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Protecting What We Love
A Year of River Reflections
Carol ParenzanMiddle Susquehanna RIVERKEEPER®
Congratulations!
LOYALSOCK CREEKPennsylvania 2018 River of the Year
Meet Your RIVERKEEPER®
CAROL PARENZAN
• 1 of 390 Waterkeepers
• North and West Branches
• Penn State Environmental Engineer
• Licensed July 2015
• Returned January 2016
• Full-time paid position
2017 Highlight
NEW OFFICE!
• 112 Market StreetSunbury
• “Gateway to the Headwaters of the Susquehanna”
• Environmental Justice Community
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BOARD DEVELOPMENT
• 8 members
• Diverse expertise
• Expanded focus on geographic reach
• Year of foundation planning
• Fiscal sustainability
2017 Highlight
BRIDGES OVER TROUBLED WATER
2017 Highlight
SECOND ANNUAL SUNRISE SUNSET SUSQUEHANNA PADDLE & PLAY
2017 Highlight
DUMPLINGS AT DUSK
2017 Highlight
WATERSHED STEWARD PRISON PILOT PROJECT
"A healthy river is much like freedom. Easy to lose. Harder to get back."
- inmate, SCI Quehanna Bootcamp Watershed Steward Prison Project, August 11, 2017
2017 Highlight
YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONPROGRAM
2017 Highlight
CITIZEN SCIENTIST
PROGRAMS
• Pipeline Construction
• Macros
• Water Quality
• Ice Monitoring
2017 Highlight
CONSERVATION CANINE SEWAGE SNIFFER TRAINING
“Little Keeper”Susquehanna
2017 Highlight
COLLEGE CONNECTIONS
Poop-to-Power ProjectEnvironmental PollutionEnvironmental StudiesBusiness EthicsNonprofit Management
Roots & Shoots
2017 Highlight
APPOINTMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY BOARD
2017 Highlight
INVESTIGATIONS
2017 Highlight
RIVER OF THE YEAR NOMINATION
Loyalsock Creek
Call for Volunteers!
LOYALSOCK CREEKPennsylvania 2018 River of the Year
Carol ParenzanMiddle Susquehanna RIVERKEEPER®
570-768-6300Facebook: Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper
@midsusriver#PARiveroftheYear#LoyalsockCreek
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