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POWR announces 2023 PA Water Trail Mini-Grant Program Accepting Proposals

Dallas – The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) has announced the opening of the 2023 PA Water Trails Mini-Grant cycle. Grants are available on a competitive basis for projects that implement the PA Water Trail Program’s eight guiding principles: Partnership • Stewardship • Volunteerism • Education • Conservation Community Vitality • Diversity • Wellness and Well-being Proposed projects must advance program goals such as creating recreational opportunities for all Pennsylvanians on Water Trails; developing trails that support sustainable use of natural resources; increasing

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SRBC Announces New Local Watersheds Grant Program

Posting on behalf of POWR’s Partner, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission: HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) is announcing a new grant program aimed at supporting local organizations dedicated to the health and wellness of our local watersheds. The Stream & Watershed Enhancement Grant program will provide funding for community-based environmental and water resource projects or events that improve, restore or protect our Basin’s waterways. “Local watershed groups are often small and financially-challenged, yet so vitally important

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Statewide Waterway Access Grant Application Open

Dallas – As paddlers take to Pennsylvania waterways in ever-increasing numbers, anew mini grant program provides funding to make the Commonwealth’s rivers andstreams more accessible.The Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR) announces theopening of the new Statewide Waterway Access Grant Mini Grant Program(SWAG). The grant program, supported by the Pennsylvania Fish and BoatCommission (PFBC) and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and NaturalResources, is designed to help meet growing demand for non-motorized boatingopportunities. The program provides grants of up to

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Removal of Oakland Dam Begin, With Benefits for Public Safety, Health of Susquehanna River

July 25, 2023Contact:Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy, 412-680-2255Amy Souers Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145 Susquehanna, PA– In a major step forward for public safety and river health, demotion ofOakland Dam on the Susquehanna River begins today. The project is the largest dam removal todate in Pennsylvania. Oakland Dam, a dangerous and obsolete former hydropower dam, is 755 long and 16 high.Removal will eliminate a severe safety hazard at #350 on the North Branch Susquehanna RiverWater Trail, eliminating the need for water trail users to

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POWR announces 2023 Pennsylvania Sojourn Grant Awards

Dallas – The Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Pennsylvania River Sojourn Grants. These grants are awarded on a competitive basis. The Pennsylvania Sojourn Program is administered by POWR in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The PA Sojourn Program is nationally unique, distributing grants across the state to local organizations and their sojourn events. These grants support between 10 and 15 paddling events each year,

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2023 Master Watershed Stewards Program Accepting Applications

Do you have a deep love of water, wildlife, and woods and enjoy learning about the environment and being outdoors? Do you have a strong desire to make a positive difference in your community? Then you may be a perfect fit for the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program. Applications for the 2023 MWS Class are still being accepted. The Program has grown tremendously and there are opportunities for Stewards to get involved, get engaged, in many counties and

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Susquehanna River North Branch Named 2023 PA River of the Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2023 Susquehanna River North Branch Named 2023 River of the Year Harrisburg, PA – The North Branch of the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania has been selected by a public vote as the state’s 2023 River of the Year, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Janet Sweeney of the Pennsylvania Organization for Waterways and Rivers (POWR) announced today. “Through planned River of the Year celebrations, public awareness of the

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Great News for PA’s Coal Country: STREAM Act Passes

By Andy McAllister, Regional Coordinator, WPCAMR On Friday, December 23rd, the US House of Representatives passed the Omnibus spending bill. Attached to that bill was the STREAM Act. The STREAM Act (S3957), introduced by Senator Casey (D-PA) and Senator Braun (R-IN), ensures that Abandoned Mine Land (AML) grants from the Infrastructure Law can be utilized in the same way as grants allocated from the AML Trust Fund. Specifically, this bill would: Authorize states to set aside up to 30 percent

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2023 “River of the Year” Nominations Open

            2023 “River of the Year” Nominations Open Public to Vote on Pennsylvania’s Best River…Nominations Accepted from October 24, 2022 through November 18, 2022   Pennsylvania organizations are invited to nominate waterways for the “2023 Pennsylvania River of the Year.”   The nomination period is open through November 18, 2022 until 5pm. Selected nominations will be voted on by the public beginning in late November.   “For more than two years we have seen an

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Delaware Riverkeeper Network to Host 2022 Watershed Congress

The Watershed Congress is an annual event that seeks to advance the best available information and techniques for protecting and restoring watersheds. The focus on networking across disciplines means that the Watershed Congress melds science, policy, and practical applications into one program. As a result, the annual Watershed Congress is a highly anticipated event for people interested in understanding, protecting, and restoring their local streams. In a Watershed Congress special event, this year’s programming will be shorter than in previous

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