Once again the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition is partnering with the Westminster College Center for the Environment to host the annual Student Symposium on the Environment on December 4 to 7 in Lawrence County.

 This is a great event that provides students the opportunity to highlight their environmental projects, research, and artistic talent in a supportive atmosphere.

The in-person event will take place at Westminster College in New Wilmington,  on the evening of Thursday, December 7 starting at 5:30 pm.

From December 4 to 6, there will also be a virtual showcase for video, art and photo submissions.

The event is open to both high school and college students and can include poster, oral, video, presentations as well as artwork submissions.

Students can submit abstracts through this webpage.  Questions can be directed to Dr. Helen Boylan of Westminster College env@westminster.edu. 

For more information, visit Westminster’s  Student Symposium on the Environment webpage.

Related Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Articles:

-- Fishers Make A Come Back In The Slippery Rock Creek Watershed

-- Northwest PA GIS Conference Continues To Engage GIS Community

-- The KIDS Catalyst - Animal Trivia World Unscramble

-- Click Here to read articles

(Reprinted from the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Catalyst newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

How Clean Is Your Stream?

The draft 2024 report has an interactive report viewer that allows you to zoom in to your own address to see if the streams near you are impaired and why.

Click Here to check out your streams.  Click Here for a tutorial on using the viewer.

Resource Link:

-- DEP 2024 Water Quality Report Shows 28,820 Miles Of Streams With Impaired Water Quality In PA (34%) - An Increase From 27,886 In 2022  [PaEN]

Related Articles - Watersheds:

-- PA Watershed Groups Engaged 8,000 Volunteers Contributing Over 44,500 Hours; 35,000+ People Involved In Projects, Education, Hikes, Other Events; Planted 30,000 Trees in 2022  [PaEN]

-- PA Sea Grant's Tom Cermak Recognized With Great Lakes Sea Grant Individual Achievement Award  [PaEN]

-- CBF's Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Last Year's Winners Of The Mira Lloyd Dock Diversity Award Work On Completing Environmental Projects  [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA Offers Pennsylvania Producers $15 Million To Plant Cover Crops  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For BHE GT&S Watershed Mini Grants In Western PA  [PaEN]

-- National Sea Grant College Program Now Accepting Applications For 2 Marine Debris Prevention & Removal Funding Opportunities  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Accepting Applications For Consumptive Use Mitigation Grants; Nov. 15 Webinar  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Watershed Renewal Project Accelerates Restoration Work In Halfmoon Creek, Centre County, Pequea Creek, Lancaster County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update Spotlights Local Restoration Efforts; Recent Conferences With Local Partners; Release Of Draft 2024 Integrated Water Quality Report

-- Quittapahilla Watershed Assn. Interns Present Stream Morphology Surveys On Lebanon County Streams   [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Call For Submissions For Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment Dec. 4 to 7  [PaEN]

-- Friends Of The Wissahickon Host Nov. 7 Climate Change In Our Watersheds Fall Valley Talk, In-Person, Online In Philadelphia  [PaEN]

-- Pike Conservation District: What Happens When Stormwater Management Goes Wrong? - By Chris Metzler, District Engineer  [PaEN]

-- Protecting Clean Water Together Series: Keeping The Gunk Out Of Your Water Supply - By Carol Hillestad for the Brodhead Watershed Association   [PaEN]

-- EQB Invites Comments On Proposed Site-Specific Mercury Standard Related To York County Landfill; Dec. 5 Virtual Hearing  [PaEN]

-- Forests For Chesapeake Bay: Fall Tree Plantings; Bat Stories; Ghosts Of Forest; Devil Tooth Fungus; Poisonous Plants

-- Help Wanted: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Executive Director  [PaEN]

[Posted: October 30, 2023]

11/6/2023