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Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanChapter 7. Management RecommendationsGoal 6-L: Educate recreation users about proper and safe practices.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Educate hunters, anglers, and otheroutdoor recreators on the importance ofland etiquette.Conservation Groups,Sportsmen Groups,PFBC, PGCPFBC, PGC, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium2. Educate sportsmen about areas open topublic usage providing detailed mapsdelineating public-use areas.Conservation Groups,Sportsmen Groups,PFBC, PGCPFBC, PGC, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium3. Educate off-road vehicle operators torecreate in an environmentally soundmanner.Conservation Groups,DCNR, RecreationalVehicle Riding ClubsDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsMediumGoal 6-M: Increase funding to address issues important to the Connoquenessing Creek watershed communities.Project AreaMethod to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Increase lobbying and funding support forwatershed projects and the environmentin federal and state budgets.Conservation Groups,DEP, DCNR,LegislatorsDEP, DCNR,Conservation Groups,Legislature, PrivateSourcesMedium2. Increasing funding available to supportthe administrative needs of watershedorganizations.Conservation Groups,DEP, DCNRPrivates Sources,FoundationsMedium3. Increase funding available to providesustainable maintenance practices on arearoadways, including the dirt and gravelroads program.Municipalities,PennDOT, Penn State,Conservation GroupsDEP, PennDOT,Private SourcesLow4. Increase funding for libraries so thatservices can be expanded, and establishbookmobile routes to rural areas.Municipalities, CitizensPrivate Sources,FoundationsLow5. Identify additional funding to install dryhydrants.Municipalities, DEP,EPA, Fire DepartmentsDCED, DEP, EPA,Private Sources,FoundationsLowLand ResourcesMethod to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Secure funding for purchasing easementsto specifically protect wetlands andriparian areas.Conservation Groups,DEP, DCNR, EPADEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMedium2. Increase financial and technical assistanceto small-scale agriculture operations toincrease economic viability andenvironmental responsibility.Conservation Groups,NRCS, USDA, PDADEP, NRCS, USDA,PDA, EPA, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium7-48
Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanChapter 7. Management RecommendationsGoal 6-M: Increase funding to address issues important to the Connoquenessing Creek watershed communities(continued).Land Resources (continued)Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority3. Encourage legislators to provide fundingfor the Environmental Quality IncentivesProgram, Conservation ReserveEnhancement Program, ConservationResource Program, and other incentivebasedconservation programs.Conservation Groups,NRCS, USDA, PDADEP, NRCS, USDA,PDA, EPA, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium4. Increase funding to establish conservationeasements and to secure their continualexistence as a conservation tool.Conservation Groups,DEP, DCNRDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMedium5. Identify and secure local, state, andfederal funding to adequately fund effortsto identify and remove illegal dumpsites,address waste disposal needs of the areas,and assist in curbside recycling programs.Conservation Groups,PA CleanWays,Municipalities, CivicGroupsDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMedium6. Identify additional local, state, and federalfunding for the implementation ofagricultural best management practices.Conservation Groups,NRCS, USDA, PDADEP, NRCS, USDA,PDA, EPA, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium7. Increase funding to assist groups inhosting cleanup events, educatingresidents about illegal dumping, andexpanding recycling programs.Conservation Groups,PA CleanWays,Municipalities, CivicGroupsDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMediumWater ResourcesMethod to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Identify additional funding for streamrestoration projects.MediumConservation Groups,DEP, EPA, NRCS,USDA, PGC, PFBCDEP, EPA, Cost-sharePrograms, PrivateSources, Foundations2. Increase local and state funding tocontinue watershed monitoring effortscurrently being conducted.Conservation Groups,DEP, EPA, PFBCDEP, EPA, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium3. Increase local, state, and federal fundingfor adequate stormwater managementfacilities.Counties, DEP, EPA,Conservation GroupsDEP, EPA, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium4. Establish and/or continue cost-shareprograms and grants to assisthomeowners in septic repair,maintenance, and replacement.DCED, DEP,Municipalities, SewageAuthoritiesDCED, DEP, EPA,Private Sources,FoundationsMedium5. Lobby for increased state and federalfunding for the implementation ofadequate sewage treatment and septicfacilities.Sewage Authorities,DEP, EPA, DCED,Landowners,Municipalities,Conservation GroupsDCED, DEP, EPA,Private Sources,FoundationsMedium7-49
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