Do you have a deep love of water, wildlife, and woods? Do you enjoy learning about the environment and being outdoors? Is it important to you that we preserve our waterways and natural areas for future generations? Take action! Join the Master Watershed Steward Information Session for PA Wilds and learn about the MWS program! This session is geared toward registrants in Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, and Tioga counties. The Master Watershed Steward (MWS) program educates and […]

We hope you will join us for a presentation on volunteer management best practices including volunteer engagement methods; best online tools for tracking time and activities; creating volunteer coordinator job descriptions; and why tracking volunteers participation matters for donors and stakeholders! This free webinar, presented by staff of Divine and Parker Consulting, will also include plenty of time for conversations and your questions about managing and tracking volunteer engagement. Register today to make sure you get the Zoom link. This […]

The Conestoga River, Perkiomen Creek, Schuylkill River, and Susquehanna River—North Branch are this year’s nominees for the 2023 PA River of the Year. The public can vote for a favorite state waterway beginning, Wednesday, November 30, 2022, through 5:00 PM Wednesday, January 18, 2023. The POWR website enables voting and offers details on nominated waterways and the River of the Year program. Voting is managed through Woobox, an online contest application restricting voting to one email address.

We hope you will join us for a presentation about managing the fast-growing, pervasive, and invasive Japanese Knotweed. Japanese Knotweed is commonly found along streams and rivers, in low-lying areas, and in disturbed areas such as rights-of-way. It often creates monoculture stands that threaten native plant communities. It is notoriously difficult to manage and get rid of! Join POWR and your watershed organization colleagues for a presentation on one method that was used to control knotweed in a local park: […]

Meadows and forests adjacent to waterways not only help remove pollutants from stormwater flowing into our waterways, they also serve as important habitat and migration corridors for many of Pennsylvania's native land (and air) based animals! Knowing and understanding these additional benefits can help you engage and inspire more people in your community by tapping into the issues and creatures they may care most about. During this free webinar, staff of the PA Game Commission and volunteers of Bird Town […]

Join your watershed colleagues and POWR for Part 1 of 2-part conversation about Bringing Green Parking Lots to Your Community: The Benefits and Challenges. Parking lots have been one of the fastest growing land uses, covering acres of land with impervious asphalt and becoming a dominant landscape feature in many communities They contribute to the urban heat island, which elevates temperatures in communities, and have an impact on water quality and stormwater runoff that degrade our streams and rivers. They […]

You're invited to join POWR's partner, WeConservePA, as they host Bryan Burhans from the Pennsylvania Game Commission for a brief activity update and opportunity for conversation. Bryan will give participants an overview of the various program areas of the Game Commission, the commission’s work in preserving state game lands, and opportunities for land trusts (and watershed organizations) to engage and partner. Learn more about Bryan and register HERE

Join your watershed colleagues and POWR for Part 2 of 2-part conversation about Bringing Green Parking Lots to Your Community: The Benefits and Challenges. Parking lots have been one of the fastest growing land uses, covering acres upon acres of land with impervious asphalt and becoming a dominant landscape feature in many communities They contribute to the urban heat island, which elevates temperatures in communities, and have an impact on water quality and stormwater runoff that degrade our streams and […]

Search for the Cooper: A River Hidden in Plain View, an award winning film that chronicles the expedition taken by four Camden youth in June 2022 to unlock the hidden beauty and find the source of the Cooper River in Camden County will be screened on the 4th floor of the Independence  Seaport Museum in Philadelphia on Thursday, April 20th. The screening is at 6:30pm followed by a Q & A with the expedition team. This event is Free to […]

POWR's Partner, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, is looking for volunteers to help live stake a section of the Clarion River bank in Clear Creek State Park on April 21st. Volunteers will spend the morning harvesting materials on site, and the afternoon installing them. If you’re new to live staking, check out this swell info page from Penn State Extension: https://extension.psu.edu/live-staking-for-stream-restoration or their 12 minute video on it: https://extension.psu.edu/live-staking-a-how-to-guide Meet at 8:30 am in the park, at the large parking lot on the river […]

Come help the EMHR and several event partners with a river cleanup in Wyoming County on our 2023 PA River of the Year! As manager of the Upper Susquehanna River North Branch Water Trail, it is imperative that the EMHR promote environmental stewardship and conservation efforts that protect this magnificent and historic natural resource! As part of our long lineup of River of the Year events in 2023, we are hosting several volunteer cleanups along the water trail. The first […]