Clean Water and Stream Restoration Efforts in Lebanon County
Access to clean water is an essential part of our everyday lives. In Lebanon County, local government, non-profit organizations, and community groups work together to support healthy waterways. Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that 13 projects in eight Southcentral Pennsylvania counties, aimed at watershed restoration and protection, have been awarded more than $4.7 million in funding through this year’s Growing Greener grants. Included in this funding are two projects in Lebanon County:
Forest Buffer, $260,000
These projects will improve the Killinger Creek and Quittapahilla Creek by removing sediment, restoring creek banks, and through planting native plants and trees to help stabilize the land running next to the creeks.The Lebanon County Clean Water Action Team has a goal to improve and protect our local waterways and natural resources. This organization developed a Community Action Plan to identify cost-effective projects that will provide benefits on the local level, as well as to our neighboring communities and ultimately to the Chesapeake Bay.
Check out these organizations to learn more or to get involved in local efforts to support clean water:
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Celebrate Earth Day: Limited Edition T-shirt Available Now!
Join us in celebrating Earth Day with our limited-edition T-shirt, available in sizes S-2XL. Visit our website here to order/pay or email your full name and shirt size (S-2XL) to director@tlvc.org and bring exact cash or check (payable to TLVC) at the time of pick up:
April 18, 5:00 - 6:30 pm OR April 19, 12:00 - 3:00 pm at the Lebanon Valley Conservancy Office, 770 Cumberland St., Lebanon. Thanks for your support!
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TLVC Book Giveaway
TLVC is teaming up with Lebanon Community Library and Annville Free Library to celebrate Earth Day in April 2022. Both libraries will host an Earth Day info display where patrons can enter to win two nature focused books each week. Some selections include: Nature's Best Hope by Douglas W. Tallamy, The Heartbeat of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, and books for young readers by Kate Messner.
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Shop on Amazon Smile!
Have you heard of Amazon Smile? It's an easy way for you to support your favorite nonprofit every time you shop... and it's no cost to you! Go to smile.amazon.com each time you shop (or bookmark it). When you purchase an eligible item, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the purchase price. Please choose Lebanon Valley Conservancy Inc as your charity and help to promote conservation in the Lebanon Valley!
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Spring Growers Meeting: 4/2/22
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The Conservancy is proud to attend the 2022 Spring Growers Meeting for the PA NJ Chapter, being held at the Allen Theatre, Annville, on April 2.
The event begins with a coffee social, followed by presentations and lunch. The keynote speaker is best-selling author and speaker, Doug Tallamy, Ph.D.
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Thanks to Our Newest Members and Renewing Members
for Caring about Our Local Environment!
Jane Zendarski | Linda Mengak
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Not a member? Consider joining us and helping with our mission in the Lebanon Valley. Individual memberships are $100, business memberships start at $1,000, and student memberships are FREE! Click here to view our membership brochure.
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Sponsor Tour de Lebanon Valley
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Scholarship Applications: Due April 1, 2022
TLVC awards the Richard H. and Karen R. Light Memorial Scholarship, on an annual basis, to a local student who plans to pursue a career in the environmental sciences. Graduating high school seniors in the Lebanon Valley and college students at LVC and HACC are eligible. Applications are due by April 1.
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News Links
Activities & Resources
• April 2, 8:00 am: the first day of trout season. More info here: PA DCNR
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The Lebanon Valley Conservancy works to protect the cultural, historical and environmental resources
of our region. We are committed to collaborating with our community to ensure equitable access
to all of these resources for the benefit of present and future generations.
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