June 20-21, 2018 @ Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA

More information http://2018.treatminewater.com/

2017 PALMS Conference (PA Lake Management Society)

March 1 & 2, 2017 at the Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
http://www.palakes.org/ 

2017 Pennsylvania Statewide Conference for Watershed Organizations

Watershed Connections: Bringing Communities Together 

March 5 & 6, 2017 at the Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA http://pecpa.org/

2017 Watershed Congress Along the Schuylkill River

March 11, 2017 at Montgomery County Community College - West Campus Pottstown, PA  http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/watershed-congress-along-schuylkill-river

C-SAW offers free assistance for cleaner water resources

Conservation orgs may receive free technical assistance from the Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds through a Growing Greener grant

AVONDALE, Pa. — Pennsylvania watershed and conservation organizations may be eligible for free technical assistance to effectively assess, monitor, and restore their local water resources.

The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds (C-SAW) is offering both organizational and scientific assistance, made possible by a Growing Greener grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

The grant was awarded to the Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation & Development Council in partnership with the six other organizations that make up C-SAW: the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM), the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, the Pennsylvania Lake Management Society, Stroud Water Research Center, and the United States Geological Survey.

“The threats to clean fresh water are many: Poor agricultural practices, abandoned mine drainage, and urban stormwater runoff all contribute to water pollution and negatively impact the health of streams and rivers. But local efforts to reduce local pollution can make a big difference,” said Dave Arscott, assistant director and research scientist at Stroud Water Research Center.

Since 2001, C-SAW partners have worked together to empower people to protect their water resources. More than 280 local watershed organizations, municipalities, and conservation districts across the state have received assistance from the consortium.

Director of ALLARM Julie Vastine said, “Pennsylvania has over 85,000 miles of streams and shorelines. To help assess the quality of our state’s waters, community volunteers have been crucial boots on the ground. C-SAW has been a crucial program to ensure that volunteers have access to technical support to make their monitoring programs strong and scientifically robust. ALLARM is excited to continue working with a fantastic C-SAW team to help Pennsylvania volunteers be effective eyes, ears, and voices of our waterways.”

Delaware Riverkeeper Network Water Watch Director Faith Zerbe echoed the importance of volunteers: “Grassroots watershed and community groups have made big positive impacts for their local streams here in Pennsylvania.  Locals on the ground have collected data, reviewed industry plans, and testified to hold operators responsible.”

C-SAW is one of 114 projects funded as part of the Wolf Administration’s recently announced $25.1 million investment in Growing Greener, a bipartisan grant program established in 1999 to protect and improve Pennsylvania’s water resources.

Under the 3-year grant, C-SAW will help people

• Learn how to assess watershed health.
• Identify solutions.
• Develop monitoring programs, protection plans, and restoration projects.

Stroud Water Research Center will tailor the training it offers through the grant to meet the needs of individual watersheds and may cover topics such as streamside forests, environmental sensors, and how to interpret and use data to monitor water quality.

Organizations may apply for assistance from C-SAW at http://c-saw.info/apply or by contacting any of the technical assistants listed at http://c-saw.info/who-provides-assistance.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 26, 2016

CONTACT: Diane Huskinson, Communications Manager/Editor, Stroud Water Research Center; phone: 610-268-2153, ext. 298; dhuskinson@stroudcenter.org

About Stroud™ Water Research Center

Stroud Water Research Center seeks to advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and restoration and to help businesses, landowners, policymakers, and individuals make informed decisions that affect water quality and availability around the world. Stroud Water Research Center is an independent, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

The Watershed Congress along the Schuylkill is held annually at Montgomery County Community College’s West Campus in Pottstown, PA

For more information visit the Delaware RiverKeeper web site

The PA Lake Management Society is seeking abstracts for poster and oral presentations at the 26th Annual PALMS Conference being held February 24 & 25, 2016 in State College, PA. The Society is looking for oral presentations and poster presentations covering a variety of lake related topics including: Innovative Lake Management Techniques, Aquatic Plant Management, Lake BMPs, Water Quality, and Algae Control. Deadline for submitting abstracts is December 15 , 2015.

Visit PALakes.org Conference Web Site for more information

From July 1, 2013 to April 10, 2014, C-SAW partners supported over 60 organizations and provided 639 consultations and 80 workshops to over 2,269 individuals. See all of the details in the 2014 C-SAW Annual Report.

Annual reports are submitted to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Growing Greener Program in partial fulfillment of the grant requirements.

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