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Friends of the Nescopeck, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Columbia Co, $4,312
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2008-2009
Project Title: Introducing the Nescopeck Creek Watershed: It's Where You Live
River, stream, watershed affected by this project: Nescopeck Creek Watershed
Partners: Conyngham Borough, Conyngham Borough Planning Commission, Nescopeck State Park and Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR)
Focus: design and distribute an eight page black & white newspaper insert alerting residents of Nescopeck Creek Watershed the effects of their activities on the health of the watershed and what they can do to minimize negative impacts; the insert will also encourage residents to support efforts to minimize abandoned mine drainage, manage stormwater properly, and respond appropriately to development pressures.
Contact: Tim Ference 570-788-4827, timfer@epix.net
Friends of the Nescopeck, Luzerne, Schuylkill and Columbia Counties,
$3,100
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF
WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2003-2004
Project Title: Nescopeck/Little Nescopeck Watershed Awareness Project
Area(s) to be protected: Nescopeck Creek Watershed
Partner(s): Conyngham Borough, Conyngham Borough Planning Commission,
and Hazleton Campus of Penn State University
Focus: create a multi-media education module about nonpoint source pollution
prevention in the watershed and present to municipal officials, citizen
and landowner groups, schools, and businesses in the watershed
Contact: Tim Ference, 570-788-4827, email: timf@intergrafix.com
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