DefendUSA is the Northeast’s answer for the management, planning, preparedness and response to catastrophes, emergency situations, civil defense, corporate security, personal security, and homeland defense. It is an event that brings together first-responders, local & state government officials, emergency managers, hospitals, private security firms, and corporate security at one time under one roof to see and hear what’s new in...

How valuable are forests--whether in the city, country, or wilderness-to the management of water resources? This is a hot topic and the AWRA Summer Specialty Conference on Healthy Forests=Healthy Waters will address the many issues associated with forest management for the protection of water supplies and aquatic communities. We are looking for oral and poster abstracts to be considered for presentation. Topics for the conference should addres...

An AWRA Summer Specialty Conference on Environmental Flows will be held in Hartford, Connecticut, on June 24-25, 2013. Environmental flows, also called ecological or instream flows, are defined as "the quantity, quality, and timing of water flows required to sustain freshwater ecosystems, human livelihoods, and the well-being of those who depend on them." The objective of the conference is to offer a professional forum on the latest issues con...