The Schuylkill Action Network will hold a virtual Annual Meeting on November 13 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.

The program includes celebrating the annual MVP Awards and a sneak peak at the new 2021-2021 Schuylkill Action Network Strategic Action Plan.

Also on the agenda are presentations on--

-- One Water Approach & Integrated Water Management: Dr. Harry Zhang, PE, The Water Research Foundation;

-- Environmental Justice in the Schuylkill River Watershed: Matthew Lee, EPA Region 3 and

-- Project Funding Panel Lightning Rounds with Schuylkill River Greenways, DCNR, NRCS.

Click Here to register for this free program.

For more information on programs, initiatives, upcoming events and how you can get involved, visit the Schuylkill Action Network website.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates.  Like them on Facebook.  Follow them on Twitter.  Click Here to support their work.

So far, the Network has helped permanently protect 17.5 percent of the watershed, invested $14 million in abandoned mine drainage treatment projects and leveraged $9.2 million in restoration projects.

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[Posted: October 15, 2020]

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