NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Delaware River Restoration Fund
Project Title: Advancing Innovative Stream Restoration Approaches in Cherry Creek (PA)
Organization:
The Nature Conservancy
Project ID:
0403.19.065221
Description:

Expand restoration and monitoring activities at the Blakeslee property, located visibly and strategically near the center of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative Cherry Valley Focus Area of the Pocono Kittatinny Cluster of northeastern Pennsylvania. Project will improve water quality in Cherry Creek through the reduction of streambank erosion and restoration of stream function, and include water quality monitoring to evaluate the aggregated impacts of these efforts.

Award Amount:
$164655.00
Location:
The restoration project is located in the Cherry Valley Focus Area of the Pocono Kittatinny Cluster, located in Hamilton Township of Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania. The project occurs along a reach of Cherry Creek in the Ridge and Valley Physiographic Province, USGS Stroudsburg Quad