WBSRC Newsletter - Sept 2011

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September 2011

In This Issue

Update on Long Run Diverstion Wells

CCWA Partners to Tackle Brubaker Run

New Education Project

Member Spotlight:Evergreen Conservacy

Upcoming Events

WBSRC Meeting -

Sept 13th

Meeting Information

West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium

April 27-28th

Greetings!

Well, summer is coming to an end and before you know it the hillsides will be changing colors. Hopefully the summer was productive and many projects were completed! To see what other groups have done over the summer, or what they are planning for fall visit the WBSRC website (www.wbsrc.org).

If your organization is planning an event, starting or completing a project, or know of a grant that may be of interest for the group please contact us at (570) 748-4901 or info@wbsrc.org.

We hope you enjoy reading about some of the projects taking place in the watershed. Thank you for all that you do to restore the West Branch Susquehanna River watershed!

Update on Long Run Diversion Wells

by Kelly Williams, Clearfield County Conservation District

In the Spring 2010 WBSRC newsletter, the Clearfield County Conservation District reported on the partnership they formed with the Bradford and Boggs Township Supervisors to install diversion wells adjacent to Long Run, a tributary to Clearfield Creek. Later that year, in July 2010, the first of two diversion wells noted in that article was installed near the headwaters of the stream.

Clearfield Creek Watershed Association Partners to Tackle Brubaker Run

by Art Rose, Clearfield Creek Watershed Association

Brubaker Run in northern Cambria County has been the 0.8863636363636363 largest source of acid and metals into Clearfield Creek. About a dozen miles of Clearfield Creek, down to the entry of the stream from Prince Gallitzin Park, are devastated by Brubaker Run. The AMD comes from several underground clay mines at the base of the coal-bearing series. AMD from extensive underground and surface mining of coal seeps downward and joins AMD generated in the underground clay mines. AMD from two of the clay mines is being treated by Bender Coal Co., but the Dean clay mine is abandoned and has no responsible party.

TU and the WBSRC have successfully educated approximately 1,900 school-aged children and an even greater number of the general public about AMD in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River over the past several years. In 2009 and 2010 TU was awarded DEP Environmental Education grants in to host a series of mini-symposiums throughout the watershed and fund education events for middle and high school students. Recently, TU was awarded another DEP environmental education grant to continue these educational successes and to create an AMD curriculum for middle and high school teachers to use within their classrooms. Read More...

Member Spotlight: Evergreen Conservancy

by Cindy Rogers, Evergreen Conservancy

Evergreen Conservancy (EC) became incorporated and obtained 501c3 status in March of 2004. Since we started we have been very busy and are proud of what we have accomplished. Our mission is to advance the preservation, protection and stewardship of Natural, Cultural, and Historical Resources in and around Indiana County and we are comprised of members who are working to raise the quality of life for citizens in and around Indiana County, PA. Our diverse board members are volunteers from a variety of professions who have joined together to fulfill Evergreen's mission.