Better Conservation, Cleaner Water

THURSDAY
JULY 17, 2025
12pm – 1:15pm EDT

Green Infrastructure Webinar Series: The Power of Partnerships for Green Infrastructure | Environmental Finance Center Network

The U.S. faces a significant infrastructure funding gap, making the task of meeting storm water management demands challenging for any single entity. To address current and future infrastructure needs, partnerships and innovative investment methods are essential. In this webinar, we will explore various types of partnerships, their benefits, and their purpose within green infrastructure. This includes partnerships between state and federal entities, as well as collaborations involving public, nonprofit, and private organizations. Practitioners from three cities – Milwaukee, Seattle, and Philadelphia – will present case studies of successful green infrastructure projects that owe their success to effective collaboration among entities.

• Gain familiarity with the range of possible types and compositions of partnerships that make green infrastructure happen.
• Learn how partnerships aid in green storm water funding and investment challenges.
• Walk away with three concrete examples of how these concepts can work in practice.

Guest Speakers:

• Barbara Hopkins, Executive Director, Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange
• Lisa Sasso, Project Manager, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
• Aaron Kirkland, Grounds Maintenance Superintendent, Philadelphia Water Department
• Amanda Barnett, Senior Planning & Development Specialist, Seattle Public Utilities and Mid-Sound Fisheries

FRIDAY
AUGUST 1, 2025

Amish Biennial Picnic | Andrews Bridge Foxhounds

Andrews Bridge Foxhounds hosts this picnic as a thank you to all the Amish who allow them to hunt their properties. There are typically at least 350 people in attendance, from adults to small children. Different conservancies will be in attendance. Hands on activities are welcomed. BBQ chicken, burgers, and hot dogs will be provided. Everyone adds to the table with a covered dish. And no one gets out of either serving food or scooping ice cream!

More details to come.

WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025
8am – 12:30pm EDT

2025 Mid-Atlantic Source Water Protection Leadership Meeting | U.S. EPA Region 3

Date: Wednesday, September 24th, 8 am – 4:30 pm & Thursday, September 25th, 8 am – 12:30 pm.

Time: We strongly encourage all attendees to arrive at the building by 8:00am to allow time for security processes and getting to the room before the first session starts.

Audience: Stakeholders interested in source water protection (state drinking water agencies, environmental nonprofits, water utilities); We expect around 100 participants.

Location: 801 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 (Entrance to building is located on 8th Street between Filbert St and Market St.)

Contact: If you have any questions about the forum or require special accommodations, please contact Beth Garcia (garcia.beth@epa.gov). Your registration information will not be shared with any third parties.

For additional details, check out the event page on Eventbrite.

TUESDAY
JULY 8, 2025
1pm – 2pm EDT

Webinar for Wellhead Protection Concepts and Practices | Environmental Finance Center Network

This 1-hour webinar covers design, construction, planning, and monitoring tasks necessary to develop and maintain an effective wellhead protection program. Attendees will achieve the following learning objectives:

• Describe construction components of groundwater wells that prevent contamination
• Discuss the characteristics of confined and unconfined aquifers
• Explain how groundwater can become polluted with contaminants
• Apply aquifer metrics to predict rate of plume movement
• Analyze wellhead protection scenarios

Presenters: Gregory Pearson, Water & Wastewater Trainer and Daryl Gotham, Senior Research Engineer, Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center

WEDNESDAY
JULY 2, 2025
2pm – 3pm EDT

Applying EPA’s National Nutrient Inventory to quantify landscape nutrient inputs and interception to support state and local water quality objectives | EPA ORD HHN

Hosted by EPA’s Office of Research and Development, Office of Water, and regional offices, this free webinar series is focused on communicating the latest, cutting-edge research related to nutrients and the priority impacts of nutrient pollution: harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxia.

Topics will include regional priorities; regulatory updates; and cutting-edge EPA research related to monitoring and forecasting, prevention, control, and response.

Learn more about the webinar series on the EPA website.

SATURDAY
JUNE 7, 2025
12pm – 5pm

Public Water Independence Day | Chester Water Authority

All are welcome! Celebrate with us at a Free Family Fun Day on the Lake. We are proud of our efforts to save our public water. It has been EIGHT years since the CWA’s board voted unanimously to reject Aqua’s unsolicited offer to buy the Authority. The board has been fighting tirelessly against a hostile takeover ever since, and has saved its customers hundreds of millions of dollars over Aqua’s prices in the meantime.

• Free Busing from Chester City and Delco
• Free Food: Pretzels, Food Trucks, Ice Cream Truck
• Free Pontoon Boat Tours – TWO boats this year!
• Free Kayak Lessons & Guided Paddle
• Free Tour of the Dam and Treatment Plant
• Free CWA Swag & Giveaways
• Education and Environmental Awareness Fair

Happening at the Fishing Headquarters/Boat Launch from 12pm to 5pm.
212 Spruce Grove Rd, Kirkwood, PA, 17536

See the schedule and learn more about the event on the Chester Water Authority website.

WEDNESDAY
MAY 21, 2025
9:30am

Chester Water Authority Plant Tour

Join us for the CWA Plant Tour on Wednesday, May 21.

Check-in: 9:30-9:45am
Location: Chester Water Authority Octoraro Treatment Plant, 100 Ashville Road, Nottingham, PA, 19362
RSVP: Please complete this form. Hurry, spots are limited!

Some important details:

• The tour is weather dependent. If heavy rain is forecasted, the event will be rescheduled due to the amount of walking.
• If interested, join us for lunch at the CWA Fishing Headquarters (212 Spruce Grove Road, Kirkwood, PA, 17536). You can bring your own lunch or pickup from Kreider’s Market nearby.
• Afternoon activities include fishing, renting a boat, or kayaking (with applicable fees)
  • Read our brochure on Fishing and Boating Regulations

TUESDAY
APRIL 15, 2025

10am EST

Lancaster Clean Water Partners and Lancaster Conservancy Grants & Information Session

A virtual Info Session with Lancaster Clean Water Partners & Lancaster Conservancy about the Clean Water Fund and Susquehanna Riverlands Grant.

Tune in for this virtual event via Zoom at 10am EST.

Check out more Info Sessions and Office Hours on the Lancaster County Community Fund website.

SATURDAY
APRIL 5, 2025

2025 Treelay | Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

Join the Alliance as they host back-to-back tree plantings in a relay-style event to get thousands of trees in the ground in just one day. Known as “Treelay,” this event takes place at numerous sites across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and volunteers plant continuously for one full day.

WEDNESDAY
MARCH 12, 2025

1 – 2pm EDT

Lancaster County Community Foundation 2025 Grants & Opportunities Information Session

You bring the new and proven ideas for impacting Lancaster County. We bring the power of endowment to support your work. Together, we can meet the needs of an evolving community today to shape our shared tomorrow.

Join your fellow community changemakers for an online event to learn about this year’s grants and opportunities. We will share the many ways your organization might connect with the Community Foundation in 2025, including:

1. Information on grants and opportunities from the Community Foundation and its partners.
2. Learn about Lancaster Thrives Together, a new grant program for 2025.
3. Discover data resources that can strengthen your work.
4. Engage in a Q&A with the Community Foundation Team.

Can’t make it? Don’t worry, we will have a recording available at lancfound.org/grants to watch at your convenience.

Spanish Interpretation and ASL Interpretation will be available. Please contact info@lancfound.org for any other accommodations.

FRIDAY
MARCH 7, 2025

12pm EST

Community-Based Restoration Monitoring Orientation | Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

There are thousands of restoration projects implemented across the Chesapeake Bay watershed annually. It is critical to assess whether these projects are working and are improving the quality of local streams. The Community-Based Restoration Monitoring Project is monitoring projects to track their progress. We are looking for organizations and volunteers who would like the opportunity to help us monitor their impact across the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Read the event flyer for more information about this virtual orientation.

Project webpage: https://www.allianceforthebay.org/project/community-based-restoration-monitoring/

FEBRUARY 21
& MARCH 6

Common Agenda Revision Listening Sessions | Lancaster Clean Water Partners

We are updating our Common Agenda in 2025!

We believe that the Common Agenda must be a fluid and evolving document that represents our current goals.  We have set aside time in 2025 to update the document.

We’re excited to hear your thoughts, ideas, and feedback on our common agenda. This is a great opportunity to engage with like-minded individuals and contribute to shaping our future goals. Let’s work together towards a common vision! Here are three ways you can learn more and be involved. Register now to secure your spot. 

• Common Agenda Revision Listening Session 1,  Fri, Feb 21, 2025, 9:30 AM
• Common Agenda Revision Listening Session 2, Thur, March 6, 2025, 2:00 PM
• Common Agenda Revision Listening Session 3, Thur, March 6, 2025, 3:15 PM

Click on the session name for more details and to register.  These events are virtual.

FRIDAY
JANUARY 31, 2025

Alliance application deadline for Land O’Lakes farm funding program

Any LOL dairies in the Octoraro watershed who are interested in soil health or improved bedded pack manure management are eligible. Contact Alexandra Neumann for more details: aneumann@allianceforthebay.org