NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants
Project Title: Maximizing Water Quality Benefits on School Campuses in Lancaster (PA)
Organization:
City of Lancaster
Project ID:
0603.19.065718
Description:

Create a master plan of urban nutrient management at 19 campuses owned and maintained by the School District of Lancaster and implement a pollinator garden, seeded meadow, no-mow zone, and a rain garden at Hamilton Elementary and a native meadow planted at Elizabeth R. Martin School. Project will determine how property maintenance and landscape techniques can be improved to maximize water quality benefits while balancing aesthetics, maintenance requirements, and needs of the school district.

Award Amount:
$176000.00
Location:
City of Lancaster and Lancaster Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the Conestoga River Watershed