Summary
Several practical guides exist specifically for Pennsylvania groups forming new watershed organizations. This page points to the key starting-point resources. For the full process of building a partnership, see Organize a Watershed Partnership.
Key Resources #
How to Form Your Own Watershed Organization in Pennsylvania (POWR) — A practical booklet detailing the steps to move from a group of concerned citizens to a functioning watershed conservation organization. Previously available from the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers at pawatersheds.org. Verify current availability.
DEP Top Ten Tips for Watershed Organizations — A PA DEP fact sheet with practical organizational guidance. Check current availability at dep.pa.gov.
EPA OWOW: Fifteen Things You Can Do — Suggested actions from EPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. Check current availability at epa.gov.
[Admin: All three original links in this post are from pre-2010 sources and are likely dead or relocated. Verify and update before publishing. Consider replacing with current DEP and WPCAMR resources.]
Related Pages #
- Organize a Watershed Partnership — Full partnership formation guidance
- Incorporate as a Non-Profit
- Finding Assistance
Source and Last Reviewed
Source: POWR, PA DEP, EPA OWOW.
Last reviewed: 2026-03 | All links require verification — originally published pre-2010.
Tags: planning, practitioner, community-development, pa
