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August WREN Feature is Posted
Trout Unlimited provides stream surveillance training to Pa. members in Marcellus Shale Region
 Trout
Unlimited and its Pennsylvania Council have initiated a new program to
train Pennsylvania volunteers to use stream surveillance activities
that monitor the impacts of Marcellus Shale development on streams
where gas drilling is occurring.
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WREN Opportunity Grants for Watershed Education
WREN
has a small amount of money available for our popular Opportunity
Grants -- small grants (maximum $300) to community groups with a
watershed education activity in need of a little money to go
forward. For more details, visit WREN Grants
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State Water Plan makes Progress- slowly
Visit the Pennsylvania State Water Plan webpages for latest information on the State Water Plan.
A Technical subcommittee met August 6 to make recommendations to the Statewide Committee on the Critical Water Planning Areas recommended by the regional committees.
State Water Plan homepage. State Water Plan News page.
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Conservation Leadership Summit materials available
Papers, presentations and videos from June conference available online.
 View videos of Larry Schweiger, President of National Wildlife Federation, presenting the Michaux Lecture, "Pennsylvania Conservation - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants", and John Quigley, Secretary, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources giving the Keynote address. |
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Penn State Cooperative Extension Webinar Series
August 19 "Local Natural
Gas Task Force Initiatives"
Mark Smith,
Bradford County; Pam Tokar-Ickles, Somerset County; & Paul Heimel, Potter
County. 1-2
PM
September 16 "Natural Gas
Experiences of Marcellus Residents: Preliminary Results from the Community
Satisfaction Survey"
Kathy Brasier,
Penn State University. 1-2
PM
Registration is Free. REGISTER HERE for Marcellus Shale webinars.
Once you have registered to attend a seminar, you will be directed to a website providing details on how to connect and participate in future seminars.
Previous
webinars, which covered topics such as water use and quality,
gas-leasing considerations for landowners and implications for local
communities, can be viewed online. |
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Quick Links
New resources on WREN's Publications page
WREN's Water Calendar
WREN websites: http://wren.palwv.org and www.drinkingwaterwise.org
http://carrotmob.org/ - a new twist on organizing for social good
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