Navigating Clean Water Science, the eighth Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Lehigh University’s STEPS Building, 1 W. Packer Ave. Bethlehem. Keynote speaker Ann English will present “Growing a Better Watershed: The Riparian Buffer at Happy Hollow Farm”, about multifunctional streamside buffers.

There will be two half-day workshops, a full day MS-4 track for municipal staff and consultants and other conference sessions. Continuing education credits will be available for engineers and landscaping professionals.

There is a cost which includes conference sessions, exhibitors, lunch and snack breaks. Students with college ID may attend free of charge but must register in advance.

For more information about the conference, contact npritchard@northamptoncounty.org.