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PowerHours & Presentations:


11/16/2022 - WRR Virtual Forum


    Time Stamps
  • 0:00 Need for Stream Restoration and Preservation Analyses by Matt Gilbert, USACE, Pittsburgh District
  • 27:51 “Ecological Lift Expectations and Site Selection: An Approach to Estimating Ecological Lift (and
    Mitigation Credits) in Maryland” by Nick Ozburn, USACE, Baltimore District
  • 45:35 Break
  • 01:01:27 “USGS Floodplain and Channel Evaluation Tool (FACET): Current Applications and Ongoing Development”
    by Marina Metes, USGS MD-DE-DC Water Sciences Center
  • 01:30:00 Discussion about Stream Stability, Facet, and Updating the WRR Spatial Analyses
  • 01:49:25 Break
  • 02:11:30 “Using the Recovery Potential Screening Tool to Support Planning and Prioritization” by Emily Cira and Andy Somor
  • 02:35:03 “EnviroAtlas” by Molly Jenkins, ORISE Research Participant, ORD
  • 03:02:05 Discussion about Spatial Analyses, connecting with states

1/26/2022 - WRR Powerhour: Focus on EPA’s EnviroAtlas


12/7/2021 - Pennsylvania DOT Training, December 7, 2021

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    Time Stamps
  • 0:27 Ellen Bryson Opening Remarks
  • 1:15 Drew Ames Presentation Purpose
  • 3:23 Ellen Bryson Presentation Basics
  • 5:49 PA WRR History
  • 7:13 WRR Components
  • 10:00 WRR Uses
  • 12:26 Process for creating Spatial Analyses
  • 23:39 Ellen’s Summary of Information
  • 25:33 Emily Gentry Presentation Basics
  • 26:31 Accessing WRR
  • 27:34 Tutorials Panel
  • 28:35 Search, Find, and Save Locations
  • 30:39 Find Opportunity Tool
  • 31:54 Navigating WRR Layer List
  • 33:01 Data Layers, Attribute Information, and Pop-ups
  • 35:31 Conflicting Suitability Analyses and the Transparency feature
  • 37:23 Wetland Restoration and Supplemental data layers
  • 39:57 Adding external data layers
  • 43:46 Print Map Tool
  • 45:11 Location Details tool and Customization

10/27/2021 - New Climate Change, Environmental Justice and Water Quality Indicators Added to EPA’s Recovery Potential Screening and Watershed Index Online Tool


6/23/2021 - Demonstration of EPA's EJScreen Tool


3/24/2021 - Chesapeake Conservancy Hyper Resolution Data and Floodplain and Channel Evaluation Tool


Basics of Using the Watershed Resources Registry (WRR)

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    Time Stamps
  • 0:00 Christine’s Introduction
  • 3:00 Emily Gentry’s Introduction
  • 3:37 Additional Resources Page
  • 4:41 Updates Page
  • 5:07 What is a WRR?
  • 6:20 Accessing WRRs
  • 7:32 Restoration and Preservation Spatial Analyses
  • 8:54 State Listings of Map Services
  • 9:33 WRR User Manual
  • 9:51 Entering a WRR’s Interactive Map
  • 10:10 WRR Disclaimer and Clearing Your Cache
  • 11:02 Set-up of Interactive Maps
  • 11:33 Section One: The Tutorial Panel
  • 12:02 Video Tab in Tutorial Panel
  • 13:13 Fact Sheet Tab in Tutorial Panel
  • 14:38 Section Two: The Interactive Map
  • 14:48 Search Bar
  • 16:27 Adding a Placemarker
  • 17:12 The Basemap Gallery
  • 18:05 Measurement Tool
  • 19:08 Draw Tool
  • 22:18 Print Map Tool
  • 24:28 Section Three: The Tool Panel
  • 24:35 WRR Layer List: Map Layers Tab
  • 25:20 Control F and Finding Layers
  • 26:24 Turning Data Layers On
  • 26:35 The Legend Panel
  • 27:16 Pop-ups and data layers
  • 27:40 Pop-ups and links to external resources
  • 28:32 Location Details Tool
  • 29:39 NEPAssist Reports, Demographic Reports, USFWS IPaC Reports
  • 31:00 Location Details Report
  • 31:38 Hyperlinks in Report Results
  • 32:39 Printing/Downloading the Location Details Report
  • 34:26 Q&A Session

Advanced Training for the Watershed Resources Registry (WRR)

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    Time Stamps
  • 0:16 Emily Gentry’s Introduction
  • 1:05 Additional Resources Page
  • 1:38 Updates Page
  • 2:02 Disclaimers and Clearing your cache
  • 3:05 Tutorial Panel
  • 4:21 Search Bar
  • 5:37 Section One: Attribute Information and the Attribute Table
  • 6:47 Accessing the Attribute Table through a data layer’s drop-down menu
  • 7:36 Opening and Closing the Attribute Table manually
  • 8:46 Accessing the Attribute Table through a pop-up
  • 10:26 Exploring features within the attribute table
  • 11:00 A Major Caveat
  • 14:17 Section Two: Adding Data
  • 14:45 Adding Data via Search
  • 15:46 The Layers link in Adding Data Panel
  • 16:28 Inactive data layers
  • 17:04 Time lags with data layers
  • 17:39 Adding Data via URL
  • 18:48 Sub-layer control for manually added data layers
  • 19:36 Pop-up in pre-loaded data layers vs. added data layers
  • 20:23 Adding data via file
  • 21:11 Processing files before adding them to WRR
  • 22:42 Section Three: The Select by Rectangle Tool
  • 23:30 Uploading Shapefiles in Adding Data vs. Location Details
  • 24:30 Using Select by Rectangle to define your AOI
  • 26:19 Select by Rectangle and NEPAssist
  • 27:28 Select by Rectangle and NHD Plus Catchments
  • 29:38 Ellen Bryson’s Comments
  • 31:13 Q&A Session

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