Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia's Annual Meeting
2025-02-06 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Join SBN for their annual meeting to kick off 2025! Connect, learn, and engage with a community of businesses and individuals focused on driving change through economic growth, social equity, and environmental stewardship.

This year’s Annual Meeting is your opportunity to:

Build meaningful relationships with fellow business owners and change makers during dedicated networking sessions over light bites and refreshments.

Reflect on SBN’s achievements from the past year and explore exciting plans for the year ahead.

Cast your vote in the election of new Board Members, shaping the future of our impactful network.

Witness the announcement of this year’s Triple Bottom Champion Award, honoring a business that exemplifies the harmony of people, planet, and profit.

$65 for members | $85 for non-members

SAN Ag Workgroup Meeting (Virtual)
2025-02-19 10:00 - 23:30
SAN Ag Workgroup Agenda 02.19.2025Download

Pathogens & Point Source Workgroup Meeting
2025-02-25 13:00 - 14:30
Join us for our first quarterly meeting of the Pathogens and Point Source Workgroup

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SAN Pathogens & Point Source Workgroup Virtual Meeting
2025-02-25 13:00 - 14:30
02.25.2025 P&P Agenda (2)Download

Sojourn Scholar 2025 Application Due
2025-05-09 17:00
Are you a teacher? Do you love to kayak and camp? Join the Schuylkill River Sojourn, an annual 112-mile guided kayak/canoe trip from Schuylkill Haven to Philadelphia.

More on Schuylkill River Sojourn

The Schuylkill Action Network is funding one teacher to participate in this one-week trip and bring their experience back to the classroom.

The Sojourn Scholar will paddle all seven days of the Sojourn and be a full-trip participant along with hundreds of other paddlers. Please know that the sojourn is physically arduous and the Sojourn Scholar must be able to paddle approximately 15 miles a day along with the other physical tasks required to get down the river. This includes navigating portages around dams and carrying kayaks at put-ins and take-outs, as well as setting up a tent each night.

The Sojourn Scholar is welcome to bring their own kayak, paddle and PFD if they own one. However, Schuylkill River Greenways (SRG) and their outfitter would be happy to set you up with all of the paddling gear you will need for the week free of charge.

The Sojourn Scholar will need all camping gear for a full week including a tent, rainfly, tarp, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, dry bag, etc. If the Sojourn Scholar can not supply those items, they will be provided through the Sojourn outfitter free of charge.

3 meals are provided each day. The Sojourn host communities work very hard to ensure many options at each meal. Vegetarian options will be available at all meals. If you have additional dietary requirements beyond a vegetarian option, you will need to provide those items for yourself for the week. SRG would be happy to discuss transport of items that do not need to be refrigerated.

Sojourn Scholar 2025 Application

Community Science Tool to Track Stream Health
2025-06-14 12:00 - 13:30
Is your stream healthy? Would you like to explore it more closely or monitor changes over time? Have you recently taken steps to improve your stream and now want to measure the results? The First Investigation of Stream Health (FISH) tool is a fun and easy way for individuals, families, volunteer groups, youth, and adults to explore a stream and share their findings with the scientific community. Join us for an introduction to the new and improved mobile app, online reporting tool, and paper data sheets.

Who is this for?

Individuals interested in water resources

Professionals working in the water field

Anyone with a general interest in water

Volunteers interested in monitoring water quality

What will you learn?

How to use the First Investigation of Stream Health (FISH) tool

Some of the habitat characteristics important for a healthy stream

The different methods of entering data, including a new mobile app

Where to access additional survey resources

Register Here

Conservation Cornerstone: Pennsylvania Right to Farm Laws
2025-06-24 08:30 - 09:30
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 Center for Agricultural and Shale Law will provide insights into how these laws function and their impact on farming in Pennsylvania.

Who is this for?

New agricultural conservation district employees

New agricultural conservation professionals

Those involved with ACAP

Those involved with other conservation financial assistance programs

What will you learn?

Legislative checks on municipal authority over farm uses

Overview of ACRE and Right to Farm laws

Operation of these laws in Pennsylvania

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Request a Canvas: Trash Free Waters Art Contest
2025-06-30 12:00
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, where attendees will be able to vote for their favorite works!

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Engagement and Stewardship Workgroup
2025-09-17 10:00 - 23:30

Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference
2025-10-14 07:45 - 16:00 | Ben Franklin Technology Center on Mountaintop at Lehigh University, 116 Research Drive, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015
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.

Community Action Workshop
2025-10-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Berks Nature, 575 St Bernardine St, Reading, Pennsylvania, 19607, United States
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 river threats.

The Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Berks Nature will be leading this workshop and they encourage you to come ready with questions and to engage for a cleaner Schuylkill River and Berks County streams! This workshop is made possible by a mini grant from the Berks County Community Foundation.

Anyone can join their Community Activist-In-Training Workshops. These will be a combination of in-person and virtual meetings for all registered participants over the next few months. Dates and opportunities to engage in real issues facing the watershed and Berks Co will be emailed to you as they are announced!

The physical address to the beautiful nature center is 575 St Bernardine St, Reading, PA 19607.

The workshop will begin at 10:00 am and wrap up around 1:00 pm. After the workshop there will be an optional walk along Angelica Creek with Faith Zerbe, Water Watch Director for the Delaware Riverkeeper Network.

PennState Extension- "CropEd: Continuing Education for Crop Professionals"
2025-12-09 08:30 - 2025-12-11 12:00
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 to the latest agronomic research, products, and technologies, making this program a valuable resource for staying informed and strengthening expertise in crop management.

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SAN - Watershed Land Collaborative Workgroup Meeting: Virtual
2025-12-16 11:00 - 12:30
Join us on Tuesday, December 16th for an update on land conservation projects across our watershed.

Agenda

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(EPA)- Addressing Natural Hazards in Risk and Resilience Assessments and Emergency Response Plans
2026-01-22 13:00 - 14:00
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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 throughout 2025 and 2026.

CWSs that serve less than 3,301 people, non-CWSs, wastewater utilities, and stormwater utilities are not required to certify completion of an RRA or ERP to EPA. However, as natural disasters and malevolent acts also affect these utilities, EPA encourages them to develop RRAs and ERPs to plan for potential disruptions.

This webinar will focus on natural hazards, highlighting useful data sources and free technical assistance from EPA’s Strengthening Water Infrastructure for Tomorrow (SWIFT) initiative to help drinking water utilities, wastewater utilities, and stormwater utilities address natural hazards in their RRAs and ERPs.

SAN Stormwater Workgroup Meeting (Virtual)
2026-01-27 10:00 - 12:00
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.

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(Penn State Extension)- Water Cooler Talk: Soil Health Practices for Clean Water
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00
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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 into nearby waterways. What happens on Pennsylvania farms directly affects the health of the Chesapeake Bay. With support from non-profits, conservation districts, technical assistance providers, and federal programs, farmers can adopt soil health practices that safeguard their land and local water resources. This webinar will examine these practices, exploring their benefits, challenges, and prevalence across Pennsylvania farms. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how agricultural stewardship upstream sustains water quality downstream.

Who is this for?

Anyone interested in water resources

Agricultural landowners

Agricultural producers

Conservation professionals

What will you learn?

Hear about current work happening in the water resources field

Ask questions about soil health practices and how they can enhance water quality

Share ideas with professionals across Pennsylvania

Learn about soil conservation and how it relates to water quality

SAN- Virtual Agriculture Workgroup Meeting
2026-03-12 10:00 - 12:00
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.

Link to Meeting

SAN Ag Workgroup Agenda 03.12.2026Download

2026 Scrub and Pub
2026-03-26 13:30 - 17:00
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 happy hour celebration at Puddler’s Kitchen and volunteers (21 & over) will receive a free beer!This event is registered with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful in support of the Pick Up PA initiative. Volunteers will be supplied with safety vests, gloves, and trash bags, courtesy of PennDOT. Please register at https://bit.ly/ScrubNPub26 or click the button below.

Sojourn Scholar 2026 Application Due - Extended!
2026-05-08 17:00
Are you a teacher? Do you love to kayak and camp? Join the Schuylkill River Sojourn, an annual 112-mile guided kayak/canoe trip from Schuylkill Haven to Philadelphia.

More on Schuylkill River Sojourn

The Schuylkill Action Network is funding one teacher to participate in this one-week trip and bring their experience back to the classroom.

The Sojourn Scholar will paddle all seven days of the Sojourn and be a full-trip participant along with hundreds of other paddlers. Please know that the sojourn is physically arduous and the Sojourn Scholar must be able to paddle approximately 15 miles a day along with the other physical tasks required to get down the river. This includes navigating portages around dams and carrying kayaks at put-ins and take-outs, as well as setting up a tent each night.

The Sojourn Scholar is welcome to bring their own kayak, paddle, and PFD if they own one. However, Schuylkill River Greenways (SRG) and their outfitter would be happy to set you up with all of the paddling gear you will need for the week free of charge.

The Sojourn Scholar will need all camping gear for a full week including a tent, rainfly, tarp, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, dry bag, etc. If the Sojourn Scholar can not supply those items, they will be provided through the Sojourn outfitter free of charge.

Three meals are provided each day. The Sojourn host communities work very hard to ensure many options at each meal. Vegetarian options will be available at all meals. If you have additional dietary requirements beyond a vegetarian option, you will need to provide those items for yourself for the week. SRG would be happy to discuss transport of items that do not need to be refrigerated.

Sojourn Scholar 2026 Application

SAN Watershed Land Collaborative Workgroup Meeting (Virtual)
2026-05-13 10:30 - 12:00
Meeting Link

5.13.2026 WLC AgendaDownload

SAN Agriculture & Stormwater Watts Farm Tour
2026-05-20 09:00 - 12:00
Join SAN’s Stormwater and Agriculture Workgroups for a morning of learning about streambank restoration and riparian buffer development at Watts Farm! This is a unique opportunity to see a model project and connect with fellow watershed professionals.

Parking: 2944 Hay Creek Rd, Birdsboro, PA 19508 (William Penn State Forest, Buck Hollow Tract parking)

Tour Location: Watts Farm (3210 Hay Creek Rd, Birdsboro, PA 19508)

Date: Wednesday, May 20th

Time: 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM

RSVP by May 15th

Schedule

9:00 AM- Meet in parking lot

9:15 AM- Depart the parking lot and carpool to farm

Participants will be split into two groups upon arrival

9:45 AM to 10:30 AM- Walk and talk with subject matter expert (1)

Groups switch

10:30 AM to 11:15 AM- Walk and talk with subject matter expert (2)

11:15 AM to 11:30 AM- Wrap up and final questions

11:30 AM- Depart for parking lot

Notes for Participants

Please wear appropriate footwear for prolonged walking on wet and uneven surfaces (sturdy shoes/boots)

Parking is very limited. Carpool, if possible

No restroom facilities on the property

Rain or shine. Dress for the weather

Bring water and snacks, as needed
