In 2018, Mark Heller looked out over his property in Lancaster County and saw a muddy, heavily used meadow right up to the edge of a stream with eroding banks. He thought “this doesn’t look healthy.” But he...
By Megan Blackmon, Project and Grants Coordinator Let’s shout it from the rooftops! Local water quality is improving! After decades of work implementing conservation practices by farmers, businesses,...
Habitat assessments are a critical piece of the rapid stream delisting strategy because it’s crucial data that DEP uses to add or remove a stream from the impaired list. In August, volunteers and conservation...
The Stormwater Action Team held its third annual Municipal Stormwater Forum, affectionately known as the MS4orum. The full-day event featured 12 presentations tailored specifically to help municipalities...
By Dave Salley, former Technical Coordinator with the Lancaster Clean Water Partners With all the hustle in our daily lives, it’s amazing that our brains can escape to happy, hidden-away memories from our...
By Justin Evans, Manager and Zoning Officer at Mount Joy Township I consider myself fortunate to have been raised to have an appreciation for the great outdoors – something that has stuck with me for decades....