Press Release

Promoting Soil Health and Riparian Buffers to Support Aquatic Diversity in Northwest Pennsylvania (PA) Grantee: Stroud Water Research Center
Grant Amount: ……………………………….. $191,158 Matching Funds: ……………………………… $218,347 Total Project Amount: …………………………. $409,505

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program

Restore stream health by addressing excessive sedimentation in the French Creek and Shenango River waterways that threatens freshwater species. Project will create a multi-county no-till drill rental program to increase implementation of cover crops and no-till crop establishment and provide funding to establish forested streamside buffers for sediment control and overall stream health functions.