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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

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