PA Environment Digest Blog: Lancaster Clean Water Partners Share Wetland Restoration, Streamside Forest Buffer Success Stories

The latest newsletter from Lancaster Clean Water Partners shares wetland restoration and stream side forest buffer and pollinator garden success stories as part of their local initiative to have Clean And Clear Local Water by 2040.

Conewago Creek Restoration

Prior to the restoration work which began in May 2022, the area of the Conewago Creek along Hoffer Road in Londonderry Township was plagued with exceptionally steep stream banks, large areas of sediment deposits, little to no stream buffer, frequent flooding, and high amounts of nutrient and sediment pollution.

The site today is a beautiful place to visit, where the restored wetlands are creating a new habitat for native species and cleaner water is flowing downstream.

Click Here to read more.

Overlook Park Forest Buffer/Pollinator Garden

Our Buffer Action Team has been working with Stroud Water Research Center and Manheim Township to create a streamside forest and pollinator garden at Overlook Park!

The goal is to create an eight-acre streamside forest and pollinator garden in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, near the Little Conestoga Creek, which is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

It’s a public space, but it’s also an inspirational space. We hope that visitors will apply what they learn in their own yards and gardens.

Click Here to read more.

For more information on programs, initiatives, funding, technical support, upcoming events and how you can get involved, visit the Lancaster Clean Water Partners website. Click Here to sign up for regular email updates. Follow them on Facebook.

NewsClips - Watersheds:

-- WNEP: Watershed Specialists In Susquehanna County Raising Awareness Of Riparian Stream Buffers

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Earth Conservancy Receives $17.5 Million DEP Federal Abandoned Mine Lands Grant For Restoration Of Nanticoke Creek

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Thumbs Up To Nanticoke Creek Watershed Restoration Project

-- LancasterOnline: Conewago, Conowingo, Pequea Creek Watersheds Gain State Funds For Pollution Cleanup

-- Reading Eagle: Native Trees Given Away In Berks County As Part Of 10 Million Trees Project

-- TribLive: Youngsters From Monroeville School Contribute To Greenway Reforestation In Allegheny County

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Nonprofits Expand Tree Planting Efforts

-- LancasterOnline: 80 PA Farms Eligible For Conservation Practices Grants, Including Lancaster County Poultry Farms

-- Public News Service: Halfmoon, Pequea Creek Restoration Projects Aim To Restore Watershed Health

-- Republican Herald: DEP Awards Grants To 2 Projects In Schuylkill County For Restoring Health Of Local Watersheds

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Collaborative Emergency Flooding Solution For Spencer Lane Announced, Including ‘Beaver Deceiver’