{"id":163,"date":"2011-01-16T16:37:22","date_gmt":"2011-01-16T16:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:38:42","slug":"content","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/","title":{"rendered":"Content"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-page-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/legislative-front-and-petitions\/\">Advocacy<\/a><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/legislative-front-and-petitions\/abandoned-mine-land-trust-fund\/\">Abandoned Mine Land Trust Fund<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/legislative-front-and-petitions\/candidate-stream-for-reassessment\/\">Candidate Stream for Reassessment<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/legislative-front-and-petitions\/coalition-for-a-coal-miners-commemorative-postage-stamp\/\">COALition for a Coal Miners Commemorative Postage Stamp<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/legislative-front-and-petitions\/write-your-legislators\/\">Write to your Legislators<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/fact-sheets\/\">Fact Sheets<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/partnerships\/\">Partnerships<\/a><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/partnerships\/business-industry\/\">Business and Industry<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/partnerships\/coalition-building\/\">Coalition Building<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/partnerships\/watershed-groups-in-the-epcamr-region\/\">Community Organizations and Watershed Groups in the EPCAMR Region<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/partnerships\/conservation-districts-and-resource-conservation-development-councils-in-the-epcamr-region\/\">Conservation Districts and Resource Conservation &amp; Development Councils in the EPCAMR Region<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/projects\/\">Past Projects<\/a><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/projects\/amd-sludge-sampling\/\">AMD Sludge Sampling<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/projects\/computer-recycling-program\/\">Computer Recycling Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/projects\/epcamr-fishing-tackle-loaner-program-with-pfbc\/\">EPCAMR Fishing Tackle Loaner Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/projects\/epcamr-project-history-highlights\/\">EPCAMR Project History Highlights<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/projects\/hicks-creek-natural-stream-channel-design-project\/\">Hicks Creek Natural Stream Channel Design Project<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/content\/projects\/regional-watershed-support-initiative\/\">Regional Watershed Support Initiative<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" 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