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The Conservancy is local residents joined together to monitor and improve the water quality within the Twin and Walker Creeks Watershed in Pike County, Pennsylvania.

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Mission Statement

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To promote understanding of the Twin and Walker Creeks Watershed and its ecosystems and to protect, restore and enhance the watershed through proper management and watershed stewardship.

Objectives

• Encourage the active participation of residents in watershed stewardship through education and through volunteer monitoring efforts

• Promote and provide a forum for sharing information and experiences on watershed management.

• Foster the development of restoration and protection programs within the Little Walker Creek Watershed.

• Encourage the support and development of local, state and national programs promoting watershed management.

• Encourage the cooperation and interaction of organizations concerned with watershed restoration and protection.

• Encourage the development and enforcement of laws and legislation designed to protect watersheds.

Activities:

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Water Quality Monitoring

 

• The Conservancy maintains a group of well-trained volunteers that collect and analyze water chemistry and biological data at twelve different locations within the watershed.

Watershed Database

• Input chemical and biological data to a database utilized by local, state and federal agencies.

Information Networking

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• Publish a annual newsletter and distribute it to residents living within the watershed.

• Create informational fact sheets to address management concerns within the watershed.

• Attend workshops and conferences to share information with similar organizations and keep informed on.

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Community Programs

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• Present information on water quality and testing

• TWCWC Photo Contest for Pike Country

• Special programs for wildlife conservation

• Annual Scholarship to graduating senior at DV High School