POWR was recently awarded a grant from the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for support of the statewide, nationally unique Sojourns program in 2010. Each year a dozen multi-day education and paddling trips take place on rivers around the state. POWR helps organize, train and support local and regional steering committees and groups [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2010’
PA DEP open for comment on Chapter 95 Total Dissolved Solids regulation changes
The PA Department of Environmental Protection is moving forward with changes to Chapter 95 of our regulations. We are doing this to ensure continued protection of our drinking water intakes and aquatic life. To meet the new rules, new discharges with high TDS concentrations have to be treated prior to being discharged.
The Office [...]
Lehigh Valley Canoe Club event
[ February 20, 2010; 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] The Lehigh Valley Kayak and Canoe Club [LVKCC] presents its 8th Annual Kayak and Canoe Festival starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 20th. There will be over four hours of high-quality paddling films shown in the auditorium, classroom sessions on sea kayaking, canoe and kayak safety, recreational kayaking, kayak fishing, [...]