EPA’s Watershed Academy to sponsor free July 1st Webcast on the Clean Water Act

Watershed Academy - Environmental Protection Agency

Date: 6/29/2009

EPA’s Watershed Academy sponsors free Webcasts to help build the capacity of watershed practitioners from around the globe. On Wednesday, July 1, 2009, the Watershed Academy will sponsor the first in a series of Webcasts about the Clean Water Act (CWA). This first Webcast will provide an introduction to the CWA including a… Read More

Marine police expect a busy Independence Day weekend

Dennis Sherer - Times Daily

Date: 6/27/2009

Alabama Marine Police Capt. John Clifton has two words of advice for anyone boating during the Independence Day holiday weekend; be careful.July 4 is typically one of the busiest days of the years on Alabama waterways. With the holiday falling on Saturday this year, Clifton expects boaters and personal watercraft operators… Read More

July 1st declared National Boating Day

Media Relations - National Marine Manufacturers Association

Date: 6/27/2009

With the arrival of peak-boating and boat-selling season, last week, the U.S. Senate passed S. Res. 199, introduced by Senators Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), declared July 1, 2009 National Boating Day. The resolution recognizes the important role recreational boating and the boating industry play in the… Read More

State Marine Law Enforcement Officials Crack Down on BUI

Kim Betton - Operation Dry water

Date: 6/26/2009

(June 26, 2009, Washington, DC) - Recreational boaters may want to think twice before reaching for that cold beer this weekend. The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, launches Operation Dry Water the weekend of June 26 - 28, 2009. Operation Dry Water… Read More

Guntersville park explains plan for fees

David Brewer - The Huntsville Times

Date: 6/19/2009

GUNTERSVILLE - The sluggish economy, spring storm damage and too many free services are being cited as reasons for an entrance fee that will be charged soon at Lake Guntersville State Park. Without the fee, the park could be $400,000 in the red by end of the fiscal year, said Talmadge Butler, superintendent of the park… Read More