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Sign the Coal Miner's Stamp Petition!
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Eastern Coal Region Roundtable Website
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Visit the Eastern Coal Region Roundtable Website for large collection of grant opportunities.
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HARRISBURG (November 30) -- Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR) is pleased to announce the release of an online system that will store data collected by volunteer watershed monitors statewide. This information is currently used to track the impacts that human activities may have on a watershed, but it is stored only locally, without online access. With the advent of the PA Watersheds Data System, thousands of records dating back to the early 1970’s can be made publicly available.
The system is accessed through POWR’s website http://www.pawatersheds.org, and is designed to place the monitoring groups in charge of their data, including whether they will store their data in it and who they will allow to see it once it is stored there.
"I am working with a consortium of educators (Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies- SRHCES) who are investigating the links between contaminants in the environment and human health. In addition to the eight college/universities, we are also collaborating with watershed organizations and the Geisinger Health System. The PA Watersheds Data System will be both a repository for our data collection and a source of data for this type of critical research," explained Dr. Mel Zimmerman, Director of Clean Water Institute and Chair of Lycoming College Biology Department.
“The PA Watersheds Data System represents an important step forward in Pennsylvania’s water resources management toolkit. Among other things, it allows everyone to see where regular monitoring is taking place and where it may not be taking place. This will help governments and private citizens alike understand the condition of the environment as well as fill in gaps where information is lacking. DEP is a strong contributor to the project both financially and in terms of scientific expertise and we’re excited to see it come to fruition,” commented PA DEP Deputy Secretary for Water Management, Cathleen Myers.
With the state and federal governments poised to spend millions of dollars treating contaminated coal mine discharges, the system will be available to help policymakers compare “before” and “after” conditions at affected streams.
POWR is a nonprofit organization that strives for the protection, restoration, and enjoyment of our water resources, and conducts programs that foster stewardship, communication, leadership and action. Other programs coordinated through POWR include the Pennsylvania River Sojourn Program, educational, multi-day canoeing and float trips that have been organized throughout Pennsylvania and along many of its waterways since the 1980's and the Pennsylvania Stream Signage Program, which has marked 4,064 stream crossings across Pennsylvania.
CONTACT:
Judy Jordan
Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers
Phone: 717-234-7910
Fax: 717-234-7929
[email protected]
http://www.pawatersheds.org
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PA Environmental Professionals 2005 Annual Meeting and Conference
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"The Environmental Profession....Past Accomplishments, New Challenges, Everybody's Future"
When: May 12th & 13th, 2005
Where: Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel Scranton
700 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton PA 18503, US
Telephone: (570) 342-8300 Fax: (570) 342-0380
For more information or make a presentation follow this link.
The Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, conveniently located in the heart of downtown Scranton, offers an impressive blend of amenities: Historic site, appealing guest accommodations, captivating Grand Lobby, Four star cuisine.
There will be your choice of Technical Tours or Golf on Wednesday Afternoon May 11th, 2005 with a very special reception that evening in honor of the dedicated PAEP Board of Directors
Please make your hotel reservations early, at the Special Conference Rate of $89.00 per night.
To make reservations at the Radisson call 570-342-8300 or 1-800-333-3333 and ask for: PA Association of Environmental Professionals.
Or you can go on our website and in the special promotional code type ENVIR
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The tentative dates for the 2007 AMD Conference are July 20-21, 2007 at the Ramada Inn & Conference Center, State College, PA.
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Luzerne Conservation District
485 Smith's Pond Road
Shavertown, PA 18708
Phone: 570-674-7991
Fax : 570-674-7989
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