PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — Over $17 million has been awarded to projects across the Commonwealth that will work to restore streams, improve fish and wildlife habitat, and reclaim mine lands.
Grants were awarded as part of the Growing Greener Program, and among them are 10 projects in Central Pennsylvania. The grants were awarded to watershed groups, local or county government, municipal authorities, county planning commissions, county conservation districts, council of governments, educational institutions, or non-profit organizations.
Here are the local projects receiving funding ($1,938,797):
Blair County
Blair Conservation District: $307,049 for Lewis-Clark Manure Storage for Better Management
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: $279,099 for Blair County Stream Restoration
Blair Conservation District: $317,846 for Stock Farm Manure Storage for Better Management
Cambria County
Cambria County Conservation District: $264,765 for the Cambria County Chesapeake Bay Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Projects – Phase IV
Cambria County Conservation District: $141,620 for Cambria County Ohio River Watershed Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Projects – Phase III
Centre County
Centre County Conservation District: $50,050 for the Centre County Agricultural Plan Development
Chesapeake Conservancy: $294,468 for the Watershed Renaissance Initiative for Elk Creek Rapid Stream Delisting Catchment
Clearfield County
Clearfield County Conservation District: $138,900 for the Clearfield County Agricultural Technical Assistance Project
Elk County
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: $115,000 for Kersey Run Bennett Branch Stream Restoration
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Commissioners: $30,000 for the Jefferson County Stormwater Management Plan Revision (Act 167 Grant)
“Growing Greener grants are one of the best investments that Pennsylvania makes into improving our environment,” Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Jessica Shirley said. “These 89 projects will lead to cleaner water for us to drink and swim in, better habitat for fish and wildlife, and less pollution in our streams and rivers. It enables local governments, county conservation districts, and non-profit organizations to make Pennsylvania a better place to live and thrive.”
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A full list of the 89 projects that were awarded funding can be found on the Department of Environmental Protection website.
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