Volunteers 55 and older interested in helping monitor water quality are being sought for a new Allegheny County chapter of the Senior Environment Corps.
The Allegheny Watershed Alliance and Allegheny County Conservation District are sponsoring the new chapter, which individuals can join regardless of their experience. Participants in the Senior Environment Corps, which operates in 22 Pennsylvania counties, are trained and provided equipment to visit streams and creeks in teams on a regular basis to evaluate their conditions.
Beaver County recently added a chapter, and the effort in Allegheny County will replace a chapter discontinued years ago. Training sessions will be held March 25 at the Fern Hollow Nature Center in Sewickley and April 8 at Walker Park in Edgeworth.
To participate, contact Rebecca Zeyzus at 412-291-8006 or rebecca@awapa.org.
First Published: February 24, 2017, 5:01 a.m.
