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Growing Greener Projects Awarded to Thirty-Seven Conservation Districts

Written by Shannon Wehinger on . Posted in Grants

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is investing $17,325,163 for 89 projects across Pennsylvania that will restore streams, improve fish and wildlife habitat, and reclaim mine lands. The grants are part of the Growing Greener program, Pennsylvania’s largest environmental grant program.

Conservation District Projects Funded include:

  • Allegheny County Conservation District – $176,417 for Technical Assistance for Improved Resilience and Healthier Streams in Allegheny County Communities
  • Armstrong Conservation District – $171,670 for Buffalo Creek Scenic Drive Streambank Stabilization and Fish Habitat
  • Armstrong Conservation District – $34,518 for the Kiski and Cowanshannock Stormwater BMP Demonstration and Implementation Project
  • Beaver County Conservation District – $42,238 for Brush Creek Streambank Stabilization
  • Beaver County Conservation District – $138,700 for Raccoon Creek Watershed Streambank Stabilization #1 (Energy Transfer Settlement)
  • Beaver County Conservation District – $67,924 for Raccoon Creek Watershed Streambank Stabilization #2 (Energy Transfer Settlement)
  • Berks County Conservation District – $416,031 for Multi-Project Stream and Floodplain Enhancement Along Cacoosing Creek
  • Blair Conservation District – $307,049 for Lewis-Clark Manure Storage for Better Management
  • Blair Conservation District – $317,846 for Stock Farm Manure Storage for Better Management
  • Cambria County Conservation District – $264,765 for the Cambria County Chesapeake Bay Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Projects – Phase IV
  • Cambria County Conservation District – $141,620 for Cambria County Ohio River Watershed Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Projects – Phase III
  • Centre County Conservation District – $50,050 for the Centre County Agricultural Plan Development
  • Clearfield County Conservation District – $138,900 for the Clearfield County Agricultural Technical Assistance Project
  • Clinton County Conservation District – $394,966 for Clinton – Fishing Creek Watershed Improvements
  • Erie County Conservation District – $150,000 for the PA VinES Program (Pennsylvania Vested in Environmental Sustainability
  • Indiana County Conservation District – $25,393 for Indiana County Riparian Buffers
  • Indiana County Conservation District – $302,313 for Stewart Heavy Use Area Implementation
  • Indiana County Conservation District – $247,901 for the Pine Run Streambank Stabilization Project
  • Indiana County Conservation District – $334,056 for Heeter Farm Manure Storage Implementation
  • Indiana County Conservation District – $499,055 for the McNutt Heavy Use Area and Manure Storage Implementation Project
  • Lawrence County Conservation District – $94,886 for Slippery Rock Creek Streambank Restoration and Fish Habitat Improvement
  • Lehigh County Conservation District – $396,800 for Little Lehigh Creek Stabilization and Enhancement
  • Lehigh County Conservation District – $169,140 for Restoration of an Unnamed Tributary to Laurel Run
  • Luzerne Conservation District – $85,000 for the Toby Creek Watershed Assessment
  • McKean County Conservation District – $487,707 for the Bucks Hollow Agricultural BMP Initiative
  • Mifflin County Conservation District – $146,863 for the Falb Stream Restoration
  • Northampton County Conservation District – $21,882.00 for the Little Bushkill Creek Stream Bank Restoration and Enhancement Project
  • Schuylkill Conservation District – $73,745 for Little Mahantango Creek – Ry-Nan Farm Agricultural BMPs Design and Permit
  • Snyder County Conservation District – $328,943 for Snyder County Agricultural BPMs and Stream Restoration Projects
  • Snyder County Conservation District – $500,000 for the Rockhill Dairy Roofed HUA and Mortality Composting Project
  • Sullivan County Conservation District – $127,809 for Sullivan County Agricultural BMPs from Stormwater and Resource Protection
  • Union County Conservation District – $370,561 for Winfield Creek Stream Improvements Phase 2
  • Warren County Conservation District – $171,831 for Middle Allegheny River Basin Streambank Stabilization Best Management Practices – Phase 1
  • Washington County Conservation District – $205,550 for the 2025 Pike Run Stream Restoration Project
  • Westmoreland County Conservation District – $132,606 for Oklahoma Borough Park Streambank Stabilization
  • Westmoreland Conservation District – $104,510 for the Manor Park Streambank Stabilization Project
  • Westmoreland County Conservation District – $50,000 for Westmoreland County Act 167 Plan Update (Act 167 Grant)

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