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Chesapeake Bay Initiative

Lycoming County Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy

Nutrient Management and Infrastructure Initiatives

From our lands, to our streams, to the West Branch, to the Bay – nutrient loading affects everyone.

A collaborative, County-based approach to minimize costs and promote environmental stewardship.

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Items of Recent Interest

"County conservation district recognizes award winners" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, March 30, 2014
"Pennsylvania Continues to Reduce Water Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed" DEP Press Release, March 24, 2014
"Science shows restoration work can improve local water quality" chesapeakebay.net, February 25, 2014
"USDA, EPA Partnership Supports Water Quality Trading To Benefit Environment, Economy" EPA, December 3, 2013
"Scientists find shockingly good news about eels in PA river" Bay Journal, October 6, 2013
"Montgomery Park displays fall beauty with new riparian buffer" The Luminary, September 24, 2013
"Tour examines wilderness restoration" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, September 7, 2013
"A decade of building plants" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, August 11, 2013
"State misses milestone mark" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, August 11, 2013
"Local farmer’s efforts aimed at restoring bay" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, August 11, 2013
"Lycoming College’s Clean Water Institute supports summer research" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, August 5, 2013
"Debt ceiling, county water monitoring on agendas" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, August 1, 2013
"Clean Water Institute supports summer work" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, July 23, 2013
"Science lessons learned on farming field trip" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, May 30, 2013
"Nutrient credits on Thursday agenda" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, May 15, 2013
"Chesapeake Bay's health said to be improving" The Baltimore Sun, May 7, 2013
"Banquet honors work in county conservation" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, March 27, 2013
"Lycoming County completes first local trades; distributes $51,363.70 in nutrient credit trading revenue to farmers" County of Lycoming, February 11, 2013
"Nutrient credit money distributed" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, February 20, 2013
"What happens to the pollutants swept up in stormwater runoff" Sightline Daily, January 22, 2013
"Clean Streams: Future of Susquehanna River watershed discussed at meeting" Williamsport Sun-Gazette, January 14, 2013
"The Amish and the Chesapeake: Focusing on Pennsylvania streams to restore the bay" (Part 4 of a series) Harrisburg Patriot-News, January 3, 2013
"The Amish and the Chesapeake: A plain farmer adopts modern methods" (Part 3 of a series) Harrisburg Patriot-News, January 3, 2013
"The Amish and the Chesapeake: One man works to save the bay, a farm at a time" (Part 2 of a series) Harrisburg Patriot-News, January 2, 2013
"The Amish and the Chesapeake: Pennsylvania farms threaten the fragile bay" (Part 1 of a series) Harrisburg Patriot-News, January 2, 2013

Upcoming Events

For more information, contact:

Megan D. Lehman
Environmental Planner
Lycoming County
Phone: (570) 320-2115
Fax: (570) 320-2135
Email: mlehman@lyco.org

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