Facilitation

WATERSHED ALLIANCE OF YORK

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FACILITATION

WAY facilitates informational and organizational assistance that will improve watershed organization development and the quality and quantity of the Commonwealth’s surface and groundwater resources.

Watershed Assessments

WAY's Partners have completed detailed, scientific assessments of most watersheds for structure, function and other purposes. Don't see what your looking for in your community? We can assist in the development and use of resource inventories, land use information and available water quality assessments to identify existing and potential sources of non-point source pollution. Contact us today!

Watershed assessments completed:

Yellow Breeches Creek
Conewago Creek (Adams & York Counties)
Codorus Creek East Branch
Codorus Creek South Branch
Codorus Creek West Branch
Muddy Creek North Branch
Deer Creek (MD)
Gunpowder Falls (MD & PA)

Watershed Cleanups

Beginning in 2005, WAY partnered with PPL Corporation to provide financial and technical assistance to local municipal governments, nonprofit organizations, and citizen volunteers to clean up their watersheds. Grants are available to eligible entities and individuals to help pay the costs of equipment rental, purchasing products and services, and advertising and promotion associated with watershed cleanups. If you would like to sponsor a cleanup in your community, please contact us today.

Stream Stewardship Fact Sheet

Stream Stewards Cleanup Grant Application

Stream Stewards Cleanup Guide

Watershed Conservation Planning

WAY's Partners have completed "River Conservation Plans" for all fo York Counties watersheds. Rivers conservation planning is a comprehensive evaluation of a watershed's existing, known land use, natural resource inventories, and damage/loss/pollution, threats and opportunities for restoration, protection and recreational enhancement of our watersheds. Public participation identifying natural resources, threats, and opportunities for conservation is key to success. The outcome of this process is a valuable planning document local elected officials, cooperating agencies, nonprofit organizations, and landowners may use to conserve and preserve their natural resources and quality of life for future generation.

Watershed conservation planning:

Yellow Breeches Creek (Cumberland & York Counties)
Conewago Creek (Adams & York Counties)
Codorus Creek
Muddy Creek
Kreutz Creek (including Lower Susquehanna River, Deer Creek & Gunpowder Falls tributaries)

Watershed Restoration

WAY's Partners have developed programs to achieve restoration and protection goals based on stream quality, land use, and input from cooperating agencies, organizations, individuals and governing agencies.

Watershed restoration projects:

Yellow Breeches Creek
Codorus Creek East Branch
Codorus Creek South Branch
Codorus Creek West Branch
Muddy Creek North Branch
Deer Creek (MD & PA)
Gunpowder Falls (MD & PA)

Watershed Weekend

Watershed Weekend is our annual public education, restoration and protection opportunity for our partners to sponsor a venue that will attract the public and get them involved supporting their cause. Partners provide venue planning and operation, and WAY provides education and outreach, facilitation, and technical assistance. Watershed Weekend is held the last full weekend of September, annually. If you're organization is interested in sponsoring a venue, please let us know.

Sustainable York County "Next Steps"

In 2005, WAY hosted its successful "Pigs, Parks and SuperStores": a conference about the Sustainability of York County, at Heritage Hills. The purpose of this conference was to bring together public and private agencies, organizations and key community individuals to help define "a sustainable York" and identify the "next steps" for our partners to develop and implement for getting there. Over 100 stakeholders attended.

Sustainability Conference Brochure

"Pigs, Parks and Superstores": A Conference on the Sustainability of York County

Sustainability Conference Proceedings

Facilitation Assistance Request

WAY can help you or your organization facilitate a public activity, event or forum in your watershed.

Request Facilitation (click here)

Codorus Creek Restoration Efficacy Symposium

118 Pleasant Acres Road, York, PA 17402 * Tel: 717-840-7430 * E-mail yorkccd@yorkccd.org