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Grants: Click a Mouse, Plant 5 Trees in a PA State Park for Free!
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hardcoal writes "With just a click of your mouse, you can help to plant trees in Pennsylvania’ State Parks, courtesy of the Odwalla juice company of Dinuba, California.
Odwalla, working with the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation, will donate up to five trees per person who visit the special Odwalla plant a tree website.
It’s simple. Choose Pennsylvania as the state in which you want to plant trees and choose the number of trees you want to have planted (up to five)! For every tree selected, PPFF will get a portion of the $50,000 that Odwalla has committed for tree plantings.
Right now, Colorado is leading in the number of visits to the website. Let’s try to be the state with the most visits. More trees mean nicer parks, cleaner air, and better habitat! Share this email with your email list, family, friends, coworkers, and colleagues, and ask them to share with others.
Thank you for helping to be a steward of our state parks and forests!
Source: 7/4/2008 PA Environmental Digest
Rules from the website:
The Odwalla Plant a Tree Program is available May 15, 2008 through December 31, 2008. Choose which participating state park system (CA, NY, FL, CO, UT, OH, PA or TX) will receive a tree each time you click. Each family can donate up to five trees under this Program. Participants pay no money under this program. The donated trees will be paid for by Odwalla, Inc. up to $50,000 worth of trees."
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Grants: GOVERNOR RENDELL INVESTS $27 MILLION TO PROTECT PA’S NATURAL RESOURCES
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Dept. of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth News Bureau
Room 308, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/29/2006
CONTACT:
Kerry Chippo
Phone: (717) 787-1323
153 Projects Funded Through Historic Growing Greener Programs
HARRISBURG – Continuing his work to improve Pennsylvania’s economic and environmental health, Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced a $27 million investment to clean up streams and rivers, address serious environmental problems at abandoned mine sites and revitalize communities across the state.
The money will finance 153 projects through Pennsylvania’s traditional Growing Greener Program and the voter-approved Growing Greener II bond initiative.
“Growing Greener allows us to leverage state dollars with Pennsylvania’s natural capital; protecting the resources that draw people to live, work and play in the commonwealth,” Governor Rendell said. “Our natural resources are and will continue to be valued as economic, recreational and environmental assets. It is this scenic and wild beauty that makes Pennsylvania so unique.”
Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty announced the Growing Greener investments during a ceremony in Exeter Borough, Luzerne County, where she also awarded nearly $1 million for three grants for planned improvements to Hicks Creek.
“The involvement of local groups is absolutely essential to the success of restoration projects supported by Growing Greener, and the restoration being done here on Hicks Creek is the perfect example of the power of a strong partnership,” McGinty said. “Working together, we can amplify our efforts and achieve significant results for the people of Pennsylvania.”
McGinty presented a combined $916,677 to Exeter Borough, the Hicks Creek Watershed Association and the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation for streambank restoration and stabilization on Hicks Creek.
The three grants – $220,593 to the borough, $246,084 to the watershed association and $450,000 to the coalition – will finance projects that tackle sediment issues, alleviating flooding problems threatening downstream areas as well as curbing the threat of the mosquito-borne West Nile Virus.
Included in the $27 million, which represents the eighth round of funding awarded by DEP under the traditional Growing Greener program, are $7.9 million in traditional watershed grants and $13.1 million in grants under the voter-approved Growing Greener II bond initiative.
In addition, DEP is recommending $5.9 million in Nonpoint Source Implementation Program Grants, funded through Section 319(h) of the federal Clean Water Act.
Since 1999, DEP has supplied $181.7 million in watershed grants for 1,592 projects in all 67 counties of Pennsylvania through the traditional Growing Greener Program. The grants are used to create or restore wetlands, restore stream buffer zones, eliminate causes of nonpoint source pollution, plug oil and gas wells, reclaim abandoned mine lands and restore aquatic life to streams that were lifeless due to acid mine drainage.
Voters in May 2005 approved a $625 million bond issue to clean up rivers and streams; protect natural areas, open spaces and working farms; and shore up key programs to improve quality of life and revitalize communities across the commonwealth.
Since then, DEP has awarded $28.4 million for 106 watershed projects to make Pennsylvania healthier, a better place to live and more competitive in attracting and supporting business investment through the Growing Greener II initiative.
For more information on Growing Greener, visit DEP’s Web site at www.dep.state.pa.us, Keyword: “Growing Greener.”
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The Rendell Administration is committed to creating a first-rate public education system, protecting our most vulnerable citizens and continuing economic investment to support our communities and businesses. To find out more about Governor Rendell's initiatives and to sign up for his weekly newsletter, visit his Web site at: www.governor.state.pa.us.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a list by county of the $7.9 million in Growing Greener watershed restoration and protection grants:
ADAMS
Watershed Alliance of Adams County Inc. - $15,048 for an evaluation of the groundwater resources in Adams County.
ALLEGHENY
South Fayette Conservation Group - $157,070 for a passive treatment system to treat the Gladden Discharge.
ARMSTRONG
Armstrong Conservation District - $50,000 to reclaim five acres of abandoned mine lands that will be converted to productive pastureland.
BEAVER
Beaver County Conservation District - $150,000 to implement Phase III of the agricultural best management practices initiative in the Raccoon Creek and Connequenessing Creek watersheds.
BEDFORD
Broad Top Township - $191,500 to rehabilitate the North Point vertical flow wetland serving the Broad Top Coal Field and set up a long-term operation, maintenance and repair fund.
BRADFORD
Bradford County Conservation District - $10,000 to study stream channel legacy sediments.
BUCKS
American Littoral Society, Delaware Riverkeeper Network - $51,000 for Phase II of the Upper Tinicum Restoration Project.
East Rockhill Township - $18,150 for retrofit design using stormwater best management practices.
CAMBRIA
Cambria County Conservation District - $15,000 for Phase I of the Trout Run Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Project.
West Branch Susquehanna Rescue Inc. - $27,000 to design and construct a passive treatment system to treat abandoned mine drainage along the headwaters to the West Branch Susquehanna River.
CENTRE
Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc. – $450,000 for Phase III of a project to model water availability in the Spring Creek and Spruce Creek Basins.
Pennsylvania State University - $71,000 for streambank stabilization on Halfmoon Creek.
CHESTER
Brandywine Valley Association - $45,500 for the Brandywine Red Streams Blue Initiative.
CLEARFIELD
Boggs Township - $43,000 for the design of a passive treatment system to treat abandoned mine drainage to Morgan Run.
CRAWFORD
Fairfield Township - $64,995 for assessment and flood protection in the Wymans Run Watershed.
DAUPHIN
Dauphin County Conservation District - $9,000 to develop a detailed watershed restoration plan in the Little Wiconisco Watershed.
ELK
Elk County Conservation District - $10,000 for formation of the Elk County Freshwater Association.
Toby Creek Watershed Association Inc. - $50,000 for design, construction and water evaluation for an additional sedimentation pond at the Brandy Camp Treatment Plant.
ERIE
Edinboro Lake Watershed Association - $15,000 to develop a watershed management plan for Edinboro Lake.
FAYETTE
Trout Unlimited, Chestnut Ridge Chapter - $51,015 to prepare a comprehensive stream corridor assessment of Lower Dunbar Creek.
GREENE
Greene County Watershed Alliance - $230,964 for natural stream channel design to rectify bank erosion and channel migration on Ruff Creek.
JEFFERSON
Jefferson County Conservation District - $49,766 for liming of the Manners Dam impoundment and land liming of 250 acres in the Manners Dam Watershed.
LACKAWANNA
Borough of Taylor - $110,645 for design and construction of the Colliery Property Channel Restoration and Culvert.
LEHIGH
Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy - $25,000 for restoration, protection and habitat enhancement in the Upper Perkiomen Watershed.
Wildlands Conservancy Inc. - $60,000 for the Swabia Creek Stream Restoration Project.
LUZERNE
Eastern Middle Anthracite Region Recovery Inc. – $66,000 to construct a passive treatment system to treat a maximum of 500 gallons per minute of flow from Black Creek.
Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation - $450,000 to restore 3,100 feet of stream channel reducing acid mine drainage to Hicks Creek.
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc. - $200,000 to reclaim 377 acres of abandoned mine land.
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc. - $13,675 for an annual valley-wide streamside cleanup and buffer planting program.
LYCOMING
Black Hole Creek Watershed Association - $10,000 for riparian buffer plantings along 1,400 feet of Black Hole Creek.
Lycoming College - $7,551 for start-up costs for the Rose Valley/Mill Creek Watershed Association.
MONTGOMERY
Narberth Borough - $41,000 for the design of stormwater management retrofits on Indian Creek.
MULTIPLE
Allegheny County Conservation District - $58,537 to develop a watershed plan for the Big Sewickley Creek Watershed.
American Rivers Inc. - $250,000 for dam removals through the Free-Flowing Pennsylvania II Initiative.
Cocalico Creek Watershed Association - $14,000 to develop a restoration plan for Cocalico Creek.
Columbia County Conservation District - $7,500 to support startup of the newly formed Roaring Creek Valley Conservation Association.
Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation - $150,000 to compile, update and fill in data gaps on minepools in the anthracite region.
Franklin & Marshall College - $200,000 to study statewide streambank erosion and nutrient loads from legacy sediments.
Heritage Conservancy Inc. - $12,000 for the Neshaminy Creek Watershed Alliance implementation.
IPM Institute of North America Inc. - $225,000 to set up a guaranteed best management practice program for farmers.
Lycoming College - $40,000 to support the Keystone Stream Team Web site and stream restoration initiatives.
Lycoming College - $10,000 to support a technical assistance system for watershed groups in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.
Northampton County Conservation District - $49,642 for a comprehensive assessment and management plan for the Saucon Creek Watershed.
PA Cleanways - $50,000 to cleanup illegal dumpsites in the Mahanoy, Shamokin and Catawissa Watersheds.
Penn Soil Resource Conservation and Development Council - $51,000 for pasture improvements and rotational grazing in the Upper Ohio River Watershed.
Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts Inc. - $200,000 for a nutrient reduction credit trading aggregation project through the PEACCE Network.
Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts Inc. - $300,000 for the PACD Engineering Technical Assistance Program.
Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts Inc. - $1.3 million for the Pennsylvania Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - $250,000 for project TreeVitalize, which works to restore tree cover to the Southeastern Pennsylvania area.
Pennsylvania Land Trust Association- $25,000 to update the Riparian Forest Buffer Protection Agreement.
Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation & Development Council - $400,000 for the Pennsylvania Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds (C-SAW).
Susquehanna River Basin Commission - $100,000 for a water conservation and efficiency technical assistance program.
PERRY
Perry County Conservation District - $30,000 for the Riparian Forest Protection Agreement Initiative.
PHILADELPHIA
Chestnut Hill College - $80,987 for stream and floodplain restoration design for a mile-long section of Wissahickon Creek.
City of Philadelphia Recreation Department - $200,000 for restoration of Pleasant Hill Park.
PIKE
Pike County Conservation District - $131,944 for a comprehensive groundwater study.
SNYDER
Snyder County Conservation District - $10,000 for a biological and chemical assessment along the main stem of Penn’s Creek.
SOMERSET
Municipal Authority of Boswell Borough - $15,000 to develop a wellhead protection plan protecting water quality in the Mauch Chunk/Burgoon Aquifers.
Shade Creek Watershed Association - $15,000 for limestone sand dosing on acid mine drainage impacted tributaries of Shade Creek.
Somerset County Conservation District - $15,000 to address acidity with limestone sand dosing on Beam and Spruce Runs.
Somerset County Conservation District - $23,500 for operation and maintenance to treatment systems along Stony Creek.
Trout Unlimited, Chestnut Ridge Chapter - $232,901 to develop a water resources plan for the Laurel Hill Creek Watershed.
SUSQUEHANNA
Hop Bottom Borough – $173,000 for streambank protection on Martin’s Creek.
Susquehanna County Conservation District - $15,000 to restore 2,400 feet of unstable stream channel using natural stream design techniques.
Susquehanna County Conservation District - $10,000 for the Northern Susquehanna River Watershed Association Startup.
VENANGO
Sandycreek Township - $32,800 to conduct a detailed assessment and action plan for the Morrison Run Watershed.
Venango Conservation District - $13,145 for streambank stabilization on Lower Two Mile Run.
Venango Conservation District - $75,000 for streambank stabilization and habitat improvements on Sugar Creek.
WASHINGTON
United Mine Workers of America Career Centers Inc. - $241,850 to reclaim a three-acre coal refuse pile that will be converted to baseball fields for the local community.
Washington County Watershed Alliance - $26,822 for natural stream channel design to stabilize a severely eroded section of Cross Creek.
WESTMORELAND
Jacobs Creek Watershed Association - $43,000 for the engineering and design for the Stauffer Run acid mine drainage treatment system.
YORK
Pennsylvania State University, York Campus - $140,000 for Phase II of the Codorus Creek Restoration Efficacy Program.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a list by county of the $13.1 million in Growing Greener II watershed protection grants:
ADAMS
Adams County Conservation District - $20,000 to establish a self-guided educational tour of existing and proposed stormwater best management practices.
ALLEGHENY
Nine Mile Run Watershed Association Inc. - $406,439 to install 3,500 rain barrels in the highly urban Nine Mile Run Watershed.
ARMSTRONG
Armstrong Conservation District - $65,325 to address severe impacts from erosion along Plum Creek.
Trout Unlimited, Arrowhead Chapter - $15,000 for streambank stabilization and improved fish habitat on Buffalo Creek.
BEDFORD
Bedford County Development Association - $200,000 for stream and floodplain restoration on Shober’s Run.
BERKS
Berks County Conservancy - $10,000 to implement agricultural best management practices on the Leid Farm.
Berks County Conservancy - $10,000 to establish agricultural best management practices along Saucony Creek, an exceptional value stream.
Berks County Conservancy - $15,000 for the Hix Streambank Restoration and Fencing Project.
BRADFORD
Sylvania Borough - $125,000 to stabilize 3,000 feet of eroding streambanks in the headwater areas of Upper Sugar Creek, Upper Tomjack Creek and Upper Brown’s Creek.
BUCKS
Bucks County Chapter of Trout Unlimited - $75,000 for the Cooks Creek Stream Restoration Project.
CENTRE
Beech Creek Watershed Association Inc. - $464,336 for the Contrary Run Mine Area SM-5 Restoration Project.
Centre County Conservation District - $130,000 for installation of agricultural best management practices.
CHESTER
Chester County Conservation District - $12,800 for natural stream channel design and floodplain restoration on Crabby Creek, a tributary to Valley Creek.
Chester County Economic Development Foundation - $150,000 to restore 900 feet of Little Valley Creek.
Whitford Country Club - $400,000 for the Colebrook Creek natural stream channel and riparian ecosystem restoration.
Willistown Township - $69,328 for the Ridley Creek dam removal and riparian restoration.
CRAWFORD
Crawford County Conservation District - $72,539 for the Crawford County High School Volunteer Streambank Restoration Program.
CUMBERLAND
Cumberland Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited Inc. - $110,000 for complete survey, design, permitting and removal of two dams on Yellow Breeches Creek.
DELAWARE
Pennsylvania Resources Council Inc. - $14,514 for riparian restoration that would protect a one-acre pond from impacts associated with runoff from an adjacent horse pasture.
Villanova University - $69,483 for the study of rain garden best management practices using four different design principals to reduce stormwater runoff.
INDIANA
Indiana County Conservation District - $196,000 to install a non-electric, water-driven limestone silo to treat the Lucerne 3A deep mine discharge.
Indiana County Conservation District - $173,000 to construct a limestone siphon pond to treat the #2 priority mine seep on the South Branch of Bear Run.
Indiana County Conservation District - $27,000 for implementation of agricultural best management practices.
JEFFERSON
Headwaters Charitable Trust - $140,000 to construct two anaerobic limestone drains to precipitate iron from the Filson #7 site, improving water quality in Little Mill Creek.
Jefferson County Conservation District – $300,000 to address clogging of the Conifer I treatment system on Beaver Run.
LANCASTER
Little Conestoga Watershed Alliance - $169,000 to restore and stabilize 3,700 feet of eroding stream channel along the Little Conestoga.
Masonic Village - $413,000 to reconnect 3,200 feet of Conoy Creek to its historical floodplain by removal of legacy sediments and streambank stabilization.
Warwick Township - $65,539 for construction of stormwater best management practices to alleviate sediment pollution to Lititz Run.
LEHIGH
Heidelberg Township - $8,950 for creation of a riparian buffer along 375 feet of a tributary to Jordan Creek.
LUZERNE
Exeter Borough - $220,593 for Phase I design and construction of the Hicks’s Creek Channel Restoration Project.
Hicks Creek Watershed Association - $246,084 for streambank stabilization along Hick’s Creek at Schooley Avenue.
MONTGOMERY
Montgomery County Conservation District - $103,140 to implement stormwater best management practices on the Yoder Dairy Farm.
MONTOUR
Northumberland County Conservation District - $25,000 for implementation of agricultural best management practices on Limestone Run.
MULTIPLE
Altoona City Authority - $68,000 to design and construct watershed improvements in the Bell’s Gap Run Watershed.
Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts Inc. - $5.2 million for the Pennsylvania Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc. - $140,000 for the Darby and Cobbs Creek Watershed Stormwater Program.
PHILADELPHIA
Fairmont Park Commission - $273,180 to construct a stormwater infiltration gallery along Sequoia Road within the Cathedral Run Watershed.
PIKE
The Pocono Environmental Education Center - $121,600 for design and construction of stormwater best management practices at the center.
SCHUYLKILL
City of Pottsville - $940,000 for Phase V of the Sharp Mountain reclamation project to reclaim dangerous cropfall subsidence in the City of Pottsville.
SOMERSET
Somerset County Conservation District - $285,000 to install a lime-silo doser on Coal Run to counteract the acid mine drainage from seeps along the entire watershed.
TIOGA
Babb Creek Watershed Association Inc. - $18,955 for operation, maintenance and repair of the Klondike Successive Alkalinity-Producing System (SAPS).
Endless Mountains Resource Conservation and Development Council - $150,000 Phase II construction of a natural stream channel design project on Corey Creek.
Tioga County Conservation District - $75,000 for implementation of agricultural best management practices.
UNION
Buffalo Creek Watershed Alliance - $290,000 for construction of a passive treatment system to address acidic deposition impacts in Buffalo Creek.
WARREN
Warren County Conservation District - $145,550 for the Small Farm Agricultural Stewardship Program.
WESTMORELAND
Conemaugh Valley Conservancy - $164,650 for design and construction of a self-regulating lime doser to treat the largest acid mine discharge to Tubmill Creek.
WYOMING
Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association - $528,304 for channel restoration on Mehoopany Creek, Problem Areas D & E.
YORK
Felton Borough - $197,632 for streambank stabilization and aquatic habitat improvements on the North Branch of Muddy Creek.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a list by county of the $5.9 million in Nonpoint Source Implementation Program Grants, funded through Section 319(h) of the federal Clean Water Act.
ALLEGHENY
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc. - $7,951 to enhance the Pine Creek Watershed Implementation Plan.
BEDFORD
Broad Top Township - $8,000 for Six Mile Run acid mine drainage (AMD) evaluation and design to treat the discharge from a deep mine borehole.
Broad Top Township - $86,054 for Six Mile Run AMD remediation to design and construct a passive treatment system to treat AMD along the main stem of Six Mile Run.
Broad Top Township - $23,000 for Sandy Run AMD remediation to design a passive treatment system to treat AMD in the headwaters of Sandy Run.
Broad Top Township - $75,165 for Six Mile Run AMD remediation to construct a passive treatment system to treat AMD in the headwaters of Six Mile Run.
Broad Top Township - $84,970 for Six Mile Run AMD remediation to construct a passive treatment system to treat AMD in the headwaters of Six Mile Run.
BRADFORD
Bradford County Conservation District - $99,070 for design and partial implementation of the In-Lake Stephen Foster Lake Restoration Plan.
BUCKS Bucks County Conservation District - $45,000 for a watershed restoration plan for Lake Galena and the North Branch of the Neshaminy Creek.
CAMBRIA
Clearfield Creek Watershed Association - $77,402 for the Ferris Wheel Revegetation Project to reclaim a 28 acre bare strip mine reducing recharge to a major acid mine discharge seep zone.
CLEARFIELD
Pike Township - $90,061 for the design, permitting and construction of an anoxic limestone drain passive treatment system to treat the BR3.9 acid mine discharge on Bilger Run.
DAUPHIN
Dauphin County Conservation District - $113,956 to inventory and evaluate conservation plans on file, and cropping system management for Conewago Creek.
Dauphin County Conservation District - $77,000 for design and construction of a vertical flow pond, aerobic wetlands and sedimentation basins to treat alkaline discharges in the Bear Creek Watershed.
ERIE
Erie County Conservation District - $15,680 for the Trout Run Assessment and Implementation Plan.
HUNTINGDON
Huntingdon County Conservation District - $336,898 to design and construct the Green Garden Road AMD Treatment System.
LACKAWANNA
Lackawanna County Conservation District - $12,000 for development of a watershed plan to remove Wilson Creek from the 303(d) list.
MIFFLIN
Mifflin County Conservation District - $322,814 to implement agricultural best management practices in the Upper Kishacoquillas Creek Watershed.
MULTIPLE COUNTIES
Antietam Watershed Association - $75,000 to develop a comprehensive watershed assessment and Total Maximum Daily Load implementation plan.
Cumberland County Conservation District - $7,222 for development of the Middle Spring Watershed Implementation Plan.
Jacobs Creek Watershed Association - $35,000 for the Jacobs Creek Watershed Implementation Plan.
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizen Education Fund - $100,000 for pollution prevention watershed education.
Luzerne Conservation District - $125,000 to support technical assistance and educational opportunities for conservation districts and watershed groups dealing with acid mine drainage.
Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. - $175,000 to support county conservation district educational activities related to reducing nonpoint source pollution.
Tri-County Conewago Creek Association - $34,000 for Phase I of the Hershey Meadows Stream Restoration Project.
Venango Conservation District - $45,011 for a watershed assessment and restoration plan for South Sandy Creek Watershed in Venango and Mercer counties.
Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation - $125,000 to support technical assistance and educational opportunities for conservation districts and watershed groups dealing with acid mine drainage.
SCHUYLKILL
Schuylkill County Conservation District - $956,000 for the Oneida #3 Mine Tunnel Discharge Remediation Project.
Schuylkill Headwaters Association Inc. - $690,000 for installation of a passive acid mine drainage treatment system to neutralize acidity and reduce metals from the Neumeister Drift discharge in the Schuylkill River Watershed.
TIOGA
Tioga County Concerned Citizens Committee Inc. - $12,000 to develop an implementation plan for Fall Brook.
UNION
Union County Conservation District - $18,229 for a part-time agricultural information specialist to work with farmers on agricultural impaired reaches of Buffalo Creek.
YORK
Izaak Walton League of America Inc., York Chapter 67 - $687,861 for Phase III, Stage IV restoration of the Godfrey Pasture to eliminate excessive sediment loading and improve fishery habitat.
Izaak Walton League of America Inc., York Chapter 67 - $722,672 for Phase V of the South Branch Codorus Creek Stream Restoration Project.
Izaak Walton League of America Inc., York Chapter 67 - $356,888 for restoration of the McClelland Pasture to eliminate excessive sediment loading and improve fishery habitat.
Izaak Walton League of America Inc., York Chapter 67 - $297,958 for Phase V of the East Branch Codorus Creek Stream Restoration Project.
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Grants: ECRR Grant Announcement July - August 2006
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Non-Federal Grants
1. Water Resource Education Network (WREN)
WREN offers funds for watershed groups to attend water resources education/management trainings and conferences.
Match: 5% Average Award: reimbursement Deadline: none
http://wren.palwv.org/grants/scholar.html
WREN also offers Opportunity Grants for "great, last minute ideas" relating to watershed education or drinking water protection.
Match: none Average Award: $100-$250 Deadline: none
http://wren.palwv.org/grants/grants_wren.html
2. Cargil Water Matters Mini-Grants
The Cargill company, along with The Conservation Fund, provides mini-grants to watershed organizations working within Cargill communities. Projects funded in the past include water festivals and stream clean-ups. ECRR states with Cargill locations include: OH, IN, AL.
Match: none Average Award: $3,000 or less Deadline: none
www.cargill.com/about/citizenship/water_matters.htm#TopOfPage
3. Patagonia
The Environmental Grants Program focuses on small organizations not traditionally funded by large grantmakers.
Match: none Average Award: $3,000- $5,000 Deadline: August 31
http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/patagonia.go?assetid=2927
4. Water Environment Research Foundation Pre-Proposals for Unsolicited Research
WERF seems to focus on stormwater; however, they also seem open to all sorts of water-related research.
Match: none Average Award: <$600,000 (to be divided between as many projects as possible) Deadline: August 9
www.werf.org/funding/avail_funding_unsolicited.cfm
Conferences/ Trainings
1. Free Online GIS Class
Land Trust Alliance is offering 2 free online classes: one for beginners and one for the more advanced. Though the course is geared towards land trusts, the basic information presented will be useful to watershed groups.
Cost: none Date: July 25, 1-2 pm Beginners, July 27, 1-2 pm Established
http://www.lta.org/training/gis_july_2006.htm
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Grants: The Top 10 Online Resources for Grantwriters
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By Matt Scelza
I began, like most grantwriters, as a program coordinator. I had an idea for a new program that would serve a community need, and there was no one else on staff to write the grant. Suddenly, I was a grantwriter. I didn't know where to begin, and my Internet searches returned a blizzard of information. Knowing that the situation hasn't changed much in the past nine years, I humbly offer this collection of the Top 10 online resources for grantwriters.
*The Essentials *
GuideStar
www.guidestar.org
If you know the foundation you'd like to research, start with GuideStar. This collection of information about tens of thousands of foundations and nonprofits offers the most recent 990 tax returns for all 501(c)(3)s for free. Foundations are considered 501(c)(3)s, so you can read the list of grantees for any foundation.
Of course, you can only read what you know to look for. GuideStar offers research packages at three levels, but I don't recommend them for two reasons. First, the packages aim to help foundations and donors research nonprofits. A grantwriter wants the opposite focus. Second, the cost is higher than on The Foundation Directory.
The Foundation Directory Online
http://fconline.fdncenter.org
I recommend a subscription to The Foundation Directory Online. There are four subscription levels, starting at $19.99 per month. Besides the focus on providing foundation information, FD Online has a more intuitive, easier-to-use layout. For most grantwriters, one of the $19.99 or $29.99 packages will suffice. One helpful feature of FD Online is the ability to search by trustee name. If you have a name, you can learn on which foundations this person serves.
A Proposal Writing Short Course
http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html
While it's really a "presentation with arrows," this site provides the clearest explanation I've found of the basic components of a grant. If you're as new to grantwriting as I was, this site will save many hours of frustration.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
http://www.cfda.gov
This website offers access to a database of all federal funding programs available. You can read the full application and learn who to contact with any questions.
The best part of the site is the free notification service. You select the federal departments and/or agencies for which you'd like email updates. Starting the next day, you'll get a daily email with any grant opportunities that fit your criteria. This is a great way to let your tax dollars do your research for you.
Grants.gov
www.grants.gov
Just as the above are good sources for private funding, grants.gov is the portal for finding federal opportunities. Plus, if you're going to submit a grant to the federal government, you're required to register your organization with egrants.gov. It's not as seamless as it should be, but since it's required, you might as well complete the process.
*The Helpful *
Michigan State University Library
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4fcelec.htm
The Michigan State University Library system has created this collection of 519 listings on all things grant-related. I have it on my bookmarks page on my Internet browser, and often scroll through to find something interesting. I do mean "scroll" -- there is no search function, and 519 listings are a lot to move through. There also are several specialized lists for educators, religious fundraising, and academic fundraising.
Don Griesmann's Grant Opportunities
http://charitychannel.com/enewsletters/dggo
This is another CharityChannel feature, and another way to let other people do your research for you. Good Samaritan Griesmann offers a weekly list of approximately 25 funding sources, with one paragraph summaries of each funder's guidelines and a link to the website.
*The Newsletters*
Grassroots Fundraising Journal's e-newsletter
www.grassrootsfundraising.org
The e-newsletter is free, and worth reading for Kim Klein's "Ask Kim" column. Klein offers insights into fundraising that all development professionals, no matter how small their goals, will find useful.
*The Lists *
CharityChannel
http://charitychannel.com/forums
CharityChannel offers numerous lists that serve the original purpose of the Internet -- unfiltered sharing of information. Well, actually, the lists are even better than that -- commercial postings are filtered out, and you receive direct access to thousands of other development professionals across the country and world.
*The Not Yet Useful, But Oh So Cool *
Capaciteria
www.capaciteria.org
This site will be very useful in the years to come. Capaciteria relies upon peer ratings to rank nonprofit resources in a variety of categories, including "Fund Raising, Grants Management & Philanthropy." Free registration is required, and as more users enter more reviews of resources, the site will grow in usefulness.
The list is far from exhaustive, and there are many other deserving sites. It was created for the rookies who are in the same situation I was in nine years ago. If you know any new grantwriters, do them a favor and send them your own version of this list. No site can write a grant for you, but these 10 sites will make anyone's grantwriting easier.
Copyright © 2005 [Matt Scelza]. All rights reserved.
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, 03 January 2006 (10:59:19) EST (383 reads)
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Grants: Request For Proposals for AML Applied Science Projects
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The Department of Interior, Office of Surface Mining (OSM), National Technology Transfer Team (NTTT) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) requesting technical and cost proposals for applied science projects that have the potential for improving, in a manner that protects the public and the environment, the efficiency with which the coal industry conducts surface coal mining and reclamation activities and the regulatory authorities regulate these activities.
Proposals submitted shall be related to the topical areas identified by the NTTT as needing special emphasis. The general topical areas (to be further delineated in the RFP) include: hydrology issues; steep slope mining and reclamation; underground mine mapping; use of coal combustion by-products or other recycled materials; landscape stability; soil development on reclaimed lands; vegetation assessment; wildlife conservation and reforestation; and cropland reclamation.
The notice response date is March 31, 2006. As this solicitation covers numerous mining related topics, feel free to pass this notice on to interested parties.
For more information and to register please visit the web site:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/OSM/1438/IFB612014/listing.html
Source:
Lois J. Uranowski P.E.
Civil Engineer
Office of Surface Mining
Appalachian Region
3 Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
412 937-2805
[email protected]
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, 21 December 2005 (07:33:09) EST (451 reads)
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Grants: Grant Announcement from the Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable 10/04/05
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I. Federal Grant Opportunities
a. U.S. EPA Region 3- Water Quality Cooperative Agreements
II. Non-Federal Grant Opportunities
a. Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation: Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
b. Yves Rocher Foundation: Women of the Earth Awards
c. Richard King Mellon Foundation- SW Pennsylvania
III. Conferences:
a. Potomac Coal Basin Task Force
I. Federal Grant Opportunities:
a. U.S. EPA Region 3- Water Quality Cooperative Agreements
Region 3 is soliciting proposals for Federal Assistance for Water Quality Cooperative Agreements under the Clean Water Act. Region 3 covers Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. These unique and innovative projects should address the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Specifically the projects should advance strategies to implement watershed-based efforts, reduce wet weather flows, demonstrate collaborative innovative approaches to control or reduce pollution to protect and restore water quality on a watershed basis. The grants awarded will range from $30,000 to $400,000, with up to 15 projects selected. The funds may be used to conduct or promote the coordination and acceleration of investigations, training, demonstrations, surveys and studies. The projects include innovative wastewater treatment practices, efficiencies and training, watershed permitting, storm water programs, low impact development, and other NPDES issues in watersheds.
A full application is required. Any further questions, one can contact Patricia Iraci at 215-814-5727.
Deadline: November 3, 2005
More Information: http://www.epa.gov/region3/grants/pdf/EPA-R3WPD-05-03.pdf
II. Non-Federal Grant Opportunities:
a. Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation: Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
The Outdoor Classroom Grant Program, sponsored by Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper and National Geographic Explorer, provides outdoor, hands-on science education to students in grades K-12. This school year, the program will award grants of up to $2,000 to at least 100 schools. In some cases, grants for up to $20,000 may be awarded to schools or school districts with major outdoor classroom projects. The grants can be used to build a new outdoor classroom or to enhance a current outdoor classroom at the school. All K-12 public schools in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) are welcome to apply. Online requests may be submitted at any time. A watershed group could partner with the school to apply for this grant. If you apply between September and December, the application will be considered in January.
More Information: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p;=AboutLowes/outdoor/index.html
b. Yves Rocher Foundation: Women of the Earth Awards
The "Women of the Earth" Awards, sponsored by the Yves Rocher Foundation, provides financial support and recognition to programs conducted by women that are concerned with the protection or promotion of the plant world and aimed at reconciling humanity and nature. For the 2nd year in the United States, 3 women will be honored with the Terre de Femmes Award. Whether it is a simple project like creating a community garden or a program as large-scale as preserving coral reefs, any woman age 18 and above who is working within an organization and is conducting a program that benefits nature and humanity is eligible to compete. To do so, one must fill out the Terra de Femmes “Women of the Earth” Awards application form and provide a written and visual detailed description of her program, its accomplishments, funding requirements and long-term prospects, before October 31, 2005.
The winners will receive a cash prizes and a trip to Paris, France.
More Information: http://www.yvesrocherusa.com/shop_app/app_US/jms.jsp?&nav;=topic&topicId;=577&noFrame;
c. Richard King Mellon Foundation- for Southwestern Pennsylvania
The Foundation was created in 1947 by Richard King Mellon (1899-1970), chairman of Mellon Bank, conservationist, and dominant figure in the financial, industrial, and civic life of Pittsburgh for many years. The Foundation makes grants for such purposes as, in the judgment of the Trustees, will be "in the public interest." Priorities included regional economic development, the quality of life in southwestern Pennsylvania, land preservation, and watershed restoration and protection with an emphasis on western Pennsylvania.
REGIONAL FOCUS FOR PENNSYLVANIA
Conservation
· Land preservation
· Watershed protection and restoration
· Sustainable environments
FOCUS FOR SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Human Services and Nonprofit Capacity Building
· Critical and strategic service providers
More Information: http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/rkmellon/
III. Conferences
Potomac Coal Basin Task Force
Help Wanted!!
Task force forming on Mine Pools and AMD Problems
Please come to the first meeting of the
Potomac Coal Basin Task Force
Let your voice be heard! And pass this message onto a friend.
*Task force to include representatives from the North Fork of the Blackwater River, the North Branch of the Potomac, the Upper Youghiogheny River and those affected downstream.
*Come learn about Mine Pools and Acid Mine Drainage; the problems and the areas and streams most impacted!
*Network with other watershed groups and environmental activists!
*Get active in bringing the problem to the attention of the public.
*Learn valuable information you can take back to your organization and community!
When: October 8, 2005 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Oakland, Maryland Public Library
Who: Watershed groups with an interest in the Potomac River Coal Basin.
DRAFT: Mine Pool Meeting Agenda
12:00 p.m. Sign-in and LUNCH (provided) - Be sure to specify that a vegetarian lunch is preferred when you RSVP.
Name tags, handouts. Meet other activists and concerned community members
Introduction of Organizations
Who we are:
-What groups are represented?
-Where are they located?
-What issues is your organization been tackling?
-Why does your group has an interest in Mine Pools/AMD?
- Locating groups and problem areas on wall map
1:00 p.m. Mine Pool Presentation by Northfork Watershed Project (PowerPoint)
1:30 p.m. Current State of Mine Pools across the Potomac Coal Basin
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Open discussion, taskforce and capacity-building , strategies, task assignments, conclusion
1. Reaching out to public, media, and decision makers
2. Getting funding for remediation and revitalization
3. Plan second meeting
***If you have an interest in adding to the agenda please contact: Sandra Gardner or Janel Farron at 304-463-4068.
Please feel free to bring information about your organization. There will be a table for you to display any brochures or publications. Posters welcome!
Keep Updated with ECRR Grant Resources
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, 25 October 2005 (10:45:08) EDT (419 reads)
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Grants: Grant Announcements from the Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable
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Please remember to visit The Eastern Coal Region Roundtable Funding Sources Archive for more grant opportunities relevant to the Appalacian Coal Fields.
The Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable (ECRR) was created through a partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Office of Surface Mining (OSM). This site is a "meeting place" for watershed organizations working in eastern coal country. Their region includes nine states: AL, IN, KY, MD, OH, PA, TN, VA, & WV
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Posted by admin on Monday, 19 September 2005 (15:10:38) EDT (370 reads)
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Grants: AMD and Nanotechnology Initiative From EPA
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Are there any projects being developed that would use nanotechnology to impede upon the formation of acid mine drainage?
Nora Savage @ EPA answered no. She said that no EPA funds are currently being used for research on nanotech AMD remediation. Possible pilot project for some institute of higher learning or not-for-profit group. Perhaps research will lead to nanoscale assemblers that will kill thiobacillus ferroxidans and work to prevent the formation of AMD.
The EPA, Office of Research & Development as part of its Greater Opportunities research program, is seeking applications proposing research on nanotechnology w/ respect to the environment. They will award 3 or 4 grants of up to $150,000/year with a duration of 3 years.
Please Visit the US EPA National Center For Environmental Research or the National Nanotechnology Initiative
Crazier ideas have been funded before by our gov't.
Jim Mahrer
Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable Coordinator
304-345-7663
304-345-3240 fax
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Posted by admin on Thursday, 29 July 2004 (11:30:10) EDT (387 reads)
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Grants: EPA Updates Federal Funding Catalog
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EPCAMR Staff writes "EPA has updated its Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection.
This catalog is now online easy-to-use, to use, searchable website. The site provides information for watershed practitioners and others on 84 federal funding sources that may be available to help fund various watershed related projects.
The website enables quick interactive searches to find relevant federal funding programs, the level of funding available, the average grant amount, contract information, and other useful background data on the fund. EPA plans to update this site on an ongoing basis.
The catalog is online at Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection."
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Posted by admin on Saturday, 17 January 2004 (00:03:32) EST (404 reads)
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OUR 11TH YEAR!
The Annual Pennsylvania Conference on Abandoned Mine Reclamation will be held on July 13-16, 2009 at the University of Pittsburgh Campus in Johnstown, PA. Visit www.TreatMinewater.com for more details and previous conferences
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