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Department of Environmental Protection
Regional Watershed Managers

South Central Regional Office
Mike Steiner, Regional Director
909 Elmerton Ave
Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200

Watershed Managers

Mary Golab Rick Devore Jineen Boyle
Phone: 717-705-4952 Phone: 717-705-4906 Phone: 717-705-4916
e-mail:
mgolab@state.pa.us
e-mail:
rdevore@state.pa.us
e-mail:
jiboyle@state.pa.us
 

Edward Galovich

 

Mark Dubin

Phone: 717-705-6642 Phone: 717-705-6641
e-mail:
egalovich@state.pa.us
e-mail:
mdubin@state.pa.us
 

Services Provided

Network Regions Served – Lower Susquehanna River Region, Lower Delaware River Region

Waterbody Focus
River/Stream, Lake, Wetland, Estuary, Land, Air

Organizational Services:
Start-up Support
Organizational Start-Up Get 501(c)3 status
Develop a mission statement Plan finances
Distribute/raise funds Build a Board
Recruit leaders Develop a program plan
Outreach Community organizing
On-going Support
Develop a strategic plan    Develop Leadership
Build and maintain a board Run effective meetings
Communication (e.g., media) Community organizing
Build coalitions Involve diverse stakeholders
Annual program planning Diversifying interests
Develop Membership Hire staff
Recruit Volunteers Develop workplans
Manage finances Raise funds
Technical Services:
Program and Monitoring Design
Access existing information Design customized monitoring programs
Specify equipment Study designs
Quality assurance plans
Data-to-information
Data management     Summarize and Interpret Data
Communication to various audiences Develop reports and other ways to tell the story
Geographic Information Systems
Data-to-Action
Understanding the Clean Water Act Using data: community awareness
Understanding state water laws Using data: regulatory system
Understanding local regulations            Using data: voluntary protection/restoration efforts
Develop action plan/campaign strategies Using data: model programs (e.g., Farm-A-Syst)
Using data: school education Using data: restoration techniques
Technical Monitoring Services: Chemical
Training volunteers to use test kits Quality assurance/quality co
Training volunteers to use meters Collect volunteer data and provide/manage a database
Training volunteers to collect samples Equipment loan
Biological
Bacteria
Provide collection and lab training Provide information, but not training in methods
 Macroinvertebrates
Provide training in field collection Provide training in quality assurance/quality control
Provide training in identification – Order Collect data and provide database for volunteer data
Provide training in identification – Family
Fish
Provide collection services Provide identification service
Physical
Habitat
Provide training in habitat assessment Provide training in habitat assessment for restoration projects

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Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds & Rivers • 130 Locust Street, Suite 200 • Harrisburg PA 17101 • (717) 230-8044