2021 PA River of the Year: Shenango River
Trail Work Day, Big Bend with the Shenango River Watchers For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit: Shenango River Watchers
Trail Work Day, Big Bend with the Shenango River Watchers For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit: Shenango River Watchers
Field trip opportunity coordinated by Master Watershed Stewards open to all community watershed organization leaders and volunteers and leaders and volunteers of other environmental non-profit organizations. For additional details and to register, please visit: https://extension.psu.edu/mws-atlas-dam Please note that the fee will cover refreshments and other small giveaways for attendees.
Fall Historical Hike with the Shenango River Watchers Details coming Soon! For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit: Shenango River Watchers
The 16th River Symposium will be held on Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the Elaine Langone Center on the campus of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The symposium brings together academics, consultants, state, federal, and regional agencies, conservation groups, and the public to discuss ongoing scientific research and innovative projects, to share ideas, and to increase awareness of conservation efforts to restore watersheds throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Our goal is to draw together people from all walks of life who share a […]
POWR is hosting a combined hybrid (in-person/virtual) Statewide Conference for Watershed Organizations on November 7-8, 2021 at the Wyndham Gardens Hotel and Conference Center in State College, PA. This event will include a plenary session, keynote presentation, concurrent learning sessions on a wide variety of technical and organizational development topics, a luncheon, and reception. Informal breakfast roundtable discussions, one-on-one mentoring, and plenty of breaks will enable and facilitate networking, conversations, and additional opportunities for learning and sharing. Though we look […]
Trail Work Day, New Hamburg with the Shenango River Watchers For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit: Shenango River Watchers
National Take a Hike Day with the Shenango River Watchers For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit: Shenango River Watchers
34th Annual Gobble Wobble, Buhl Park with the Shenango River Watchers For additional details or information on how you can participate, please visit: Shenango River Watchers
Please join POWR's partners, CCWC, CDRW, PennFuture, and CVPA this Wednesday, 12/1 at 6:00 PM for a webinar with DCNR Secretary Cindy Dunn, called There’s Money on the (Water) Table: An American Rescue Plan Discussion. We will also be joined by Marci Mowery from the PA Parks & Forest Foundation, Julie Slavet from the Tookany/ Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, and Bobby Hughes from the Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation. We will discuss how the federal American Rescue Plan funding […]
Join the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR) and your watershed organization peers for a live webinar on Wednesday, December 8 at 6 PM to learn about and discuss a number of strategies to build leaders at every level of your organization, from the once-in-a-while volunteer to your board chair and committees. Hanna Mico, Community Organization Associate at River Network will also introduce attendees to a wonderful new (and totally easy to use) online tool to connect with a national community […]
As the new Administration comes on board, water protectors across the country are calling for a focus on restoring water quality protections for our Nation’s waters and improving water infrastructure for clean, safe, and accessible water for all. This presentation will walk through the current updates related to the Clean Water Act, the American Rescue Plan, and the Infrastructure bills. Join POWR and your watershed peers for a conversation facilitated by Renee Reber, Campaign Manager, Watershed Advocacy & Colleen Walters, […]
Virtual information session about the MWS program and the upcoming training. Click here to register and receive the link. More information can also be found on the MWS website or on Facebook.
We would love to help promote other Pennsylvania water related events on our calendar. If your organization has an event to include, submit it for approval so we can help get the word out.