The pure creeks and streams of the Brodhead watershed in Monroe County define our lives. You can’t go half a mile in our area without seeing a creek or hearing water. It’s so much a part of everyday life, we take it for granted.

And yet, erosion, pollution and just plain not caring can change that in a New York minute!

StreamWatchers are the volunteer watchdogs who protect our pure water by visiting our creeks and streams once a month -- and documenting the facts about changes in water quality and water quantity.

If you want to keep our creeks and streams safe, and have an hour or so just once a month, come find out about being a StreamWatcher.

Training and information sessions will be held at Brodhead Creek Heritage Center at 1539 Cherry Lane Road, near Analomink on May 20 at 10:00 a.m.

Naturalist Darryl Speicher will talk about the program and how you can help. Almost 100 sites are monitored throughout the watershed -- one of them near you!

Get outdoors and do something good! Call the Brodhead Watershed Association at 570 839-1120 for more information.

For information, visit the StreamWatchers webpage.

For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the Brodhead Watershed Association website or Follow them on Facebook.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Association.  Click Here to become a member.

NewsClips This Week- Watersheds:

-- Stroud Water Research Center Partner Walt Moore, Chester County, Named PA Distinguished Dairy Producer

-- Philadelphia Water Dept. Recognizes Stormwater Pioneers For Best Stormwater Management On Private Property

-- Indiana Gazette: Blackleggs Creek Mine Drainage Cleanup, Trout Nursery Initiative

-- The Allegheny Front: Ohio River Ranks 2nd On America’s Most Endangered List By American Rivers Group

-- MCall - Evan Jones: Lehigh River Named One Of 10 Most Endangered In Country; Warehouses And Poor Planning Blamed In Report

-- Pocono Record: Warehouse Growth Puts PA’s Lehigh River On Most Endangered List

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Lehigh River Listed As ‘Most Endangered’ River In U.S. Due To Rampant Warehouse Developments

-- American Rivers: Lehigh And Ohio Rivers Listed In America’s 10 Most Endangered Rivers

-- USDA Announces $18.3 Million In Funding For Clean Water Infrastructure To Protect Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware River Basin

Related Articles This Week - Watersheds:

-- DEP EE Newsletter: Winners Of 2022 PA Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Awards Announced; Other Environmental Ed News  [PaEN]

-- Bucks County Master Watershed Steward Jim Walter Inspires Environmental Action  [PaEN]

-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. StreamWatch Volunteer Training May 20 In Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny County Conservation District Now Accepting Applications For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Grants; Your County Is Too  [PaEN]

-- CBF: Proposed Settlement Of Lawsuit Against EPA For Failing To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Meeting Chesapeake Bay Water Pollution Reduction Goals Focuses On Actions In 7 PA Counties  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission May 4 Hearing On Water Withdrawal Projects, Including 12 Related To Shale Natural Gas Drilling  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 39 Water Use Permits For Shale Gas Well Drilling Pads In Bradford, Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming Counties  [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Significantly Lower Water Flow May Have Long-Ranging Ripple Effect For Aquatic Resources, Recreational Use - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]

-- Citizen Complaint Results In Discovery Of An Unreported Crude Oil Spill Affecting Over 2,400 Feet Of Stream At A Cameron Energy Conventional Well Site In Forest County  [PaEN]

-- Ohio River Basin Alliance Responds To Listing Of Ohio River As America's 2nd Most Endangered River In The Nation; Lehigh River On List Too  [PaEN]

[Posted: April 21, 2023]

4/24/2023