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National Heritage Areas Partner on Watershed Initiative

National Heritage Areas Partner on Watershed Initiative.

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National Heritage Areas Partner on Watershed Initiative

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  1. National Heritage AreasPartner on Watershed Initiative On February 6, 2008, the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor convened a meeting with the Federal Office of Surface Mining (OSM), Americorps OSM / VISTA Program, the Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team (ACCWT) and multiple heritage & watershed partners located in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania.

  2. Purpose To work together to create a regional Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team OSM / VISTA Program across Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region and add a regional coordinating office to support these activities. In addition to the initial focus on anthracite watershed issues, partners would also work together on preservation and conservation of anthracite related resources, heritage and culture throughout the region.

  3. The Anthracite Heritage Alliance was born!!

  4. Alliance Includes Three National Heritage AreasLocated in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region • Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor • Schuylkill River National Heritage Area • Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority

  5. Federal and State Partners • Americorps VISTA • United States Department of the Interior • Office of Surface Mining (OSM) • Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team (ACCWT) • Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) • Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation (BAMR) • DCNR – Nescopeck Environmental Center

  6. Multiple Watershed and Conservation Groups • Carbon County Conservation District • Earth Conservancy • Eastern Middle Anthracite Regional Recovery • Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mines Reclamation • Friends of the Nescopeck • Greater Hazleton Civic Partnership • Lackawanna County Conservation District • Lackawanna River Corridor Association • Northumberland County Conservation District • Schuylkill County Conservation District • Schuylkill Headwaters Association • Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance • Wildlands Conservancy

  7. Corporations • Pennsylvania Power and Light Company

  8. First Goal – Addressing Watershed Issues

  9. Organizational Structure Anthracite Heritage Alliance Alliance Coordinator Dale Freudenberger Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor ACCWT - OSM / VISTA Coordinator Upper Lackawanna Watershed ACCWT - OSM / VISTA Program Lower Lackawanna Watershed ACCWT - OSM / VISTA Program Wyoming Valley Watershed ACCWT - OSM / VISTA Program Nescopeck - Jeddo Watershed ACCWT - OSM / VISTA Program Upper Lehigh Watershed ACCWT - OSM / VISTA Program Shamokin Creek Watershed ACCWT - OSM / VISTA Program Schuylkill Headwaters ACCWT - OSM / VISTA Program Schuylkill Watershed ACCWT - OSM / VISTA Program

  10. First Step Setting up the ACCWT OSM / VISTA Regional Program to address anthracite region watershed issues

  11. Map of Watershed areas that will be addressed by each OSM / VISTA Program

  12. Identify sponsors and begin recruitingfor 8 OSM / VISTA Positions throughout the regionplus one VISTA Coordinators Position

  13. 5 Primary Goals of the ACCWT OSM/VISTA Program • Capacity building of local watershed organizations • Water quality monitoring and watershed research • Enhancing community awareness through education and outreach • Promoting community revitalization through heritage development and celebrations • Professional development for the volunteers in environmental and community development

  14. Watershed Progress • 2 OSM/VISTA Watershed Coordinators are currently serving with AHA partners. • 2 additional OSM/VISTA’s will be starting soon following PSO Training. • 1 ACCWT Summer Associate is working. • We are currently recruiting for 5 other available VISTA positions.

  15. Heritage and Cultural Preservation More emphasis will be placed on these issues as we are able to fill all of our OSM/VISTA positions

  16. More information on the ACCWT OSM/VISTA Programcan be found on their website atwww.accwt.org

  17. For more information on the ACCWT OSM / VISTAopportunities available in the Anthracite Region,contact:Dale Freudenbergerdale@delawareandlehigh.orgPhone: 610-377-4063

  18. Electric City Sign Scranton, PA Steamtown National Historic Site

  19. Lackawanna State Trail Park Cleanup – Illegal Dumpsite LRCA Canoe-A-Thon Race

  20. Lackawanna Coal Mine & Museum Descending into Mine Shaft

  21. Acid Mine Drainage Vandling Outfall Old Forge Bore Hole

  22. Avondale Mine Eddy Creek AML Project Olyphant, PA

  23. Views along the Levee Trail Hanover Twp. - Luzerne County

  24. EPCAMR VISTA Volunteer Carly Trumann collecting iron oxide from Phase II AMD Treatment Wetlands Nanticoke Creek Watershed Luzerne County Mine Subsidence at K-Mart Parking Lot

  25. Past & Present Views Huber Breaker Ashley, PA Preserving the Huber Breaker for future generations

  26. Twin Shaft Mine Disaster Newton Colliery Marker for the Knox Mine Disaster

  27. Newport Township Luzerne County Plainsville Borehole Luzerne County

  28. Ice Cave Clean-up

  29. Wilkes-Barre Scenes Preserving local landmarks and culture Irem Temple Luzerne County Historical Society Wilkes-Barre Station

  30. Two views along Susquehanna River from Council Cup Luzerne County

  31. Nescopeck State Park and Education Center Luzerne County

  32. Mine Opening Hazleton, PA View of Jeanesville culm bank from Hazleton

  33. Monument Unveiling Jeanesville, PA Jeanesville Mine Disaster 1891

  34. Jeddo Tunnel Drainage System Luzerne County

  35. Historic preservation at Eckley Miner’s Village Eckley, PA Luzerne County

  36. White Haven Library DLNHC Info Center (former LVRR engine house) Lehigh Canal Lock remnants at White Haven, PA

  37. Carbon County, PA No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum, Philip Ginder Monument and The Asa Packer Mansion Museum

  38. Mahanoy Creek Watershed Schuylkill County Blaschak Coal Company Mahanoy Creek, Lavelle, PA St. Nicholas Breaker

  39. Trash Clean-up Schuylkill Headwaters Association Schuylkill County

  40. Owl Creek Dam Schuylkill Headwaters Association Schuylkill County

  41. Wadesville Pit Mill Creek Watershed Schuylkill Headwaters Wetlands AMD Treatment Schuylkill Headwaters

  42. Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Northumberland County

  43. Schuylkill VISTA Volunteer Catherine Webster at work

  44. Downtown Shamokin, PA Northumberland County Shamokin Creek Watershed Excelsior Corbin Refuse Fire and Illegal Dumping Site

  45. Northumberland County HS Students make iron oxide tye-dyed t-shirts “Got AMD?”

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