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Apr. 1—HANOVER TWP. — When it comes to abandoned coal mine lands, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Monday said Pennsylvania has more than most states.

“So I don’t have to tell you what projects like this mean to this area,” said Casey, D-Scranton. “As you look around, you can see quite a view here.”

Casey was in Hanover Township on Monday to announce federal funding to reclaim and restore land impacted by coal mining in Luzerne County.

“With funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, $1,354,600 will be used for the Nanticoke Creek restoration project,” Casey said. “This new funding follows the $244 million Pennsylvania has already received from the infrastructure law.”

Casey said Pennsylvania has already received $270 million for abandoned mine land cleanup — including $244 million from the Casey-backed infrastructure law.

According to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley, who attended the news conference, Pennsylvania leads the nation with $5.1 billion of abandoned mine damaged land.

“To put that into perspective, West Virginia is number two, and they have $2.3 billion in liabilities,” Shirley said.

Casey said President Joe Biden’s federal infrastructure bill provided $3.7 billion for Pennsylvania over the next 15 years to reclaim abandoned mine land.

Terence J. Ostrowski, president/CEO at Earth Conservancy, attended the news conference. He and Elizabeth W. Hughes, director of communications, explained the scope of the Nanticoke Creek restoration project.

Located in the City of Nanticoke, Hanover and Newport townships, and Warrior Run Borough, the Nanticoke Creek watershed is a sub-watershed of the Susquehanna River Basin. Over the past several years, Earth Conservancy has worked with a team of consultants and agencies to develop a comprehensive plan to restore the historic alignment of the upper portions of the Nanticoke Creek.

Ostrowski and Hughes said work will begin near Clarks Cross Road and progress upstream, addressing impairments on…

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Apr. 1—HANOVER TWP. — When it comes to abandoned coal mine lands, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Monday said Pennsylvania has more than most states.

“So I don’t have to tell you what projects like this mean to this area,” said Casey, D-Scranton. “As you look around, you can see quite a view here.”

Casey was in Hanover Township on Monday to announce federal funding to reclaim and restore land impacted by coal mining in Luzerne County.

“With funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, $1,354,600 will be used for the Nanticoke Creek restoration project,” Casey said. “This new funding follows the $244 million Pennsylvania has already received from the infrastructure law.”

Casey said Pennsylvania has already received $270 million for abandoned mine land cleanup — including $244 million from the Casey-backed infrastructure law.

According to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley, who attended the news conference, Pennsylvania leads the nation with $5.1 billion of abandoned mine damaged land.

“To put that into perspective, West Virginia is number two, and they have $2.3 billion in liabilities,” Shirley said.

Casey said President Joe Biden’s federal infrastructure bill provided $3.7 billion for Pennsylvania over the next 15 years to reclaim abandoned mine land.

Terence J. Ostrowski, president/CEO at Earth Conservancy, attended the news conference. He and Elizabeth W. Hughes, director of communications, explained the scope of the Nanticoke Creek restoration project.

Located in the City of Nanticoke, Hanover and Newport townships, and Warrior Run Borough, the Nanticoke Creek watershed is a sub-watershed of the Susquehanna River Basin. Over the past several years, Earth Conservancy has worked with a team of consultants and agencies to develop a comprehensive plan to restore the historic alignment of the upper portions of the Nanticoke Creek.

Ostrowski and Hughes said work will begin near Clarks Cross Road and progress upstream, addressing impairments…

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Improve riparian buffers, precision nutrient management, conservation drainage and litter management

PUBLISHED ON March 25, 2024

Delmarva Chicken Association, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are partnering with chicken farmers to invest $2 million in cost-share programs to accelerate the adoption of chicken farming best management practices in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay watersheds and improve riparian buffers, precision nutrient management, conservation drainage and litter management. (photo by Delmarva Chicken Association)

GEORGETOWN, Del. — Delmarva Chicken Association, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are partnering with chicken farmers to invest $2 million in cost-share programs to accelerate the adoption of chicken farming best management practices in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay watersheds and improve riparian buffers, precision nutrient management, conservation drainage and litter management.

The three-year effort, which began accepting chicken farmers’ applications for cost-share support this spring, is backed by a $997,327 grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation through NFWF’s Chesapeake Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants Program, a partnership between NFWF and the Environmental Protection Agency. Delmarva Chicken Association, the state of Maryland, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are contributing a combined $1 million in matching funds to the initiative, and DCA is working with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance to implement the conservation measures, farm by farm. The goal for each partner in the initiative is to improve the sustainability of the chicken community while continuing to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.

“Since the 1980s, farmers have increased food production to meet growing demand while meaningfully reducing agriculture’s yearly nitrogen and phosphorus contributions to the Bay, contributing to its improved health today,” said Holly Porter, DCA’s executive director. “Innovative, collaborative efforts…

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Delmarva Chicken Association, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are partnering with chicken farmers to invest $2 million in cost-share programs to accelerate the adoption of chicken farming best management practices in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay watersheds and improve riparian buffers, precision nutrient management, conservation drainage and litter management.

The three-year effort, which began accepting chicken farmers’ applications for cost-share support this spring, is backed by a $997,327 grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation through NFWF’s Chesapeake Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants Program, a partnership between NFWF and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Delmarva Chicken Association, the state of Maryland, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are contributing a combined $1 million in matching funds to the initiative, and DCA is working with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance to implement the conservation measures, farm by farm.

The goal for each partner in the initiative is to improve the sustainability of the chicken community while continuing to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.

“Since the 1980s, farmers have increased food production to meet growing demand while meaningfully reducing agriculture’s yearly nitrogen and phosphorus contributions to the Bay, contributing to its improved health today,” said Holly Porter, DCA’s executive director. “Innovative, collaborative efforts like this one between the chicken community, environmental groups, and funding partners provide an opportunity to realize even more agricultural nutrient reductions, benefiting everyone in the watershed.”

Farmers who participate in this cost-share program can be eligible for up to 100% cost-share on conservation initiatives. The installed practices can include:

• Trees around the perimeter of farms to provide a visual buffer from neighbors and roads, reduce noise, dust and odor, absorb soil nutrients, and…

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DELMARVA – Poultry industry stakeholders and environmentalists are teaming up to bring best practices to local farms.

Furnishing Funding

The Delmarva Chicken Association (DCA), Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (ACB) have started cost-share programs in Chesapeake Bay watersheds across Delmarva, aiming to promote conservation.

The three organizations are providing more than $1 million, to match a three-year effort, supported by a $997,327 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Chesapeake Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants Program. The program is administered through NFWF and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Cost of Conservation

Farmers awarded with the funding will be able to use it for improving natural buffers, precision nutrient management, conservation drainage, and litter management. Those who participate in the program can be eligible for complete cost coverage on conservation initiatives.

“We have a lot of growers who want to do more for their farm, that want to do more for conservation; but at the end of the day, some of these practices are costly,” said DCA Executive Director, Holly Porter. We want to be there to help streamline this process, and make it really simple for a grower to say, ‘This is what I want from conservation on my farm. How can I make it happen?’”

Bolstering Buffers, Planting Pollinators

The projects won’t be one-size-fits-all. Awardees could choose to plant trees around farm perimeters; or, farmers could plant natural buffers near retention ponds.

“The native plants really help to pull in any excess nutrients and dust,” said Nanticoke Watershed Alliance Executive Director, Lisa Wool. “But they also kind of filter out any of that possible dust and pollutants.”

Another mission is to create pollinator meadows on farms. To do so, farmers would have to plant native wildflowers in grassy…

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DELMARVA – The Delmarva Chicken Association (DCA) has teamed with the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay to invest $2 million in cost-share programs to encourage farmers to adopt chicken farming best management practices. 

According to the Delmarva Chicken Association, the investment aims to improve vegetation buffers along streams, precision nutrient management, litter management, and conservation drainage in across Chesapeake Bay watersheds.

Backed by a $997,327 grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and $1 million in matching funds from the Delmarva Chicken Association, the State of Maryland, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other groups, the effort is hoped to bring increased conservation measures to Delmarva farms and improve the waters of the Chesapeake.

“Since the 1980s, farmers have increased food production to meet growing demand while meaningfully reducing agriculture’s yearly nitrogen and phosphorus contributions to the Bay, contributing to its improved health today,” said Holly Porter, DCA’s executive director. “Innovative, collaborative efforts like this one between the chicken community, environmental groups, and funding partners provide an opportunity to realize even more agricultural nutrient reductions, benefiting everyone in the watershed.”

DCA says participating farmers can be eligible for up to 100% cost-share for installed practices, which include:

-Trees around the perimeter of farms to provide a visual buffer from neighbors and roads, reduce noise, dust and odor, absorb soil nutrients, and provide shade.

-Large warm-season grasses near tunnel fans that can act like an outdoor air filter, capturing dust and feathers and absorbing ammonia.

-Pollinator plots that can be planted in the swales between houses, around retention ponds, or in open areas that normally are mowed, reducing flooding and capturing soil nutrients in their roots.

“The partnership that has been forged between Nanticoke Watershed Alliance (NWA) and Delmarva Chicken Association is a testimony to each organization’s commitment to preserving the environment while supporting…

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Greater Nanticoke Area lost against Wyoming Valley West back in April of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans fell just short of the Wyoming Valley West Spartans by a score of 5-4. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Greater Nanticoke Area in their matchups with Wyoming Valley West: they’ve now lost three in a row.

Greater Nanticoke Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethen Ball, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

On Wyoming Valley West’s side, Mason Matello looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.

On the hitting side, Tyler Ruddy was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Daniel Escalante was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.

Greater Nanticoke Area’s defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Greater Nanticoke Area will head out on the road to square off against Dallas at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wyoming Valley West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wallenpaupack Area at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Wyoming Valley West will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

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