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DCNR Highlights Grants To Plant Trees In Overlooked, Underserved Committees As Part Of Community Conservation Partnership Grants

PA Environment Daily

On March 1, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn visited Reading to highlight grants available through the Community Conservation Partnership Program to plant trees in underserved cities and towns across the Commonwealth. Planting trees helps the planet -- and helps people.

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Western PA Conservancy Watershed Conservation Program Receives U.S. Forest Service Award For Decades-Long Work To Improve Water Quality In The Allegheny National Forest

PA Environment Daily

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Watershed Conservation Program was awarded the U.S. Forest Service’s Partnership Award for the Conservancy’s long standing watershed work in the Allegheny National Forest and the Allegheny Watershed Improvement Needs (WINs) Coalition. Click Here to see more photos accompanying this article.

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DCNR To Hold Feb. 29 Public Information Meeting To Unveil Initial Ecological Restoration And Site Improvement Plans For Susquehanna Riverlands State Park In York County

PA Environment Daily

On February 16, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced it will hold a February 29 public information meeting to unveil the initial conceptual ecological restoration and site improvement considerations for Susquehanna Riverlands State Park in York County. The meeting is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.,

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Forest to MI Faucet: Using Trees to Keep Water Sources Pristine

Circle of Blue

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio – April 24, 2023 A forest expert at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is putting together a program to use trees to help keep sources of drinking water cleaner. The shade from trees cools the water which is becoming more critical as climate change is warming lakes and streams.

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Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm In York County Winner Of 2022 Leopold Conservation Award

PA Environment Daily

On January 11, the Sand County Foundation announced Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm in Hellam, York County is the 2022 recipient of the Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award. Flinchbaugh Farm When it comes to conservation and commerce, Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm is an agricultural showcase.

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Inflation Reduction Act Conservation Dollars Are a Vital Bulwark Against Climate Change

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

More than a year later , this once-in-a-generation investment approximately doubled the funding available for the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) core conservation programs. Keeping nitrous oxide out of the atmosphere is not the only conservation contribution of practices like these, though.

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Correcting the Record: The IRA Made More Money Available for All Conservation Work

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) invested billions of dollars in working lands conservation programs, making more money available to all farmers and for all conservation activities. This leaves dramatically more Farm Bill funding available to meet farmer demand for all other conservation activities.