PA Environmental Council Welcomes Tali MacArthur As Watersheds Program Manager

On December 4, the PA Environmental Council welcomed Tali MacArthur as the Watersheds Program Manager and will serve a leadership role in PEC's related entity the PA Organization For Watersheds and Rivers.

"Tali will be building on the great work that POWR has been doing with river sojourns and mini-grants, training events and workshops, insurance assistance, and other initiatives,” PEC President Davitt Woodwell said. “The goal is to take that work to the next level and provide real value to the hundreds of watershed organizations across Pennsylvania.”

The immediate focus for POWR’s statewide outreach in 2019 will be the second Watershed Connections Conference, to be held February 24-25 in State College.

First held in 2017, the conference brings together local watershed advocates from all over the Commonwealth to network, learn from one another, and take advantage of training opportunities and other information resources.

“Water is one of nature’s most powerful yet most vulnerable resources,” MacArthur said. “By facilitating programs that encourage water-related stewardship, action, communication and outreach, I hope to ensure that PEC and POWR continue their critical roles in protecting Pennsylvania’s mighty and beautiful waterways.”

MacArthur comes to PEC from the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership, where she served as Executive Director, and previously the PA Council of Trout Unlimited.

She also has project and grant management experience with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and has done work on water quality for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and the University of Washington School of Marine Affairs.

MacArthur holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Science from the University of South Carolina and a Master’s degree in Marine Affairs from the University of Washington. She will be based in Lewisburg, traveling regularly around the state to meet with watershed organizations and other partners.

You can contact MacArthur by sending email to: tmacarthur@pecpa.org or call 570-718-6507.

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