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Huntingdon County Conservation District

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McKean County Conservation District

Protecting 1,600 Acres Along Blue Mountain

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The Nature Conservancy

Bliss Bank Mine Reclamation

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Earth Conservancy

Better Farming Practices, Cleaner Water

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Lycoming County Conservation District

Restoring Mill Run

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Mill Cove Environmental Area and Education Center

Nature-Based Stormwater Solutions at IHM Center

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Immaculate Heart of Mary Congregation

Mine Hill Road

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Heritage Conservancy

North Shore Riverfront Park

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The Sports and Exhibition Authority

Pennypack Preserve

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Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Protecting Unami Creek

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Natural Lands Trust and Montgomery County Lands Trust

Saving Paradise Farm

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Natural Lands Trust

Protecting Brandywine Creek

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The Brandywine Conservancy

Montour Run Watershed

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Montour Run Watershed Association

Cynwyd Heritage Trail

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Lower Merion Township

Mill Creek

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Westmoreland Conservation District

Marilla Bridge Reservoir Trail

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Tuna Valley Trail Association

Local Watershed

Little Laurel Creek

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Clearfield Creek Watershed Association

Kiski–Conemaugh Stream Team

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Conemaugh Valley Conservancy

West Branch Susquehanna River

Aultman Watershed

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Aultman Watershed Association for Restoring the Environment

Babb Creek Watershed

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Babb Creek Watershed Association

Catawissa Creek

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Schuylkill Conservation District

Treating AMD from Bridgeville Mine

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Allegheny Land Trust

Frank Kocher Memorial Park

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Fishing Creek Watershed Association

Miller Run AMD Treatment

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Shoup’s Run Watershed Association

Montour Environmental Education Center

White Clay Greenway

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Franklin Township Open Space Preservation Program

Rock Point

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Wild Waterways Conservancy

Resica Falls

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Natural Lands Trust

Wallace Run

Planting Trees Along Ridley Creek

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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Sandy Run Wetland

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Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association

Saving Bald Eagle Mountain

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ClearWater Conservancy

Shades Beach Park

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Harborcreek Township

Shaping the Change

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Montgomery County Lands Trust

Stormwater BMPs Demonstration Site

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Montgomery County Conservation District

Turning Red Streams Blue

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Brandywine Valley Association

Restoring Watersheds in Northern Pennsylvania

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Upper Allegheny Watershed Association

A Much-Needed Community Space

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Warwick Township

Watershed Groups

Creating a Wetland

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Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association

Michaux State Forest

Stone Hill Greenway

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Montgomery County

Pennypack Creek

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Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Restoring Blackleggs Creek

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Indiana County

Coventry Woods Preserve

Project Leader:
Natural Lands Trust

AMD Treatment and Alternative Energy

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Loyalhanna Watershed Association

Bells Gap Railroad Trail

Project Leader:
Bellwood-Antis Community Trust

Preserving Quarry Hill Farm

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Montgomery County

Success Stories

Restoring Warrior’s Mark Run

December 4, 2018

  Warrior’s Mark Run is a stream in Huntingdon County (classified as a high-quality coldwater fishery) that has been polluted by grazing cows from nearby farms; cow manure overloads the water with nutrients, disrupting aquatic ecosystems and killing fish and other animals. Funding from the Environmental Stewardship Fund enabled the Huntingdon County Conservation District (HCCD) […]

Project Type: Protect Water Quality | Region: Southcentral

Improving Farms in McKean County

November 30, 2018

  From 2012 to 2018, the McKean County Conservation District used grants from the Environmental Stewardship Fund to implement best management practices (BMPs) on 11 family farms in the area. The BMPs have helped reduce pollution and sedimentation in nearby tributaries to the Allegheny River by as much as 50%. These projects included: Stream crossings […]

Project Type: Protect Water Quality | Region: Northcentral

Protecting 1,600 Acres Along Blue Mountain

November 16, 2018

  In 2018, a grant from the Environmental Stewardship Fund helped The Nature Conservancy (TNC) permanently conserve 1,600 acres in Perry County that was in danger of being turned into a housing development. The property is located along Blue Mountain, which stretches across Pennsylvania from the Maryland border to New Jersey. The iconic ridgeline is […]

Project Type: Conserve Land and Wildlife, Protect Water Quality | Region: Southcentral

Bliss Bank Mine Reclamation

November 15, 2018

Decades ago, the Blue Coal Corporation used Bliss Bank to store mine waste. After the area was abandoned, it sat idle for years, a toxic eyesore of piled mine waste and pools of stagnant water. The neglected site was a hotbed for illegal activity, including trash dumping and ATV trespassing. Runoff from the site also […]

Project Type: Restore Damaged Land | Region: Northeast

Better Farming Practices, Cleaner Water

November 15, 2018

  Funding from the Environmental Stewardship Fund enabled the Lycoming County Conservation District (LCCD) to implement a number of agricultural best management practices (BMPs) that drastically reduced the amount of polluted water flowing from a local farm into nearby waterways. The heaviest-used area of the farm—a steep hillside where the herd of cows congregated—caused most […]

Project Type: Protect Water Quality | Region: Northcentral

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