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What's Happening in 2025
POWR is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Pennsylvania River Sojourn Grants. Please click here for the list.
To view a map of sojourns planned statewide this year, click on this link: 2025 River Sojourn Story Map
REGISTER TODAY for Bringing Strategy to Life: Practical Steps for Advancing Your Mission on April 30 at 6 PM
Explore practical tools and use a hands-on approach to gain insights into aligning strategy with mission-driven objectives. The session will also highlight the similarities and differences between for-profit and nonprofit strategic planning. Through real-world case studies and an interactive discussion, attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how to turn strategy into meaningful action—ensuring your organization remains agile, impactful, and mission-driven.
POWR Releases Long Awaited AMD Report
POWR is pleased to release the Final Report, Community-Based Watershed Organizations Roles in AML/AMD Projects in Pennsylvania. POWR engaged a consultant team to research and present this report on the historical role of CWOs in efforts to address AMD impaired waterways, the opportunities being made possible by the federal investment in AMD remediation, the challenges and barriers to accelerated restoration efforts, and the conditions and support necessary to ensure sustained long-term CWO engagement.
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News & Announcements
Manada Conservancy is Hiring : Outreach Specialist
The Manada Conservancy is hiring a part time (20 hrs/week) Outreach Specialist. The position description can be found here: https://www.manada.org/about/job-opportunities/ Manada Conservancy’s Outreach Specialist will engage potential, new, and existing Manada members by promoting activities and messaging via print, digital media and in-person engagement at community events. The specialist will
POWR Announces 2025 Pennsylvania Sojourn Grant Awards
News for Immediate Release April 8, 2025 POWR announces 2025 Pennsylvania Sojourn Grant Awards Dallas – The Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Pennsylvania River Sojourn Grants. The Pennsylvania Sojourn Program is administered by POWR in partnership with the Pennsylvania
Delaware River Named Pennsylvania’s 2025 River of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 13, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: Wesley Robinson, werobinson@pa.gov, 717-877-6315Harrisburg, PA The Delaware River has been named Pennsylvania’s 2025 River of the Year after securing the most votes in a public competition, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and the Pennsylvania Organization for Waterways and Rivers (POWR) announced today. “The Delaware River is
