The Watershed Alliance of York is now accepting applications for grants to support the planting of riparian forest buffers in York County.  The deadline for applications is September 30.

Grants will pay landowners $6,000 per acre of buffer.

For information on how to apply, send an email to Rachel Stahlman, President of the Watershed Alliance of York at rstahlman@ycpc.org or call 717-771-9870 x1763.

Visit the Watershed Alliance of York website to learn more about watershed protection in York County and how you can help.

NewsClips:

-- Federal Court Settlement Between CBF, Other Groups And EPA Over Requiring Pennsylvania To Meet Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Requirements Now Final

-- PA Capital-Star: Settlement Finalized In Lawsuit Over Chesapeake Bay Pollution From PA

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Federal Lawsuit Over PA’s Role In Chesapeake Cleanup Comes To Settlement

-- EPA Region 3: Statement By Adam Ortiz On Final Chesapeake Bay Settlement

-- Warren Times: Western PA Conservancy Honored For Work In Allegheny National Forest

-- Central Penn Business Journal: York County Community Foundation Awards Land, Watershed Grants

-- Triblive: Shaler Township Commissioners Approved Girty’s Run Stream Restoration Project In Allegheny County 

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay July Update: Tree Planter’s Worst (Cutest) Enemy; Red Maples; Upcoming Tree Maintenance Days; More!

-- NRCS-PA: How To Protect Livestock From Harmful Algal Blooms

-- Rodale Institute Blog: Nurturing Nature’s Filter - Soil Health And Its Influence On Water Quality

-- Standard-Journal: Life Along The Susquehanna River Focus Of Documentary

Related Articles:

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Recognizes PA Master Watershed Steward Jodi Sulpizio, Jodi Rose, Interfaith Partners For Chesapeake, As Watershed Champions  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Jayné Park-Martinez Sparks Conservation Efforts  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards, Master Gardeners Hold July 26 Webinar On How To Participate In Native Tree & Shrub Sale/Fundraiser, Tips On Planting, More!  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Asks PA Supreme Court To Reverse A Commonwealth Court Decision Saying West Chester Stormwater Fee Is A Tax  [PaEN]

-- Watershed Alliance Of York Accepting Applications For Riparian Forest Buffer Grants [PaEN]

-- DEP Secretary Introduces Bevin Ann Buchheister As New Acting Deputy Secretary For Water Programs  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posts Draft Final Chapter 105 Environmental Assessment Alternatives Analysis; Will Discuss At Agricultural Advisory Board Meeting July 18  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft NPDES General Permit (PAG-04) For Discharges From Small Flow Treatment Facilities

-- PennFuture Releases Model Municipal Warehouse Facility Zoning Ordinance To Help Manage Impacts  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Highlights Stream Surveys; Restoring Rivers; Juniata Flood Risk; Meeting Over Mussels; More  [PaEN]

-- DEP Secretary Negrin To Citizen Activists: ‘We Don’t Represent Chevron, We Don’t Represent Shell And I’ve Made That Absolutely Clear-- We’re Holding Those Leaders Accountable’  [PaEN]

[Posted: July 12, 2023]

7/17/2023