Crawford County Organizations Awarded State Grants
to Promote Environmental Efforts
Harrisburg - Two Crawford County organizations will receive a total
of $34,500 in state grants to help fund environmental education and
conservation programs, according to Senator Bob Robbins (R-50).
Robbins said the Meadville Medical Center was recently awarded
$28,000 from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR),
under its Rivers Conservation Program.
The center will use the grant to develop a meditation garden and
walk, and to stabilize the streambanks along Mill Run, which runs
behind the facility.
"This will not only enhance the area around the Medical Center but
also protect a local waterway, Robbins said.
In addition, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Crawford
County, will receive a $6,500 grant from the Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) to promote environmental education
efforts in the area.
The funds will be used to pay for administrative costs and resource
materials needed to conduct teacher workshops on the French Creek
Project.
"Environmental education grants enable communities to promote
awareness and understanding of the need to protect valuable natural
resources," Robbins said. "It's an important way to spread the message
that we need to do more to promote a clean environment."
CONTACT: Michael Hengst (717) 787-1322
