Schuylkill Headwaters Association Watershed Conservation Award Fund
Established 2014
Schuylkill Headwaters Association, Inc. has established an endowment fund with Schuylkill Area Community Foundation (SACF). The Fund will honor Dave Derbes and Paul Lohin, two of the founding members of the Schuylkill Headwaters Association and deeply committed to improving the water quality in the Schuylkill River Watershed.
They have been actively involved in all functions of the organization, holding various offices and supplying hands-on assistance with the implementation of abandoned mine drainage remediation projects. They are lifelong conservationists and environmentalists with a genuine love of the outdoors.
The award will be distributed to qualified students who demonstrates a commitment to the community by participating in environmental or conservation projects and/or programs outside the classroom and graduating from high school with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or greater.
The Schuylkill Headwaters Association Watershed Conservation Award will be granted annually to a graduating senior of any of the school districts located within the Schuylkill River Watershed. (Blue Mountain, Gillingham, Marian, Minersville, Nativity, Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven, Tamaqua).
