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To request additional copies, contact: My Watershed Address is: Schuylkill Action Network Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Protecting the source 110 South Poplar Street, Suite 202 of our drinking water: Wilmington, DE 19801 www.phillywater.org The Schuylkill River 800-445-4935 This poster was financed in part by the Pennsylvania Department www.schuylkillactionnetwork.org www.DelawareEstuary.org of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation in support of the Schuylkill Action Network through Members of the Schuylkill Action Network The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, a National Estuary a Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund grant to the share information, expertise, and technology Program, leads science-based and collaborative efforts to Schuylkill River Greenway Association. to help each other achieve a shared vision of improve the tidal Delaware River and Bay, which spans clean water and a healthy environment for Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Printed on Recycled Paper © 2005 Designed and illustrated by Frank McShane. the Schuylkill River and its tributaries.