For our 2023 conference, we are excited to gather in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, May 23-24, 2023, exploring the theme, A Keystone Moment: Our Collective Future. We are at a critical juncture, with the 2025 deadline rapidly approaching to have all pollution reduction practices in place as part of the Bay restoration effort. We must move without delay to protect and restore our local waterways.

Nowhere is this more the case than in Pennsylvania. We are excited to bring the Choose Clean Water Conference back to the Keystone State for the first time since 2018, highlighting the challenges, opportunities, and lessons headwater states have to inform us in our work for clean water.

But it's more than just Pennsylvania. The size of the Chesapeake Bay watershed is vast, covering 64,000 square miles and including parts of six states and Washington, D.C. All of us need to work together if we are to realize clean water for the 18 million people whose local waterways feed the Bay. This conference seeks to unite our Coalition of more than 275 nonprofit organizations. We hope the sharing of new tools, resources, and experiences—all while building and cultivating critical relationships—will equip and inspire conference attendees to accelerate their work for clean water.

If you have any questions, please contact Drew Robinson at RobinsonAQ@nwf.org or 443-927-8049.