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Your Confluence Day Guide: What to See, Bring, and Take Home from Spring 2026
The Spring 2026 Confluence is almost here, and we wanted to send you off with a guide to make the most of the day. Whether you have been to a Confluence before or this is your first one, here is what to bring, what to look for, and how to plug in. A Note from…
Read MoreNew Study Finds Lingering Immune Changes in East Palestine Residents After Train Derailment
More than three years after the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, residents along the Pennsylvania-Ohio border are still asking the same question: what did that disaster do to our bodies? A new peer-reviewed study published this month in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology offers some of the clearest answers…
Read MoreClean Water Starts Here: Exploring PA’s Integrated Water Plan
H2O Water Network’s efforts to support clean water in the Headwaters to the Ohio don’t stop with the Spring Confluence. Join us on a monthly sojourn to explore what makes a healthy watershed. On June 22nd at 10:00am, join Dustin Shull of the PA DEP Bureau of Clean Water to learn about the PA Integrated…
Read MoreDeadline Extended: WaterNow Project Accelerator Applications Due May 29
If your organization is working on innovative water projects and could use expert support to get them off the ground, WaterNow Alliance’s Project Accelerator program just extended its application deadline – and it’s worth a look. Applications are now due Friday, May 29, 2026. What Is Project Accelerator? Project Accelerator is a free technical assistance…
Read MorePartner Spotlight: Jacobs Creek Watershed Association Has a Packed Summer Lineup
If you’re looking for ways to get outside, get your kids into nature, or support a local watershed organization doing great work – Jacobs Creek Watershed Association has three events coming up this summer worth putting on your calendar. Young Naturalist Camp – June 8-10 JCWA’s third annual Young Naturalist Camp is an overnight immersive…
Read MoreWild East Action Fund Conservation Grants — Applications Open May 18
If your organization works on land protection, conservation planning, or community resilience in the Appalachian Trail landscape — this one is worth your attention. The Wild East Action Fund is open for applications starting May 18, and the deadline is June 26, 2026. What Is the Wild East Action Fund? The Wild East Action Fund…
Read MoreWorking Together for Cleaner Streams – Stormwater Workshop Coming June 2 in Pittsburgh
If stormwater management is part of your work – or your community is dealing with flooding, runoff, or stream health issues – here is a workshop worth clearing your calendar for. H2O Water Network is co-hosting “Working Together for Cleaner Streams,” a stormwater management workshop on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 from 8:30 AM to 2:30…
Read MoreIs Your Community Ready for the Next Big Rain? Seven Ways to Fight Flooding Before It Starts
When a major storm rolls through the Upper Ohio River Basin, are your streets, homes, and streams ready for it? Probably not as ready as they could be – and that is exactly what Matt Genchur from the Pennsylvania Association of Flood Plain Managers wants to talk about at H2O Water Network’s Spring Confluence on…
Read MoreWater pollution poster contest winners announced
During a work session this month, Rostraver Township commissioners announced the six winners of their annual Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) poster contest. According to Township Planner Tamira Spedaliere, Rostraver Township staff visited Marion and Rostraver elementary schools in December and January to give presentations on water pollution. They invited the students to submit…
Read MoreMeet the Scientist Who Is Changing How We Think About Plastic and Water
When Dr. Sherri Mason walks into a room, people pay attention. As one of the world’s leading researchers on microplastics in drinking water, she has spent years documenting something most of us would rather not think about – the tiny plastic particles that have made their way into our taps, our rivers, and our bodies.…
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