Stories in Pennsylvania. The Nature Conservancy and its partners are applying science-based conservation practices in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. January 27, TNC helps protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends.
In the northeast United States, we support resilient and connected freshwater ecosystems throughout the Appalachians and the Chesapeake Bay watershed while reducing climate change-exacerbated threats to human communities.
In recent years, however, Mitchel has grown increasingly concerned about heavy erosion of the stream running through the property. Periodic flooding in his fields harms his productivity and his bottom line. Jon works with partners, including the Doc Fritchey Chapter of Trout Unlimited and the Cocalico Creek Watershed Association, to aid landowners in designing voluntary stream improvements that provide both environmental and economic benefits. Receive the latest updates and conservation news from Pennsylvania.
Please provide a valid email address. To review your email preferences, please visit nature. We may have detected a typo. Please enter a valid email address formatted as name company. Did you mean to type? Please contact us at webmaster tnc. In late , Jon and the project team finalized a design for Hammer Creek Estates, which included adding a 2. The plan also helped improve pastures and cropland by implementing a plan for rotational grazing. With funding secured through both public and private grants, this restoration project is expected to be completed in late Restoring this historic stream and floodplain will directly benefit water quality in the Upper Hammer Basin and the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
But for Mitchel and his family, it also means a brighter future for their land. Mitchel hopes that more farmers will consider working alongside TNC and its partners on similar stream and wetland restoration efforts for their properties.
