Focus on providing training to new and existing staff to further provide a framework for the Upper Susquehanna Coalition to evaluate available programs for future sustainability. Project will implement 114 acres of riparian buffer, 400 acres of prescribed grazing, 3,800 acres of stream corridor restoration and 39 acres of wetland restoration that is estimated to generate nutrient reductions of 4,155 pounds of nitrogen, 689 pounds of phosphorus and 456,130 pounds of sediment annually.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction
Project Title: Strengthening the Conservation Community Foundation in the Upper Susquehanna Watershed (NY, PA)
Organization:
Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District
Project ID:
0602.20.068028
Description:
Award Amount:
$1000000.00
Location:
Upper Susquehanna River Watershed the Headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, will include all 22 Upper Susquehanna River Watershed counties both in NY and PA.