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<strong>Connoquenessing</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>Chapter 7. Management RecommendationsGoal 6-D: Increase awareness about impacts from litter, illegal dumps, and abandoned vehicles.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Encourage proper disposal of householdhazardous waste, by providing recyclingworkshops and other educational outreachprograms.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,PA CleanWays, DEP,DCNR, MunicipalitiesDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMedium2. Educate citizens about the impacts illegaldumping has on water quality and theenvironment, aesthetics, health andhuman safety, and the economy.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,PA CleanWays, DEP,DCNR, MunicipalitiesDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMedium3. Educate the public to utilize practicessuch as "Leave no trace."<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,PA CleanWays, DCNR,CitizensDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium4. Renew public interest in litter controleducation.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,Civic Groups, Citizens,DEP, DCNR, PACleanWays,Municipalities, SchoolDistrictsDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMedium5. Develop public service announcementsabout proper waste disposal.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,PA CleanWays, DEP,DCNR, Municipalities,MediaDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMedium6. Educate citizens about traditional andinnovative ways to reduce, reuse, andrecycle.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,PA CleanWays, DCNR,CitizensDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium7. Educate residents about safety, humanhealth, and the environmental impactscaused by unlicensed or abandonedvehicles, and encourage proper disposal.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,Municipalities, PACleanWaysPrivate Sources,FoundationsLowGoal 6-E: Increase awareness about the benefits of riparian corridors.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Educate all watershed stakeholders aboutthe importance of riparian corridors, andencourage establishment of riparianbuffers.DEP, NRCS, PFBC,PGC, USDA, EPA,<strong>Conservation</strong> GroupsEPA, DCNR, NRCS,PFBC, PGC, USDA,Private Sources,FoundationsHigh2. Promote the preservation andenhancement of vegetated streamsidebuffers through education about theirbenefits for wildlife, water quality, andflood prevention.DEP, NRCS, PFBC,PGC, USDA, EPA,<strong>Conservation</strong> GroupsEPA, DCNR, NRCS,PFBC, PGC, USDA,Private Sources,FoundationsHigh3. Educate landowners about the value ofriparian buffers.DEP, NRCS, PFBC,PGC, USDA, EPA,<strong>Conservation</strong> GroupsEPA, DCNR, NRCS,PFBC, PGC, USDA,Private Sources,FoundationsHigh7-44

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