The PA Resources Council has launched a new What's Up Watershed? education series to help people learn how everyday actions affect the health of our waterways and explore easy ways we can make a positive impact on both water and wildlife.

Chris Bunn, Environmental Program Coordinator at PRC, is supporting programs focused on reducing stormwater volume and pollution in the Philadelphia region. "When people ask me what I do for a living, I often lose them as soon as I mention the word “watershed.”"

"Most people have seen signs while driving on the highway that say, “Entering ‘Fill in the Blank’ Watershed.”

"But if you’re anything like my friends and family, you likely have no idea what those signs are talking about! In this first edition of “What’s Up, Watershed?” we’ll illustrate how watersheds work and explain how that spring rain falling on your roof connects you to places both near and far."

"It’s easy to identify YOUR watershed! To learn which watershed you live in, visit River Runner, a virtual tool that maps the journey of a drop of water through your local watershed!"

Click Here for the first edition of What's Up Watershed? - The Journey Of A Spring Raindrop."

Visit PRC’s Watershed Protection webpage to learn more.

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the PA Resources Council website.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates, follow PRC on Twitter or Like them on Facebook.  Click Here for PRC’s Events Calendar.  Click Here to support their work.

PRC is Pennsylvania’s oldest grassroots environmental organization founded in 1939.  PRC has worked to protect resources for future generations through environmental education, recycling, waste diversion programs, anti-litter campaigns, watershed and other initiatives.

Resource Links:

-- Penn State Extension - Special Flooding Resources Watershed Winds Newsletter

-- Penn State Extension Webinar: April 19 Uses And Benefits Of Rain Barrels, 7:00 p.m.

-- Penn State Extension: May 4 Rain Barrel Discovery Workshop, Lancaster; Registration Fee Includes Rain Barrel

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[Posted: April 4, 2024]

4/8/2024