April Feature is posted
Profile: The Triple Divide Watershed Coalition: 2012 Winner of PA Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence and 2011-2012 WREN Grantee

By Ellen Kiley and Julie Kollar
Weeks after being applauded as a national model for protection of treasured watersheds, the Triple Divide Watershed Coalition based in Potter County, has been awarded the prestigious Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence in the “Building Community Partnerships” category. Read more>>

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SPOTLIGHT: Act 13 of 2012 Oil and Gas Act Amendments
Pennsylvania recently enacted Act 13, which made substantial changes to the Oil and Gas Act of 1984. The new statute includes new well fees on unconventional wells, made major changes to environmental protections, and placed severe restrictions on the authority of local governments for oil and gas wells and associated operations.

Click here >> for a summary of the major environmental provisions gathered from several sources.

Rain Gardens for the Bays
Website of the Mid-Atlantic Campaign to protect streams and bays.

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Events calendar

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2012 WREN Grant Application Round is Closed - Deadline was March 23, 2012

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What's New .... on our
Resources/library page.

- an on-line library of pubs available for immediate download; some reference websites we think will be helpful in preparing a WREN grant application and a list of our free videos, publications, newsletters and water graphics.

Events Calendar - Check out our Calendar for workshops, conferences, and special events of relevance to interested residents, water resource activists and educators.

What's New .... from WREN

Local Projects

• New Tool for Stormwater Management: Green Guide for Property Management Developed by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary local project

• Cover Crop Conference brochure. Developed by the Blair County Conservation District local project
• Streamside Buffers brochure. Developed by the Fulton County Conservation District - Friends of the Little Aughwick Creek local project

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Learn about community projects funded by WREN
In our Local Projects area, listed by county, you can see which organizations in your area have received grant funding from WREN. You can also describe your local project and read about others. See, and download, what Products WREN Local Projects have produced

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