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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,

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

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