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Wolf Administration Participates in Perkiomen Watershed Clean-up
April 4, 2018
NEW FUNDING FOR DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED INITIATIVE
April 4, 2018

The William Penn Foundation recently announced more than $40 million in new funding for the Delaware River Watershed Initiative (DRWI), which is among the country’s largest non-regulatory conservation efforts to protect and restore clean water. The DRWI is a first-of-its-kind collaboration, where American Rivers is one of 65 organizations working together to protect and restore the Delaware Riverand its tributaries, which provide drinking water for 15 million people in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.

Berks partners with Olivet children for Schuylkill River Trail and park cleanup
March 28, 2018

Penn State Berks students, Olivet Boys and Girls Club children, and community members will join together to clean up Baer Park and a one-mile section of the Schuylkill River Trail from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 20. The rain date is Friday, April 27.

A Little Farm Conservation Yields Big Improvement In Drinking Water For 14,000 In Berks County
March 16, 2018

All communities depend on clean water and that supply of clean water depends on the actions of members in the community and outside of it.

The small city of Kutztown lies within the Saucony Creek watershed in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The watershed is mostly agricultural, dotted with small family crop and livestock farms, and the activities on these farms affect water supplies near and far.

"Flushable" Wipes Creating Expensive Problem at Local Sewage Plant
March 14, 2018

The wastewater treatment facility in Pottstown has a problem, and it's a problem that is growing and becoming increasingly expensive.

Schuylkill Action Network Launches New Website
March 12, 2018
Trestle Would Connect Royersford To Schuylkill River Trail
March 8, 2018

A proposed renovation to a trestle across the Schuylkill River would connect trail users with downtown Royersford.

The Royersford-Spring City trestle would allow trail users to access a future planned trail extension into Royersford as well.

City Receives Grant To Bridge Gap In Schuylkill River Trail
March 8, 2018

A $12 million federal grant to the city will help bridge another gap in the Schuylkill River Trail, from Center City to Southwest Philadelphia.

The latest portion is known as the Christian to Crescent Connection, according to Joseph Syrnick, president of the Schuylkill River Development Corporation.

W.Pa. communities prepare to combat litter in Great American Cleanup
March 7, 2018

Car axles, lawnmowers and a snow blower are among the big items volunteers have discovered discarded along Monroeville roads during the municipality's annual Jack Sedlak Memorial Clean Up Day.

Schuylkill River Trail gets $12M grant for Christian-to-Crescent section
March 7, 2018

A $12 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will help fund an addition to the Schuylkill River Trail that will connect Center City to Southwest Philadelphia.

The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant, more commonly known as a TIGER grant, will go toward connecting the existing trail’s southern end at Christian Street with the Grays Ferry Crescent, which now sits disconnected from the rest of the trail, Sens. Bob Casey (D., Pa.) and Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) announced. The expansion will bring the trail closer to an eventual connection with Bartram’s Garden.

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