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Centre County

Moshannon Creek Watershed Coalition, Centre and Clearfield counties, $5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2006-2007
Project Title: Outreach in the Moshannon Creek Watershed
Area to be protected:  Moshannon Creek
Partners:  Centre County Conservation District, Clearfield County Conservation District, Rush Township (Centre County), Decatur and Morris townships (Clearfield County),  Wood Duck Chapter of Trout Unlimited

Focus:  design a newspaper insert about acid mine drainage and the devastating effects this nonpoint source pollution has had on the Moshannon Creek.  By placing the insert in several area newspapers, citizens will learn how they can support officials looking to initiate and finance restoration efforts.

Contact:  Art Beveridge, ascotchman@verizon.net

Juniata Clean Water Partnership, Huntingdon & Centre counties; $1,395

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2005-2006
Project Title: Juniata River Education and Outreach
Area to be protected:  Juniata River
Partners:  Warriors Mark Township, Central PA Conservancy, Spruce Creek Watershed Association, Huntingdon County Planning Commission, Penn State Extension

Focus: hold land use/open space workshop designed to equip municipal officials with tools, including ordinance changes, to deal with nonpoint source pollution resulting from land development, agricultural enterprises and in-stream flow reductions from groundwater withdrawal from the high quality trout stream. Design and distribute  a newsletter.

Contact:    Mike Makufka, JCWP, 814-506-1190, makufka@jcwp.org ,   http://www.jcwp.org/

Buffalo Creek Watershed Alliance, Union, Centre counties, $4,500

Funded by:  LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2005-2006

Project Title: Buffalo Creek Watershed Outreach Program

Area to be protected: Buffalo Creek Watershed

Partners: Union County Conservation District, Union County Planning Commission, Buffalo Township

Focus: upgrade website (www.buffalocreek.org), produce and distribute newsletters, hold public events for residents of the watershed, and encourage creek property owners to plant riparian buffers so that nonpoint source pollution in the Buffalo Creek from erosion, agriculture and stormwater runoff can be reduced.

Contact: Allan Grundstrom, (570) 524-0966, email: algrund@bucknell.edu

PA Assn. for Sustainable Agriculture, Centre County; $4,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2004-2005
Project Title: Managing Soils with Cover Crops to Reduce Non-point Source Pollution

Area protected:  statewide

Partner: Centre County Commissioners Office

Focus:  hold two workshops at PASA Annual Conference about cover crop strategies to reduce nonpoint source pollution from farming operations.

Contact: Heather House, 814-349-9856, email: heather@pasafarming.org

 

Juniata College on behalf of the Juniata Clean Water Partnership, $2,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2002-2003
Project Title: Development of the Juniata Watershed Resource Center
Area protected: Juniata River Watershed
Partners: Allegheny Ridge Corp, Bedford, Fulton, Juniata, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Perry and Blair Co Conservation Districts, Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin Co Planning Offices, Canaan Valley Institute, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Juniata College, Mid-State and Southern Alleghenies Resource Conservation & Development Councils, Penn State Coop Extention (Mifflin/Juniata), Southern Alleghenies Conservancy, Tri-County Regional Planning Corp, Westsylvania Heritage Corp, & Western PA Watershed Protection Program
Focus: develop a Water Resource Center at Juniata College
Counties served: Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Fulton, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry Snyder, Somerset County
Contact: Stephanie Odenwald, 814-627-5391, email: sodenwald@jcwp.org

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Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Protection Project 1999

Focus: The partners, led by the ClearWater Conservancy, will expand the "Connections" project which was piloted in 1998-99 and reached 800 students with the help of 70 volunteers and 27 teachers. The project is designed to foster student relationships with Centre County streams and encourage County residents to work together to protect water resources. In 1999-2000, 800 additional students and 200 community resource people will become involved in Connections, with a long term goal of every school in Centre County having watershed education as an established part of the curriculum.

Partners: ClearWater Conservancy, Spring Creek Watershed Commission, Central PA Institute of Science and Technology, Bald Eagle State Park, Centre County Conservation District, PA DEP, Northcentral Regional Office, PA Fish and Boat Commission, Penn State Chapter, Am. Water Resources Association, Centre County Office of Planning

Grant: $3,000

Contact: Beth Thoma at bthoma_99@yahoo.com

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