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May 2005
Pennsylvania's 4th Annual
Watershed Awareness Month
"Protect our Watersheds, Protect our Future"
HARRISBURG: For the fourth consecutive year, May
will be celebrated as Watershed Awareness Month to encourage Pennsylvanians
to learn more about their local watersheds and participate in environmental
activities to enhance their natural surroundings and communities.
The theme this year, "Protect our Watersheds, Protect our Future"
highlights the importance of caring for our watersheds in order
to ensure a healthy environment for future generations.
Throughout the month of May, volunteer community
organizations, educators, and other groups are encouraged to promote
the importance of watersheds at the grassroots and community levels
by organizing and conducting watershed awareness activities.
To celebrate Watershed Awareness Month, participants can take part
in watershed walks, water quality monitoring, streamside cleanups,
and other activities already taking place in their watersheds, or
they can organize an event of their own.
To find out what activities are planned in a community or to network
with others interested in planning an event, an online journal,
hosted by the Pennsylvania Organization for Watershed and Rivers,
offers easy access to an event calendar, watershed news and stories,
and more relating to Watershed Awareness Month. Visit the online
journal at www.pawatersheds.org for the latest updates.
A committee of six organizations representing watershed partners-including
DEP, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Eastern Pennsylvania
Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation, the Pennsylvania Organization
for Watersheds and Rivers, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council,
and the Resource Conservation and Development Council-have been
working in partnership to make Watershed Awareness Month a unique
opportunity for every Pennsylvanian to expand their awareness and
appreciation for water resources through educational activities,
watershed hikes and tours.
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For more information, please contact Beth Brennan of the Watershed
Awareness Month Planning Committee: Pennsylvania Environmental Council
- (412) 481-9400 or info@pecwest.org.
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