Coldwater Heritage Partnership To provide leadership, coordination, technical assistance, and funding support for the conservation and protection Pennsylvania s coldwater streams and wild trout populations.
Coldwater Heritage Partnership To provide leadership, coordination, technical assistance, and funding support for the conservation and protection Pennsylvania s coldwater streams and wild trout populations. Coldwater Conservation Grants Education and Outreach Conservation Strategy
Coldwater Conservation Grants Small grant program for developing a coldwater conservation strategy Develop Coldwater Conservation plan that: Evaluates coldwater stream condition Identifies problems and concerns Outlines needed protective actions Builds local awareness and support for the conservation of coldwater streams
Coldwater Conservation Grants Grants are targeted towards watersheds that: Are located along streams that contain naturally reproducing trout populations or have the potential to contain naturally reproducing trout populations; Are listed as special protection waters within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; The stream section is generally open to the public or indicates public utilization of the stream segment; Show significant use of partnerships, describing how organizations will cooperate to develop and implement the plan; and, A local organization takes the lead in planning, rather than a consulting firm.
Budgets Scope of work ~ To administer and coordinate the Coldwater Heritage Partnerships Program by providing outreach, education, technical assistance and grant assistance to protect and enhance coldwater streams throughout the Commonwealth. DCNR Contract BRC-RCP-8-14 FY 2003, 2004, 2005..\CHP Grants\RCP 8-15 closeout\rcp closeout\dcnr closeout budget.xls DCNR Contract BRC-SR-11-7 FY 2006, 2007, 2008..\Personnel\Expenses and Time\BRC-SR-11-7 funding.xls New grant submission to fund 2009-1011..\Personnel\Expenses and Time\09-11 funding.xls..\grants\2007 DCNR Grant application\2007 CHP grant application - DCNR.pdf
2003 Grantees Grantee Pass Through Org County Amount Approved Two Bob's Creek Tributaries (Rhodes Run and Ickes Run) Bob's Creek Stream Guardians Bedford Conservation District Bedford Rasler Run Fayette County Conservation District Penn's Corner Conservancy Charitable Trust Fayette Potter Creek Mountain Laurel TU Southern Alleghenies Conservancy Bedford Furnace Run and Segloch Run Furnace and Segloch Run Alliance Lancaster /Lebanon Saucon Creek Lower Saucon Township Lehigh, Northampton, Bucks S. Fork of the Little Conemaugh Little Conemaugh WA Cambria $4,300.00 Piney Creek Juniata Valley Audubon Blair County Conservation District Blair $4,998.00 Beaverdam Run Kettle Creek WA Clinton Co $3,235.00 Total $37,533
2003 Grantees Cash match of $70,000 In-kind match of over $45,000 Over $400,000 in additional funding for projects 19 implementation projects 2 acquisition projects 1 community park 2 stream upgrades 1 new EAB
2004 Grantees Grantee Pass Through Org County Amount Approved Loyalhanna Creek Loyalhanna Association Westmoreland $ 2,105.10 Sober's Run Bushkill Stream Conservancy Northampton $ 5,000.00 W. Branch Perkiomen Creek Perkiomen Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited Berks / Montgomery $ 4,750.00 Tribs to Lackawanna River - Spring, Roaring and Stafford Meadow Brook Lackawanna River Corridor Association Lackawanna and Luzerne $ 5,000.00 Cedar Run Pennsylvania Environmental Council Cumberland Northkill Creek American Littoral (Delaware Riverkeeper Network) Schuylkill and Berks Cooks Creek Lower Saucon Twp Northampton / Bucks $ 5,000.00 Shober's Run Fort Bedford TU Bedford Co. Conservation District Bedford $ 5,000.00 Lick Run Allegheny Mountain TU Clearfield $ 1,873.00 Mill Creek Forbes Trail TU Westmoreland $ 3,700.00 Total $42,428.10
Cash match of $ 36,000 2004 Grantees In-kind match of over $20,000 5 implementation projects underway raising over $300,000 4 stream upgrades 1 multi-municipal EAB
2005 Grantees Grantee Pass Through Org. County Amt. Approved W. PA Conservancy N. Branch Bear Run Indiana Lawrence Conservation District Hell Run Lawrence Bucks County Chapter of TU Aquetong Creek Bucks Mifflin County Conservation District Tea Creek Mifflin Moshannon Creek Coalition Clearfield CCD Moshannon Creek Clearfield / Centre Clearfield County Conservation District Rogues Harbor Run / Chest Creek Clearfield / Cambria Ken Sink Chapter of TU Two Lick Creek Indiana $4,968.00 Bucktail Association Hunts Run / Sinnemahoning Creek Cameron Clearwater Conservancy of Central PA, Inc. Upper Spring Creek Centre $4,220.00 Total $44,188.00
Cash match of $42,000 2005 Grantees In-kind match of over $65,000 Over $275,000 raised in implementation money Additional stream assessments Dam removal Habitat improvement Riparian easements
2006 Grantees Grantee Pass-through County Amount approved Spring Creek Brokenstraw Council Borough of Youngsville Warren $ 4, 127 Williams Run South Sandy Creek Association Venango County Conservation District Venango and Mercer $ 5,000 Mill Creek American Littoral Berks $ 4,900 Beech Creek sub watersheds (Rock Run and others) Beech Creek Association Penn State Center for Stewardship Center, Clinton $ 4,598 Clearshade, Cub Run, Piney Run Westsylvania Heritage Corporation Somerset $ 5,000 Laurel Run Western PA Conservancy Somerset $ 5,000 Schoolhouse Run Sandy Lick Conservation Initiative Jefferson $ 1,696 Little Lehigh Creek Wildlands Conservancy Berks and Lehigh $ 5,000 Total $ 35,321
2007 Grantees Grantee Pass Through Org County Amount Approved Cold Run, Trib to Schuylkill River Schuylkill Conservation District Schuylkill $5,000 Wallace Run Bald Eagle Association Milesburg Borough Centre $4,460 Tubmill Creek Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team Conemaugh Valley Conservancy Westmoreland $5,000 Canoe Run Cameron County Conservation District Cameron $4,400 Bushkill Creek Bushkill Stream Conservancy Northampton $5,000 Plum Creek Blair County Conservation District Blair County Chapter of TU Blair $4,650 Middle Creek Alliance of Adams County Adams $4,300 Fry's Run Northampton County Conservation District Northampton $5,000 S. Branch Roaring Creek Roaring Creek Valley Conservation Association Columbia County Conservation District Columbia $4,800 Total $42,610
Conservation Plans Completed Plans on web page www.coldwaterheritage.org C:\Documents and Settings\c-dnardone\My Documents\PATU\My Webs\CHP729\home.htm
Education and Outreach Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture Status and Threats in PA publication Land use & loss of habitat key problems Conservation Easements and riparian corridor preservation that provides stream access key to PA TU Creation of Pennsylvania Brook Trout Alliance? Campaign for Clean Water: Statewide Coalition of Environmental Groups Facilitate annual meeting to establish workgroups Produce publications Citizens Guide to Stream Redesignation The Effects of Special Protection Designation Provide Stream Upgrade assistance Buffers 100 Initiative Policy issues (such as Ch. 105 revisions)
Education and Outreach Trout in the Classroom Program Partnership with PFBC / PA DE small grant program Children integrate environmental curriculum with raising fish Also teaching fly casting and tying, macroinvertebrate ID, and technology into the classroom www.troutintheclassroom.org
Keystone Coldwater Conference Headwater Ecosystems: Protection, Management and Research