Among the grantees--Erie, Crawford, and Venango County recipients
HARRISBURG -- In announcing the latest round of Growing Greener grants—as well as funding from the federal government—Governor Edward G. Rendell said today that the commonwealth is investing in projects that provide visible and measurable improvements to the environment despite the increasingly limited nature of the funds.
All told, the Governor said the state was awarding $14.1 million for 87 projects in 36 counties that would, among other things, plant more than 100 miles of riparian buffers, improve stream banks along nearly 30,000 feet of waterway, and treat hundreds of millions of gallons of acid mine drainage each year.
Additionally, the Governor said a portion of the projects are serving to educate the public, school children and farmers about good environmental stewardship and conservation practices. Those lessons, he added, will pay lifelong dividends.
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