The Choose Clean Water Coalition and its over 200 members from the Chesapeake Bay Watershed will hold the 6th Annual Choose Clean Water Conference on May 19-20 at the Harrisburg Hilton.

Susan Stranahan will be the keynote speaker during Tuesday evening's dinner event. Susan was a member of The Philadelphia Inquirer team awarded a 1980 Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Three Mile Island accident.

For 28 years, she was a reporter primarily covering environmental issues at The Inquirer. She taught environmental writing at the University of Pennsylvania and wrote a book, “Susquehanna River of Dreams.”

Susan is an inspiring speaker who is passionate about the Susquehanna and understands the importance of community engagement.

Attend the conference to learn new skills, see how clean water goals are being met locally, hear policy updates, and discuss best practices to reduce polluted runoff and increase conservation measures.

Sessions will include:

-- Best practices for building new partnerships

-- Passing, implementing, and communicating about stormwater utilities

-- Responding to the impacts of natural gas pipelines on local communities

-- Innovations in agriculture

Great field trips:

-- Paddle on the Susquehanna River

-- Take a walking tour of Harrisburg to see the local water infrastructure and the City's greening efforts

-- See what the Gettysburg National Military Park is doing to create a sustainable environment

-- Visit the Conewago Creek Initiative's best land management sites

-- Join with a Harrisburg community group to pick up trash in their neighborhood

Visit the Choose Clean Water Conference webpage more more information and to register.

4/20/2015