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The Watershed Congress Organizing Committee is now accepting proposals for presentations for the 2015 Watershed Congress along the Schuylkill River, to be held Saturday, March 14.  Submissions are due by 5:00 pm on Thursday, October 31, 2014.  All applications must be submitted online here.

For more guidance on submitting a session proposal, read the full Call for Presenters, or contact Chari Towne.

Find more information about the Watershed Congress.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is accepting TreeVitalize grant applications to cover the costs of planting 10-100 community and street trees.  For more information, contact Barley VanClief at 215-988-8793 or bvanclief@pennhort.org.

The  Conservation District is partnering with Penn State Extension and others to bring the Master Watershed Stewards Program to Montgomery County!   The program provides extensive training in watershed management to educate and empower volunteers who want to help improve the health of our streams and rivers.  If you have a keen interest in the environment, a willingness to learn, and a strong desire to make a difference, you can become a Master Watershed Steward.

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The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting Growing Greener applications for watershed protection and abandoned mine drainage projects.

Applications are due by July 11, and potential applicants must discuss their projects with DEP beforehand.  See the full press release here.

For application materials, click here.

The Department of Environmental Protection will be holding training on NPDES Permitting for Agricultural Projects August 22nd, 2013 for those consultants and others designing projects that disturb one acre or greater on a farm. The agenda may be downloaded by clicking here.

Training will be held at;

The Conference Center
Central Penn College
600 Valley Road
Summerdale, PA 17093
(near Enola, PA)

Use the following link for directions;

http://www.centralpenn.edu/utility/directions/

The training is free of charge but you must pre-register. Lunch will be provided, as will refreshments during morning and afternoon breaks. Please pre-register by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 16th, by completing the following information and returning to Gwen Spells at gspells@pa.gov to assure your seat in the training.

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