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Pennsylvania’s NHAs include Delaware and Lehigh, Schuylkill River Valley, Lackawanna Valley, Oil Region, and Rivers of Steel. Under the bill, funding caps would be removed and Congress would continue funding the NHAs for 15 years.
Applications are due on July 26, 2020, by 11:59 p.m. If you are interested in applying, contact Allyson Gibson (agibson@lancastercleanwaterpartners.com) or click here.
Access to farmland is vital to food security and meeting demands in both a regular and crisis climate. In 2019, an agriculture research study funded by the department and conducted by Dr. Thomas Daniels, University of Pennsylvania, found the total economic impact of farmland preservation in Pennsylvania to be valued from $1.8 to $2.9 billion annually.
The farms preserved include crop, fruit and vegetable, dairy, nursery, beef and livestock operations. Click Here for a list of farms preserved.
Visit the Department of Agriculture’s Farmland Preservation webpage to learn more about this program.
Now, for the first time, the Land and Water Conservation Fund is on a fast track to be guaranteed full funding and protected from annual funding raids.
Starting June 24 through August 12 on Wednesdays at 1:00 PM, the Water Webinar Wednesday series will examine many common water problems and solutions Pennsylvania private water supply owners face.
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The Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) is a collaborative network of over 300 partner organizations working together to improve water resources in the Schuylkill River watershed. With "action" as SAN’s middle name, SAN partners have been working since 2003 to implement best practices across the Schuylkill River Watershed.
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