tug most degraded sub watersheds. Hill Commission, to update the The addendum identifies existing existing Black River Watershed phosphorus, nitrogen, and Management Plan (WMP). An sediment loading in high priority addendum to the existing WMP sub-watersheds, identifies specific will meet the Environmental management actions needed to Protection Agency’s minimum 9 address loading issues, estimates element guidance for watershed load reductions that will be management plans, and allow achieved by management actions, for the plan to be used to identifies lead organizations that leverage federal funding, as well will implement (cont. on p. 2) Inside this issue: Black River Website 5 Addendum to Black River Watershed Management 1,2 Town of Wilna Crown Cleaners 6 Great Lakes workgroups 2 Lewis county stream gauges 6 WAVE training 3 Black River Watershed Conference 7 Lewis county Invasive species signage 3 Storm water Coalition 7 West Carthage boat launch 4 City of Watertown 8 Black River Initiative Regional Conservation Partnership Program 4 Riverfest 8 Village of Lyons Falls 5 1 Addendum (cont.) actions, monitors and evaluates effectiveness, and seeks to provide more robust education and outreach to promote watershed stewardship and awareness of management actions. The addendum does not intend to require any actions, but rather provides a tool to leverage federal resources that will incentivize actions that have been recommended by the existing WMP. For more information on the EPA watershed management plan guidance, visit: http://water.epa.gov/ polwaste/nps/handbook_index.cfm To view the existing Black River Watershed Management Plan: http:// www.tughill.org/projects/black-river-projects/ watershed-initiative/ A copy of the draft addendum is available to anyone who is interested by contacting Emily Sheridan, Eastern Great Lakes Watershed Coordinator for DEC’s Great Lakes Program, at [email protected] Black River Watershed Great Lakes Action Agenda Northeast sub basin work group meetings Held in June and September The DEC’s Great Lakes Program has held 2 apply a scientific foundation to decision making successful workshops to engage northeast sub and is adaptive. Needed projects identified by basin (St. Lawrence and Black River watershed) the workgroups that can be achieved through stakeholders in collaborative efforts to identify and EBM actions included promoting on site septic implement projects that achieve water quality, maintenance and upgrades, implementing natural resource, sustainability, resiliency, and agricultural best management practices and recreation goals in the Great Lakes basin. Work riparian buffers, engaging communities in group meetings were well attended by Federal and planning to be more resilient to potential climate State Agency partners, not for profit organizations, change impacts and flood events, enhancing fish county soil and water conservation districts, county and wildlifePhoto habitat taken by throughEmily Sheridan ecological in April 2014 planners, and educational institutions to discuss restoration and culvert enhancement projects, priority projects for the region that can be working with partnerships for regional invasive implemented through an ecosystem based species management to better coordinate management (EBM) approach. An EBM approach invasive species control efforts, and identifying seeks to protect the ecosystem structure, function water supplies under precipitation scenarios to and processes, recognizes the better inform water use and land interconnectedness within and management. For more among systems, integrates information, visit http:// ecological, social, economic ,and www.dec.lands/91881.html. To get institutional perspectives, involved with quarterly meetings, involves stakeholders in contact Great Lakes Program staff Whetstone Gulf beach house collaborative actions, seeks to at: [email protected] 2 Black River Initiative Water Assessments by Volunteer Evaluators: training in the Black River this spring Water Assessments by Volunteer Evaluators (WAVE) is a citizen-based water quality assessment developed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The purpose of WAVE is to enable citizen scientists to collect biological data for assessment of water quality on wadeable streams in NY State. Planning is underway for training opportunities in the Black River basin for coordinators and for citizen scientists to learn how to assess their local waterways by observing aquatic organisms and stream conditions. Citizens can participate in WAVE in the following ways: Serve as local coordinators who coach and coordinate their own team of WAVE participants. Local coordinator training sessions are one full day and include presentations and hands on, in- stream demonstrations. Sample independently. This requires half-day training Volunteers learn to monitor water quality. sessions that are completed entirely in the stream. Join a local team lead by a WAVE local coordinator. Training for this option is conducted by the local coordinator or group. Contact [email protected] for more information or visit the programs website at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/ chemical/92229.html Invasive Species Management: Signage Through a grant from the St. 14 aquatic invasive species disposing of aquatic invasive Lawrence– Eastern Lake disposal stations at boat launches species will further prevent the Ontario Partnership for throughout the county, with 11 introduction and spread of new Invasive Species Management, disposal stations within the Black infestations into the Black River Lewis County Soil and Water River watershed. Increased watershed, protecting the Conservation District was able awareness of invasive threats and ecosystem functions, fish and to fund the installation of signs mechanisms for more adequately wildlife habitats, and and aquatic invasive recreational resources. species disposal stations For more information, at Black River boat contact Lewis County Soil launches. The project and Water Conservation installed 77 signs to District staff at: promote awareness of (315)376-6122 invasive species threats Aquatic invasive species disposal throughout the Lewis station at Lewis County boat launch. County trail system, and 3 Black River Initiative Village of Carthage Boat Launch This September, the village of leveraged from the T.F Wright benches, grills, trash receptacles, West Carthage held a ribbon Memorial Foundation, Black flags, a flagpole, and picnic tables. cutting ceremony for the River Advisory Council, Pratt- Northern Developers LLC donated newly renovated and Northern Foundation, and a gazebo for the park, and Upstate upgraded boat launch. With Carthage Savings and Loans Landscape and snow services funding from the Department enabled the installation of donated a 15 foot spruce tree. of Transportation’s Additional opportunities Recreational Trails within the Destination Program, the village Blueway Waterfront Plan was able to install a for the Villages of new boat launch, Carthage and West retaining wall, dock, Carthage can further and picnic area on conserve and restore 2.1 acres along the lands along the waterfront western shoreline of and enhance recreational the Black River. opportunities. Additional funding Aerial view of West Carthage boat launch. Photo by Jeff Powis. NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program The Greater Adirondack funding throughout the Upper The overarching goal of this Resource Conservation and Hudson River, St. Lawrence project is to reduce nutrient, Development Council, Inc., in River, Black River and Lake sediment and bacterial loading partnership with County Soil Champlain Watersheds. Five into surface waters and improve and Water Conservation objectives are to be achieved; habitat within these watersheds Districts and other partners, 1. provide services directly to utilizing strong regional successfully leveraged funding producers (farmers and non- partnerships. through the Natural Resource industrial forest land owners) For more information on the Conservation Service’s for conservation planning; RCPP program: Regional Conservation 2. create a ranking matrix for http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/p Partnership Program (RCPP). project prioritization; ortal/nrcs/main/national/progra The RCPP funding will support 3. invest in innovative Best ms/farmbill/rcpp/ the Greater Adirondack Management Practices
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