With a theme of "Silver Lining in PA's Legacy Abandoned Mines: Celebrating 25 Years," the Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Committee would like to welcome you to a conference October 24-26 at the Altoona Grand Hotel in Altoona, PA. 

Please visit the Conference website for all the latest information.  Registration is open!  And Scholarship information is below!!!

The Altoona Grand Hotel is offering conference attendees a rate of $80 plus tax per room per night for single or double occupancy with a complimentary breakfast.  The lodging deadline is September 22, 2023.

Please contact the Altoona Grand Hotel directly for rooms by calling (814) 946-1631.  Be sure to state that you are with the “AMR Conference” to get the rate stated above.

Scholarships

In addition to reduced registration fees for nonprofits, scholarships will be considered this year for overnight lodging at the Altoona Grand Hotel on October 23rd, 24th, and 25th at the block rates on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The scholarships may be offered in whole or part to members of nonprofit community/watershed organizations and conservation districts in Pennsylvania or adjoining states. For in-person attendance only.

Preference will be given to those who can room together to save on lodging costs.  Mileage and other travel costs are not being considered this year.

The PA AMR Conference Committee reserves the right to award scholarships on demonstrated need, distance, and availability of funding. The scholarship request deadline is September 18, 2023. 

Scholarship awardees will be notified following this deadline. 

Please contact Robert Hughes at rhughes@epcamr.org  or (570) 371-3523 for more information.

To register, visit the Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference website.

(Written By Anne Daymut, Western PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation)

Another Resource:

-- PA Statewide Watershed Conference Oct. 29-30 In Altoona [PaEN]

NewsClips This Week - Watersheds:

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Restoration Of Abandoned Mine Drainage In Espy Run A Significant Achievement

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA, The Hershey Company Commit $2 Million For PA Dairy Farm Conservation

-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: County Action Plan Updates; Training; Grants; Accomplishments; More

-- DEP PA Clean Water Academy: Releases Training On Guiding Principles Of Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration

-- StateImpactPA: In PA, Climate Change Stresses Old Infrastructure, Stormwater Fees To Fund Projects Are A Way To Help Limit Flooding, Pollution

-- PA Environmental Council: Cultivating Connections At Rodale Institute On Organic, Restorative Farming Practices

-- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn. Hosts Woodland Stream Protection Program Saturday, Aug. 26

-- Altoona Mirror: Western PA Conservancy Working On Juniata River Watershed Plan

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 25 RiverWatch Video Report

-- WHYY: New Study To Determine Causes Of Flooding Along Brandywine Creek

-- WHYY: Delaware County Confronts Climate Crisis With First-Ever Sustainability Plan

-- WHYY: High Tide Flooding ‘Growing In Leaps And Bounds’ In Mid-Atlantic, NOAA Says

-- PennLive: Heavy Rains Have Eased Drought Across PA, But Not Everyone Has Caught Up

-- TribLive: 75th Anniversary Of Construction Of Youghiogheny River Dam

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Advocates Push For Conservation Money In Next Federal Farm Bill

Related Articles This Week - Watersheds:

-- Scholarships Available For 2023 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 24-26 In Altoona  [PaEN]

-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Provides $100,000 Grant To Schuylkill Headwaters Assn. To Treat Mine Drainage In Schuylkill County  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Receives $100,000 Federal Grant To Repair Mine Drainage Treatment System In Tioga County  [PaEN]

-- How Penn State Extension Launched One Of The Most Successful Volunteer Training Programs In The US To Help Revive Struggling Local Watershed Groups - By Diane Huskinson, Stroud Water Resource Center  [PaEN]

-- EPA, The Hershey Company Commit $2 Million To Land O'Lakes Dairy Farms Members In PA For Sustainable Farming Initiatives  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Supplement To Manure Management For Environmental Protection Guidance For Animal Manures And Agricultural Process Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- Funding Now Available For Energy Efficiency, Farm Conservation Projects Thru DEP’s Small Business Advantage Grant Program  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Announces New $150,000 Stream & Watershed Enhancement Grant Program  [PaEN]

-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For Coastal Zone Grants Aug. 28  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center, PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Launching Agroforestry Project At Wild Fox Farm In Berks County In-Person Sept. 6  [PaEN]

-- How One Man's Journey To Becoming A Tree Parent Is Growing A Forest And Inspiring Others - By Diane Huskinson, Stroud Water Resource Center  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension, Audubon Society Of Western PA Host Oct. 21 Backyard Stream Repair Field Day In Allegheny County; Other Extension Watershed Resources  [PaEN]

-- Bipartisan Group Of PA Members Of Congress Urge President To Declare Federal Disaster After Severe Flooding, Storms Caused 7 Deaths, Property Damage In Berks, Bucks, Northampton Counties  [PaEN]

-- Brandywine Conservancy, Partners Announce Launch Of Brandywine Creek Flood Study Following Historic Flooding From Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Drought Watch Remains For 20 Counties, Lifted For 47 Counties  [PaEN]

-- $75,000 In Groundwater Level Monitoring Grants Awarded To 12 Recipients By The Susquehanna River Basin Commission  [PaEN]

[Posted: August 25, 2023]

8/28/2023