The Western Pennsylvania Watershed Program is sponsor a dinner program on April 20 at the Potato City Inn in Coudersport entitled, “Celebrating the Headwaters.”

Dr. David Allan, from the Natural Resource Department at Michigan State University will be the featured speaker with a presentation on “What you Need to Know About Streams.”

Dr. Allan is a renowned stream expert and co-author of the book, Streams their Ecology and Life and his research interests center on the influence of human activities on the condition of rivers and their watersheds.

Sponsors of the event include Penn State Cooperative Extension, The Western Pennsylvania Watershed Program, Potter County Conservation District, Clearwater Conservancy, and the Bucktail, Kettle Creek, Genesee, Tunungwant, Upper Allegheny, and Spring Creek Watershed Associations.

This is an excellent opportunity for fishing sportsmen, watershed association members, and landowners with streams to improve their understanding of streams.

There is limited seating for this event and registration is required. Contact Jim Clark, Penn State Cooperative Extension Office in McKean County at 814-887-5613 or send email to: jac20@psu.edu .

3/3/2006