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2012

PA DEP Webinars on Act 13 of 2012

PA Department of Environmental Protection Online Sessions on New Marcellus Shale Law

Visit www.dep.state.pa.us and click the "Act 13" button.

• April 3, 2012 - Details on Permitting and Notifications
• April 10, 2012 - Information about Environmental Protection and Enhancement
• April 17, 2012 - Inspections and Enforcement

April 1, 2012 - May 31, 2012

SCHUYLKILL SCRUB - Charge into Spring and help clean up a little piece of beautiful southeastern PA!

Register your cleanup today and get entered into a drawing to win a Rain Barrel! Register at www.SchuylkillScrub.org

Questions? Call Tom Davidock 302-655-4990 Ext 109

April 30 – May 4, 2012 – Portland, OR

Event: 8th National Water Monitoring Conference – Water: One Resource – Shared Effort – Common Future
Sponsored by the National Water Quality Monitoring Council
More info at: http://acwi.gov/monitoring/

May 2 – 4, 2012 – Lancaster, PA

Event: PA Chapter AWWA 64th Annual Conference (Link to http://www.paawwa.org/)
When: May 2 – 4, 2012
Where: Lancaster Marriott, Lancaster, PA
Conference Schedule: http://www.paawwa.org/PDF/PDFfilesMAIN/Conf2012SchedDec72011.pdf

May 7-10, 2012 - Portland, OR

When: May 7-10, 2012
What: 2012 River Rally A joint event of River Network & Waterkeeper Alliance
Sponsor: River Network
Where: Doubletree Hotel Portland Lloyd Center, Portland Oregon
Information: Download the RIver Rally Brochure
Register: Registration is now closed - waiting list available at: River Rally website

River Rally 2012 is a joint event of River Network and Waterkeeper Alliance. It is an international gathering of water conservationists, with a focus on education, inspiration and celebration. Staff, board members, volunteers, agencies, tribal representatives, and individuals interested in watershed conservation should all consider attending the event.

MAY 11, 2012 – Lebanon, PA

What: Soil, Stabilization and Stormwater Symposium
Sponsor: Lebanon County Conservation District

When: 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Fee: $150 includes Breakfast & lunch
Where: Marabelle's, 1352 Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042
Information: Please contact Angie Foltz at Lebanon County Conservation District (717) 272-3908 ext.4 Download Flyer

MAY 10, 2012 – Allentown, PA

What: Hydromania 2012 Exciting educational event for 1,200 Lehigh Valley area third and fourth graders to learn all about watershed protection concepts.
Sponsor: Lehigh Valley Water Suppliers, Inc. (LVWS)
Where: Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA.
Information: Please contact Liesel Adam at 610-398-2503 or lieseladam@lehighcountyauthority.org

May 19, 2012 - Forest Summit (rescheduled from 4/28/12)

When: May 19, 2012 Noon to 6:00 pm NOTE: Summit was re-scheduled from April 28, 2012

What: 1st Annual Forest Summit (families and kids welcome)
Sponsor: Nature Abounds
Where: SB Elliott State Park (I-80 Exit 111), Clearfield County
Information: call Nature Abounds at 814-765-1453 or email forests@natureabounds.org .
Register: Forest Summit website at: http://www.natureabounds.org/The_Forest_Summit.html#rsvp

Join Nature Abounds on Saturday,May 19th, 2012, for the first annual Forest Summit for education, inspiration, and networking in Central Pennsylvania! The Forest Summit will look at issues facing Pennsylvania forests such as: hydraulic “fracking,” wildlife and wildlife rehabilitation, climate change, environmental health, urban sprawl, invasive plants/pests, public lands and citizen rights and responsibilities, and what citizens can do to help.

May 22-25, 2012 – Bridgewater, MA

What: Project WET National Conference
Sponsors: Project WET USA and the Watershed Access Lab at BSU

When: Pre-Conference:
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Full Conference:
Wednesday - Friday
May 23-25, 2012
Where: Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Information: Educate. Empower. Act. The mission of Project WET is to reach children, parents, educators and communities of the world with water education. Click here for more information on Project WET.

June 4-6, 2012 – Lancaster, PA

What: 3rd Annual Choose Clean Water Conference
Sponsor: Choose Clean Water Coalition
Where: Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square, Lancaster,, PA.
Information: Please contact Deb Kleiner at 443-759-3409 or kleinerd@nwf.org

Join local watershed organizations, clean water advocates, and government officials from across the Chesapeake region's six states and District of Columbia for panel discussions, workshops, policy experts and networking opportunities to learn about the latest clean water solutions at the local, state and federal levels.

June 10-14, 2012 – Dallas, TX

Event: ACE 2012 - American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference and Exposition
When: June 10-14, 2012 (registration opens 1/10/12)
Where: Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX
Info: http://www.awwa.org/ACE12/index.cfm?ItemNumber=56774&navItemNumber=56623

June 12-13, 2012 – Carlisle, PA

Title: WREN Grantee Conference (by invitation only)
Where: Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

August 2 - 4, 2012 - State College, PA

Event: 14th Annual Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference
When: August 2 - 4, 2012
Where: Ramada Inn and Conference Center, State College, PA
Info: www.treatminewater.org

With the theme, "New Frontiers in Reclamation," this year's conference intends to explore innovative ways to achieve abandoned mine reclamation in Pennsylvania.

September 18-19, 2012 – Harrisburg, PA

What: PA Environmental Council Stormwater/Green Infrastructure Conference
Where: Harrisburg,, PA

Save the Date - Details to Come

October 8-10, 2012 – Baltimore, MD

Event: The Center for Watershed Protection's Watershed & Stormwater Conference
When: October 10-12, 2012
Where: Baltimore, MD
Info: www.CWP2012EVENT.com

October 9, 2012 – Bethlehem, PA

What: 5th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference: Rising Waters: What a Wetter Pennsylvania means for Local Communities
When: October 9, 2012
Where: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

October 11-12, 2012 - Doylestown, Bucks County, PA

When: October 11-12, 2012
What: 2nd Precarious Alliance Synmposium: The Ethics of Water - everything flows from here
Sponsor: Delaware Valley College
Where: Delaware Valley College, 700 East Butler Venue, Doylestown, PA 18901
Information: Precarious Alliance website or contact Sustain@delval.edu or Janet Klaessig - (215) 489-4957

Registration: Opening soon $25 registration fee; free to DelVal Students

The Ethics of Water -- everything flows from here. Second Precarious Alliance Symposium is an interdisciplinary symposium that aims to bring together academics, educators, business leaders, policy makers, environmental advocates, planners, engineers, attorneys and farmers to discuss issues of sustainability and regeneration. The 2012 event explores the ethics of water, looking at the uses and abuses of water systems, technology to improve our stewardship of those water supplies, as well as our relationship to this life sustaining resource. How can we meet our needs today without compromising the ability of future generations and other non-human communities to meet their own needs?

Keynote Speakers include: Maude Barlow, Co-Founder of the Blue Planet Project, former Senior Advisor on Water to the UN General Assembly, Charles Fishmanm, Author of The Big Thirst, and Peter Thum, Founder of Ethos Water and the non-profit organization, Giving Water.

Using the ethics of water as its organizing principle, the symposium will address three distinct, though interrelated tracks: The Tap and Technology; The Earth; and the Idea.