Listening to the River, Conservation in the Lackawanna Watershed | Bernie McGurl | TEDxGCSOM

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Bernie McGurl shares his wisdom of the Lackawanna River and his organization's efforts to protect it. Bernie McGurl is a fourth generation native of the Lackawanna Valley. He was born in Scranton and grew up in Dunmore. He was a co-founder of the Lackawanna River Conservation Association (LRCA) in 1987. He later served as LRCA President and was hired as its Executive Director in 1991. During his tenure with LRCA, he worked with the LRCA Board in 1995 to establish the Lackawanna Valley Conservancy (LVC) to provide the services of a land trust in the Lackawanna Watershed. He continues working with the LRCA and LVC implementing conservation and community economic development work through out the Lackawanna River Watershed. His poetry has been published in numerous periodicals and anthologies. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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