Impact of Marcellus Shale Gas Development on Rivers, Streams and Forests: a public forum on the Effects of Gas Extraction on Recreation, Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, etc.. Nov. 1, 2010, Lansing, NY. Mr. Belitskus lives adjacent to and has been hiking, camping and recreating in Pennsylvania?s Allegheny National Forest for over 35 years. He has been monitoring forest fragmentation, water degradation, air pollution, species decline and loss of recreation opportunities associated with oil and gas development from land clearing, well site and road construction, pipelines, tank batteries, generators, compressors, gas processing plants, truck traffic and construction equipment for the past 15 years. He will discuss one of the critical issues of unconventional hydrocarbon, deep shale extraction: withdrawal of water from streams and rivers, and riparian rights of landowners to protect waterways. Marcellus gas development in Pennsylvania is making a difference for people who use the outdoors for recreation, including hiking, fishing, biking, birding, hunting, camping, and other outdoor activities. Pennsylvanians and those who have studied wilderness impact in PA over the past 3 years will share what they have learned, and answer questions from the audience at this free, educational forum. High volume, slick water, hydraulic fracturing (often called hydro-fracking) requires withdrawing millions of gallons of water from nearby rivers, lakes, and streams, mixing it with chemicals, and injecting the solution under high pressure into the shale to release the gas. Less