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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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PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Awards Over $65,000 To Support 37 Water Pollution Reduction Projects By Districts

PA Environment Daily

The PA Association of Conservation Districts recently awarded over $65,000 in grants to support 37 water pollution reduction projects by county conservation districts. These projects promote water pollution prevention activities through the Non-point Source (NPS) Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grant Program.

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Westmoreland Conservation District To Offer Forest Stewardship Workshop Sept. 24; Focus On Invasive Plants

PA Environment Daily

One of the biggest challenges to local forest health discussed at the Westmoreland Conservation District’s September 24 event will be invasive plants. Invasive plants can completely change the character of a forest, making it less desirable for wildlife, and less able to protect the quality of nearby streams.

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??NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA

PA Environment Daily

On October 12, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA announced nearly $300,000 has been awarded to four Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) projects in Pennsylvania. The selected CIG projects in Pennsylvania for fiscal year 2022 include: -- Water Science Institute $75,000, Legacy Sediment 3.0:

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Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Host April 4 Caring For Our Local Waterways Webinar

PA Environment Daily

She served as Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance at the US Environmental Protection Agency and has spent much if not most of her career caring for our shared watershed. -- Reba Carruth is on IPC's Board and serves as our Program and Advocacy Committee!

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10th Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum Unites Conservation Organizations, Advocates In Philadelphia

PA Environment Daily

Over 275 people attended, bringing together organizations and individuals spanning the four Delaware River Watershed states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York, to collaborate and build capacity for environmental conservation. “A Environmental Protection Agency.

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Delaware River Basin Commission Executive Director Steve Tambini Announces Retirement

PA Environment Daily

Tambini serves in advisory roles for the Delaware Estuary Program, Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Delaware River Watershed Conservation Collaborative, the Schuylkill Action Network and other multi-stakeholder planning efforts.