The 5th annual Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference will be held on October 9 at the Steps Building at Lehigh University in Bethlehem starting with registration at 7:30 a.m.

The conference is sponsored by the Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley, watershed associations working together to protect, enhance and represent the region’s watersheds.

The agenda include 12 different workshop sessions on topics like dam removal, MS-4 stormwater permitting, the impacts of recent flooding on municipal bridges and infrastructure, vernal pools, restoring the American Chestnut, effects of water withdrawals, misconceptions and misinformation on Marcellus Shale and much more.

For the conference agenda and to register online, visit the Conference webpage.

9/10/2012