The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is hosting a special panel discussion on issues in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport on March 15. The discussion is part of the Commission’s regularly quarterly meeting.

Panelists will included Scott Roberts, Deputy Secretary for Mineral Resources Management from DEP, Rebecca Burke, chair Lycoming County Commissioners, H.W. (Skip) Wieder, Geisinger Health System, and Amy Wolfe, Director of Abandoned Mine Programs and Kettle Creek Home Rivers Initiative of Trout Unlimited.

Cathy Curran Myers, Pennsylvania’s alternative SRBC Commissioner, will serve as moderator.

Panel topics are expected to include abandoned mine reclamation, the West Branch Task Force and Remediation Study, the proposed Barnes and Tucker mine remediation project (see separate story on this project in this Digest), Susquehanna Greenway, Williamsport River Walk Project, Susquehanna Heartland Coalition, Geisinger Health System’s quality of life initiatives and the 2006 West Branch Symposium.

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3/10/2006