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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Berks County events let you help the environment on Earth Day
April 17, 2018
Earth Day, the annual holiday celebrating environmental protection, is this Sunday. The first holiday was celebrated on April 22, 1970. If you want to mark the occasion by making the world a cleaner place, several volunteer opportunities are available from Friday through Sunday.
Project will remove logjam on Schuylkill River
April 16, 2018
When a plastic bottle drops into a storm sewer west of Douglassville, it most likely will end up stuck in the same place as thousands of others - a large logjam near the Schuylkill River Bridge on the Thun Trail.
Pollinator garden will brighten Schuylkill River Trail
April 15, 2018
A splash of color can brighten the day.
Walkers, bikers and runners in Pottstown will be treated to a burst of colorful flowers this spring along the Schuylkill River Trail in Riverfront Park.
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.
SAN Education & Outreach Workgroup Meeting
Monday, May 14, 2018 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Join the SAN Education & Outreach Workgroup for its next meeting at Bartram's Garden!
Freshwater Mussel Training
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 11:00 AM
Join us a freshwater mussel training on Wed, May 16th!
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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