Begun in 1999 with the incorporation of the "Tioga River Watershed Reclamation Projects Inc." by founder Victor Otruba. Through the years our 501 (c) (3) organization provided diverse environmental advocacy for the Susquehanna River watershed. We provided youth education and participation programs while sponsoring partnerships and programs with Pa Bureau of Forestry, Pa DEP, Sea Grant, Mansfield University, Scripps Research Institute, University of North Carolina, Hillside Rod and Gun Club, The Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America, Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Drainage and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission. Our focus was hands-on youth environmental involvement, education, and reclamation and treatment of Acid Mine Drainage. TRWRPI also acted as sponsor for the Upper Susquehanna Riverkeeper from 2003-2007. The Riverkeeper program engaged in 70 serious water contamination issues in the upper 20,000 square mile watershed of the Susquehanna River. In 2015 we re-incorporated TRWRPI as the "Environeers" as a 501 (c) (3) to merge TRWRPI restructured. We chose the neological name Environeers to describe our active members from 1999 and felt it to be a close fit for our new structure. We now focus on developing environmental remediation & developing solutions through research and hands-on action. Current research & projects & goals
Develop permanent Gas/oil well sealing
Develop Coal Mine dewater methods
Bee, Bat, Bird, Butterfly, Buffer, Forestation
Dam removal from the Susquehanna River, free flow Susquehanna
Documentary Susquehanna River
Reintroduction of anadromous species to Susquehanna also possibility Atlantic Salmon
Environmental Research & Remediation
Establish FALL BROOK STATE PARK & Landrus State Park
Methane emission research
Partner with FracTracker
Partner with Keystone 10 Million Trees
Previous Projects
- The planting of 25000 trees on coal mined lands
- The Upper Tioga River Watershed Assessment
- Implementation of two AMD treatment systems
- Watershed open mine search
- Diversion of water around an open mine and establishing buffer zones
- Low cost, home safe to eat test for mercury levels in fish
- Research on Zebra Mussel eradication methods
- Chemung River sodium ion and conductivity assessment - landfill
-Industrial waste disposal into coal mines including PCBS, Hexavalent Chromium & Cadmium
Previous Sponsorships
- BSA Sea Scout Ship 2001
- The Upper Susquehanna Riverkeeper- Waterkeeper Alliance
- Internships
- Earth Day and Earth Day Everyday Events
-Earth Jam at Mansfield University
Motto - The only real solution to pollution is to create no pollution.
