The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds (C-SAW) is a team of specialists who provide free organizational and scientific-technical assistance to Pennsylvania-based watershed and conservation organizations.

C-SAW does not conduct watershed monitoring or assessments. Instead, C-SAW helps watershed organizations do a better job with their own monitoring and assessments.

Over 14 conservation districts in Pennsylvania and the PA Association of Conservation Districts have received assistance through C-SAW.

The following partners provide the C-SAW services: Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring at Dickinson College, Conemaugh Valley Conservancy, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Pennsylvania Lake Management Society, Stroud Water Research Center, and U.S. Geological Survey Pennsylvania Water Science Center.

These partners can provide a conservation district with watershed-specific technical assistance on water and macroinvertebrate monitoring and longer-term mentoring assistance.

For more information and to apply for assistance, visit the Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds (C-SAW) website.

Other Articles

Other articles from the latest PA Association of Conservation Districts newsletter include--

-- Snyder County Conservation District Hosts Manure Management Woodshops

-- Jefferson/Elk County Conservation Districts Clean Up Streams

-- 2021 Riparian Forest Buffers Webinars Series

-- Local Government Guide to the Chesapeake Bay Released

-- May Urban & Community Webinar On Engaging With Tribal Communities

-- May 19-20 Virtual Section 319 Watershed Planning & Implementation Meeting

Visit the PA Association of Conservation Districts website to learn more about county conservation districts.

(Reprinted from PA Association of Conservation Districts newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

Related Articles:

-- Gov. Wolf Joins Chesapeake Bay Watershed Governors, Officials Urging Congress To Support ‘Billion For The Bay Initiative' To Jumpstart Final Restoration Efforts

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Stumbles In Race To Finish Line; Promised Outcomes Lagging Badly Or In Limbo

-- PA Senate Passes Bill To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf

-- Bay Journal Forum: New Wave Of Streamside Forest Plantings Needed Now

-- Lebanon Valley Conservancy Volunteers Plant 1,000 Trees, Native Plant Gardens, Award College Scholarship

-- Student Project Brings Trees And Music To Water Quality Cleanup Efforts In Lancaster County; June 5 ‘The Big Do’ Celebration

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Student Leaders Continue To Carry The Torch In Pennsylvania

-- Public Invited To Virtual Cumberland County Water Resources Forum May 19

[Posted: May 13, 2021]

5/17/2021