April Feature is posted
Source Water Protection Plans Key to Protecting Water Supplies from Agricultural Pollution By Ellen Kiley and Julie Kollar, WREN. Learn about efforts to protect water resources with source water protection examples and collaboratives with a focus on addressing agricultural concerns.
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2012 WREN Grants Awarded:

The Water Resources Education Network (WREN) Project, a project of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizen Education Fund, has awarded $65,000 in funding for the 2012 round to fifteen community partnerships across the state. Projects will carry out grass-roots community water resource education projects between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. View Press Release

View April 2013 Issue WREN E-News

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View Winter 2013 Issue WREN Water Policy News

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SPOTLIGHT: Act 13 of 2012 Oil and Gas Act Amendments

Pennsylvania recently enacted Act 13, which made substantial changes to the Oil and Gas Act of 1984. The new statute includes new well fees on unconventional wells, made major changes to environmental protections, and placed severe restrictions on the authority of local governments for oil and gas wells and associated operations.

Click here >> for a summary of the major environmental provisions gathered from several sources.

WREN Rain Garden/Rain Barrel Resources Webpage

Rain Gardens for the Bays

Website of the Mid-Atlantic Campaign to protect streams and bays.

Events calendar

Visit www.sourcewaterpa.org for WREN's Source Water Protection info

Download Groundwater: A Primer for Pennsylvanians
and the
Groundwater Protection Guide

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2013 round of WREN Watershed Education and Source Water Protection Education Coalition Grants closed March 22, 2013.

Stay tuned for potential WREN Opportunity Grants - maximum of $300 per project. Complete the one page application now and submit to be first in line for Opportunity Grants if funds become available.

What's New .... in our
Resources/library page.

- an on-line library of pubs available for immediate download; some reference websites we think will be helpful in preparing a WREN grant application and a list of our free videos, publications, newsletters and water graphics.

What's News... View WREN's latest E-Newsletter:

View April 2013 WREN E-News

View Winter 2013 WREN Water Policy News

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Events Calendar - Check out our Calendar for workshops, conferences, and special events of relevance to interested residents, water resource activists and educators.

What's New .... from WREN

Local Projects

• New Tool for Stormwater Management: Green Guide for Property Management Developed by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary local project

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We post Features providing useful information for water resource educators and activists.

Learn about community projects funded by WREN
In our Local Projects area, listed by county, you can see which organizations in your area have received grant funding from WREN. You can also describe your local project and read about others. See, and download, what Products WREN Local Projects have produced

Connect up with other environmental organizations
Find local watershed organizations active in your area.
Our Links area lists many other useful sites.

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We want to highlight favorite Pennsylvania lakes, streams and other watering holes. Contribute a favorite watering hole photo to our site.

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