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"Pollution to Solution -- Saving 86,000 Miles of PA Waterways," a free film series focused on water conservation, will be shown Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Devorris Downtown Center, 1431 Twelfth Ave., Altoona.
The event runs from 1 to 5 p.m., with doors opening at 1 p.m. for visitors to meet local conservation and recreation organizations, including the Blair County Conservation District/NatureWorksPark; John Kennedy Chapter of Trout Unlimited; Interfaith Power and Light; Foundation of PA Watersheds; Green Forests Work, Little Juniata River Association and more.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Five films will be shown from 2 to 4 p.m.: "Three Ocean Advocates," "Downstream," "A River Reborn," "The Story of Bottled Water" and "Bag It."
The program aims to provide information and tools for protecting Pennsylvania's waterways and to highlight the importance of clean water to communities, recreation, tourism and economic development.
"We are excited to showcase two local Western Pennsylvania success stories, the Little Conemaugh River and the region's restoration efforts, which are not that different from Blair County," said Pam Root-Baechle, one of the event's organizers.
Pennsylvania has about 86,000 miles of streams, second only to Alaska among U.S. states, Root-Baechle said.
The event is hosted by Penn State Altoona and sponsored by the Shaped by Faith Initiative of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania and NatureWorksPark, a division of the Blair County Conservation District.
Admission is free and open to the public. Updates on participating exhibitors will be posted on the Blair County Conservation District's Facebook and Instagram pages.