Improving Schuylkill Waters Together Drop By Drop
What We've Accomplished!
784,035
Pounds of trash removed in the 2017 Schuylkill Scrub
9,200,000
Dollars funded and leveraged through the Schuylkill River Restoration Fund
14,000,000
Dollars invested in Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD) projects
17.5
Percent of the Watershed is permanently protected
Latest News and Events
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Volunteers pitch in at pollinator garden along Schuylkill River Trail
May 6, 2018
More than 20 volunteers assisted in planting colorful flowers and shrubs Saturday in a pollinator garden along the Schuylkill River Trail in Pottstown.
City will use mussels as natural water-treatment plants
May 5, 2018
In a first for the nation, Philadelphia officials have launched the first city-owned mussel hatchery as part of an effort to improve water quality in the Delaware River Basin.
Earth Week Pollution Prevention “Mixer” in King of Prussia
May 4, 2018
Montgomery County Conservation District and Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s “Schuylkill Action Network” partnered with Simon Property Group to host an Earth Week Pollution Prevention “Mixer” event for the King of Prussia Restaurant, Food Service and Hospitality Community.
Upcoming Events
Schuylkill Scrub
Thursday, March 1, 2018 7:00 AM to Thursday, May 31, 2018 10:00 PM
The Schuylkill Scrub is a watershed-wide clean-up initiative that takes place from March 1st through May 31st every spring.
RESCHEDULED: Schuylkill Scrub Cleanup - Celebrating SAN's 15th Anniversary
Thursday, May 24, 2018 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Due to the ongoing rain and high river levels, we are moving this special Schuylkill Scrub event marking Schuylkill Action Network's 15th year of protecting the watershed to Thursday, May 24. We'll meet at the same location at 5 p.m.
About Us
The Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) is a collaborative network of over 100 partners working together to improve water resources in the Schuylkill River watershed. With "action" as SAN’s middle name, SAN partners have been working since 2003 to implement best practices across the Schuylkill River Watershed.
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