A Farmer Transforms a Stream
Roger Rohrer, a poultry and crops farmer from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, shares his insights on creating rich habitat and cleaner water through riparian forested stream buffers. A Farmer Transforms a Stream
Category: Pennsylvania
DEP Offers Free Webinar on How to Apply for Environmental Education Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/31/2019 CONTACT: Deb Klenotic, DEP 717-783-9954 DEP Offers Free Webinar on How to Apply for Environmental Education Grants Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is encouraging formal and informal environmental educators around the state to take part in a free webinar to learn how to apply for funding…
Casey encourages Pa. farmers to sign up for CSP
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Bob Casey, D-Pa., encouraged Pennsylvania’s farmers to sign up for the Conservation Stewardship Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Interested producers must complete an initial, short application by Friday in order to participate in the current annual funding cycle. Full story: https://www.morningagclips.com/casey-encourages-pa-farmers-to-sign-up-for-csp/
As weather patterns trend wetter in central Pa., how could fish and streams be affected?
Phil Dress and Glen Steiner, both from Allentown, and Gary Mitchell, of Lewistown, drove to Centre County on April 11 to help the Fish and Boat Commission stock Bald Eagle Creek with rainbow trout, and to do some fishing of their own in Spring Creek. Read more
DEP Invites Comments on Draft Plan to Reduce Pollution and Improve Water Quality in Pennsylvania’s Part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) invites comments from residents, communities, farmers, and local government leaders on a draft plan to improve water quality in streams and rivers by removing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollution in the Susquehanna and Potomac watersheds. Full Story: https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/DEP_details.aspx?newsid=1178