Eire Times French Creek Watershed Profile. A four-part series of articles and related videos profile the environmental, historial and cultural significance of the French Creek Watershed in Erie and Crawford counties. Highlighted are efforts by the PA Environmental Council and other groups to protect and restore the watershed. Follow these links for each part:
Part I - French Creek Overview
Part II - Creek Once Carried Young Washington
Part III - French Creek Goes With The Flow
Part IV - French Creek Copes With City Life
For more information, visit the French Creek Project webpage.

Hear From Ohio River Watershed Celebration Participants. Wil Taylor, Jennings Environmental Education Center, provides an overview of the "Imagination Cruise" portion of the Celebration where 300 students benefit from educational activities put on by 18 participating environmental organizations during the 2008 Ohio River Watershed Celebration.
Watch these over stories from the Celebration:
Welcome to the Celebration!
Environmental Award Winners
Alex Petridis, The Awesome Spirit of Wildlife
Gary Stokum, Washington County Watershed Alliance
Luke Elser, Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team
Kathleen Porter, Water Resources Education Network
Dres Banas & Susan Huba, Loyalhanna Watershed Association
Diane Salvaggio, Turtle Creek Watershed Association
Andy McAllister, Western Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation

Welcome to the 2008 Ohio River Watershed Celebration! Margaret Hall, DEP, and Margaret Dunn, Stream Restoration, Inc., and Jane Nugent, Jane Nugent's Garden Talk, welcome all to the 2008 Ohio River Watershed Celebration!
Watch these other stories from the Celebration:
Environmental Award Winners
Wil Taylor, Jennings Environmental Education Center
Alex Petridis, The Awesome Spirit of Wildlife
Gary Stokum, Washington County Watershed Alliance
Luke Elzer, Appalachian Coal County Watershed Team
Kathleen Porter, Water Resources Education Network
Drew Banas & Susan Huba, Loyalhanna Watershed Association
Diane Salvaggio, Turtle Creek Watershed Association
Andy McAllister, Western PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation

Environmental Awards from the 2008 Ohio River Watershed Celebration. Margaret Hall presents the 2008 Environmental Awards to: Joseph Catanese, Allegheny County Council- Government Award; Artemis Environmental Building Materials, Janice Donatelli- Business/Industry Award; Greg Phillips, Westmoreland County Conservation District- Individual Award; Marty McKinney, Cranberry Township- Energy Conservation Award.
Watch these over stories from the Celebration:
Welcome to the Celebration!
Wil Taylor, Jennings Environmental Education Center
Alex Petridis, The Awesome Spirit of Wildlife
Gary Stokum, Washington County Watershed Alliance
Luke Elzer, Appalachian Coal County Watershed Team
Kathleen Porter, Water Resources Education Network
Drew Banas & Susan Huba, Loyalhanna Watershed Association
Diane Salvaggio, Turtle Creek Watershed Association
Andy McAllister, Western PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation

John Brosious, PA Municipal Authorities Assn., Urges Support for Nov. 4 Clean Water Referendum. He made the comments as part of an PA Infrastructure Group press conference to support the $400 million bond issue referendum and funding for transportation, telecommunications and electric infrastructure improvements.
The Group is sponsoring a Vote Yes For Clean Water initiative to let citizens express their support for the initiative.
The bond issue referendum is part of the water funding proposal supported by 45+ groups in the PA Fair Share for Clean Water Coalition.
Also presenting at the event were--
Kelly Lewis, Founder of the PA Infrastructure Group
Rep. Joseph Preston, Majority Chair, House Consumer Affairs Committee
J.Terrance Fitzpatrick, General Counsel, PA Energy Generation Assn.
Michael Love, President, PA Energy Association