The C-SAW program is operated by the
Pocono-Northeast RC&D.
The Pocono Northeast
Resource Conservation & Development Council (RC&D) is a publicly supported
nonprofit (IRS-501c3) organization serving ten counties in northeastern and
central Pennsylvania. The goal for C-SAW is to transfer knowledge and
skills to watershed groups or local sponsors thereby helping to build
their capacity to plan and conduct watershed assessments, and conduct
post-implementation monitoring. C-SAW can provide:
Specialists who can help identify solutions and assist your
group in the development of monitoring programs, restoration
projects, and plans for protection.
Training or conducting assessments and developing restoration
projects and protection plans.
C-SAW and Wilkes University can also provide watershed organizations with assistance in
watershed assessments and science related to:
Atmospheric deposition
and
Wellhead or Well Field Protection Plans
Agricultural and urban impact issues
Lake monitoring and Watershed monitoring
- Wilkes University provides assistance with developing,
implementing, and evaluating data (example
Crescent Lake and Lake Carey Projects).
Stormwater Management - BMP Selection
Soils evaluations and training in soil science
Abandoned mine discharge, restoration, and treatment
In addition, C-SAW can point eligible organizations to assistance
provided by other technical experts or service providers through Growing Greener. C-SAW is not designed to conduct monitoring or assessments for
watershed organizations. Rather, C-SAW hopes to help watershed
organizations do a better job in their own monitoring and assessment.
Who is eligible? - Parties who are eligible to apply for
Growing Greener Grants are eligible to receive assistance through C-SAW.
Those parties include:
Incorporated watershed organizations recognized by
PADEP and
established to promote local watershed conservation efforts
Counties, municipalities, and their subdivisions
County Conservation Districts
Charitable organizations or educational institutions involved in
research, restoration, rehabilitation, planning, acquisition,
development or other activities that further the protection,
enhancement, conservation, and preservation of Pennsylvania's
environmental resources.
In addition, the project must be one that addresses non-point sources
of pollution, mining restoration, or oil and gas well plugging.
C-SAW assistance is available at NO COST to
eligible groups.
More Information - If you would like more information about the program, please call
(1-570-408-4619) or send an email to
Brian Oram.
You can download the assistance request form by
clicking this
link - Download (pdf file)
Prior to joining the C-SAW Program, Wilkes University was
involved in a number of watershed and environmental monitoring, educational, and
research partnerships and actively involved in developing web-based educational
materials. The following are the main online resources provided by Wilkes
University through the Center for Environmental Quality.
