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Gov. Wolf Proclaims August 24-31 Local Waterways Appreciation Week (Let’s Cleanup & Protect While We’re At It!)
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On August 5, Gov. Tom Wolf issued a proclamation recognizing the week of August 24 to 31 as Local Waterways Appreciation Week in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has approximately 85,000 miles of streams and rivers, connecting over 700,000 acres of lakes, bays, and wetlands. Our waters are a big part of what makes Pennsylvania the place we love to live, providing our drinking water, offering treasured recreation experiences, supporting our farms and businesses, growing our forests. Take the opportunity during the week of August 24-31 to show your appreciation for your favorite local waterway, whether it’s the stream in your neighborhood or Lake Erie or any of our mighty rivers, such as the Allegheny, Susquehanna, Delaware, or others. Click Here for the full proclamation. How Can You Participate? -- Share images of your favorite local waterway on social media using the hashtag #lovepawaters -- Get together with your members, family and friends to enjoy PA’s abundant water resources. -- Teach others about the value of clean water and ways to improve water quality in Pennsylvania. Click Here for available social media graphics and for more information. Take Action! Find Your House and Senate Member And Tell Them What You Think! NOTE: State politicians must take the need to cleanup and protect our waterways seriously, especially since the right to clean water is guaranteed in the Environmental Rights Amendment to our state constitution. Just look at the record over the last few years-- Related Articles - Water Quality Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards Bay Journal: Pennsylvania's New Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Well Short Of Cleanup Goals CBF: Pennsylvania Has Failed To Uphold Its Promise To Reduce Pollution Going To The Chesapeake Bay CBF: State Needs To Step Up Support For Those Working Hard To Cleanup PA's Rivers And Streams - Harry Campbell Related Articles - State Budget Major Environmental Priorities Not Addressed In FY 2019-20 State Budget, Shell Game Continues Politicians In Harrisburg Are Proud Of Their New State Budget! -- Meanwhile In The Real World… “Do Unto Those Downstream As You Would Have Those Upstream Do Unto You" Op-Ed: Conservation Efforts Lose Out In State Budget - Len Lichvar Related ArticlesThis Week: EPA Recognizes Juniata County Farmer For Environmental Stewardship At PA Ag Progress Days SCI Huntingdon Inmates Working Toward Riparian Stream Buffer Certificate Riparian Buffers For Landscape Professionals Workshop Sept. 18 In York County Op-Ed: It's Time To Farm (And Eat!) Like The World Depended On It DEP Invites Comments On Draft Changes To PAG-02 Stormwater General Permit [Posted: August 15, 2019] |
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