Water Resource Protection
Spring Creek Rivers Conservation Plan
The year 2001 marked the culmination of a nearly 10-year process to develop a Rivers Conservation Plan for the Spring Creek Watershed, Centre County, Pennsylvania. This 175 square mile watershed, which drains to the Susquehanna River and eventually to the Chesapeake Bay, is beautiful. Silver threads of streams weave through fertile agricultural valleys. Vibrant communities are set against the backdrop of forested ridges. But as this sensitive headwaters area continues to urbanize, it faces many challenges. The Spring Creek Rivers Conservation Plan addresses issues of concern to the watershed and develops recommendations for future conservation actions and partnerships. Read on to find out more:
Contents:
Spring Creek Rivers Conservation Plan Executive Summary (97 KB)
Spring Creek Corridor Study (phase 1)
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Introduction (721 KB)
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Issues and Study Description (752 KB)
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Recommendations (2.94 MB)
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Conclusions (465 KB)
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Study Maps (7.35 MB)
Spring Creek Study (phase 2)
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Introduction (3.48 MB)
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Watershed Recommendations (10.00 MB)
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Site Recommendations (9.71 MB)
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Summary and Conclusions (836 KB)
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Appendix A (1.52 MB)
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Appendix B (6.64 MB)
Spring Creek Rivers Conservation Plan Management Options Matrix (53 KB)
The Spring Creek Rivers Conservation Plan was sponsored by the ClearWater Conservancy with a Rivers Conservation Planning Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. ClearWater received additional support from many generous partners:
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Bellefonte Borough, Benner Township, Centre Regional Planning Commission, Centre Region Council of Governments (including College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, Harris, and Patton Townships and State College Borough), Milesburg Borough, Spring Township, and The Pennsylvania State University
Thanks also to the Pennsylvania State University Department of Landscape Architecture study team:
A. Mark Battaglia, Timothy P. Johnson, Neil P. Korostoff, and Thomas G. Yahner, with support from Tobi Harpur, James P. Lesher, Michelle Brummer, Herb Kupfer, Andrew Stine, and Leah Wasser