FEBRUARY 2022
STREAMLINES: News and events from BWA
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Photo by Ray Roper from 2021 Water in Winter contest. |
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Enter our Water in Winter photo contest |
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Bundle up, get outside and get creative! Brodhead Watershed Association's annual Water in Winter photo contest is now open for submissions.
Photographers are invited to submit beautiful images depicting water in winter - frozen waterfalls, ice formations, winter fishing and more. All submitted photos will have a chance to be featured in BWA's Get Outdoors Poconos campaign, across BWA's social media and on BWA's website with proper credit given to the photographer.
All ages and families are encouraged to participate. One winner will be chosen by committee to receive a certificate good for one day of paddling on the Delaware River Sojourn in June 2022. Please send no more than one photo submission per person to info@brodheadwatershed.org.
WATER IN WINTER PHOTO CONTEST
When: Now through March 31, 2022
Where: Throughout the Brodhead Watershed
Details: See flyer for complete details
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Protect clean water:
Put your septic system on a diet
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What's a little bacon grease down the drain? Just run the hot water, zap it with some dish soap and down it goes. Right? Wrong!
Septic systems break down tissue paper and waste. Period. Fats, oils and grease down the drain can cause sewage backups (yuck) and even seriously damage a septic system (big yuck — and big bucks).
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Take care of wild brook trout |
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Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but it's hard to imagine a more beautiful, elegant fish than our native brook trout. This is the fish that enticed anglers from around the world to Brodhead Creek - the birthplace of fly fishing in America.
"Brookies" need cold, clear, pure, oxygen-rich water to survive and thrive. In the late 1800s, when industry arrived in the form of clear-cutting hemlock forests for the tannery trade and other development, the creeks quickly warmed. Without the cooling canopy of native hemlock and rhododendron, the fish disappeared. And so did the fly fishers, who moved to more hospitable waters in the Catskills.
Over the decades since, our forests have regrown. The waters of the Brodhead and its headwaters again support breeding populations of wild fish — brook trout among them. Salty runoff, flooding, erosion, invasive plants and warmer-than-normal summers still pose risks.
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MS4 Municipal Roundtable recap |
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Brodhead Watershed Association convened in partnership with the Monroe County Conservation District and the Monroe Planning Commission at the annual Monroe County MS4 Municipal Roundtable on January 19.
Pennsylvania Environmental Council presented on Municipal Tools and Techniques for Managing Stormwater Runoff; A Tiered Strategy, and an overview of Federal Funding. Natural Lands presented on updates to ordinances; PennFuture on Special Protection Waters and return on investment; American Rivers on Beyond Permit Compliance, and DCNR on the C2P2 Grant Program.
Alex Jackson, BWA Executive Director, promoted the Green Infrastructure Plan and the Plan for Clean Water, and discussed upcoming potential collaborations for above-baseline green infrastructure projects in Monroe County.
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BWA pancake breakfast for municipal leaders February 23 |
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Municipal leaders are invited to attend an educational pancake breakfast at 8am on Wednesday, February 23 at the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The event will focus on conservation of open space in Monroe County and will cover resources and benefits available to municipalities.
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BWA board member Don Baylor is this month's featured artist in the Gallery at Kettle Creek! See Baylor's exhibit, Inspired by Nature, now through February 28.
The Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 4:30pm and some Saturdays from 9am to 1pm.
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Former BWA board member Heidi Secord was nominated to USDA State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Pennsylvania. She is the state's first female FSA director.
Be sure to congratulate Heidi on your next visit to Josie Porter Farm in Stroudsburg!
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Pocono Heritage Land Trust will host an Owl Prowl at Kurmes Nature Preserve on Sunday, February 20 from 5 to 7pm. The event is open to members only; you can become a member for $25.
Thursday, March 3 will be a volunteer workday managing invasive species at Jonas Nature Preserve from 9am to noon. Interested parties can register here.
The winners of PHLT's amateur photo contest will be on display in the Brodhead Creek Heritage Center during the month of March. An opening reception is planned for Sunday, March 6 at 1pm. No RSVP required.
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Don't miss these upcoming events from our friends! |
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Pennsylvania
Native Plant Webinar
February 26, 2022
9:30 to 11am
via Penn State Extension
Pre-registration required
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Public
Maple Sugaring Days
March 5 & 12, 2022
10am to 3pm
Meesing Outdoor Site
Pre-registration required
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Brodhead Chapter Trout Unlimited Annual Banquet
April 1, 2022
5:30pm
Stroudsmoor Country Inn
Pre-registration required
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Perennial Club members, like Mark Gaylo of Pocono Pines, provide sustained monthly support toward the clean water mission of the BWA.
Interested in upgrading your membership to the Perennial Club? Your sustaining monthly gift will provide unrestricted operational funds that play a direct role in ensuring the protection and preservation of the High Quality and Exceptional Value streams in the Brodhead Watershed. The Brodhead Watershed is home to 80% of Pennsylvania's classified EV streams — right where you live, work and play.
Keep the water clean. Keep the water abundant.
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Donations to the BWA can be made in honor of a special person or occasion. We celebrate the recent contributions of:
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Daniel Flagler in honor of Anne Fetherman's birthday
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Marjorie Bhavnani in honor of the marriage of BWA member Greg Lewis and Gussie Reilly
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Raoul Bhavnani and Savitha Reddy also in honor of the marriage of Greg Lewis and Gussie Reilly - Congratulations to the couple!
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Show your support for BWA’s clean water mission. Shop shirts, hoodies and tank tops in a variety of colors and styles. Adult and youth sizes are available. |
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