Dept. of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth News Bureau
Room 308, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg PA., 17120

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

04/25/2024

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“我们很自豪地展示了在改善海龟溪和周围流域方面取得的重大成就. 恢复水质和栖息地，同时保持流域作为一个有效的农业景观是一项不小的任务, and it is yielding incredible results,” said DEP Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. “The Turtle Creek watershed is a prime example of how strong partnerships, innovation, and sustained and strategic investments have restored local streams. 如果没有我们州和地方机构的合作伙伴，这一成功是不可能的, 包括宾夕法尼亚州中北部保护区和县保护区. 我们将一起恢复宾州更多的溪流，保护更多的流域.”

联合县保护区举办了一场关于海龟溪流域项目的信息交流会，该项目通过一种创新的整体拨款模式，利用“绿色增长”和其他基金. Leaders discussed the importance of investing in local water quality.

“海龟溪证明了宾夕法尼亚州在更清洁的水和更健康的土壤方面的投资正在发挥作用,” said PDA Secretary Russell Redding. “宾夕法尼亚州在保护原始农田和采用创新耕作方法恢复我们的水道和土壤方面处于全国领先地位. 保持我们在全国的领先地位是州长乔希·夏皮罗(Josh Shapiro)提议投资1000万美元建立一个新的农业创新和保护基金的原因之一，该基金将使我们今天庆祝的成功更多地发生, and ensure clean, healthy water to support healthy families and healthy farms in the future.”

“宾夕法尼亚州中北部保护协会很高兴看到中北部河流合作伙伴的工作正在为海龟溪和整个地区的其他河流创造更清洁的水,” said Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy Executive Director Renee Carey. “It’s a team effort to select, design, and implement each and every project. 我们很感激能成为一个团队的一员，一个项目一个项目地改善当地的水道.”

The tour continued at the Mary Beth and Frank Griffith Farm, where DEP Acting Secretary Shirley, PDA Secretary Redding, DCNR Policy Director Nicole Faraguna, PFBC Executive Director Timothy Schaeffer, Senator Yaw, Senator Scott Martin, 十大赌博正规老平台协会主席乔尔·邓恩谈到了投资改善的重要性, restoration, and protection of our local water.

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“我们今天庆祝的成功只是一个开始，当我们以更具战略性的方式应用资金，并将其与当地目标和专业知识结合起来时，我们可以取得的成就. 新的农业保护援助计划根据当地的优先事项为农业受损的水域提供资金, and expansion of the Chesapeake Conservancy’s data-driven guidance, 我们正在为我们的当地合作伙伴提供装备，以推动他们在清洁水方面的努力,” said Pennsylvania Delegation Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission Senator Gene Yaw.

“今天的活动是对宾夕法尼亚州在支持更健康的水道方面所取得的成功的认可, including the Clean Streams Fund, which is being held up as a national model for other states. 我们很自豪能够提出新的想法，首先关注宾夕法尼亚州自己的水域, but also benefit our neighbors downstream,” said Appropriations Committee Chair Senator Scott Martin.

“Today, at Turtle Creek, 通过实施一项战略性和重点的方法来改善农业受损的水道，保护界已经证明了伙伴关系的力量, marking a turning point for the Chesapeake Bay restoration movement,” said Joel Dunn, President & CEO of the Chesapeake Conservancy. “现在我们需要的是意愿和额外的资源来部署这种类型的数据驱动, successful strategy watershed-wide.”

“海龟溪的成功故事是非凡的，应该激励我们继续努力保护环境。, protect, and enhance our aquatic resources statewide,” said PFBC Executive Director Tim Schaeffer. “By improving the water quality locally, 这些好处最终在下游数百英里的地方实现，在那里，鱼类和其他水生生物受益于整个萨斯奎哈纳河流域和切萨皮克湾.”

溪流合作伙伴关系继续对海龟溪进行溪流恢复的持续承诺, 河岸缓冲植物——帮助保护溪流栖息地的植物——以及东布法罗镇龟溪公园的传粉者栖息地项目. 该项目最近获得了总督环境卓越奖.

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“With a get stuff done mentality on this work, 夏皮罗政府已经能够与东布法罗镇和社区伙伴合作，迅速完成并制定改善水质的计划, protect wildlife habitats, and create new recreational opportunities at Turtle Creek,” said DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn. “这项重要的工作对于支持切萨皮克湾流域和东布法罗镇等社区的健康和保健至关重要. 让这项倡议成为我们共同努力支持我们的环境时所能做的事情的模板.”

For more information about the ongoing Turtle Creek restoration effort, view the interactive story map at www.dep.pa.gov/turtlecreek.

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