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

2017 Highlight

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®

midsusriver@gmail.comwww.MiddleSusquehannaRiverkeeper.org

570-768-6300Facebook: Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper

@midsusriver#PARiveroftheYear#LoyalsockCreek

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