 | Ecoli testing in the watershed - contact
nativenatalie@zoominternet.net if you are interested in
participating. Please put "ecoli" in the subject line. The 2004
final report may be accessed here:
Monitoring Bacteria in the Streams May 2006 You must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader (http://adobe.com/products/acrobat). The 2005
report is in progress. |
| Regional environmental cleanup progress status is available at
http:www.butlerwebs.com/petroleumvalley/water.htm. Of particular
interest to Petrolia Valley residents for the numerous cleanup actions
ongoing. |
| Water quality monitoring - ongoing monthly. Contact the
webmaster. (GeoBarbara554@cs.com)
if you are interested in participating. For results, see the
Water Quality Monitoring page of this website (menu at left). Live
input for members in progress. |
| Macroinvertebrate surveys - assessing the health of the watershed
by surveying (collecting, counting and identifying) the aquatic (lives
in water) macroinvertebrate (think no backbone (fish need not apply as
they have backbones) and large enough to see) population. These are
fun - basically take a bucket of creek water and pull out the bugs and
bug larvae just to say HI! while you identify and count them. These surveys give us a measure of
how healthy the watershed is in terms of the diversity of aquatic life. |
| Hard to recycle item event - September 17, 2011 - 10 am to 1 pm -
Lawrence County Fairgrounds. Details in June. |
| Electronics/Household hazardous waste collection - ongoing from
April 30 to October - 129 Ash Stop Road, Evans City, PA. By
appointment. Fees Apply. Call 1.866.815.0016. |
| Waste Reduction Seminars - September 9, 2011 - Shenango Valley
Chamber of Commerce and November 18, 2011 - Ellwood City Chamber of
Commerce. Email for details at
recycling@co.lawrence.pa.us or call 724.658.6925. |
| Riverquest ticketed sails focusing on the Marcellus Shale - learn
about the nature of the rock, test the water, discover the link
between plankton and shale, learn about fracking and the associated
risks. Summer and Fall schedule and other details are
available at
http://www.riverquest.org/community/public-sails.htm. |
| Honey bee program at the Jennings Environmental Education Center
on August 20 at 10 a.m. No advance registration necessary. |
| Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling visual assessment training
workshop to educate people about permit tracking, air and water
pollution, safety issues and how to file a complaint with the proper
regulatory authority will be held at the Lancaster Township Community
Center on August 27. For information, email
mproll113@gmail.com or call
724.455.4200 X4. |
| An "Eating Green" program is scheduled at the Jennings
Environmental Educational Center on August 27 from 8:30 to noon.
Register at
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/Calendar/loist.asp or 724.794.6011.
Cost is $5. |
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