Columbia
County Projects
Roaring Creek Valley Conservation Assoc. (RCVCA), Grant Amount: $3,560
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2010-2011
Project Title: Community Rain Garden Model
Area to be protected: Roaring Creek
Partners: Franklin Township, Columbia County Conservation District, Southern Columbia Area School District.
Focus: The Roaring Creek Valley Conservation Association, along with partners and SCASD students will design and construct a functional, educational stormwater Best Management Practice demonstration project on local school grounds in the form of a rain garden. The goal is to control and treat run-off on school property and improve water quality in our watershed, while providing an educational model for the community. A community day where the public can learn about the project is planned, as well as permanent signage for future self-guided tour opportunities, which will include information on the project and how rain gardens protect water resources.
Contact: Kristen Vitkaukas, 570-441-9004, vitkaus@yahoo.com
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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