Nearly $40,000 Awarded to Conservation Districts to Help Landowners Protect Streams
Pennsylvania’s county conservation districts were awarded $39,390 for fourteen projects in fourteen counties. The funds were provided by the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Mini-grant Program. Conservation districts will use these grants to work with landowners to prevent pollution in our streams, lakes, and rivers. Projects will take place over the next twelve months.
The following projects were awarded up to $3,000 each as a part of the 2018–2019 CREP Mini-grant round:
|
County Conservation District |
Amount Awarded |
|
Berks |
$3,000 |
|
Bradford |
$3,000 |
|
Centre |
$2,995 |
|
Clarion |
$2,000 |
|
Columbia |
$3,000 |
|
Cumberland |
$2,440 |
|
Greene |
$3,000 |
|
Jefferson |
$2,555 |
|
Lancaster |
$3,000 |
|
Northumberland |
$3,000 |
|
Perry |
$3,000 |
|
Sullivan |
$2,400 |
|
Tioga |
$3,000 |
|
Wyoming |
$3,000 |
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Financial and other support for the CREP Outreach Program Office Mini-grant Program is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a Growing Greener Watershed Protection grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and with additional support from USDA-NRCS. |
Click here to read more about CREP.