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• Tuesday, March 25, 2008-Help Raise Funds for PWC at Genuardi's!
Once you register, 1% or more of your Genuardi's purchases (using your Club Card) will be donated to the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy's Environmental Education Department.
No receipts to collect, no vouchers or certificates to buy. Five minutes of your time could mean hundreds of dollars for PWC!
Already registered with your child's school? No problem! You can choose up to three organizations to receive contributions from the eScrip program.
Visit the link above (www.escrip....
• Thursday, March 13, 2008-Perkiomen Creek Sojourn
Perkiomen Creek Sojourn Registration Now Open!
Click the link above to find more info & the registration form.
The only conditions that will postpone the Sojourn are if the USGS gage for the Perkiomen Creek at Graterford indicates a level of below 1.5 feet, if it is raining heavily the morning of May 17 or if there has been a storm that makes the creek too high & unsafe.
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• Monday, February 04, 2008-Perkiomen Partnership & Stormwater Mandates
Nineteen communities in Montgomery, Bucks and Lehigh Counties have joined the Perkiomen MS4 Partnership in order to jointly address the public education and participation requirements of the Pennsylvania’s stormwater management regulations. The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy will be assisting the Partnership. Many municipalities in Pennsylvania are required to provide information about stormwater to their citizens as part of the PA Department of Environmental Protection’s Municipal Separate Sto...
• Friday, February 01, 2008-Talking Trash - 2008 PWC Stream Clean-Up Scheduled for April 19
The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy wants to know: Where is the Trash?
A surprising amount of garbage, rubbish, litter, junk, debris, waste and tires make it into our local waterways each year! It’s tossed out of car windows, blown from yards, trashcans and parking lots, washed away by floods or stormwater, and dumped or left behind on purpose or by accident. However it gets there, it’s TRASH. It’s ugly, it degrades the beauty, safety and quality of the water we drink and play in, and it can...
• Monday, January 28, 2008-Summer Science Academy
PWC is proud to announce a NEW Summer Science Academy program, "Exploring the East Branch!"
Designed specifically for those students who just can't get enough of the creek, this full day program is jam packed with active explorations, games, songs, books and crafts, as we spend an entire day examining this most incredible ecosystem. ...
• Monday, January 28, 2008-SUMMER SCIENCE ACADEMY DATES RELEASED!
The dates for PWC's Summer Science Academy are set! We are now accepting registrations for the Summer Science Academy programs. ...
• Tuesday, December 11, 2007-Finding a Winter Woods Treasure
Years ago, my five-year old daughter and I were walking along a woodland trail enjoying the crisp winter air and sparkling white snow when she stopped short. As I crashed into her she asked, “Mom, what’s that great big gray thing hanging in that tree?” She was pointing at was a large, papery looking, oval, gray object hanging high in the branches of a tree. It had the shape of a football, but was a bit wider.
“Wow, Heather, you’ve found a Bald-Faced hornet’s nest!” We talked excitedly a...
• Tuesday, December 11, 2007-Watershed Warriors Work Wonders!
In 2007, a tremendous total of 518 Watershed Warriors volunteered a whopping 1,672 hours of service to the health, beauty and sustainability of our wonderful Perkiomen Watershed!
2007 Annual Stream Clean-Up (Hooray!): It was another record-breaker! Nearly 300 Watershed Warriors rallied to 17 different sites to clean trash and other nasty debris from our local streams, collecting 70 tires and filling three 20-yard trash dumpsters. The best finds of the day included a whole outhouse, a fridge, ...
• Tuesday, December 11, 2007-Annual Environmental Awards
PWC is looking for a few good projects, people and organizations whose deeds in protecting or improving the Perkiomen Watershed merit public recognition. To be eligible, nominees or nominated projects must be located within the 362 square-mile Perkiomen Watershed, comprised of all or part of 57 municipalities within Montgomery, Bucks, Berks and Lehigh Counties. Awards will be given in the categories listed below, although candidates may not be selected in every category. Awards will be presen...
• Monday, December 10, 2007-Going Native! Another benefit of a PWC Membership
Native plants are well adapted to the local environment and provide a host of eco-benefits in addition to being beautiful additions to your landscape. The PWC recommends switching to natives to help reduce the need for watering and pesticide usage.
David Brothers Bean Road Nursery agrees with the importance of including native plants in your landscape and would like to help Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy members make the switch.
Starting on January 1, 2008, we will include a10% discount ...
• Monday, December 10, 2007-Perkiomen Watershed Declared "Natural Heartland of Mont. Co."
The Montgomery County Planning Commission has recently completed a Draft Natural Areas Inventory that defines the most important and threatened landscapes of the County. The thirteen landscapes epitomize the many “eco-services” that our environment provides for us. Nine of the identified landscapes are within the Perkiomen Creek watershed. (Editor’s Note: We Rock!)
“Eco-services” are those actions that take place within a natural setting but are critical to the quality of life in our built co...
• Monday, December 10, 2007-Swamp Scioto Integrated Resource Plan
The Swamp Scioto Integrated Resource Plan is an intense look at water resources in the subbasin defined by the Swamp Creek and the Scioto Creek. It has been conducted according to guidelines from the Delaware River Basin Commission and provides recommendations for protecting water quality as well as ensuring a sufficient quantity of water for the future.
The final draft of the SSIRP is now available for viewing. ...
• Saturday, December 08, 2007-Perkiomen Project
A New Approach to Protecting Water Resources
The PWC has launched a new approach to protecting water resources. We will still be conducting our great environmental education programs and working with property owners to restore streambanks & buffers. But we need to get our message out to more people and businesses throughout our 362 square mile watershed.
The goal of the Perkiomen Project is to expand awareness about the critical benefits that our communities receive from the Perkiomen Cre...
• Thursday, October 18, 2007-Upper Perkiomen Students become "Watershed Warriors"
Upper Perkiomen students brave the elements to become "Watershed Warriors".
Student groups from the Upper Perkiomen High School and the Perkiomen School of Pennsburg spent October 10th and 11th planting trees with the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy (PWC). The PWC’s mission is to protect the Perkiomen Creek’s water quality. Planting trees in streamside buffers is one of the most significant ways communities and property owners can improve water quality. The Upper Perkiomen area students plant...
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