Event information: Johnston's Run Follow-up Meeting, April 13, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA On April 13th, ALLARM had another wonderful meeting with the group of Johnston’s Run volunteer monitors at the beautiful Mercersburg Academy. We enjoyed discussing the volunteer process and potential future steps moving forward…
Event information: Rain Barrel construction, March 27, Kaufman Hall Basement, Carlisle, PA On March 27th, members of ALLARM, Dickinson College students, and other members of the community came together to construct 25 rain barrels from a long-awaited shipment picked up not long before. Rain barrels…
Our 2018 Annual Report is now live on our website! Check out everything that we have been up to over the past year. Thank you to everyone who contributed to a great year.
Event information: Conodoguinet Creek Snapshot, March 2, ALLARM offices in Kaufman Hall, Carlisle, PA The Conodguinet Snapshot was a recurring event organized by ALLARM, the Cumberland County Conservation District (CCCD), and the Condoguinet Creek Watershed Association (CCWA). Its purpose was to bring citizen scientists together…
Event information: Institute for Lifelong Learning, February 5, 12, 26, Bosler Memorial Library, Carlisle, PA The Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM) was a part of the Institute for Lifelong Learning series this February at Bosler Library. My colleagues and I prepared different activities throughout…
Event information: Institute for Lifelong Learning, February 5, 12, 26, Bosler Memorial Library, Carlisle, PA Tuesday afternoons this February got a whole lot livelier with the second installation of the Institute for Lifelong Learning (ILL) Streams Short Courses. The weekly topics covered Pennsylvania and the…
I am part of the Stormwater team at ALLARM. One of my tasks is to educate the public about what Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) are and how to manage stormwater through different plans (Stormwater Management Plans). Every plan focuses on six Minimum Control…
Event Information: Stream Team Workshop, December 4, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania On December 4, I had my first Stream Team workshop in York County, PA. At first I was nervous because this was my second workshop, but as Julie Vastine, Director of ALLARM, was presenting the objectives…
Event information: Conodoguinet Creek Snapshot, December 1, ALLARM offices in Kaufman Hall, Carlisle, PA As the hectic autumn semester nears its end, I've been doing a lot of reflection on my work with the local community at ALLARM thus far. It's hard to believe that as a senior entering…
Event Information: Johnston Run Quality Control Sample Pick Up, November 11, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania On Sunday, November 11, I went with ALLARM’s Assistant Director, Jinnie Monismith, to pick up some quality control water samples from the Johnston Run monitoring group. The Johnston Run volunteers were trained…
