On May 6 & 7 the West Branch Susquehanna Watershed Task Force will hold a symposium in State College to discuss cooperative efforts to deal with acid mine drainage problems across the entire watershed area in Northcentral Pennsylvania.

The West Branch of the Susquehanna River drains more than 4.4 million acres with some of the worst mine discharges in the Commonwealth.

The West Branch Task Force is inviting individuals, nonprofit groups, local governments, farmers, anglers, hunters and anyone else interested in taking positive steps to restore the river and its tributaries to the symposium.

The Symposium will feature a keynote address by DEP Secretary Kathleen McGinty and remarks by Dr. Douglas Austen, Executive Director of the Fish & Boat Commission and DCNR Secretary Michael DiBerardinis and many other partners on the Task Force.

For more information contact Amy Wolfe, Trout Unlimited, at 570-726-3118 or awolfe@tu.org

Attached to this webpage is the registration form for the event and a brochure on the West Branch Task Force Project.

West Brank Symposium (PDF)

West Branch Task Force (PDF)

3/4/2005