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The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is seeking technical service providers to create new or updated Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans, including priority conservation practice design and engineering, for eligible agricultural producers within two priority watersheds--
-- Halfmoon Creek Watershed in Centre and Huntingdon counties
-- Pequea Creek Watershed in Chester and Lancaster counties
Proposals are due June 7.
Click Here for all the details.
For more on Chesapeake Bay-related issues in Pennsylvania, visit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA webpage. Click Here to sign up for Pennsylvania updates (bottom of left column). Click Here to support their work.
Also visit the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership to learn how you can help clean water grow on trees.
CBF has over 275,000 members in Bay Watershed.
How Clean Is Your Stream?
The draft 2024 report has an interactive report viewer that allows you to zoom in to your own address to see if the streams near you are impaired and why.
Click Here to check out your streams. Click Here for a tutorial on using the viewer.
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-- Audubon Society Of Western PA, Buffalo Creek Coalition: June 6 Hybrid Workshop On Abandoned Mine Drainage Management & Treatment In Western PA [PaEN]
-- $5.9 Million Available For Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Projects, Deadline To Apply Aug. 6 [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Seeking Service Providers To Develop Farm Nutrient Plans In Halfmoon Creek, Pequea Creek Watersheds [PaEN]
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NewsClips:
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-- EPA May 29 Webinar: Addressing Stormwater Challenges With EPA Technical Assistance & Funding, 1:00 p.m.
-- Reminder: Penn State Extension May 15 Webinar: Green Infrastructure Planning For Healthier, Resilient Communities; Land Use Series Available On Demand [PaEN]
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-- Delaware RiverKeeper May 17 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Gardening For Clean Water For Habitat Owners, Caretakers
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[Posted: May 15, 2024]
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