Schuylkill Action Network

Organization: SAN

  • 2024 Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (PWEA)

    The 2024 Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (PWEA) will be held at the Penn Stater Conference Center, State College, PA from June 16-19, 2024. This event boasts an average annual attendance of roughly 700 water quality professionals across Pennsylvania. Click here to learn more and register.

  • Choose Native Workshop for Landscape Professionals – Philadelphia

    Calling all Landscape Professionals! Professional landscapers and water gardeners are invited to register for one of three regional workshops provided by Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Penn State Extension, and regional partners focused on replacing invasive species with those native to Pennsylvania, in landscaping and water gardens. The March 2024 “Choose Native” workshops are free and continuing…

  • Development and Application of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Forecasting Science

    Click here for more information and to register Forecasting Freshwater Cyanobacterial HABs for Sentinel-3 Satellite Resolved U.S. Lakes and Reservoirs Because cyanoHABs are a concern for health throughout the United States, there is a need for a large-scale prediction model. To address this need, we used a Bayesian model to estimate the probability of a…

  • The State of Stormwater Symposium: Programs and Fees in a post-West Chester Landscape

    Register now for The State of Stormwater Symposium: Programs and Fees in a post-West Chester Landscape- a crash course on recent developments for stormwater management programs and fees, hosted and sponsored by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council being held on Wednesday, February 28th from 9 AM – 11AM.   Attend the hybrid Symposium, from the comfort of your computer over Zoom…

  • SAN Annual (SANnual) Meeting 2024

      Join partners from across the Schuylkill watershed as we celebrate 21 years of collaboration for a cleaner, healthier Schuylkill River at our 2024 SANnual Meeting! When: November 1st Where: McMillan Student Center, Albright College, Reading, PA (#19 on the Albright College Campus Map) Cost: Free – Thanks to our hosts at Albright College and…

  • New Opportunities to Partner with NRCS for Source Water Protection and Climate-Smart Agriculture

    New Opportunities to Partner with NRCS for Source Water Protection and Climate-Smart Agriculture hosted by the Source Water Collaborative (SWC).  This webinar will focus on this year’s opportunity to update the USDA NRCS high priority source water protection areas and agricultural and forestry practices landowners can implement to get up to 90 percent incentive payments to protect drinking water…

  • Delaware River Basin Commission Public Hearing on Persistent Dry Conditions in the Basin

    The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will hold a special public hearing on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, starting at 1:30 p.m., to receive comment on the matter of persistent dry conditions in the Basin. If conditions worsen, a special business meeting may follow on a date to be determined, or DRBC may take action at its regularly scheduled…

  • Center for Watershed Protection FREE Lunch and Learn (Webinar)

    Join the Center for Watershed Protection for a FREE lunch and learn to hear about the results of the CWP National Watershed Research Network’s first project Accounting for Climate Change in Post-Construction Stormwater Standards. The Network funds applied research on topics determined by its members. Click here to register and learn more!

  • Webinar: PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Management: Philadelphia Water Department Approach

    The PA Association of Environmental Professionals are hosting a December 10 webinar on PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Management – Philadelphia Water Department Approach starting at Noon. After some brief background information on PFAS compounds, the talk will focus on steps Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has taken to characterize PFAS in source water, plan for drinking water…

  • Climate-Smart BMPs: Building Resilient Stormwater Quality Measures

    Join this free webinar hosted by Stormwater University Climate change is significantly altering precipitation patterns and intensifying extreme weather events, posing a growing threat to stormwater quality. This webinar will explore the multifaceted impacts of climate change on stormwater systems, especially BMP design. We will delve into how rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and more…

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