Schuylkill Watershed Congress

Recent snow storms may have you feeling like Spring is far away, but one sure sign of Spring is just around the corner: the annual Schuylkill Watershed Congress. Did you know that this year's Congress is just 30 days away?

This year the Congress will be held on Saturday, March 13th, at the Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. As always, our 2010 event features a diverse program with concurrent and poster sessions covering a broad range of watershed topics. Whether you are a volunteer dedicated to improving your watershed, a municipal official who cares about water resources, a conservation professional charged with protecting our waterways, a teacher who wants to inform others about watersheds, or a student who wants to know more about stream functions, the Schuylkill Watershed Congress offers something for you.

Register by Friday, February 26th, 2010, to qualify for the $40 Early Registration Fee. After February 26th, the Registration Fee increases to $50 per person. Registration fees cover participation in Saturday’s program, Saturday morning’s hospitality and lunch.

The 2010 Keynote Presentation offers a panel discussion titled "How to Challenge a Stormwater Permit and Win: A Look at the Crum Creek Neighbors Decision."
Michele Adams (Meliora Environmental Design), James A. Schmid, Ph. D. (Schmid & Company, Inc., Consulting Ecologists), and John Wilmer (Environmental Attorney), will tell the story behind the recent successful legal challenge to a stormwater permit given to a developer in an Exceptional Value designated watershed in Delaware County.

This year’s program features 28 concurrent sessions and 7 poster sessions covering a broad range of watershed topics:
* Drinking Water Protection *
* Special Protection Waters *
* Restoration Case Studies *
* Flood Plain Mapping *
* Water Monitoring *
* Invasive Species *
* Natural Gas Drilling *
* Urban Greening *
* Watershed Education *
Please note: The speakers, topics and times shown in the conference overview are correct at the time of printing. The Program Committee reserves the right to alter, delete or replace items in the Schuylkill Watershed Congress program in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

For complete details on all sessions being offered and for registration and sponsorship information, go to: http://delawareriverkeeper.org/aboutus/2010_SWC_Overview.pdf
Registration forms can be downloaded from:
http://delawareriverkeeper.org/aboutus/2010_SWC_RegisrationForm.pdf

The 2010 Schuylkill Watershed Congress is made possible in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation’s Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, and Pennsylvania Sea Grant. Please consider becoming a financial sponsor of the 2010 Schuylkill Watershed Congress. For more information, contact chari@delawareriverkeeper.org.

The 2010 Schuylkill Watershed Congress is presented by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network in association with: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia • Alliance for a Sustainable Future • Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring • Ambler EAC • Ambler Tree Tenders • Bucks County Planning Commission • Center in the Park Senior Environmental Corps • Cadastral Consulting • Clean Water Action • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University • Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation • Friends of Manayunk Canal • Friends of Mingo Creek • Greater Pottstown Watershed Alliance • Hay Creek Watershed Association • Hawk Mountain Sanctuary • Hopewell Big Woods Partnership • Landscape Architecture Program, Philadelphia University • League of Women Voters of PA WREN Project • Lower Merion Conservancy • Maiden Creek Watershed Association • A.D. Marble & Co. • Montgomery County Community College • Montgomery County Conservation District • Montgomery County Lands Trust • Montgomery County Planning Commission • Octoraro Native Plant Nursery, Inc. • Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources • Pennsylvania Environmental Council • Pennsylvania Sea Grant • Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy • Philadelphia Water Department • Reading Area Community College • Schuylkill Action Network • Schuylkill Canal Association • Schuylkill Headwaters Association • Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area • Stell Environmental Enterprises • Streamline Organizational Services • Stroud Water Research Center • United States Fish and Wildlife Service • Valley Forge Trout Unlimited • West Chester Fish, Game & Wildlife Association • Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association