Real People Volunteer: Dave Lan^perski Thi' volunteer stream monitonng piogiatn of the Connoquenessing Watershed Alliance is prodding invaluable knowledge about the health and souices of problems within the (.onnocjuenesdng wateished Rallying the Hoops to collect this infoiniation is Dave Lamperski "V\atoi inonitonng is not a glamorous job, but it is ineplaceable in helping to expand om understanding ol .til the iorces at work within the watershed,' Date explained "1 cannot oflei enough piaise to the jicople who base faithfully taken inonthh samples in all kinds ofweathei to help galhei data foi this scientific leport” Da\e is the piesident and one of the (onndeis of the Lonnoquc nessing Watershed Alliance In the program s second \ear, the group lecened a 1 m>\ m ;(,n. n, i grant tor $86,740 to assess a 430 squ.it c mile portion of the Connoquenessing wateished With guidance horn consultants at Killam Associates \olunteeis aie collecting and testing watei sampled from 18 sites along r,onnoc]uenessmg (.reek and its tributaries Poitions of the study condm ted so tai reveal a geneialh health) vvateished, and pioblem areas aie being documented ioi consideration as future restoialion piojec ts Dave’s success demonstiates that committed volunteeis can make all the difleience in identifying and eliminating sotuces of pollution m Pcnnsvlvania's watersheds Learn More t , \ 1 Real People Make House Calls: Wilma tuns a ‘mobile nionitoiiiig” piogiam m Washington Countv Simpl\ pul, Wilma dines thiough hei tomniunitv with snentific equipment in the baik uf her minnan, londucling tests on the health of vat tons wateiwats When fust on the mo\e, Wilma look samples bom |usl three sites Now, through a recently received giant and olhei help horn DIP, she keeps labs on as man) as 20 sites Her mobile monitor mg is making a difleience. not onlv b) identifying aieas that need help, but also documenting the positive impai t of all the cleanup efforts m Washington County Being on the load can be grueling, but Wilma knows that the health of our nveis and streams is important both lot wildlife and foi om own dunking water With this m mind. Wilma is determined m hci desire to create a healthier environment Learn More i i Do You Know a Watershed Hero? OreenWorks and Watershed Weekly are on the lookout for environmental volunteers worthy of the honorable title “Watershed Hero.” The Gieen Works website features selected volunteers and highlights their efforts, giving them some well-deserved credit. Do More Works Pennsylvania's Premiere Watershed Resources JAfATFfcSM FD WFFKI v Want t 0 learn more about something you hold near ttK.LY and dear? Evef y week the watershed Weekly website 3*OWR profiles people and groups working on issues that directly affect the water we all share. From fishing and swimming to mining and storm runoff, you'll visit rivers, streams and even your own faucet ' rt' t . S .4 > ' Q Operator, Washington County's Watesned "Mobile Monitoring' Program FOR IV^TEMjSWEP Real People Give Back: Bill Kids that grow up in the city don t often ha\c the oppoi limits to enjoy the gieal outdoois, but foi some young people in York Bill Sh iffei is about to change that Described as a “supei gm" he his colleagues. Bill Shaffei, coordinator of “Kids Hooked on Fishing,” is giving i ifv and snbmban kids an oppoi(unify to get outside and expcnence natuie Real People Tackle Acid Mine Drainage: Foi residents of Elk Count), fishing in the Little Tob) Cieek watershed seemed like an unattainable dream Yet, altei a 30-vcai campaign to lestoie the wateished, Bill Sabatose, president ol the Tubs (atek Wateished \ssoc i.ition, is making that dre.im a realm Little Fobs Creek is once again showing signs of life aftei decades of and mine drainage polluting its waters The tinning point tame with a 151 2 million giant awarded to Headwaters Charitable Ft list, which in turn iponsoted a grant to thelob\ (-reek Watershed Association The restoration project will frnalh eliminate the and mine drainage into 1 ittlr Tob\ C-reek < M •’.h $ 'This used to be .1 dead wateished," Bill ie