Workgroup: Agriculture
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Pennsylvania Invests $10.2 Million to Ensure 31 Farms in 13 Counties Stay Farms Forever, Bringing 2024 Total 167 New Farms and 13,847 Prime Acres Preserved
Link: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pda/newsroom/pa-invests–10-2-million-to-ensure-31-farms-in-13-counties-stay-.html Workgroup: Agriculture
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DRBC Calls Drought Hearing for the Delaware River Basin: Urges Efficient Water Use and Public Cooperation With State-Issued Alerts
Link: https://www.nj.gov/drbc/home/newsroom/news/approved/20241106_SpecialPublicHearing_Drought.html Workgroup: Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection
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DRBC Executive Director Honored, Basin Partnerships Celebrated at Recent Events
Link: https://www.nj.gov/drbc/home/newsbytes/approved/20240920_celebratingpartners.html Workgroup: Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection
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Aqua Pennsylvania Aids Schuylkill River Restoration Fund with Grants To Tackle Pollution, Enhance Water Quality
Link: https://delco.today/2024/09/aqua-pennsylvania-schuylkill-river-restoration/?cat=utilities&ap=ap-post Workgroup: Abandoned Mine Drainage, Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Pathogens and Point Source, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection
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Climate Fixers: Slowing down fashion with a century-old tradition in Collegeville, PA
Link: https://whyy.org/articles/climate-fixers-collegeville-pennsylvania-sheep-farm-montgomery-county/ Workgroup: Agriculture
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Climate Fixers: Native plants, no mow and DIY fertilizer in Roxborough
Link: https://whyy.org/articles/climate-fixers-native-plants-fertilizer-roxborough/ Workgroup: Agriculture, Stormwater
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Pennsylvania Continues National Ag Conservation Leadership, Investing $9.9 Million to Protect 30 Farms in 14 Counties from Future Development
Link: https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/pda/newsroom/pa-continues-national-ag-conservation-leadership–invests–9-9-m.html Workgroup: Agriculture, Watershed Land Protection
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For climate-fighting farms, squeeze in some trees: study
Link: https://www.conservation.org/blog/for-climate-fighting-farms-squeeze-in-some-trees-study Workgroup: Agriculture
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Berks County Conservation District Holds 2024 Annual Awards and Scholarship Dinner
Link: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://pacd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Berks-2024-Annual-Awards-and-Schoalrship-Press-Release.pdf Workgroup: Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Stormwater
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State Conservation Commission Starts Accepting Resource Enhancement & Protection Farm Conservation Tax Credit Applications Aug. 1
Link: http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=61072&SubjectID= Workgroup: Agriculture
Cover photo credit: Ed Bacon