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Welcome to our website! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Macroinvertebrate Sampling - Friday, July 19. We will meet at Jones Bridge at 9:00 AM. Extra help is needed so bring along a friend! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our next meeting will be Thursday, August 8, 2019. We will be having a pot luck picnic at 5:00 pm at the Jefferson Conservation Center. Our monthly meeting will follow the picnic. We hope you can join us! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Water Monitoring Data has been updated from our 4-6-19 samples. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don Crytzer and Ruth Rowan assisted the Jefferson Conservation District on May 7, 2019 at the Tri-County Envirothon. Using the Stormwater Simulator, they educated High School students on the importance of protecting our water. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DEP has macroinvertebrate sampling and water quality data available to the public. Check out this website: www.depgis.state.pa.us/macroviewer/index.htm.
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Through a 2017 Dominion Watershed Mini-Grant, a new sign was placed at the entrance to the Dr. Walter Dick Park to remind residents to protect our watershed. Click here to see more about this grant. “Financial support for this project was provided by the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation which is dedicated to the economic, physical, and social health of the communities served by Dominion Energy companies.”
(Click picture to enlarge) Our new sign for the North Fork Watershed has been installed at the Dr. Walter Dick Park in Brookville. The picture below was from the dedication ceremony held on July 12, 2017. Click here to find out more about this project.
(Click picture to enlarge) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you like getting outdoors and doing something good? Have you always wanted to get involved in your community! The North Fork Watershed Association is always in need of volunteers for its many fun events, water monitoring and other activities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On June 9, 2017, the North Fork Watershed Association and the Jefferson Conservation District assisted Susquehanna University in sampling 8 unassessed streams in the North Fork Watershed. The purpose of the Unassessed Waters Initiative is to determine if cold water streams are home to wild trout, including the eastern brook trout. The presence of wild trout indicates exceptional water quality that benefits multiple priority species. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NFWA is a Watershed Mini Grant Winner!
At a recent award ceremony, Don Crytzer, NFWA and Grace Pesselato, Jefferson Conservation District, were presented with an award signifying the North Fork Watershed Association is a Watershed Mini-Grant Winner. The Grant is part of the Dominion Watershed Mini Grants Program and is administered by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. The grant in the amount of $1,150 will enable the NFWA to update their brochure and place educational signage in the county. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ North Fork Watershed Association is supported by the following funding sources: Membership Dues Private Donations The Brookville Municipal Authority Private and Government Grant Programs!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ North Fork Watershed made the news! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Would you like to know more about the North Fork Watershed Association? More information can be found on the About Us page. Are you a person who enjoys the outdoors and values the quality and beauty of our watershed? Do you like participating in group activities? Do you want to learn new information about our watershed and the aquatic life it supports? Our meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 7 PM at the Jefferson Conservation Center, 1514 Route 28, Brookville, PA and are open to the public. Come see what we are all about!
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