WPC Seeks Applications For Funding of Canoe And Kayak Access Sites

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is now accepting applications to help fund projects to establish or improve canoe and kayak access to the region’s rivers and streams.

 

The deadline for applications is July 13.

 

Selected applicants will receive up to $4,000 from WPC’s Canoe Access Development Fund for projects that improve waterway recreation opportunities across Western Pennsylvania.

 

Sites will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the WPC Watershed Conservation staff and grant recipients will be notified by mid-August.

 

Funding may be used for the following expenses: adding parking area(s) for a small number of vehicles, creating stabilized access areas and paths to the waterway, purchase of voluntary conservation agreements and/or riverside properties (where appropriate), paying for a portion of a larger land tract for access (where appropriate) and upgrading an existing access location.

 

To be eligibile, the site must be located on a Class 2 or 3 waterway in Western Pennsylvania. Other eligibility requirements are included on the application.

 

For more information, visit the Canoe Access Development Fund webpage or contact Eli Long at WPC’s Watershed Conservation office at 724-459-0953 ext. 106.