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DEP, DCNR, Agriculture, Fish Commission, Local Partners Celebrate Turtle Creek Watershed Stream Restoration, Investments, Water Quality Improvements

PA Environment Daily

On April 25, four state agencies, legislators and two land conservancies celebrated portions of the Turtle Creek watershed in southeastern Union County being removed, or “delisted” from the federal Clean Water Act impaired waters list. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), Sen. Scott Martin (R-Lancaster), the U.S.

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Conservation Innovation Fund, Kennett Twp., Chester County Receive Ground-Breaking Stormwater Permit Relying On Nature-Based Solutions

PA Environment Daily

On August 27, the Conservation Innovation Fund , a conservation and sustainability impact finance fund, and Pennsylvania’s Kennett Township announced the Township achieved a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit.

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Conservation Coordinators Join CBF To Accelerate The Renewal Project For The Pequea And Halfmoon Watersheds In Central PA

PA Environment Daily

On February 9, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation announced Isabel “Izzy” Snee and Mariah Saunders have joined the CBF team as conservation coordinators, working to accelerate progress toward bringing impaired streams back to health in parts of four Pennsylvania counties. Engaging with the community is the foundation of conservation,” Snee said.

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When Wetlands Go Dry: Prior Converted Cropland under Swampbuster and the CWA

National Law Center

The Wetland Conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985, known colloquially as “Swampbuster,” introduced a new program to promote. The post When Wetlands Go Dry: Prior Converted Cropland under Swampbuster and the CWA appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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USDA Awards Regional Conservation Partnership Program Grants To 2 Projects In PA Totaling $17.8 Million

PA Environment Daily

Department of Agriculture announced it is awarding $197 million for 41 locally led conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Our partners are experts in their fields and understand the challenges in their own backyards,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. On August 12, the U.S.

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Master Watershed Steward Volunteers Help Stroud Township Save Money With Stormwater Inspections In Monroe County

PA Environment Daily

Census Bureau must participate in this program, managed in Pennsylvania by the Department of Environmental Protection under the federal Clean Water Act. 27 -- August 27: Penn State Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts 3-Part Conservation Cornerstone Webinar Series For Ag Professionals Starting Aug.

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Bay Journal: 'Precision' Stream Conservation In 6 PA Counties Gets Federal Funding

PA Environment Daily

The Chesapeake Conservancy and 13 partners have more than 30 farms lined up to put practices in place that will help address water quality issues and wildlife habitat concerns in Huntingdon, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Union and Snyder counties in the central part of the state. Other partners are contributing $11.5 Read more here.