The Center for Watershed Stewardship is a new initiative at Penn State, funded by a major grant from the Howard Heinz Endowments and housed jointly in the Department of Landscape Architecture and School of Forest Resources. The Center's purpose is to create the next generation of watershed professionals by combining interdisciplinary capabilities with strong disciplinary bases in a community-oriented context. The Center's inaugural programs will include graduate studies in watershed stewardship beginning Fall 1998 and a continuing education program of shortcourses for water resources professionals, with courses beginning Spring 1999.