Environment & Outdoors
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Citizens Advisory Council Of DEP Considers New Appointments
The Citizens’ Advisory Council to the Department of Environmental Protection is looking for citizens with knowledge of ecology, limnology, toxicology, pharmacology, organiculture and industrial technology to serve on the council. The CAC also just released its annual report of activities and accomplishments from 2013. “Council plays an integral role in helping to shape environmental policy…
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USDA Announces Grants To Improve Chesapeake Bay Watershed
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week $33 million in assistance will be provided to farmers to make conservation improvements to improve water quality in 174 watersheds – including the Chesapeake Bay. “This targeted approach provides a way to accelerate voluntary, private lands conservation investments to improve water quality and to focus water quality…
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Chester County Will Get $104,807 To Control West Nile Virus
Chester County is getting $104,807 from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to control West Nile Virus this year. The DEP announced that in all it is awarding nearly $2.1 million in West Nile Virus (WNV) Control Program Grants to 26 counties. Last year, 1,213 mosquitos, 28 avian specimens, two horses and 11 humans were…
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