Funding is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2) to plant riparian, or streamside, buffers along waterways such as streams, springs, small runs or headwater tributaries, throughout western and central Pennsylvania.
Funding covers the costs of:
-- A variety of trees and shrubs native to Pennsylvania
-- Tree protection materials
--Labor to plant the trees
The Conservancy plans to plant 75 acres of unforested riparian areas with approximately 15,000 trees through 2027. Some native tree species available include oaks, maples, hickory, sycamore, dogwoods and willows.
Qualifications
Landowners with open (or mostly open) land along waterways in more than 30 counties may apply.
Those counties include, but are not limited to: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Somerset, Tioga, Venango, Warren, Washington and Westmoreland.
Landowners statewide may apply because other funding sources are available for those in locations outside the named 30 counties.
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[Posted: March 24, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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