It not only teaches these kids about the environment, but it also teaches them how to work together as a team and how to make informed decisions. That will be important when they become voters in the future. For more information on the Envirothon, contact Joanne Nardone at 717 772- 663. The hydroelectric facility owners were also honored for their significant financial investment to construct and operate migratory fish passages at the facilities. Conowingo's fish passage devices collected a record 61,650 American shad during the 1995 spawning season.
Migratory fish spend most of their lives at sea, but return to fresh water to spawn.
The largest and most valued of them is the American shad, which ruled the waters of the Susquehanna and were a valued commodity before the early 1900s. SRBC is the governing agency established by a 100-year compact signed in 1970 by the federal government and Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York to protect and wisely manage the water resources of the Susquehanna River Basin. The Susquehanna River starts in Cooperstown, N.Y., and flows 444 miles to Havre de Grace, Md., where the river meets the Chesapeake Bay. For more information, contact Susan Obleski at SRBC at 717 238-0423. The objective of the Industrial Excellence Award is to recognize outstanding achievement by industry in the area of industrial waste management in Pennsylvania.