This is the third in a series, hosted by Three Rivers QUEST, where attendees are invited to learn about the research, conservation, and education-based efforts being undertaken by 3RQ member organizations and 3RQ partner researchers in the Upper Ohio River Basin. The goal of this series is to build connections, share information, and stay updated on activities within the region. Speakers will include watershed groups, conservation groups, and university researchers. Who should attend? Watershed groups, conservation districts, researchers, and other […]

Please join us for an informal follow-up conversation to the 3-part training series POWR hosted last year taking place on Monday, February 28 at 6 PM. During this conversation, we hope you will share your experiences, success stories, and challenges implementing some of the strategies we explored during that training. POWR hopes to use what we learn from you to formulate additional ways in which we can support your capacity to partner, engage, and participate in local government planning and decision […]

Planning is underway for our 2022 Watershed Forestry Summit! This event was previously known as the Riparian Forest Buffer Summit, which has been held by DCNR and WPC since 2018. The Summit will now also include Lawn Conversion topics in addition to Riparian Forest Buffer topic Please save the date and share the attached PDF with your networks as appropriate. As always, Summit presentations will be recorded for later viewing. Registration and agenda details will be posted on the DCNR […]

Move Past Plastic, MPP, would like to invite you to a program developed to help municipalities find out if their drinking water is safe from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. PFAS are a large family of chemicals persistent in our environment including groundwater. Join MPP to learn about this emergent contaminant that has been found in twenty seven percent of the 412 public water system sources the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) tested in Pennsylvania.  Learn how you […]

Trash problem? Looking to take your annual clean-ups to the next level? Trash monitoring data can lead to informed decision-making and action. River Network invites you to Join us on March 3rd at 1 pm EST to learn how others are finding innovative solutions to trash pollution by conducting trash assessments and taking informed action. Learn how you too can use trash data and the Clean Water Act to take action! Following the webinar, on March 31st, River Network will be […]

Move Past Plastic, MPP, would like to invite you to a program developed to help municipalities find out if their drinking water is safe from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. PFAS are a large family of chemicals persistent in our environment including groundwater. Join MPP to learn about this emergent contaminant that has been found in twenty seven percent of the 412 public water system sources the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) tested in Pennsylvania.  Learn how you […]

Please join the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR) and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) for a gathering of watershed group leaders to share resource information, learn techniques to help build capacity, and network with other groups in the Southeast Pennsylvania region. Invited guests include staff from PennFuture, Penn State Extension, PA DEP's Office of Environmental Justice, and regional and local environmental organizations with watershed-focused programs and resources.  We hope you'll join us on Friday March 11 from 9:00 […]

We Conserve PA is hosting The Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference, Pennsylvania’s premier networking, training, and inspirational event for staff and volunteers of conservation groups On March 15-17 at the Wyndham in Gettysburg, PA. Learn more, view the agenda, and register HERE

Please join the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR) and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) for a gathering of watershed group leaders to share resource information, learn techniques to help build capacity, and network with other groups in the Northcentral Pennsylvania region. Invited guests include staff from PA DEP Office of Environmental Justice, PennFuture, the Clean Water Institute at Lycoming College, as well as a local landscape architect who will talk about a major stream restoration project in Union […]

Join CRC for a spring cleaning on our watersheds! Let's keep trash and plastic out of our water by cleaning up all the streams of the highly populated Chester, Ridley, and Crum Creek watersheds. 24th Annual CRC Streams Cleanup March 26, 2022 9:00 - 11:30 A.M. Rain Or Shine! Anyone registered before March 16 receives a FREE T-shirt at the event. We will be hosting a complimentary Volunteer Picnic following the event at Rita Reves Park until 1PM. REGISTER

The Juniata Watershed Alliance will be hosting a litter clean up at the Canal House for Pick Up PA   Saturday, March 26, 2022 Meet us, rain or shine, at the Canal House 10 a.m. until noon Located at the dead end of Old Route 22, Mifflintown   Please dress for the weather and wooded, riverbank terrain.  Sturdy shoes, long sleeves, and long pants are recommended. Gloves, bags, visibility vests, and pickers will be provided.  Youth under 18 years must […]