Providing the tools, training, education and resources that empower
leaders and volunteers to protect and restore Pennsylvania’s rivers and streams.
The Statewide Waterways Access Grant (SWAG) Program is still open and accepting applications for waterway access. Funds can be used for projects that include design & engineering, construction/upgrade, & rehabilitation of non-motorized access areas and launches. Learn more and apply HERE.
The recording for the Training and Peer Learning Workshop Workshop: Exploring Climate Resilience Messaging is available HERE
The deadline to apply for a Sojourn Mini-grant has passed. Check back soon for the awards announcement and start planning your next paddling adventure!
News for Immediate Release January 29, 2024 The Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR) has announced the opening of the 2024 Pennsylvania River Sojourns Grant cycle. Grants are available on a competitive basis for single and multi-day paddling events on Pennsylvania’s waterways. Sojourns must incorporate significant educational programming, and
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 29, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Wesley Robinson, werobinson@pa.gov, 717-877-6315 Harrisburg, PA – The Allegheny River in western Pennsylvania has been selected by a public vote as the state’s 2024 River of the Year, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Janet
Beginning February 6, POWR’s Program Manager, Tali MacArthur, will be offering weekly informal office hours every Tuesday from 12 – 1 PM. Pop into the Zoom meeting room to ask an organizational development question, get feedback on a project idea or grant proposal, share an experience or resource POWR should know