A: The Delaware River Watershed!
Last week, nearly 300 water advocates descended on the University of Delaware's Newark Campus for the third annual Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed Forum. The two-day forum provided terrific opportunities for updates on the Delaware River Watershed, information and best practice sharing, and networking. The forum's speakers all served to advance one central purpose - protect and restore the Delaware River Watershed.
Attendees heard from some impressive keynote speakers, including:
- Gov. Jack Markell, D-Delaware
- U.S. Congressman John Carney, D-Delaware
- Secretary David Small, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Control
- Executive Director Laura Sparks of the William Penn Foundation
- EPA Region 3 Administrator Shawn Garvin, who was introduced by PennFuture's President and CEO, Larry Schweiger!
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| PennFuture President and CEO, Larry Schweiger |
PennFuture is a founding steering committee member of the Coalition. We were very excited to be a part of the planning committee as well as contributors to a number of sessions.
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| PennFuture's Mike Helbing ran a workshop on opportunities for public participation in the MS4 stormwater permitting process. |
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| PennFuture's Katie Bartolotta moderated a panel that discussed the opportunities for additional economic development in the watershed and its potential impacts on water quality and public. |
If you missed this year's forum, don't fret. Your organization can join the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed and stay up to date on events like these as they arise. Contact bartolotta@pennfuture.org to learn more about joining the the dozens of watershed associations, land conservancies, recreation and outdoor interests, nature centers, and advocacy groups that comprise the coalition.
Katie Bartolotta is southeastern Pennsylvania outreach coordinator for PennFuture and is based in Philadelphia. She tweets @KatieBartolotta.
