Sixth Annual PennFuture Watershed Workshop: Advocating Outside the Box April 25

Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future will hold its 6th Annual Watershed Workshop on April 25 at the Brandywine River Museum from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Chadds Ford, Pa.

 

This workshop will give grassroots watershed groups, conservancies, municipal government officials, and volunteers everything they need to make a strategic difference in water quality protection.

 

Hear from leading environmental professionals and attorneys about the legal tools available to address local stormwater and wastewater management, and learn more effective ways to participate in the decision-making process:

 

-- Steven Hann, attorney at Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin, will review local stormwater management and the role of stormwater authorities;

 

-- Tom Kelso, president of Castle Valley Consultants, Inc., will discuss decentralized wastewater management;

 

-- Barry Lewis, executive director of GreenTreks Network, Inc., will highlight innovative stormwater projects in the Commonwealth;

 

-- Brian Glass, PennFuture staff attorney, will discuss Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP suits);

 

-- Wesley Horner, senior advisor for Water Resources at the Brandywine Conservancy will evaluate forest restoration as a means of improving water quality; and

 

-- Three state Representatives will provide a legislative update.

 

The workshop is free for PennFuture members, $10 for non-members. Space is limited and registration is required by April 17.

 

For more information, download the workshop agenda.Online registration is available