03-18-2004, 09:57 PM
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]HARRISBURG, PA—The Coldwater Heritage Partnership, a cooperative partnership among the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Pennsylvania Trout and Western Pennsylvania Watershed Program, announced $42,400 in grants to local organizations to protect and conserve Pennsylvania's cold-water stream habitats.[/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]Funded organizations will be responsible for gathering existing data about the cold-water ecosystem; identifying potential impacts, threats, problems and opportunities to Pennsylvania's cold-water streams; formulating a plan of action for proposed conservation and protection strategies; and building community awareness and support for the conservation of cold-water streams.[/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]For more information, contact the Partnership's Coldwater Resource Specialist Deborah Nardone at (814) 359-5233.[/size][/#000000][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]Funded organizations will be responsible for gathering existing data about the cold-water ecosystem; identifying potential impacts, threats, problems and opportunities to Pennsylvania's cold-water streams; formulating a plan of action for proposed conservation and protection strategies; and building community awareness and support for the conservation of cold-water streams.[/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]For more information, contact the Partnership's Coldwater Resource Specialist Deborah Nardone at (814) 359-5233.[/size][/#000000][/font]
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