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Please join CSCE at a FREE webinar at 12 p.m. Noon EST on Thursday, February 29, 2024. At this webinar, Patricia Young, who is the Eightmile River Watershed Program Director, will give a presentation on, Wild & Scenic Rivers: Federal Designations with Local Application. No NYS PDH will be offered at this event. This webinar is sponsored by the CT Chapter of the ASCE Environmental & Water Resources Institute.

Connecticut now has five Wild & Scenic designated river systems, the West Branch of the Farmington River, the Eightmile River Watershed, the Upper Farmington River and Salmon Brook, the Wood-Pawcatuck River (in CT and RI) and the Housatonic River. What is a designated Wild & Scenic River and how does it get designated? What are Outstandingly Remarkable Values and “Section 7” reviews? What does it mean for federally permitted or funded projects? And who actually signs off on projects that need Wild & Scenic Section 7 reviews?

From her perspective with the Eightmile Wild & Scenic River, Patricia Young will review all those questions and where to get more information on designated Wild & Scenic River segments and what to expect when working with a Wild & Scenic Coordinating Committee.