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Our Mission: To Promote The Health Of The Fishing Creek Watershed
****UPCOMING EVENTS****
April 22, 2021 - Earth Day Sunset Stroll @ Johnson Flats - 7:30pm - Register at https://forms.gle/N1giYpquSTYRFnFR7
May 10, 2021 - Fishing Creek Watershed Meeting (FCWA) - 7:00pm
May 19, 2021 - Brood X Cicadas Webinar - 7:00pm - Register for the Zoom link HERE
May 22, 2021 - Bird Hike @ Rickett's Glen State Park with Speaker Doug Gross, Ornithologist
June 14, 2021 - Fishing Creek Watershed Meeting (FCWA) - 7:00pm - Topic: Penn State Extension Well Water Testing
*See below for additional information.
July 12, 2021 - Fishing Creek Watershed Meeting (FCWA) - 7:00pm
August 9, 2021 - Fishing Creek Watershed Meeting (FCWA) - 7:00pm - Topic: Tree Identification at Kocher Park
with Speaker George Chamuris, BU Botanist
September 13, 2021 - Fishing Creek Watershed Meeting (FCWA) - 7:00pm - Topic: Geology Rocks - Part 2
with Speaker Chris Whisner, BU Geologist
April 22, 2021 - Earth Day Sunset Stroll @ Johnson Flats - 7:30pm - Register at https://forms.gle/N1giYpquSTYRFnFR7
May 10, 2021 - Fishing Creek Watershed Meeting (FCWA) - 7:00pm
May 19, 2021 - Brood X Cicadas Webinar - 7:00pm - Register for the Zoom link HERE
May 22, 2021 - Bird Hike @ Rickett's Glen State Park with Speaker Doug Gross, Ornithologist
June 14, 2021 - Fishing Creek Watershed Meeting (FCWA) - 7:00pm - Topic: Penn State Extension Well Water Testing
*See below for additional information.
July 12, 2021 - Fishing Creek Watershed Meeting (FCWA) - 7:00pm
August 9, 2021 - Fishing Creek Watershed Meeting (FCWA) - 7:00pm - Topic: Tree Identification at Kocher Park
with Speaker George Chamuris, BU Botanist
September 13, 2021 - Fishing Creek Watershed Meeting (FCWA) - 7:00pm - Topic: Geology Rocks - Part 2
with Speaker Chris Whisner, BU Geologist
*Unless otherwise specified, all FCWA meetings are held at 7pm on the second Monday of the month at the Columbia County Agriculture Building,
702 Sawmill Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. Other events FCWA members may be interested in are also listed for your information.
702 Sawmill Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. Other events FCWA members may be interested in are also listed for your information.
Fishing Creek Watershed Meeting (FCWA) - 7:00pm - June 14, 2021
Pennsylvania Department of Health and Penn State Extension to provide Free Water Testing
for a limited number of private wells, springs, and cisterns in Columbia County.
Have you ever had the drinking water from your well , spring, or cistern tested for lead and other health related pollutants?
If not, here's your chance !
Penn State Extension has received funding through the Pennsylvania Department of Health cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control, Environmental Health Capacity building initiative and with support from the Penn State Master Well Owner Network to provide no-cost drinking water testing to a limited number of homeowners in Columbia County using private water wells, springs and cisterns. Each water supply will receive testing through a PA DEP state accredited water testing laboratory for coliform bacteria, E.coli bacteria, nitrate, manganese, arsenic, lead and copper. Registration will be limited to approximately 35 households. Each household must own or rent a primary residence (no camps) in Columbia County that use a private well, spring or cistern for a drinking water supply. Registrants are required to attend a one-hour initial webinar on
June 14, 2021 at 7:00pm to learn about the testing program. After attending the webinar, homeowners will be mailed a water testing kit. Optional follow-up webinars will be offered to provide interpretation of results and to answer questions.
Registration and further information for this testing program is available online at
https://extension.psu.edu/private-water-supply-education-and-water-testing-in-columbia-county or by calling 1-877-345-0691.
Pennsylvania Department of Health and Penn State Extension to provide Free Water Testing
for a limited number of private wells, springs, and cisterns in Columbia County.
Have you ever had the drinking water from your well , spring, or cistern tested for lead and other health related pollutants?
If not, here's your chance !
Penn State Extension has received funding through the Pennsylvania Department of Health cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control, Environmental Health Capacity building initiative and with support from the Penn State Master Well Owner Network to provide no-cost drinking water testing to a limited number of homeowners in Columbia County using private water wells, springs and cisterns. Each water supply will receive testing through a PA DEP state accredited water testing laboratory for coliform bacteria, E.coli bacteria, nitrate, manganese, arsenic, lead and copper. Registration will be limited to approximately 35 households. Each household must own or rent a primary residence (no camps) in Columbia County that use a private well, spring or cistern for a drinking water supply. Registrants are required to attend a one-hour initial webinar on
June 14, 2021 at 7:00pm to learn about the testing program. After attending the webinar, homeowners will be mailed a water testing kit. Optional follow-up webinars will be offered to provide interpretation of results and to answer questions.
Registration and further information for this testing program is available online at
https://extension.psu.edu/private-water-supply-education-and-water-testing-in-columbia-county or by calling 1-877-345-0691.
Now's the Time to Plan for FCWA's 2021 Container Garden Contest!
Fishing Creek Watershed Association is excitedly looking forward to ArtFest 2021 and our Third Container Garden Contest and we hope you are, too. ArtFest is planned for Saturday, August 21 in Downtown Bloomsburg. The all-day event, filled with art, crafts, music and good food, will be especially welcome after more than a year of social distancing. You won't want to miss it!
We invite you to create a thematic container garden and bring it to be displayed at ArtFest, where the public will admire the gardens and vote for their favorites. We'll use the money we earn through this popular vote for the rain garden and pollinator gardens at Kocher Park. Our last contest earned nearly $300 for additional plants, and this year--with your help-- we can beat that mark!
One does not have to be a member of FCWA to enter, but we always welcome new members. Also, in addition to the satisfaction of helping the gardens at Kocher Park, the winning gardener wins a choice of prizes. So go ahead and start planning your entry!
We invite you to create a thematic container garden and bring it to be displayed at ArtFest, where the public will admire the gardens and vote for their favorites. We'll use the money we earn through this popular vote for the rain garden and pollinator gardens at Kocher Park. Our last contest earned nearly $300 for additional plants, and this year--with your help-- we can beat that mark!
One does not have to be a member of FCWA to enter, but we always welcome new members. Also, in addition to the satisfaction of helping the gardens at Kocher Park, the winning gardener wins a choice of prizes. So go ahead and start planning your entry!
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