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For Immediate Release
July 2, 2003

White: Conservation Grant Workshop to be held in August

Harrisburg – Local governments and conservation groups can attend a workshop next month to learn about state community conservation grants, state Sen. Mary Jo White (R-21) announced today.

White, who chairs the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, said the Community Conservation Partnerships Program provides local governments and nonprofit organizations with technical assistance and grants to undertake recreation and conservation projects.

Possible projects include the rehabilitation of community athletic fields and playgrounds; the preparation of watershed or greenways plans; the development of abandoned rail corridors; open space protection; trail construction and similar initiatives.

The initiative is administered by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

White said DCNR will host a series of statewide to explain the grant application process.  Locally, a workshop will be held August 5 at the Clarion Holiday Inn, located at I-80 and Route 68. Participants are urged to register; space is limited.

"Our area has benefited from conservation and recreation funding in the past, and I encourage local officials and community groups to look into the availability of grants this year, too," White said.

More information and registration materials are available on the DCNR website at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/grants/.

The deadline for applying for Community Conservation Partnership grants is Oct. 15, 2003. 

CONTACT: Leigh Ramsey (717) 787-9684