The Berks County Conservation District will receive a $416,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to make improvements along Cacoosing Creek.
The grant is part of the Growing Greener program, Pennsylvania’s largest environmental grant program.
“Growing Greener grants are one of the best investments that Pennsylvania makes into improving our environment,” said DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley. “It enables local governments, county conservation districts and nonprofit organizations to make Pennsylvania a better place to live and thrive.”
Cacoosing Creek is a tributary of the Tulpehocken Creek. It originates in the forested hills of South Heidelberg and Spring townships, just south of Sinking Spring and Wernersville, and flows in a northeasterly direction for approximately 8.4 miles before its confluence with the Tulpehocken Creek.
Growing Greener is the largest single investment of state funds in Pennsylvania’s history to address critical environmental concerns. For the 2025 grant round, 77 projects were selected to restore streams, improve watersheds and address legacy water pollution from abandoned mine drainage.