The 2008 West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium will be held on July 18-19 at the Nittany Lion Inn, State College, Pa.

Anyone interested in restoring the West Branch is invited to attend this premier event which serves as a regional forum for exchanging information and networking for volunteers, policy-makers, technical experts and students.

While actively involved with acid mine drainage cleanup in the Kettle Creek watershed, Trout Unlimited took its AMD remediation work to the next level and established the West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Initiative in 2004.

This initiative is aimed at the restoration of coldwater streams and the ultimate recovery of the West Branch Susquehanna River. As the lead non-profit organization for this initiative, TU is working with numerous local, state, and federal government and non-government organizations on a coordinated, strategic, and cost-effective AMD cleanup approach for the entire river basin.

Trout Unlimited is also providing organizational support to the West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Coalition, a group that represents the collective efforts of watershed groups, Trout Unlimited chapters, county conservation districts, businesses, and others that are working to address AMD problems throughout the West Branch Susquehanna River basin.

For more information, download the Symposium Brochure or call 570-726-3118 or contact Amy Wolfe, Director of Abandoned Mine Programs, or send email to: awolfe@tu.org or Rebecca Dunlap, West Branch Project Manager, or send email to: rdunlap@tu.org .

Links: West Branch Symposium Attracts Over 140

Video Blog: Amy Wolfe Talks About the West Branch Project

2/22/2008