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Posts from the ‘Shenango River Watershed’ Category

04.29.06Convert abandoned rail lines into multi-use trails.

04.29.06Develop a program or means through which landowners can obtain conservation easements for biologically diverse areas on their properties.

04.29.06Encourage the establishment of value-added agriculture processing to provide income opportunities for small agricultural producers.

04.29.06Establish environmental advisory committees.

04.29.06Maintain old fields in state, county, and public parks for grassland species through practices such as controlled burns and limited mowing activity.

04.29.06Partner with community organizations and landowners to maintain culverts free of debris to alleviate flooding.

04.29.06Protect wetland habitats for birds and wildlife by limiting development, storm runoff, and other disturbances in wetland areas and buffers surrounding them.

04.29.06Work with PA DEP and OhioEPA to develop TMDLs on all impaired streams.

04.29.06Compile an Internet database of exotic and invasive species sightings within the watershed that can be accessed and added to by the public.

04.29.06Develop more detailed management plans by working with landowners of biologically diverse areas, including inventories of natural features and invasive or exotic