With funding from Growing Greener, the Mooks are implementing agricultural Best Management Practices, like installing gutters on barns to control runoff, paving a path between the barn and milk house, and building a treatment system for manure and farm chemical runoff on their Meadville farm.

"Finally, there is money to help us farmers," says Bernard Mook. "It takes a lot of money to make these improvements and we can't do it on our own." With help from Growing Greener, the Mooks and other Pennsylvania farmers are implementing conservation practices they could not otherwise afford and preserving a way of life that has become a proud part of Pennsylvania's heritage. For more heartening stories from Pennsylvania's farmland, visit www.GreenWorks.tv GreenWords "Farms."

With a Growing Greener Grant, Escalante is coordinating PWWTU's program of restoring
vegetation along the banks of Pine Creek. The restoration offers a unique opportunity for both urban anglers and wildlife in Allegheny County, creating a thriving trout population and, eventually, a wild trout fishery.

For more information on riverbank restoration, visit www.GreenWorks.tv GreenWords "Restoration." To find a watershed group in your area, check #5 on your Free Stuff Card (page 7).

WATERSHED PROTECTION

With funding from the Ridge/Schwieker Growing Greener program, the Pennsyvania Organizaiton for Watrsheds and Rivers (POWR) works to preserve, restore and protect natural habitats throughout the Commonwealth's 83,000 miles of rivers and watersheds. As the Commonwealth's ony statewide river conservation and watershed networking organizaiton, POWR collaborates with landowners, watershed groups, government officials and educational institutes to establish partnerships to protect Pennsylvania's watershed resources.

For information on how you or your organziation can become involved with POWR, visit www.pawatersheds.org

As Greenway and Watershed Chair of the Columbia Downtown Development Corp., Stark has focused his efforts on turning an abandoned railway into a greenbelt that can be used as the location for interactive, outdoor environmental learning sites. With a $175,000 Growing Greener Grant, Stark is one step closer to making that vision a reality. "This program will create after-school and summer enrichment programs," says Stark. "Through annual cleanups and development of environmental walking tours, we can educate the community about recycling and the effects of pollution on the ecosystem."

Check out page two for more great news on environmental education!

d Wytovich, a teacher at Williams Valley High School in Schuylkill County and a winner of the 2001 Governor's Award for Watershed Stewardship, is committed to protecting Schuylkill's rivers. He has led the way in preserving the area's water by helping organize a number of watershed associations throughout the county. Through Wytovich's tireless efforts and $165,000 in Growing Greener Grants, the natural beauty of the Catawissa, Mahonoy, Swatara and Wiconisco Creeks is being restored. Wytovich involves students at Williams Valley High School in his efforts through hands-on educational activities that address water quality issues in the Wiconisco Creek.

Wytovich is an example of how valuable one person can be to a community. Not long ago the Schuylkill River was polluted and under-appreciated. Wytovich's efforts have cleaned the headwaters in Schuylkill County and helped countless community members understand the value and beauty of the natural world around them.

To work with a watershed group in your area, check #5 on your Free Stuff Card (page 7).

amphill Village Kimberton Hills in Chester County has a long-standing tradition of teaching its developmentally disabled adult residents to become good stewards of the environment.

As their Growing Greener Grant Project Coordinator, Judy Stevens works with residents on a streambank fencing project that restores the French Creek tributary and surrounding areas, as well as educates members of the community and beyond about the importance of caring for our waterways. Project partners include the Phoenixville High School environmental education students, an AmeriCorps team of volunteers and local school groups.

For more stories from Kimberton Hills and other Pennsylvania communities, visit www.GreenWorks.tv GreenWords "Livable Communities."

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Every week, Watershed Weekly profiles a person or group working on issues that directly affect the water we all share. Focusing on everything from fishing to storm runoff, producer Kelly Meinhart takes you on a tour of our rivers, streams and even your own faucet. Catch the action at www.GreenWorks.tv GreenWords "Watershed Weekly" or check #2 on your Free Stuff Card (page 7) to receive a copy of the print edition. If you have a story to share, call (800) 334-3190 or send an email to watershedweekly@greenworks.tv.