Conservation Cornerstone is a webinar series designed for agriculture professionals beginning their conservation journey. Pennsylvania’s Right to Farm Act (1982) and ACRE law (2005) limit municipal actions against certain farming practices, shaping the regulatory landscape for agriculture. Understanding these laws is key to navigating township and county ordinances affecting farm operations. Experts from Penn State Dickinson Law’s […]
Are you a Philly resident who loves art and the environment? Enter the 2025 Trash Free Waters Art Contest today, hosted by the Philadelphia Water Department (@phillyh2o) and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. Eligible entries will be displayed during the Delaware River Festival (@delrivfest) at the Independence Seaport Museum (@phillyseaport) on September 27, 2025, […]
Join us for the 10th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference to be held at the Ben Franklin Technology Center on Mountaintop at Lehigh University on October 14th. Register for the conference here.
Join Berks Nature for the first in-person workshop that is a part of their Activist-In-Training Program running through April 2026! Discussions will cover various community organizing skills and topics, including how to request information from government agencies, engaging at various levels of decision making, Berks County regional stream quality, and local and regional land and […]
The Penn State Extension “CropEd: Continuing Education for Crop Professionals” webinar offers an opportunity to explore timely agricultural topics while earning pesticide certification credits. This webinar will feature Extension field and forage crop specialists and educators, who will review the 2025 crop production season and share insights on innovations for the year ahead. Participants will gain access […]
Join us on Tuesday, December 16th for an update on land conservation projects across our watershed.
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) section 1433, revised by America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) section 2013, requires community water systems (CWS) serving over 3,300 people to prepare (or revise) and certify risk and resilience assessments (RRAs) and emergency response plans (ERPs) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) every five years. Recertification deadlines are occurring […]
Join the Stormwater Workgroup for their first meeting of the year! John Jackson from the Stroud Water Research Center will build on his presentation from the 2025 SANnual Meeting, discussing road salt and the challenges of dissolved pollutants entering waterways through green stormwater infrastructure.
About the Live Webinar Protecting soil on agricultural lands is vital to both food production and environmental sustainability. Around the world, soils are eroding faster than they are forming, and conventional practices can accelerate this loss. Bare or highly disturbed soils are especially vulnerable to wind and water erosion, allowing nutrients and sediments to wash […]
Join us via Microsoft Teams for the first SAN Agriculture Workgroup Meeting of 2026 to connect partners and projects in the Schuylkill Watershed!This meeting will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams.If you have an agenda item to discuss or would like more information, please email Marguerite DiGiorgio at mdigiorgio@delawareestuary.org or Allison Hartman at AHartman@delawareestuary.org.
Date: Thursday, March 26thTime: 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Followed by happy hour at Puddler’s Kitchen Conshohocken Brewing in Bridgeport, PALocation: Meet at Ross Road Field (Corner of Henderson & Ross Roads)Join the Schuylkill Action Network and partners for a cleanup of Upper Merion Township’s streams & streets, and the Schuylkill River! The cleanup will be followed by a […]
