For those of you who are interested in being part of watershed conservation, I would encourage you to attend one of the meetings listed below.
Our watershed is part of the Slippery Rock Creek Watershed, so the document that is currently being reviewed by the public is directly relevant to us. A watershed conservation plan can impact what happens in the watershed in the future, and can also influence funding. Don’t hesitate to contact Laurie Popeck if you have any additional questions. Her information follows her message below.
From Laurie: The first draft of the Slippery Rock Creek Watershed Conservation Draft Plan has been completed and public meetings are scheduled to introduce the SRCWCP. Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate in these meetings as their input will be summarized in the final version of the SRCWCP. Comments may also be submitted until March 17, 2011.
Each public meeting will begin at 7 pm. Addresses and meeting dates are also available at http://www.streamrestorationinc.org/srwcp/srwcp.php
• Tuesday, February 8, 2011—Plain Grove Township Building (1029 Plain Grove Road, Volant, PA)
• Wednesday, February 9, 2011—Grove City High School Cafeteria (511 Highland Avenue, Grove City, PA)
• Thursday, February 10, 2011—Slippery Rock Township Municipal Building (203 Branchton Road, Slippery Rock, PA)
• Tuesday, February 15, 2011—Boyers Sportsmen’s Club (1103 Boyers Road, Boyers, PA)
If you would like to view the SRCWCP draft, a copy will be available for download at www.streamrestorationinc.org/srwcp. For more information, please contact: Laurie Popeck, SRCWCP Project Facilitator, Stream Restoration Inc., 434 Spring Street Extension, Mars, PA 16046, phone 724-776-0150, fax 724-776-0166, laurie@streamrestorationinc.org
Thanks to all who attended our seminar, co-hosted by the Grove City College Environmental Club, on April 14th, 2010!
For those of you interested in viewing the April 14th seminar, it can be viewed HERE: Scroll down to: 04-14-10/GCC Environmental Club / Wolf Creek Watershed Association/Marcellus Shale Program with Dr. Patty Laswick and Charles L. Christen and click on the Marcellus Shale Program.
If you would like more information on the Marcellus Shale, I encourage you to visit the following website and view this video. Go to: http://geology.com/articles/marcellus-shale.shtml
In the box on the right labeled “More Gas Shale Information,” click on the link that says “Marcellus Shale Information: Videos, News. and More.”
Scroll down to the video “Pennsylvania Gas Rush: A Penn State Public Broadcasting video that features the perspectives of geologists, land owners, attorneys, state agencies and gas resource companies. (A 56 minute, in-depth video - authoritative information.)”
A video of the April 14th seminar should be available from the Grove City College website in the near future. We will add the link to the site when it becomes available.
Thanks again to Grove City College for allowing us to hold the seminar on campus. Also thanks to our speakers and panelists for volunteering their time to speak with us.
