2024 In-Person Program Schedule

The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Local Conservation Districts, and You – Helping Achieve Pennsylvania’s Forest and Meadow Goals

Keynote Speakers

Brian J. Vadino

Watershed Specialist/Envirothon Coordinator

Montgomery County Conservation District

Kent Himelright 

Watershed Coordinator

Berks County Conservation District

Karen Wilwol

Watershed Specialist

Delaware County Conservation District

Moderator

Michael Griffiths

Environmental Education Coordinator & Watershed Specialist

Berks Nature

A. Environmental Benefits of Silvopasture Room 215

Austin Unruh

Trees for Graziers

B. Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry Response to Climate Change

Room 220

Meredith Seltzer

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry

C. Community Scientist Development of Technical and Advocacy Resources for Watershed Health

Room 217

Dave Manning

Valley Creek Restoration Partnership and Green Valleys Watershed Association

Joe Debes

Chester-Ridley-Crum Watershed Association, Stroud Water Research Center volunteer, and Westtown EAC

Carol Armstrong

Green Valleys Watershed Association, Stroud Water Research Center Volunteer, Valley Creek Restoration Partnership, and Charlestown EAC

Tali MacArthur

Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers

Christa Reeve

Musconetcong Watershed Association

David Bressler

Stroud Water Research Center

D. Right-to-Know and Freedom of Information Act Laws

Room 205

Anneke van Rossum

Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Carlos Donato,

Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Devon Guyer

Delaware Riverkeeper Network

E. Youth Engagement for Advocacy to Improve Urban River Health

Room 222

Stefanie Kroll

Riverways Collaboration of CultureTrust

Prem Trivedi

Riverways Collaboration of CultureTrust

F. Choose Native: A Statewide Look at Landscaping and Water Gardening with Native Species

Room 205

Zach Nemec

Pennsylvania Sea Grant

G. Read(y)ing for 100: Energy Transition & Climate Action Planning in Reading

Room 222

Bethany Ayers Fisher

City of Reading Public Woks Department

Christopher Nafe

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

H. Converting a Pond into a Wetland Mosaic within a Public Park

Room 220

Emily Bjorhus

Princeton Hydro

I. Salamanders of the Delaware River Watershed: Bioindicators of Ecosystem Health

Room 215

Matt McCann

Delaware Riverkeeper Network

J. The Schuylkill River Sojourn – 25 Years of Paddling and Progress

Room 217

Tim Fenchel

Schuylkill River Greenways NHA

Brian Swisher

The Swisher Studio 

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm │ Brown Bag Discussion Section: Perkiomen Flood Mitigation efforts Room 220

Crystal Gilchrist, AICP (Retired)

Perkiomen Stormwater Initiative for the office of Representative Joe Webster (District 150, serving part of Montgomery County)

Civic Engagement for Environmental Protection, A Panel Discussion

Room 202

Panelists

Crystal Gilchrist

Vice Chair, Lower Frederick Township Planning Commission

Helen Eckel-Wiener

Chair, Caln Township Board of Parks and Recreation; Fundraising Committee Chair and Board of Directors, Old Caln Historical Society; and Secretary, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania State Police Camp Cadet

Susan Myerov

Vice Chair, Abington Township Environmental Advisory Council

Edie Shean-Hammond

Chair, North Coventry Open Space Review Board

Moderator

Katherine Evers

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary