There will be a meeting of the Park Creek Watershed Association on February 18,2010
at the Horsham Township Library.
Meeting time is 7PM
Meetings are open to the public. Please feel free to join us.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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
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
Seventh Annual PennFuture Watershed Workshop:
Seventh Annual PennFuture Watershed Workshop:
Bold Action to Protect Water Quality in Philadelphia and Beyond
Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Friends Center in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Water Department has some of the most exciting and ambitious plans and regulations in the country to protect and improve water quality. Reserve your spot to learn about these cutting edge initiatives and how they might catch on in other parts of Pennsylvania.
This workshop will update watershed groups, conservancies, municipal government officials, and interested residents on the changes Philadelphia is making to ensure the health of our waterways. These changes can serve as a model for other municipalities who not only seek to better manage their stormwater, but also want to build their economy by simultaneously improving their overall physical environment. Hear from the folks behind this new approach to stormwater management and from those who are making the change happen.
* Christine Marjoram, manager of the Stormwater Plan Review & Incentive Program at the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), will review stormwater management regulations and how they are changing;
* Joanne Dahme, program manager, PWD Office of Watersheds and PennFuture’s own Brian Glass, staff attorney, will explain the changes that are being made to the commercial stormwater charge and why it is it likely to result in better stormwater management;
* Maggie Allio of the Trans-Pacific Engineering Corp andJoanne Dahme of PWD Office of Watersheds will discuss the need for and strategies around implementing integrated watershed management planning;
* Marc Cammarata, manager of watershed planning and engineering for PWD and Brian Glass will delve into Philadelphia’s bold combined sewer overflow long term control plan update, Green City, Clean Waters and the benefits it offers over other plans being put forward across the country;
* PennFuture’s own Rachel Vassar, Philadelphia outreach coordinator will take a look at Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling, and why it is relevant to southeastern Pennsylvania’s water quality;
Other highlights of the day include:
* A guided tour of the Friends Center green roof and other water management practices incorporated into the facility;
* A chance to win a rain barrel to manage stormwater management at home; and
* Light breakfast, lunch and materials!
The cost of the workshop is FREE to PennFuture members; $10 for non-members. Space is limited and registration is required by Friday, April 9, 2010; register online today or by calling 717-214-7920.
Saturday, April 17, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Friends Center at 1501 Cherry St. Philadelphia, PA. Directions are available here.
Space is limited - register today!
Bold Action to Protect Water Quality in Philadelphia and Beyond
Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Friends Center in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Water Department has some of the most exciting and ambitious plans and regulations in the country to protect and improve water quality. Reserve your spot to learn about these cutting edge initiatives and how they might catch on in other parts of Pennsylvania.
This workshop will update watershed groups, conservancies, municipal government officials, and interested residents on the changes Philadelphia is making to ensure the health of our waterways. These changes can serve as a model for other municipalities who not only seek to better manage their stormwater, but also want to build their economy by simultaneously improving their overall physical environment. Hear from the folks behind this new approach to stormwater management and from those who are making the change happen.
* Christine Marjoram, manager of the Stormwater Plan Review & Incentive Program at the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), will review stormwater management regulations and how they are changing;
* Joanne Dahme, program manager, PWD Office of Watersheds and PennFuture’s own Brian Glass, staff attorney, will explain the changes that are being made to the commercial stormwater charge and why it is it likely to result in better stormwater management;
* Maggie Allio of the Trans-Pacific Engineering Corp andJoanne Dahme of PWD Office of Watersheds will discuss the need for and strategies around implementing integrated watershed management planning;
* Marc Cammarata, manager of watershed planning and engineering for PWD and Brian Glass will delve into Philadelphia’s bold combined sewer overflow long term control plan update, Green City, Clean Waters and the benefits it offers over other plans being put forward across the country;
* PennFuture’s own Rachel Vassar, Philadelphia outreach coordinator will take a look at Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling, and why it is relevant to southeastern Pennsylvania’s water quality;
Other highlights of the day include:
* A guided tour of the Friends Center green roof and other water management practices incorporated into the facility;
* A chance to win a rain barrel to manage stormwater management at home; and
* Light breakfast, lunch and materials!
The cost of the workshop is FREE to PennFuture members; $10 for non-members. Space is limited and registration is required by Friday, April 9, 2010; register online today or by calling 717-214-7920.
Saturday, April 17, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Friends Center at 1501 Cherry St. Philadelphia, PA. Directions are available here.
Space is limited - register today!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Saturdays Planting Cancelled
Cedar Hill Road Basin Planting Volunteers:
I would like to thank you for volunteering to assist the Township with the planting of trees and shrubs in the Cedar Hill Road Basin. With the rain that we have had and the rain that we are expecting I am going to cancel the planting. As I stated above we were going to be planting in a basin which receives all the stormwater from the park so it will be extremely wet and will make planting difficult to impossible. Again I would like to thank you for volunteering for this project. The township will be planting the trees and shrubs over the next couple of weeks so come out and visit the site in November to take a look at all the new plants.
Thank you,
Mark L Hudson
I would like to thank you for volunteering to assist the Township with the planting of trees and shrubs in the Cedar Hill Road Basin. With the rain that we have had and the rain that we are expecting I am going to cancel the planting. As I stated above we were going to be planting in a basin which receives all the stormwater from the park so it will be extremely wet and will make planting difficult to impossible. Again I would like to thank you for volunteering for this project. The township will be planting the trees and shrubs over the next couple of weeks so come out and visit the site in November to take a look at all the new plants.
Thank you,
Mark L Hudson
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Macroinvertebrate Identification Workshop
Macroinvertebrate Identification Workshop
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009
Time: 9 am – 3 pm
Cost: Free
Audience: Teachers, educators, watershed volunteers, fly anglers
(Act 48 hours available for teachers)
RSVP by: October 30, 2009
Location: Tyler State Park Office - Meeting Room
101 Swamp Road
Newtown, PA 18940
For directions, please visit:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/tyler.aspx
Do you ever wonder what lurks beneath the surface of the stream? Learn about the natural history of
macroinvertebrates (aquatic insects, crustaceans, and worms) that live on the stream bottom and how
these animals can be used as indicators of stream health.
Join StroudTM Water Research Center educators for this introductory hands-on workshop during which
participants will learn simple techniques to collect and identify macroinvertebrates and to determine
what these animals can indicate about stream health. The day will include discussion, field, and lab
time. Emphasis will be on learning identification skills.
Please dress for the field and if you have them, bring rubber boots. You will also need to provide your
own lunch.
Space is limited. Sign up soon!
Questions & Registrations should be directed to:
Christina Medved
Education Programs Manager
Stroud Water Research Center
610-268-2153 ext. 258
cmedved@stroudcenter.org
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009
Time: 9 am – 3 pm
Cost: Free
Audience: Teachers, educators, watershed volunteers, fly anglers
(Act 48 hours available for teachers)
RSVP by: October 30, 2009
Location: Tyler State Park Office - Meeting Room
101 Swamp Road
Newtown, PA 18940
For directions, please visit:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/tyler.aspx
Do you ever wonder what lurks beneath the surface of the stream? Learn about the natural history of
macroinvertebrates (aquatic insects, crustaceans, and worms) that live on the stream bottom and how
these animals can be used as indicators of stream health.
Join StroudTM Water Research Center educators for this introductory hands-on workshop during which
participants will learn simple techniques to collect and identify macroinvertebrates and to determine
what these animals can indicate about stream health. The day will include discussion, field, and lab
time. Emphasis will be on learning identification skills.
Please dress for the field and if you have them, bring rubber boots. You will also need to provide your
own lunch.
Space is limited. Sign up soon!
Questions & Registrations should be directed to:
Christina Medved
Education Programs Manager
Stroud Water Research Center
610-268-2153 ext. 258
cmedved@stroudcenter.org
Friday, October 2, 2009
Plant trees and shrubs
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Horsham Township received a grant to purchase trees and shrubs that will
be planted in Cedar Hill Road Park Stormwater Detention Basin. The
Horsham Township Environmental Advisory Board is recruiting residents to
volunteer to help us with the planting of these trees and shrubs on
Sunday, October 18th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. We will have all the tools
and equipment that will be needed all we are asking from you is to come
out and assist with the planting (please bring your own gloves). If you
have any questions please contact Mark Hudson at 215-672-6913 or at
. Please RSVP to
if you plan to attend. Even if you will only be able to attend for a portion of time, we can
use your help! We will use your RSVP’s to help organize the volunteers.
Details:
Date: Sunday, October 18th
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Cedar Hill Road Park, meet in parking lot
Objective: Plant trees and shrubs
Thank you,
Mark L Hudson
Park Superintendent
P#: 215-672-6913
F#: 215-672-0849
Horsham Township received a grant to purchase trees and shrubs that will
be planted in Cedar Hill Road Park Stormwater Detention Basin. The
Horsham Township Environmental Advisory Board is recruiting residents to
volunteer to help us with the planting of these trees and shrubs on
Sunday, October 18th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. We will have all the tools
and equipment that will be needed all we are asking from you is to come
out and assist with the planting (please bring your own gloves). If you
have any questions please contact Mark Hudson at 215-672-6913 or at
if you plan to attend. Even if you will only be able to attend for a portion of time, we can
use your help! We will use your RSVP’s to help organize the volunteers.
Details:
Date: Sunday, October 18th
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Cedar Hill Road Park, meet in parking lot
Objective: Plant trees and shrubs
Thank you,
Mark L Hudson
Park Superintendent
P#: 215-672-6913
F#: 215-672-0849
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Project Headwaters
Park Creek Watershed Association will have a guest speaker from Project Headwaters at the June 11th meeting at the Horsham Township Library at 7PM. Please come out and join us. Our meeting are free and open to the public.
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