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About TCCCA |
CONTACTS: Lindsey Morris
For Immediate Release Tri-County Conewago Creek Association Sponsors “Watershed Snapshot”Watershed group holds aquatic assessment to determine health of creekCONEWAGO CREEK AREA (EAST SHORE) – The Tri-County Conewago Creek Association (TCCCA) will hold its first watershed outdoor activity since the group formed at the beginning of the year – a “Watershed Snapshot” which is an on-the-stream aquatic assessment. Participants will meet Saturday, April 20, 2002, at 8 a.m., in the parking lot of the Mill Road Elementary School in Elizabethtown. The program will be completed by noon. The public is invited to attend. The “Watershed Snapshot” is an annual event sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Citizens Volunteer Monitoring Program. It is a stream assessment designed to determine the health of the stream in a particular area. Led by watershed specialists from the Lancaster and Dauphin County Conservation Districts and DEP, participants will be able to take water quality measurements, and observe and survey the kind of aquatic life that thrives in the stream environment. They will also learn about ways to make the stream a better environment for insects and fish. “This will be a fun event for everyone,” said Matt Royer, president of TCCCA. “We encourage folks to come out and enjoy a morning on the creek, observing the bugs and the fish that live in their local streams. It will also be a valuable experience for anyone interested in learning how to monitor the health of a stream. We hope to take the knowledge that we gain from this event and put it to use, by beginning to monitor the Conewago and its tributaries on a regular basis.” Pennsylvania has experienced a recent surge of local, grassroots-level watershed protection initiatives. Watershed groups are popping up all across the Commonwealth, this one focused on the Conewago Creek and its tributaries. The Conewago encompasses more than 50 square miles in parts of eight different municipalities in Lancaster, Dauphin and Lebanon Counties. Its headwaters are in Mt. Gretna and it discharges into the Susquehanna near the village of Falmouth. Almost the entire headwaters area is forested, and much of it runs through the State Game Lands surrounding Mt. Gretna. The middle and lower portions of the stream flow through many active farms and rural residential development. TCCCA is committed to monitoring, preserving, enhancing and promoting the Conewago Creek Watershed through education, community involvement and watershed improvement projects. The next monthly meeting of TCCCA is Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at the Lawn Fire Company Building, on Route 241 (Mt. Gretna Road) in the village of Lawn. All are invited to attend. # # # |
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