NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Technical Capacity Grants
Project Title: Stream and Floodplain Restoration Crediting and Prioritization in the Paxton Creek Watershed (PA)
Organization:
Center for Watershed Protection, Inc.
Project ID:
0600.17.058824
Description:

Build the capacity of three municipal entities and the Paxton Creek Watershed and Education Association through pollutant reduction calculations to the development of critera to prioritize thirteen potential sites for stream restoration.

Project will reduce credit calculation risks, analyze upland retrofits to enhance stream restoration performance, and work with watershed partners to prioritize the projects.

Award Amount:
$49971.83
Location:
The project is located within the Paxton Creek Watershed that includes Lower Paxton and Susquehanna Townships, Penbrook Borough, and the City of Harrisburg. The entire watershed is located in Dauphin County, PA.