Conservation Foundation Of Lancaster County

TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT, AND SUSTAIN THE STEWARDSHIP, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT.

GROWING GREENER COCALICO CREEK TO REDUCE SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT POLLUTION IN THE COCALICO CREEK WATERSHED. THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL RESULT IN THE RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF 12.8 ACRES OF EXISTING IMPAR3ED WETLANDS AND 6,100-LF OF EXISTING STREAM CHANNEL. FURTHER, THE PROJECTS IS ANTICIPATED TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL 3+ ACRES OF WETLAND AND 3,867-LF OF ADDITIONAL CHANNEL BY ESTABLISHING AN ANASTOMOSED CHANNEL AND WETLAND COMPLEX WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION FOOTPRINT.

THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION HAS PUT IN PLACE A STEERING COMMITTEE, THE LANCASTER COUNTY CLEAN WATER CONSORTIUM (LCCWC). THE MISSION OF THE CONSORTIUM IS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROACTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND COHESIVE STRATEGIES TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN THE WATERWAYS OF LANCASTER COUNTY, ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS INTENDED TO REDUCE POLLUTION AND ACCELERATE RESTORATION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. REVENUE SOURCES FOR THE LCCWC ARE PRIMARILY THROUGH GRANTS AND MEMBERSHIP DUES. ALSO, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOP FEES HAVE BEEN CHARGED TO GENERATE INCOME. LANCASTER COUNTY CLEAN WATER CONSORTIUM(LCCWC)STORMWATER MINI-GRANTS THE MINI-GRANT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT LCCWC MEMBERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS THAT WILL HELP REDUCE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT LOADINGS TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE FUNDS ARE RESERVED FOR MUNICIPALITIES, WATERSHED GROUPS, NON-PROFITS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, AND PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS. THE GRANT MAY BE USED FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, MATERIALS, MONITORING, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. PA ADAPTIVE TOOLBOX - FISHING CREEK THE PROJECT'S GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE 100% LIVESTOCK STREAM EXCLUSION, TO SEEK GREATER PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION PLANNING AND PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION, AND DEMONSTRATE A CORRELATION BETWEEN CONSERVATION EFFORTS, HERD HEALTH, AND FARM PROFITABILITY. OUR AIM IS TO FULFILL A PROOF OF CONCEPT USING A PROVEN TEAM AND WORK TO REPLICATE THIS APPROACH STATEWIDE. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON THREE SUB WATERSHEDS OF FISHING CREEK, A REGION DOMINATED BY PLAIN SECT FARMS IN THE LANCASTER COUNTY REGION OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN. THE ADAPTIVE TOOLBOX HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WITH THE BENEFIT OF EXPERIENCE AND AFTER EXTENSIVE STAKEHOLDER INPUT ABOUT WHAT OPTIONS TO OFFER PRODUCERS IN ORDER TO ENTICE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM DEP - COCALICO CREEK HEADWATERS FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION - CONSTRUCTION THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS EXISTING INVASIVE SPECIES AND LEGACY SEDIMENT IMPAIRMENTS WITHIN A PORTION OF THE COCALICO CREEK HEADWATERS THROUGH FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION TO DELIVER SIGNIFICANT NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT LOAD REDUCTIONS, RESTORE AND CREATE WETLAND HABITAT, PROVIDE AN INTERCONNECTED FLOODPLAIN SYSTEM WITH SIGNIFICANT HYPORHEIC EXCHANGE BETWEEN SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER, AND EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE INVASIVE REED CANARY CURRENTLY DOMINATING THE SITE. CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST - CAPACITY BUILDING AWARD PROGRAM INITIATE PROJECTS TO DIVERSIFY NETWORK MEMBERSHIP; NETWORK COORDINATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS, NETWORK COMMUNICATION AND PLANNING EFFORTS, AND TARGETED CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES WITHIN INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS. ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN AND BENEFITING FROM FUNDING RESOURCES MUST BE WILLING TO WORK TOWARDS AN ENDURING AND SUSTAINABLE NETWORK.

LANCASTER COUNTY CLEAN WATER PARTNERS THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION OF LANCASTER COUNTY SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE COUNTYWIDE COLLABORATIVE, THE LANCASTER COUNTY CLEAN WATER PARTNERS, BY LEVERAGING FUNDING FOR A COORDINATOR POSITION TO BUILD A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF PARTNERS, COORDINATE REGIONAL-SCALE RESTORATION PROGRAM DELIVERY TO LANCASTER COUNTY, AND ACHIEVE MAXIMUM WATER QUALITY BENEFITS. THIS FOCUS AND CONCENTRATED EFFORT ADDRESSES NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION AND WATER QUALITY WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE CHESAPEAKE BAY RESTORATION GOALS.

KCF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FUND THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT POSITION UNDER THE CLEAN WATER PARTNERS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DOCUMENT CURRENT STATUS AND BEGIN TO ADDRESS THE CONSERVATION PRACTICE NEEDS IN ALL 700 PRIORITY PARCELS IN TIER 1 AND 2 OF THE PEQUEA WATERSHED PLUS ALIGN AND START SPENDING IMPLEMENTATION DOLLARS TO THE 100 PRIORITY PARCELS. THIS POSITION WILL ACCURATELY DOCUMENT THE PROGRESS AND THE REMAINING NEEDS FOR CAP SUCCESS IN THE PRACTICEKEEPER SYSTEM. THEY WILL ALSO DEVELOP 10+ COMPREHENSIVE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS (CNMPS) PLUS MORE AS OTHER ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS AVAILABLE.