Partners

Research, Education, and Extension efforts at the New England Land Grant Universities to improve and protect water quality have been facilitated through collaborations with numerous partners including:

New England Regional Water Program Advisory Committee

conference roomFederal Agencies/National Organizations

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - New England external link
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) external link
National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) external link
National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWQMC) external link
North American Lakes Management Society (NALMS) external link           New England Chapter NALMS external link
United States Geologic Survey (USGS) external link
USDA Farm Services Agency (FSA) external link
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) external link :
          Connecticut NRCS external link
          Maine NRCS external link
          Massachusetts NRCS external link
          New Hampshire NRCS external link
          Rhode Island NRCS external link
          Vermont NRCS external link

Water Systems Council external link

 

State/Regional Agencies

Connecticut Dept of Agriculture (DOA) external link
Connecticut Dept of Environmental Protection (DEP) external link
Maine Dept of Environmental Protection external link
Maine Dept of Marine Resources external link
Maine State Planning Office external link
Massachusetts Dept of Environmental Protection external link
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission external link
New England Regional Monitoring Collaborative (NERMC) external link
New Hampshire Dept of Environmental Services external link
New Hampshire Dept of Health and Human Services external link
New Hampshire Office of State Planning and Coastal Program external link
Rhode Island Dept of Environmental Management (DEM) external link
Rhode Island Dept of Health external link
Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation external link

 

University Departments/Laboratories

UNH’s Jackson Esturarine Laboratory external link
UNH Water Resources Research Center external link
UNH Center for Freshwater Biology external link
URI Environmental Data Center external link
UVM Department of Plant and Soil Science external link
UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) external link
UMass Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation Program external link

 

Other Organizations

Grow Smart Rhode Island external link
Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program external link
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve external link
Master Gardener Programs:
          Connecticut external link
          Maine external link
          New Hampshire external link
          Rhode Island external link
          Vermont external link

Home*A*Syst and Farm*A*Syst Programs external link
Safe Home Program external link

Partners also include many local towns, schools, watershed associations, lake/pond associations, regional planning commissions, conservation districts, environmental nonprofit organizations, and Native American communities.

Please accept our apologies for any oversights. Please email Kelly Addy to let us know of any other partners that should be listed.