Events
AI for Water: Penn’s Annual Policy Forum Returns April 16th
Water doesn’t move at the speed of technology – but the people managing it are being asked to. On April 16th, the Water Center at Penn is hosting its third annual Spring Water Policy Forum, and this year’s theme cuts right to the heart of a challenge facing water managers, utilities, and policymakers across the…
Read MoreSpring Confluence 2026: Bioblitz, Keynote, and a Full Day of Water Advocacy
Every spring, something important happens in the Upper Ohio River Basin – water advocates, watershed groups, municipal authorities, and community partners gather in one room to share what they know, learn from each other, and figure out what comes next. This year’s Spring Confluence is happening May 29, 2026 at Geneva College in Beaver Falls,…
Read MoreStart Your Voyage to the Confluence — With a Bioblitz
Registration is open for H2O Water Network’s Spring 2026 Confluence, and the journey starts before you ever set foot on campus. From May 1–16, H2O Water Network and Pennsylvania Master Naturalist invite you to kick things off with a Bioblitz — a community-wide push to document the biodiversity in your neighborhood, watershed, town, park, or…
Read MoreDon’t Miss It — From Ripples to Currents Is Coming March 27
Next Friday, the Upper Ohio River Basin water community comes together — and you’re going to want to be in the room. From Ripples to Currents: Connect, Share, Act for Clean Water is happening on Friday, March 27, 2026, and it’s the kind of event that reminds you why this work matters. Whether you represent…
Read MoreTwo New NOAA Grant Opportunities Target Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Control
If your organization works on water quality monitoring, aquatic health, or drinking water protection, this one’s worth your attention. NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Competitive Research Program has announced two new funding opportunities targeting harmful algal bloom (HAB) research — one focused on toxin detection in seafood, the other on technologies to…
Read MoreFree Event in Homewood Connects Residents with Resources on Basement Flooding and Indoor Air Quality
If you’ve ever walked downstairs after a heavy rain and found your shoes getting wet, you already know the problem. Basement flooding and moisture aren’t just an inconvenience — they’re a health issue. And for residents in Pittsburgh’s Homewood and Hill District neighborhoods, where aging housing stock meets one of the region’s most dynamic urban…
Read MoreThe Hidden Resource Beneath Your Feet: Groundwater Awareness Week March 8–14
Chances are, the water you drank this morning came from underground. Not a river. Not a reservoir. But from deep beneath your feet — from ancient aquifers and bedrock that have been filtering and storing freshwater for thousands of years. That’s groundwater, and it’s a bigger deal than most people realize. Every year during the…
Read MoreYour Ripple Is How a Current Begins — Join Us March 27 at Camp Christian
You don’t have to figure this out alone. Across our region — Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia — people are dealing with the same stubborn challenges: erosion creeping at the banks, flooding that keeps coming back, stormwater that doesn’t know where to go, and water quality that keeps slipping. And plenty of those people have…
Read MoreJoin the Cancer & Environment Network (CENSWPA) for their upcoming All Members Meeting!
Join the Cancer & Environment Network (CENSWPA) for their upcoming All Members Meeting! · Date and Time: February 24th, from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, optional lunch from 1:00 – 2:00 pm · Location: COhatch Southside Works, 2681 Sidney St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 This convening will serve as a…
Read MoreEPA CyanoSymposium 2026: Understanding Cyanotoxins and Protecting Human & Animal Health
If you work in water quality, public health, or environmental protection, this is one event you’ll want on your calendar. EPA CyanoSymposium 2026 will take a deep dive into the human and animal health effects of cyanotoxins — the harmful toxins produced by certain cyanobacteria during harmful algal blooms (HABs). These toxins can affect people,…
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