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By Anne Daymut, Watershed Coordinator, WPCAMR*
Registration is now open for the 2023 PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference to be held October 24 to 26 at the Altoona Grand Hotel in Blair County.
The theme of this year’s Conference is "Silver Lining in PA's Legacy Abandoned Mines: Celebrating 25 Years."
We look forward to seeing you at the conference and sharing a great line-up of presentations.
For all the details, visit the PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference website.
(*Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation and the Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation coordinate to put on the Conference.)
NewsClips - Watersheds:
-- Gov. Shapiro, Agriculture Secretary Redding Visit The Rodale Institute In Berks County To Celebrate Organic Field Day, Meet Veteran Farmers
-- Reading Eagle: Gov. Shapiro Says Rodale Institute Key To Economic Future
-- Lancaster Farming: Chesapeake Bay Settlement Means More Farm Inspections In PA
-- York Dispatch: York Landowners Can Get Paid To Beautify Their Property And Improve Local Water Quality
-- LancasterOnline: Completed Long’s Park Wetlands Project Will Improve Water Quality, Expand Nature Areas
-- Huntingdon Daily News: Warriors Mark Run Watershed Restoration Project Underway
-- Lewistown Sentinel: PA InterFaith Power & Light Partners With 10 Million Trees Partnership To Offer Free Trees In Juniata, Mifflin Counties
-- Public News Service: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Brief Urging Reversal Of Stormwater Fee Decision
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Don’t Let State Off The Hook On Stormwater Fees
-- Reading Eagle: Reading’s Youth Interns Clear Storm Drains After July 9 Storm
-- Brodhead Watershed Association Aug. 27 Ramble, A Day Of Outdoor Adventures And Educational Programs in Monroe County
-- Schuylkill Action Network July 27 Stormwater Workgroup Meeting, Tour
-- Schuylkill Action Network Abandoned Mine Drainage Workgroup Meeting July 25, In-Person, Zoom
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Aborted Epiphany Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant Resurrected With PennVEST Loan
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 15 Billion Gallons Of Sewage-Polluted Water Flows Annually Into Philly’s Rivers And Streams, Report Says
-- WHYY: 15 Billion Gallons Of Raw Sewage, Polluted Stormwater Makes Its Way Into Philadelphia’s Waterways Every Year, According To New Report
Related Articles - Watersheds:
-- PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Recognizes Conservationists Across Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 24-26 In Altoona [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: EPA Launches More Collaborative Water Quality Impact Assessments Of PA Farms - By Karl Blankenship [PaEN]
-- Crop Exhibits, Solar Energy, Hay Contest Featured At Penn State Ag Progress Days Aug. 8-10 [PaEN]
-- USDA NRCS Seeks Proposals For Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Fund To Mitigate Wildfire Risk, Protect Water Quality, Improve Wildlife Habitat, Restore Forest Ecosystems [PaEN]
-- Penn State: USDA Grant Funds Study Of Effectiveness Of Vegetation To Curb Water Pollution On Farms
-- PennVEST Invests $116.9 Million In 22 Drinking Water, Wastewater, Nonpoint Source Projects; And An Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Family Day Engages Latino Community; Denlinger Farm Tour Focuses On Stewardship; Profiles Of Delaware Watershed Community Scientists; Laura Turner Seidel Freshwater Excellence Award Winner [PaEN]
-- The PRPS Maintenance Institute Sponsoring CBLP Sustainable Stormwater BMP Management Workshop Oct. 6 In State College [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds July Newsletter: Storm Drain Art; Master Watershed Stewards Native Tree, Shrub Sale; Arsenic In Private Drinking Water Supplies
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Aug. 10 Hearing On Proposed Water Withdrawals, Including 8 Related To Shale Gas Drilling Operations, 1 In Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Two Susquehanna River Islands Preserved Off Harrisburg Shoreline
[Posted: July 17, 2023]
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