Organization: SAN
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2024 Designation Cycle Sentinel Landscapes Spotlight
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is thrilled to announce newly designated landscapes from the 2024 Sentinel Landscape Designation Cycle. This process, informed by ten years of lessons learned in building innovative connections between partners in conservation, working lands, climate resilience, and national defense, aims to set the stage for the next decade of impact in sentinel…
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Webinar: Testing Emerging Contaminant Mixtures in Pennsylvania Private Wells
Join Penn State Extension for this free webinar. Despite the growing concern of the occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), and pesticides in drinking water in the United States, there is limited focus on private wells despite serving over 13 million people in…
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Protecting Water Quality On and Around Horse Farms (Webinar)
Horse farms have the potential to affect nearby surface water like streams and ponds. Runoff from farms can contain manure nutrients and soil, which are considered pollutants and impair nearby water quality. Join this Lunch and Learn webinar to discover how you can protect surface water quality on and around your farm! Click here to…
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Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt
The Pennsylvania iMapInvasives Program will once again be hosting its annual “Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt” During the month of August, challenge yourself to identify, search for, and report your findings of five invasive species as part of a special statewide event. A webinar training on Tuesday, July 30 at 11am will highlight the checklist of species and explain how to report…
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Do-It-Yourself Electronics for Environmental Monitoring
This workshop will help you learn the skills necessary to assemble, program, and deploy a water monitoring station, and give you the knowledge and resources to continue learning on your own. Where: Stroud Water Research Center, 970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311 Audience: Beginners and those with intermediate experience programming data loggers and using environmental monitoring equipment. …
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12th Annual Symposium on Harmful Algae – One Bloom: Unifying HAB Science in Aquatic Ecosystems
The theme, ONE BLOOM, seeks to identify and highlight commonalities across diverse study systems and disciplines within Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) research. Sessions and discussions will foster a unified understanding that integrates perspectives and approaches in HAB science, and equips researchers, managers, and policymakers with the knowledge needed to address this pressing environmental challenge. The…
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The 2024 Virtual Conservation District and PA Agency Ag. Meeting
The 2024 Virtual Conservation District and PA Agency Ag. Meeting will be held via Teams on July 25th and July 31st. The annual meeting is being led by DEP staff and presenters will bring the perspectives of our various partners in conservation. Staff from CCDs, DEP, SCC, NRCS, PACD, DCNR, Penn State, and other partners…
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Love Your Lake 2024 at Blue Marsh Lake
The month of July has been designated as Lakes Appreciation Month in the state of Pennsylvania and across the country. Lakes provide valuable environmental and economic benefits, but perhaps more importantly, are a place people enjoy visiting to recreate in many different ways. Join the Blue Marsh Lake staff and partners to celebrate Blue Marsh…
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SAN Agriculture Workgroup Meeting (Virtual)
Join us via Zoom for the final SAN Agriculture Workgroup Meeting of 2024 to connect partners and projects in the Schuylkill Watershed! This meeting will be virtual on Zoom. If you have an agenda item to discuss or would like more information, please email Meghan Rogalus at mrogalus@delawareestuary.org. You can receive email reminders for the Ag workgroup meetings by signing up here.
Cover photo credit: Ed Bacon