Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the board of directors prior to filing. The return is reviewed by the officers of the organization.”

“Conflict of interest forms are reviewed annually by the board.”

“All board minutes, reports, policies, and financial statements are open for public viewing upon request.”

“Nfwf pa in the balance the pa in the balance: focus lancaster grant is aimed at leveraging support from the campbell foundation clean water partner's grant to support a region-wide collaborative effort towards water quality enhancements within lancaster county. The grant capitalizes on existing programs to grow momentum and the implementation of best management practices. The grant funds support several regional partners in building upon outreach efforts, shared data and resources, and developing an integrated funding program which will leverage other public and private funding sources to support clean water efforts long term. It will serve as a model for others addressing nonpoint source pollution while achieving maximum water quality benefits in lancaster county.”

“The conservation foundation has put in place a steering committee, the lancaster county clean water consortium (lccwc). The mission of the consortium is to facilitate the development of proactive, efficient, and cohesive strategies to restore and maintain the waterways of lancaster county, ultimately resulting in compliance with federal and state regulations intended to reduce pollution and accelerate restoration of the chesapeake bay. Revenue sources for the lccwc are primarily through grants and membership dues. Also, seminars and workshop fees have been charged to generate income. Lancaster county clean water consortium(lccwc)stormwater mini-grants the mini-grant program is designed to assist and support lccwc members in their efforts to plan and implement programs that will help reduce nutrient and sediment loadings to the chesapeake bay. The funds are reserved for municipalities, watershed groups, non-profits, non-governmental agencies, and private property owners. The grant may be used for design, construction, materials, monitoring, education, and outreach. Pa adaptive toolbox - fishing creek the project's goal is to achieve 100% livestock stream exclusion, to seek greater participation in conservation planning and practice implementation, and demonstrate a correlation between conservation efforts, herd health, and farm profitability. Our aim is to fulfill a proof of concept using a proven team and work to replicate this approach statewide. The project will focus on three sub watersheds of fishing creek, a region dominated by plain sect farms in the lancaster county region of the susquehanna river basin. The adaptive toolbox has been developed with the benefit of experience and after extensive stakeholder input about what options to offer producers in order to entice participation in the program”

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