Workgroup: Watershed Land Protection
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William Penn Foundation gives $42M to protect Delaware River
Philadelphia’s William Penn Foundation says it is injecting an additional $42 million into protecting the Delaware River watershed, an area encompassing thousands of square miles that provides drinking water and recreation to people in four states. Link: http://www.poconorecord.com/news/20180405/william-penn-foundation-gives-42m-to-protect-delaware-river Workgroup: Agriculture, Engagement & Stewardship, Stormwater, Watershed Land Protection
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NEW FUNDING FOR DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED INITIATIVE
The William Penn Foundation recently announced more than $40 million in new funding for the Delaware River Watershed Initiative (DRWI), which is among the country’s largest non-regulatory conservation efforts to protect and restore clean water. The DRWI is a first-of-its-kind collaboration, where American Rivers is one of 65 organizations working together to protect and restore…
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Schuylkill Priority Lands Tool
The Schuylkill Watershed Priority Lands Strategy is a model that recognizes the Land-Water Connection and identifies the highest priority lands to protect. The project used GIS modeling to identify areas within the Schuylkill Watershed that are the most important to preserve for both ecological and drinking water source protection, further defined by development threat over…
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