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DCNR Invests $2.85 Million In 22 Rivers Conservation, Boating, Fishing Access, Streamside Buffers Projects
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On October 1, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced $2.85 million in grants for 22 rivers conservation, access and streamside buffer projects across the state from the Environmental Stewardship and Keystone Funds and federal EPA Chesapeake Bay Grants. Projects will include stream and floodplain restoration, conservation plans, six boat docks/river access points, a fishing pier in Philadelphia, green infrastructure in local parks, and more than 93 acres of streamside forest buffers. Click Here for a complete list of projects funded. One example is a $222,000 to Denver Borough for walkways, stream restoration, streambank stabilization and buffers along 800 feet of Cocalico Creek in the Denver Park Annex, and $286,900 to the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for planting about 34 acres of streamside forest buffers in the county. “By slowing down runoff after it rains, and filtering out sediments and nutrients, streamside forest buffers are among the best practices to help us clean up our rivers and streams in Pennsylvania,” Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn said. “We’re especially pleased to be able to put this money on the ground in Lancaster County, where residents have been working hard to make the county’s streams clean and clear, and where there is the largest opportunity for Pennsylvania to make progress on its clean water goals in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.” Regional Grant Workshops Need funding for a park, trail, or conservation project? The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Recreation and Conservation is hosting virtual regional grant workshops in November. Click Here for all the details. The DCNR website includes information about the Community Conservation Partnerships Program grants and Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Recreation Plan. For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website, Click Here to sign up for the Resource newsletter, Visit the Good Natured DCNR Blog, Click Here for upcoming events, Click Here to hook up with DCNR on other social media-- Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. PA Chesapeake Bay Plan For more information on how Pennsylvania plans to meet its Chesapeake Bay cleanup obligations, visit DEP’s PA’s Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan webpage. Click Here for a summary of the steps the Plan recommends. How Clean Is Your Stream? DEP’s Interactive Report Viewer allows you to zoom in on your own stream or watershed to find out how clean your stream is or if it has impaired water quality using the latest information in the draft 2020 Water Quality Report. Related Article: Related Articles This Week: -- CBF Offering 6 Live Online Classes To Empower Volunteer VoiCeS In PA To Advocate For Clean Water -- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Launches Live Online Environmental Education Program-- OWL -- Pike Conservation District Holds Virtual Road Maintenance Workshop Oct. 28 -- Harvesting Vegetation From Multi-Function Riparian Buffers Barely Reduces Water Quality Benefits -- Bucknell University 15th Annual River Symposium Call For Presentation Proposals -- 2021 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Call For Presentation Proposals -- U.S.G.S. Pennsylvania Water Science Center Upgrades StreamStats Information -- Brodhead Watershed Assn. Welcomes Kelly Gallo As New Executive Director [Posted: October 1, 2020] |
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10/5/2020 |
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