State Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-18, announced Jan. 3 that a new program in Lehigh and Northampton counties, The Penn State Master Watershed Steward program, will be training volunteers as a master watershed steward.

Volunteers who enroll must complete a minimum of 40 hours of training and fulfill 50 hours of volunteer service to earn their master watershed steward status.

The training program will begin the week of March 12 and continue on subsequent Wednesdays from 6-8:30 p.m. through mid June.

For more information on the Penn State Master Watershed Steward program, contact Erin Frederick by email at elf145@psu.edu, phone 610-391-9840 or Sen. Boscola's Bethlehem office located at: One East Broad Street, Suite 120, Bethlehem, PA 18018, phone 610-868-8667.