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
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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
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profiles people and groups working on issues that
directly affect the water we all share. From fishing and swimming to mining and storm runoff,
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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
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'This used to be .1 dead wateished," Bill ie<ailed “I mle In hide as DLP funded acid
mine drainage projects, the Little Jobs began to recover ”
Bill and the lohv (’.reek Wateished Association have been msti unientnl in the lecovei \ ot
little lobv (.reek and then iclentless petsevciante deinonstiates that no watershed is
without hope ot rcstoialion L< am More ' ■ ,
An avid anglet himself, Bill (leaded that kids in
\oik weie missing out on a great wa\ to
apprenate the environment and ha\e fun at flu
same time Attei leseaichmg and seeming funds
to pui chase fishing equipment foi \oik aiea
middle schools, Bill has volunteered his time lo
visit schools to teach students the finet points of
fishing, angling and enjo)ing all that Penn s
Woods have to olfei
Bv instilling tin* next generation with a sense
o( awe and respect tor the woild around them
Bill is molding lifelong stewaids of the
emironment Lenin Mom
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Ready to get involved in environmental
protection by joining or forming a
watershed group? The Pennsylvania
Organization for Watersheds and Rivers
(POWR) can help you get started
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