The Schuylkill Watershed Congress is a gathering of citizens interested in understanding, protecting and restoring local watersheds and streams. It will be held on March 3-4 at the Montgomery County Community College, West Campus in Pottstown.

The Keynote Address will be presented by Michael DiBerardinis, Secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Concurrent sessions offer a wide variety of topics including: Invasive Plant Management, Macroinvertebrate Monitoring, Good Compost Made Better, Stormwater Management in Urbanized Streams, Conservation Needs of a Newly Discovered Species of Pennsylvania, Pathogen Monitoring, Watershed Education, Schuylkill River Sediment Sampling, Vision for the Tidal Schuylkill, Vegetation Classification Systems, Preserving the Health of Our Watersheds Through Responsible Lighting Practices, Integrated Water Resource Planning, Stream Restoration Monitoring, Chemical Effects of Ponds on Streams, Biological Integrity of Major Tributaries to the Schuylkill River, Land Prioritization Strategies and Model Ordinances

For more information, visit the Schuylkill Watershed Congress webpage on the Delaware Riverkeeper website.

1/19/2007