The Delaware River Watershed Coalition has issued a call for presentation proposals for the Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum to be held in Bethlehem, PA September 26-27.  The deadline for submissions is May 1.

The Forum will celebrate a dozen years of progress, reflecting on past achievements in safeguarding the Delaware River Watershed while charting a course for continued collaboration.

The Forum will feature dynamic discussions, collaboration, and skill-building among Coalition members, policymakers, advocates, and stakeholders.

The Coalition is seeking proposals for engaging presentations and field trips in the local area.

Click Here to submit proposals and for more information.

Visit the Delaware River Watershed Coalition website to learn more about Delaware River Watershed conservation efforts.

(Reprinted from the latest Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

Resource Links - Watersheds:

-- 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 

Related Articles - Watersheds:

-- US Dept. Of Interior Announces $244 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Funding For Pennsylvania; Local Grants Available  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Newsletter Highlights Proposed York County Hydroelectric Project; Filling Water Use Data Gaps; 2023 Annual Report  [PaEN]

-- Request For Presentation Proposals: Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept. 26-27 In Bethlehem, PA  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Launches New What's Up Watershed?  Educational Series  [PaEN]

-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Water In Your Pocket: Why Not Buy Refurbished Tech? - By Carol Hillestad for the Brodhead Watershed Association  [PaEN]

-- Two BioBlitz Events, Earth Day Events In Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster Counties Coming Up!  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- TribLive: Work Begins To Stabilize Abandoned Mine Subsidence-Prone Portion Of Westmoreland Village

-- WESA: PA Leads Nation In Abandoned Coal Mines, But Feds See Light At End Of The Tunnel

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Feds Give PA $244 Million For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Problems

-- Tribune-Review: Mucky, Orangish Abandoned Mine Water Flows Out Of Hillside Into Johnstown Due To Heavy Rains

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Casey Announces $1.35 Million For Nanticoke Creek Restoration Project 

-- WNEP: $1 Million+ Abandoned Coal Mine Land Reclamation Project Announced In Luzerne County

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable, Jeremy Cox: As Rain Fell, Sewage Systems Across The Bay Region Buckled

-- LancasterOnline: Manheim Twp. Says City Of Lancaster Trying To Pass The Buck In Stormwater Lawsuit

-- Scranton Times: DEP: Sediment From Dam Repair Project Significantly Impaired Roaring Brook

-- The Allegheny Front: PennEnergy Plan To Withdraw Water From Big Sewickley Creek In Beaver County For Fracking Revives Worry About Threatened  Fish

-- GettysburgConnection.org: Adams County Planting Partnership, Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, Watershed Alliance of Adams County Offers Free Native Trees For Adams County Residents

-- WGAL: Spreading Awareness While Also Planting Thousands Of Trees In Lancaster

-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Check Here For Upcoming Earth Day Activities

-- Two BioBlitz Events, Earth Day Events In Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster Counties Coming Up!

-- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: Felled Trees Used To Improve Allegheny National Forest

-- Inquirer: Water Privatization Is Coming Under Renewed Scrutiny From PA Lawmakers, Regulators As Consumers Sour On Rate Increases

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Files Motion To Intervene In Susquehanna River Hydroelectric Facility Case With FERC

-- Delaware RiverKeeper April 5 RiverWatch Video Report

[Posted: April 4, 2024]

4/8/2024