PA Environment Digest Blog: PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Host Oct. 24 Webinar - Science Meets Community Engagement: The Delaware River Watershed Initiative

The PA Association of Environmental Professionals will host an October 24 webinar on Science Meets Community Engagement: The Delaware River Watershed Initiative starting at Noon.

For over a decade, almost 100 organizations have been working together on a wide-ranging project to protect and restore the watersheds of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative.

A science-guided program funded by the William Penn Foundation, the DRWI has brought together researchers, practitioners, advocates, and communities to take steps to improve water quality for one of the most important river systems in the Eastern U.S.

Roland Wall, leader of the Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Science’s work on the DRWI and one of the original planners of the project, will outline how the DRWI has progressed and grown.

In the past 24 years, Wall has worked in a variety of positions for the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Moving from an earlier career in social services, he started at the Academy on Dr. Ruth Patrick’s staff, writing and producing the Know Your Environment publication.

He then developed and managed the Academy’s Town Square program and led the Academy’s involvement in the Urban Sustainability Forum.

In 2007, he initiated the Center for Environmental Policy, spearheading the Academy’s involvement in policy and sustainability issues.

In 2012, he directed the Academy’s participation in the William Penn Foundation’s watershed protection planning, resulting in the launch of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in entomology and applied ecology, both from the University of Delaware.

He is an adjunct faculty member of Drexel’s Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, and served as the Academy’s Associate Research Dean.

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