Action Teams

The Action Teams combine local expertise and boots-on-the-ground knowledge to support Lancaster’s countywide goals for clean and clear water by 2040.

Buffer Team

Communications Team

Stormwater Team

Monitoring Team

BUFFER TEAM

The Buffer Action Team supports the countywide buffer implementation goal through coordination, community and landowner engagement, and establishment programming support. The team generally meets on the 4th Thursday of the month.  If you are interested in joining the Buffer Action Team, please email rlauver@allianceforthebay.org.

The team is led by Lamonte Garber with Stroud Water Research Center and Rebecca Lauver with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

 

 

Lamonte Garber

Lamonte Garber

Stroud Water Research Center

Rebecca Lauver

Rebecca Lauver

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

2024 Priorities:

  • Remove barriers to efficient landowner outreach 
  • Advance outreach initiatives to potential landowners
  • Provide prompt responses and implementation of projects to newly interested landowners
  • Streamline and fully utilize the buffer maintenance BEST program

COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

Communications Actions Team collaborates on communications efforts using the strength of numbers and a community of support and resources, to tell the stories of the good work that is being done and the one collaborative vision of clean and clear by 2040.  The team meets the second Thursday of each month.

The team is led by Kenn Bennett from Lancaster Clean Water Partners and Avery Van Etten from Lancaster Conservancy.

Kenn Bennett

Kenn Bennett

Lancaster Clean Water Partners

Avery Van Etten

Avery Van Etten

Lancaster Conservancy

2024 Priorities:

  • Crafting the narrative of the work that is being done to reach the goal of clean and clear by 2040 
  • Connecting the siloed partners with consistent and constant communication
  • Use the megaphone of our collective organizations to reach a broader audience 

STORMWATER TEAM

The Stormwater Action Team empowers municipalities to address stormwater through cost-effective and locally relevant practices. The full team meets twice a year, with smaller workgroup meetings throughout the year.

The team is led by Kara Kalupson with RETTEW, and Charity Hain from David Millers/Associates.

Kara Kalupson

Kara Kalupson

RETTEW

Charity Hain

Charity Hain

David Miller/Associates

2023 Priorities:

  • Address stormwater through cost-effective and locally relevant practices to support the countywide goals of stream delisting and flood mitigation.

WATER QUALITY MONITORING TEAM

The Water Quality Monitoring Action team is a partnership of Lancaster County-focused organizations discussing, planning, conducting, and analyzing water quality data. The team meets quarterly to share tools, resources, and strategies, as well as to prioritize streams for monitoring consideration. The WQMAT aims to provide and share up-to-date high-quality data with the stream restoration community in Lancaster County. 

The team is led by Noelle Cudney with Lancaster County Conservation District and Shannon Thomas from the Chesapeake Conservancy.

Noelle Cudney

Noelle Cudney

Lancaster County Conservation District

Shannon Thomas

Shannon Thomas

Chesapeake Conservancy

2024 Priorities:

  • Streamline data collection for Water Quality Monitoring & Reporting
  • Provide coordination of Monitoring Plans for all Delisting Catchment Areas with applicable quality assurances
  • Assist in the production and distribution of water quality monitoring videos.

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