DEP Awards Grant for Snitz Creek
On October 7th, the Department of Environmental Protection awarded $4.9 million in EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Grants to 23 projects that will help communities and the state's environment by restoring…
Photo: Andy Link
Diversion Well Workday Scheduled for September 27th
Our quarterly print newsletter that just went out lists the annual workday on the Chapter’s Diversion Wells as Saturday, September 26, 2020. That date is no longer correct. After we…
A section of the recently-completed restoration project on lower Snitz Creek.
Lower Snitz Creek Project Complete
After many delays due to weather conditions during 2018, construction work on the 1,200 linear foot restoration project on lower Snitz Creek, just above its confluence with Quittapahilla Creek in…
Upper Hammer Creek Restoration Plans Moving Forward
Hammer Creek, which originates in eastern Lebanon County and flows 19.2 miles through Lancaster County where it joins Cocalico Creek, is a stocked trout stream below Speedwell Forge Dam, but…
Volunteers Complete Repairs at Flood-ravaged Diversion Wells
On Saturday, 14 chapter volunteers turned out to repair the damages created by the heavy rains and flooding at the diversion well site during the past few months. The crew…
Rausch Creek Diversion Wells Pummeled by July Storm Events
The record rainfall in south-central PA during the month of July appears to have abated, at least for the time being, and smaller streams should now be starting to drop…