The Ohi:yo' (The Allegheny River) is PA's 2024 River of the Year! Let's celebrate its abundant resources and all the life and love it provides. It is a year for honoring and healing our waters, and you all are invited. Grab your canoe or kayak and join @degawenodas_ on his Summer Of Love paddling the Ohi:yo'.
Registration for Summer 2024 is open! Level 1 is our baseline credential that covers design, installation, and management of sustainable landscapes and green infrastructure. Each class, led by regional experts, incorporates classroom work with a field-based practicum and BMP inspection/verification training. CBLP emphasizes critical thinking, interactive learning, and collaborative practice. Registration is a 2-step process. Before signing up for a class, you must submit an online application. Once the application is approved, you will receive an auto-reply email. Then, you […]
Level 1 is our baseline credential that covers design, installation, and management of sustainable landscapes and green infrastructure. Each class, led by regional experts, incorporates classroom work with a field-based practicum and BMP inspection/verification training. CBLP emphasizes critical thinking, interactive learning, and collaborative practice. Registration is a 2-step process. Before signing up for a class, you must submit an online application. Once the application is approved, you will receive an auto-reply email. Then, you may return to the website to […]
Pennsylvania's Fertilizer Law was updated in July of 2022 in part to help protect local streams and rivers. But many homeowners still don't know about it and how it applies to them. Join POWR as we host Denise Uzupis, Natural Resource Program Specialist with the PA Department of Agriculture, to learn more about the law, to whom it applies, and how you can help spread the word about better lawn management for improved water quality! As critical community outreach and […]
Friends of the Riverfront and Three Rivers Outdoor Company are teaming up to provide 3 opportunities this season for lock through classes for paddlers in Allegheny County thanks to the 2024 Pennsylvania River Sojourn Mini Grant! This will allow paddlers an opportunity to learn more about navigating longer distances by water through accessing lock-through points with confidence! Locks and dams can be intimidating, and even experienced paddlers may not feel confident or knowledgeable about how to pass through these barriers. […]
Join the Craighead House as the bring back The Falconry Girl, Margaret Young, to host am informative presentation and unique flying demonstration. Educational educators and other local organizations will also be in attendance.
Join Three Rivers Waterkeeper for an in-person training session while kayaking or on our Waterkeeper boat where we go over what pollution to look for and how to report pollution while you're out by or on the water! For our training sessions, all equipment such as kayaks and life jackets will be provided. 3 Rivers Watch is a network of volunteers who are active river users or river watchers, from individuals to groups, who have a vested interest in clean […]
Who’s ready for the ultimate sampling of the Susquehanna? The 2024 Susquehanna Sojourn Series has you covered! The managers of the Susquehanna River Water Trail are banding together to provide single day paddles that give you a taste of each unique section: the West Branch, North Branch, Middle Section, and Lower Section. Sign up for one, several, or try them all! The Susquehanna Sojourn Series is presented as a celebration of the Susquehanna River Water Trail in honor of its […]
The Ohi:yo' (The Allegheny River) is PA's 2024 River of the Year! Let's celebrate its abundant resources and all the life and love it provides. It is a year for honoring and healing our waters, and you all are invited. Grab your canoe or kayak and join @degawenodas_ on his Summer Of Love paddling the Ohi:yo'.
As a gesture of gratitude to our beloved rivers and the people who care for them, The River Alchemy Project cordially invites you to a World Rivers Day Celebration, Sunday September 22, 2024 from 4-7:30 pm at Tree Pittsburgh (32 62nd St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201). World Rivers Day is a UN designated day of global celebration of the world’s waterways that has been happening on the 4th Sunday of September since 2005. On that day all around the world, local […]
Level 1 is our baseline credential that covers design, installation, and management of sustainable landscapes and green infrastructure. Each class, led by regional experts, incorporates classroom work with a field-based practicum and BMP inspection/verification training. CBLP emphasizes critical thinking, interactive learning, and collaborative practice. Registration is a 2-step process. Before signing up for a class, you must submit an online application. Once the application is approved, you will receive an auto-reply email. Then, you may return to the website to […]
The Confluence at Mingo Creek, A Celebration of Watersheds, will take place on September 28, 2024, 11 am to 3 pm, at Pavilion No. 5 in Mingo Creek Park in Washington County. A picnic BBQ will be provided by HogFathers BBQ of Monongahela, PA. The event is free, and all are welcome. Registration is requested for planning purposes. Through interactive hands-on activities, presentations, and conversations attendees will learn popular tools for watershed stewardship and celebrate the dedication and hard work […]
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.
