EPA’s Watershed Academy will sponsor a free Webcast on Wed. Dec. 3, 2008 "Using Rain Gardens to Reduce Runoff -- Slow it down, spread it out, soak it in!" by Jenny Biddle, U.S. EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Pamela Rowe, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection in Maryland, Lynn Hinkle, ASTRA Communications and Goin' Green. Participation in the webcast is free but registration is required. For more information and to register go to: http://www.epa.gov/watershedwebcasts/

The Delaware Riverkeeper Network announces the Call for Presenters (Concurrent and Poster Sessions) for the Schuylkill Watershed Congress, Saturday, March 7th, 2009 Montgomery County Community College, West Campus Pottstown, PA For more information, contact chari@delawareriverkeeper.org. -- Schuylkill Programs Delaware Riverkeeper Network 300 Pond Street, 2nd Floor Bristol, PA 19007 Phone: 215-369-1188, ext. 109 Cell: 610-469-6005 Fax: 215-369-1181

Investing in clean water: What do streamside trees have to do with water quality? Bernard Sweeney, Ph.D., Director and Senior Research Scientist October 8, 2008 – 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Berks County Agriculture Center, Auditorium 1238 County Welfare Road Leesport, PA 19533 For directions, please visit: http://berks.extension.psu.edu/directions.html Program overview What is an effective and cost-effective way to protect your drinking water supply? Plant trees! Every healthy stream needs a streamside forest. Research from the Stroud Water Research Center has revealed that forested streams are healthier and in a better position to help process contaminants that get into them from human activities. Forested streams also reduce flooding, create natural areas that benefit wildlife habitat, provide improved places to fish and recreate, and save tax dollars. This presentation will show how streamside forests are community assets and how policy makers can craft their protection effectively with local ordinances. Program funding provided by The William Penn Foundation

RiverBASE is a project of the Environmental Program of Reading Area Community College. Our goal is to provide educators in the Schuylkill River watershed with resources covering science, natural history, history and culture of the river watershed.

RiverBASE helps users locate river related resources on the Internet. To view categories, go to "Browse Resources" or search via "Keyword Search" or "Advanced Search". Under "Advanced Search" users can request to be notified by email when new resources on topics that they have expressed an interest in become available.

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