Not included in this list are local municipal officials and agencies. Guides to those are available through the League of Women Voters, local libraries, and the telephone directory.
PA Alliance for Environmental Education
601 Orchid Place
Emmaus, PA 18049
voice: (610)-967-7233 (PAEE)
Lots of good connections and resources
Rivers Curriculum Project
Dr. Robert Williams
Southern Illinois University
Box 2222
Edwardsville, IL 62026
voice: (618) 692-3788
fax: (618) 692-3359
email: rivers@eville.uiuc.fred.org
Watershed
Woody Arnold, Ed Silcox, Mark Springer
Radnor Middle School
131 South Wayne Ave.
Wayne, PA 19087
Environmental Organizations
American Rivers
801 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
Suite 400B
Washington, DC 20003
phone: (202) 547-6900
Clean Water Action
1320 18th St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
voice: (202) 457-1286
fax: (202) 457-0287
Defenders of Wildlife
1101 14th St., NW
Suite 1400
Washington, DC 20005
voice: (202) 659-9510
fax: (202) 682-1331
Ducks Unlimited
One Waterfowl Way
Memphis, TN 38120
voice: (901) 758-3825
fax: (901) 758-3850
Land Trust Alliance
1319 F St, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20004-1106
voice: (202) 638-4725
fax: (202) 638-4730
National Audubon Society
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
1104 Fernwood Ave
Camp Hill, PA 17011
voice: (717) 763-4985
fax: (717) 763-4981
National Wildlife Federation
1400 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-2266
phone: (202) 797-6655
Natural Resources Defense Council
40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
voice: (212) 727-2700
fax: (212) 727-1773
The Nature Conservancy
1815 North Lynn Street
Arlington, VA 22209
phone: (703) 841-5300
The Nature Conservancy
PA Field Office
1211 Chestnut St., 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4122
PA Environmental Defense Foundation
20 Kenwood Dr
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: (717) 258-0310
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Investment Building
239 4th Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
voice: (412) 471-1770
fax: (412) 471-1661
PA Trout Unlimited
James Chestney
817 Nesbit Dr.
Carlisle, PA 17013
Pennsylvania Wildlife Federation
2426 North Second St
Harrisburg, PA 17110
voice: (717) 232-3480
fax: (717) 231-3524
Sierra Club - National Offices
730 Polk St
San Francisco, CA 94109
Sierra Club - PA Chapter
PO Box 663
Harrisburg, PA 17108
voice: (717) 232-0101
fax: (717) 232-0106
Water Resources Education Network Project
Beth Marshall, Project Director
League of Women Voters PA
226 Forster St
Harrisburg, PA 17102-3220
phone: (800) 692-7281, (412) 465-4687
The Wildlife Society
5410 Grosvenore Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814-2197
phone: (301) 897-9770
Funding Sources
Directory of Pennsylvania Foundations
Directory of Grant Sponsoring Foundations
S Damon Kletzien, Editor
Triadvocates Press
PO Box 336
Springfield, PA 19064
ISBN: 0-9616806-1-X
Environmental Education Grants Program
PA DER, EEGP, Prog. Planning & Develop.
PO Box 8475
400 Market St
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8475
Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
Estelle Ruppert, Program Coordinator
835 Jacobsburg Rd.
Wind Gap, PA 18091
phone: (610) 759-7616
PP&L
Wayne Young
2 N Ninth St
Allentown, PA 18101
phone: (610) 774-5166
educational grants program
Wild Resource Conservation Fund
PO Box 8764
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8764
William Penn Foundation
Helen Davis Zimmerman, Program Officer
1630 Locust St
Philadelphia, PA 19130
voice: (215) 732-5114
fax: (215) 732-8780
Government Agencies and Offices
Local Government: Consult your local phone directory, also
contact the League of Women Voters, who will supply you with
a complete list of local officials
Berks County Park & Recreation Dept
(Allegheny Aqueduct - schuylkill navigation)
RD # 5, Box 272
Sinking Spring, PA 19608
(610) 372-8939
Berks County Planning Commission
Bob Schellhamer, Planner II
633 Court St 14th Floor
Reading, PA 19601
(610) 478-6000
Bureau of State Parks, DER
State Parks magazine : pub by Env. Ed. & Info Division
PO 8551
Harrisburg 17105-855
(800) 63P-ARKS
Chesapeake Bay Commission
Thomas Beaudoy, PA Director
208 N. Third St, Suite 410
Harrisburg PA 17101
voice: (717) 238-1040
fax: (717) 238-1049
Chesapeake Bay Program
(800) 523-2281
Tri-state program for water quality & the restoration of the Bay
Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
Estelle Ruppert, Program Coordinator
835 Jacobsburg Rd.
Wind Gap, PA 18091
phone: (610) 759-7616
King's Gap Environmental Education Center
500 King's Gap Rd
Carlisle, PA 17013
phone: (717) 486-3799
National Park Service
Robert Potter, Acting Branch Chief
260 Customs House
2nd & Chestnut Sts.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
phone: (215) 597-6470
National Park Service
Joseph DiBello, Chief, Division of Park and Resource Planning
2nd & Chestnut Sts
Custom House
Philadelphia , PA 19106
voice: (215) 597-1581
fax: (215) 597-0932
National Park Service
David Wood, Planner
260 Customs House
2nd & Chestnut Sts.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
voice: (215) 597-6474
fax: (215) 597-0932
PA Bay Education Office
Kathleen Bansk, Education Director
Susan Wolf, Information Specialist
225 Pine St
Harrisburg, PA 17101
voice: (717) 236-1006
fax: (717) 236-6410
PA Department of Education
Office of Environmental Education
333 Market St, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
PA Dept of Community Affairs
Allen Sachse, Supervisor - Eastern District Heritage Park
300 State Office Building
Scranton, PA 18503-2025
phone: (717) 963-4571
PA Dept of Community Affairs
Edward Dempsey, Deputy Secretary for Programs
Forum Building, Third Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120
voice: (717) 783-8834
fax: (717) 787-6074
PA Dept of Community Affairs
Steve Fehr, Bureau of Community Planning
579 Forum Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
phone: (717) 787-7400
PA DER
400 Market St.
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Bureau of Mining and Reclamation: (717) 787-4761
Community Environmental Control: (717) 657-4585
Recycling Hotline: (800) 346-4242
State Parks: (800) 63P-ARKS [(800) 637-2757]
Topographic and Geologic Survey: (717) 787-2169
Waste Management: (717) 787-9870
Water Quality Management: (717) 787-2666
Public Outreach Coordinator: (717) 787-4965
Bureau of Forestry: (717) 787-2105
Land and Water Conservation: (717) 540-5080 , 787-9549
Dams and Waterways Protection: (717) 541-7901
Air Quality Control: (717) 787-9702
Scenic Rivers Program: (717) 783-6705
PA Fish and Boat Commission
3532 Walnut St
PO Box 67000
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000
phone: (717) 626-0228
PA Game Commission
Peter S Duncan, Executive Director
2001 Elmerton Ave
Harrisburg, PA 17110
phone: (717) 787-6286
Schuylkill County
Wayne Bowen, County Environmental Coordinator
401 N. 2nd St.
Pottsville, PA 17901
phone: (717) 628-1220
Schuylkill Heritage Park
Victor Yarnell, Managing Director
960 Old Mill Road
Wyomissing , PA 19610
voice: (215) 372-3916
fax: (215) 376-9464
Schuylkill River Development Council
John Randolph
phone: (215) 985-9393
Not really a governmental organization, but a group interested in revitalizing the river corridor, particularly within the city of Philadelphia. They are sponsoring a Schuylkill conference on October 1 & 2, 1995. Contact them at the above phone number for more information.
Soil Conservation Service
US Department of Agriculture
check local phone directory
Southeastern PA Energy Center
Citizens Coalition for Energy Efficiency
100 North 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
phone: (215) 563-3761, also 1-800-HOT-TIPS (468-8477)
fax: (215) 563-3948
US Army Corps of Engineers
Philadelphia District
100 Penn Square East
Philadelphia, PA 19107
voice: (215) 656-6500
fax: (215) 656-6899
US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency, Region III
841 Chestnut Building
Philadelphia,PA 19107
Phone: (800) 438-2474
Hotline: (800) 424-4000
Hazardous Waste: (800) 424-9346
Safe Drinking Water: (800) 426-4791
US EPA, Chesapeake Bay Program
J Glenn Eugster, Watershed Program Manager
410 Severn Av., Suite 109
Annapolis, MD 21403
phone: (410) 267-5722
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Department of the Interior, Suite 322
315 South Allen Street
State College, PA 16801
phone: (814) 234-4090
USGS - WRD
Robert Helm, Information Officer
Water Resources Division
840 Market St
Lemoyne, PA 17043-1586
phone: (717) 730-6916
fax: (717) 730-6997
Wild Resource Conservation Fund
PO Box 8764
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8764
phone: (717) 783-1639
Historical Societies - Local and Regional, Industrial
Anthracite Railroads Historical Society
PO Box 119
Bridgeport, PA 19405-0119
Eleutherian Mills Historical Society
Wilmington, DE 19807
Reading Company rail museum
Historical Society of Berks County
940 Centre Ave
Reading, PA 19601
Ethnic materials related to German immigration
Historical Society of Montgomery County
Judith A Meier, Librarian
1654 DeKalb St
Norristown, PA 19401-5415
phone: (610) 272-0297
limited public info on canals
Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area
Laura L Robb, Archivist
PO Box 552
Phoenixville, PA 19460
National Railway Historical Society
PO Box 58153
Philadelphia , PA 19102
PA Historical and Museum Commission
Brenda Barrett
P O Box 1026
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1026
phone: (717) 783-1073
PA Railroad Technical and Historical Society
PO Box 389
Upper Darby, PA 19082
Pennsylvania Canal Society
95 Miner St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Philadelphia Trolley Coalition
Joel Spivak
616 Carpenter St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
phone: (215) 755-7717
info on history of trolleys and railways
Reading Company Technical and Historical Society
PO Box 356
Birdsboro, PA 19508
alternate address: PO Box 5143, Reading, PA 19612
Society for Industrial Archeology
John Bowie
phone: (610) 565-1268
The history of industry in the Schuylkill valley
Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
Augie Carlino, Executive Director
338 East Ninth St.
Homestead, PA 15120
phone: (412) 464-4020
Museums
Academy of Natural Sciences
James McGonigle, Jr.
Director of Education
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
phone: (215) 299-1057
Stroud Research Center - watershed issues
Franklin Institute Museum
20th St & The Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
phone: (215) 448-1200
Hugh Moore Historical Park and Museum
Lance E Metz, Historian
J Stephen Humphrey, Executive Director
Canal Museum
200 S. Delaware Drive
PO Box 877
Easton, PA 18044-0877
phone: (610) 250-6700
Lenni Lenape Historical Society Museum
RD 2
Fish Hatchery Road
Allentown, PA 18103-9801
phone: (610) 797-2121
Many activities, museum, speaker's bureau, teacher workshops
Philadelphia Maritime Museum
Jane E Allen, Curator
Amy Hutchins, librarian
John Bacon, Collections manager
321 Chestnut St
Philadelphia , PA 19106-2779
voice: (215) 925-5439
fax: (215) 625-9635
variety of canal related info available
Port Clinton Transportation Museum
Luke McGlaughlin, Curator
phone: (610) 562-5598
Schuylkill Navigation history
Philadelphia Waterworks Museum
Drew Brown
Philadelphia, PA
phone: (215) 685-6098
History of the river and the waterworks
Nature Centers
Andorra Nature Area
Northwestern Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
phone: (215) 685-9285
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
Washington Crossing Historic Park
PO Box 103
Washington Crossing, PA 18977
phone: (215) 862-2924
Great Valley Nature Center
Lynn Elliott, Naturalist
PO Box 82
Devault, PA 19432
phone: (610) 935-9777
Honey Hollow Environmental Education Center
RD 1 Box 263
New Hope, PA 18938
phone: (215) 297-8266
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Scott Plaza 2, Suite 104
Philadelphia, PA 19113
phone: (215) 365-3118 (headquarters)
(215) 521-0662 (refuge)
Morris Arboretum
9414 Meadowbrook Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19118
phone: (215) 247-5777
PEEC - Pocono Environmental Education Center
RD 2 Box 1010
Dingman's Ferry, PA 18328
phone: (717) 828-2319
Pennypack Environmental Center
Verree Road at Pennypack Creek
Philadelphia , PA 19115
phone: (215) 496-9444
Riverbend Environmental Education Center
Spring Mill Road
Box 2
Gladwyne, PA 19035
phone: (215) 527-5234
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
8480 Hagy's Mill Road
Philadelphia, PA 19128
phone: (215) 482-7300
many programs for children and teachers
resource center, including electronic media
training in water quality & curriculum
SERIC - SCEE - Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education -
Environmental Resource and Information Center
8480 Hagy's Mill Rd
Philadelphia , PA 19128-1998
phone: (215) 482-7300
Library of resources for environmental education
Watershed Organizations
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Frances Flanagan, Executive Director
6600 York Rd, Suite 100
Baltimore, MD 21212
phone: (410) 377-6270,1-800-662-CRIS - regional info service
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Cindy Dunn, PA Program Director
225 Pine St
Harrisburg, PA 17101
phone: (717) 236-8825
Brandywine Valley Association
Robert Struble, Executive Director
1760 Unionville-Wawaset Rd
West Chester, PA 19382
voice: (610) 793-1090
fax: (610) 793-2813
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Jolene Chinchili, PA Executive Director
214 State St.
Harrisburg, PA 17101
voice: (717) 234-5550
fax: (717) 234-9632
Colorado River Watch Network
Jack Goodman
Lower Colorado River Authority
PO Box 220
Austin, TX 78767
voice: (800) 776-5272
fax: (512) 473-4097
Local watershed monitoring program, also educational - primary & secondary schools involved - a model program
Delaware Riverkeeper
John Brunner, Riverkeeper
PO Box 753
Lambertville, NJ 08530
phone: (609) 397-4410
Water quality monitoring of the Delaware river
Lackawanna River Corridor Association
National Institute for Environmental Renewal
1300 Old Plank Road
Mayfield, PA 18433
phone: (717) 282-6640
Mid-Atlantic Council of Watershed Associations (MACWA)
2955 Edge Hill Road
Huntingdon Valley , PA 19006
phone: (215) 657-0830
Pennypack Watershed Association
2955 Edge Hill Road
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
phone: (215) 657-0830
POWR
Ken Giffhorn, President
20 Kenwood Dr
Carlisle, PA 17013
phone: (717) 249-6139
POWR - PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers
Richard (Ric) B Hazard, Executive Director
PO Box 765
Harrisburg, PA 17108-0765
voice: (717) 236-8825
fax: (717) 236-9019
Umbrella group for watershed organizations
Rivers Network
Peter Lavigne, Director, River Leadership Program
PO Box 8787
Portland, OR 97207
phone: (503) 241-3506
fax: (503) 241-7256
RiverWatch Network
Patrick Reese
Friends of the Fox River, Inc.
PO Box 1478
Elgin, IL 60121
phone: (708) 741-1124
extensive monitoring program, primary, secondary, college involvement. Implementing a GIS system! - model program
Schuylkill Greenways Association
Lorah Hopkins, Assistant Director
960 Old Mill Rd
Wyomissing , PA 19610
phone: (610) 372-3916
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