Tag: Watershed Land Protection
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Live Webinar: Introducing the Pennsylvania Community Conservation Partnerships Program
Join Penn State Extension and participating partners US Forest Service, State, and Private Forestry; Pennsylvania DCNR, Bureau of Forestry; and Pennsylvania TreeVitalize Program, Pennsylvania Community Trees for a webinar highlighting how the Pennsylvania Department of Natural Conservation and Recreation Community Conservation Partnership Program can help make your community forestry project a reality. This annual grant program…
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Webinar: Addressing Emerging Contaminants in Source Water Using BIL Grants and Forgivable Loans
Join the Source Water Collaborative for this webinar is part of a new series of webinars on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, designed to help access historic levels of funding. This webinar is designed for states, water utilities, source water protection staff, state BIL funding program staff, source water collaboratives, federal agencies, and other water stakeholders. …
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2024 Watershed Congress
Sharing information, tools, and practices for watershed protection and restoration The Watershed Congress has evolved since 1998 to advance the best available information and techniques for protecting and restoring watersheds. The focus on networking across disciplines means that the Watershed Congress melds science, policy, and practical applications into one program. As a result, the annual…
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Planning for Flood Resilience: Integrating Hazard Mitigation and Floodplain Management Planning Webinar
Join FEMA for this webinar highlighting how local-level planning provides a framework for local governments to lessen the impacts of natural disasters, including flooding. Many local governments undertake multi-hazard mitigation planning to engage their community in understanding risks and developing mitigation actions. They can increase benefits of their planning process by designing it to also meet the…
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Webinar – GIS Options for Environmental Advisory Councils
From inventorying tree cover, to managing invasive species; from mapping riparian buffers, floodplains, recharge areas and other water-related resources, to inventorying municipal open space areas to improve management, Geographic Information System (GIS) is a powerful tool that can be used for environmental management and protection.
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Draft Blue Marsh Lake Master Plan Open House
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will host an open house on Feb. 29, 2024, to share details on a draft revision of the Blue Marsh Lake Master Plan. The open house will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the Berks County Agricultural Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport, PA 19533. The public open…
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Flood Mitigation: A Roadmap for Pennsylvania (Virtual)
In this panel presentation hosted by PASA, learn about the growing impact of severe floods and droughts on farms and other lands, and the role farmers and land stewards can play in directly mitigating damage caused by these natural disasters. We will also cover resources farmers can access to reduce exposure, take preventive measures, and…
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Scrub and Pub 2024
Join us at the 2024 Scrub and Pub in Upper Merion Township where the community and partners gather to clean before it’s green. This event is registered with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful in support of Pick Up PA, the Annual Spring Initiative — and the Schuylkill Scrub. Thursday March 21st 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm followed by a Happy…
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SAN Annual Meeting
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 Cost: Free – Thanks to our amazing sponsors, the Philadelphia Water Department and Aqua! Don’t miss this opportunity…
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2024 Bus Tour and Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Press Event
Join us on a tour to see the Schuylkill River Restoration Fund’s impact in Philadelphia. We’ll visit a river access and riparian buffer project and a community garden and learn about how these projects help protect and connect people to the Schuylkill River. We’ll also highlight grants awarded for the 2024 Schuylkill River Restoration Fund. Participants should…
Cover photo credit: Ed Bacon