Schuylkill Watershed Congress

On March 13th, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network will present theSchuylkill Watershed Congress .With a focus on networking across disciplines and a goal of presenting new information about watershed restoration, the annual Schuylkill Watershed Congress has become a highly anticipated event for watershed citizens interested in understanding, protecting and restoring their local streams. The event will be held at the Montgomery County Community College, West Campus, in Pottstown, PA.

The 2010 Schuylkill Watershed Congress program features sessions covering a broad range of watershed topics. This year's keynote presentation, How to Challenge a Stormwater Permit and Win: A Look at the Crum Creek Neighbors Decision, is a panel discussion by Michele Adams, Meliora Environmental Design, James A. Schmid, Ph. D., Schmid & Company, Inc., Consulting Ecologists, and John Wilmer, Environmental Attorney. Adams, Schmid and Wilmer will tell the story behind the recent successful legal challenge to a stormwater permit given to a developer in an Exceptional Value designated watershed in Delaware County.

28 concurrent sessions and 7 poster sessions will cover:

* Drinking Water Protection *
* Special Protection Waters *
* Restoration Case Studies *
* Flood Plain Mapping *
* Water Monitoring *
* Invasive Species *
* Natural Gas Drilling *
* Urban Greening *
* Watershed Education *

Whether you are a volunteer dedicated to improving your watershed, a municipal official who cares about water resources, a conservation professional charged with protecting our waterways, a teacher who wants to inform others about watersheds, or a student who wants to know more about stream functions, the Schuylkill Watershed Congress offers something for you.

For complete details on all sessions being offered and for registration and sponsorship information, go to: http://delawareriverkeeper.org/aboutus/2010_SWC_Overview.pdf