The second West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium will be held on May 12 at the Penn Stater Conference Center in State College.

The Symposium will feature a keynote address by Paul Swartz, Susquehanna River Basin Commission and presentation by John Dawes, Western PA Watershed Program on reauthorization of the federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.

Also on the agenda are presentations on AMD impacts to fish and aquatic organisms, cold stream restoration, Slippery Rock Watershed – a decade of accomplishments and lessons learned, Beech Creek Watershed – the good, the bad and the ugly, water quality – a critical link for the Susquehanna Greenway, and several speakers on passive mine water treatment systems.

Registration deadline is April 21.

For more information, download the Symposium brochure or contact Amy Wolfe, Trout Unlimited by sending email to awolfe@tu.org or 570-726-3118.

2/24/2006