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Improving Shades Beach Park Playground

In 1983 when Harborcreek Township took control of Shades Beach Park, formerly owned by Erie County, the park was in bad shape. There was no easy access to Lake Erie. There were few pavilions. The roads were gravel. Since then, Environmental Stewardship Fund grants, combined with cooperative efforts between the township, parks, community planners, the […]

Stormwater BMPs Demonstration Site

In 2005, the Montgomery County Conservation District was awarded Environmental Stewardship Fund grant money to implement a stormwater best management practices (BMP) demonstration site on the headwaters to Little Neshaminy Creek in Montgomery Township, a suburban landscape in Montgomery County with lots of impervious cover. Impervious surfaces are mainly artificial structures such as pavements (roads, […]

A Much-Needed Community Space

Warwick Township, Lancaster County saw an opportunity to use land adjacent to its municipal buildings to create much-needed community recreational space. With the help of an Environmental Stewardship Fund grant, the township acquired 20 acres and converted 10 of them into an active recreational facility that included a multi-use field, baseball fields, a bocce ball […]

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