Events
Save the Date – April 3 Spring Water Policy Forum
Save the date for The Water Center at Penn’s second annual Spring Water Policy Forum, which will be held in person on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus. You can view the recording of last year’s Spring Water Policy Forum, focused on the theme of The Nexus of Climate Change, Nature-Based Solutions, and Combined Sewer Overflow…
Read MoreReImagine Appalachia’s 2025 Strategy Summit
January 14 & 15: 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM – Please join us for our 5th annual virtual strategy summit! ReImagine Appalachia’s strategy summit holds space to discuss all of the coalition’s various agenda topics and organize them into a work plan for the upcoming year. REGISTER HERE In our efforts to transition Appalachia to…
Read MoreSingle Use Plastics (SUP) Reduction team meeting via Zoom
WHERE: Thursday, December 19th at 6 p.m. -7 p.m. REGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlc-iqpzsjH9ag7729mXpdZTPNthPpXxoc Agenda for the December 19th meeting. · Welcome and Introductions · Update on status of SUP reduction efforts in South Central Pennsylvania and beyond · Strategies to get started in your local community o Communication and Advocacy with public schools, others…
Read MoreAppalachian Flood Policy Webinar – Thu. Dec. 12, noon – Register!
We’ve all seen the devastating effects that increased flooding is having on our region. Each year the summer/fall hurricanes and rains impact a different part of the Appalachian mountains. This year the Headwaters to the Ohio had a drought…but we have all heard of the devastating effects of the flooding in the mountains to…
Read MoreEPA Seeking Input and Information regarding control of landfill emissions
Landfills in the Headwaters to the Ohio often take fracking waste that percolates through the soil and comes out in the landfill’s leachate. In some cases, this leachate is sent to a local sewage treatment plant that is not designed to remove heavy metals. EPA is seeking to learn more about new and emerging technologies…
Read MoreRegister Now: Dec 16 Webinar on Clean Water and Partnerships for Land Protection
Join an upcoming Watershed Academy webinar to learn about how Clean Water Act (CWA) programs and partnerships can advance land protection. This webinar will highlight opportunities to integrate land protection across CWA programs, including the CWA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program, the Source Water Protection Program and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. In addition,…
Read MoreHelp EPA Get It Right at Fairmont Brine
On Thursday November 14 EPA will hold its first public meeting to explain the radioactivity hazard at the site of the former Fairmont Brine Processing facility near Fairmont, WV. Up to $3 million has been allocated for the first phase of the cleanup, but there have already been instances of radiation leaking past the current…
Read MoreWetlands – Assessment, Prioritization, and Research
This a friendly reminder that our next webcast entitled, “Wetlands – Assessment, Prioritization, and Research” is scheduled for one week from today, Wednesday November 6th. This webcast will feature several presentations on topics including the National Wetland Condition Assessment, wetland prioritization methods used in Kentucky’s NPS program, and recent research on nutrient retention in agricultural…
Read MoreWebinar: Removing Barriers to Conservation with Batch-and-Build
Date & Time: Oct 21, 2024 01:00 PM ET Conservation practices like saturated buffers and bioreactors have incredible potential to improve water quality, but there are plenty of barriers that prevent farmers and landowners from installing them. This is where the batch-and-build approach comes in. In this webinar, John Swanson, Water Resources Supervisor for Polk…
Read MoreAg Conservation Keystone Training
Gain the essential skills to address on-farm resource concerns and implement effective conservation practices with this comprehensive Ag Conservation training course. Designed by the Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training in collaboration with the Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP), this course equips conservation professionals—whether new or experienced—with foundational knowledge in agricultural literacy, resource concern identification, conservation…
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