The Conservation District supports watershed association development and projects with organizational and technical assistance provided by the Watershed Specialist and other District staff. Watershed Associations invite members of a community to work together to solve or repair complex issues within their waterways and watersheds. Currently there are seven active watershed associations in Susquehanna County. They are the Choconut Creek, Martins Creek, Northern Susquehanna River, Snake Creek, Upper Tunkhannock Creek, Little Meadows Area and Wyalusing Creek Watershed Associations.
Choconut Creek Watershed Association has been active in education and restoration projects since 2000. They have finished a restoration project on Choconut Creek that was paid for by a County Initiative Growing Greener Grant through DEP.
The Northern Susquehanna River Watershed Association is a new group that was formed in 2004. They utilized their Start-Up grant funded through a DEP Growing Greener Grant and also carried out two stream restoration projects funded by a County Initiative Growing Greener Grant. They currently are working on a stream restoration project on DuBois Creek that was identified as an area of concern from a stream assessment that they did in 2009-2010.
The Little Meadows Area Watershed Association is the newest Watershed association having been formed in 2011.
For more information on what Watershed Association you may live within and how you can help, call Courtney Braunns at 278-4600 x 3051.
For more information on watersheds, visit these web sites:
PA Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers
"POWR is dedicated to the protection, sound management and enhancement of the Commonwealth's rivers and watersheds and to the empowerment of local organizations with the same commitment."
Choconut Creek Watershed Association has been active in education and restoration projects since 2000. They have finished a restoration project on Choconut Creek that was paid for by a County Initiative Growing Greener Grant through DEP.
The Northern Susquehanna River Watershed Association is a new group that was formed in 2004. They utilized their Start-Up grant funded through a DEP Growing Greener Grant and also carried out two stream restoration projects funded by a County Initiative Growing Greener Grant. They currently are working on a stream restoration project on DuBois Creek that was identified as an area of concern from a stream assessment that they did in 2009-2010.
The Little Meadows Area Watershed Association is the newest Watershed association having been formed in 2011.
For more information on what Watershed Association you may live within and how you can help, call Courtney Braunns at 278-4600 x 3051.
For more information on watersheds, visit these web sites:
PA Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers
"POWR is dedicated to the protection, sound management and enhancement of the Commonwealth's rivers and watersheds and to the empowerment of local organizations with the same commitment."