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ClearWater Conservancy Receives More Than $844,300 to Support Conservation and Outdoor Access in Centre and Huntingdon Counties

ClearWater Conservancy has been awarded more than $844,300 in state grant funding from Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (DCNR) to support conservation, recreation, and outdoor-education initiatives in Centre County . ClearWater's Riparian Conservation program , the Centred Outdoors program and Rothrock Trail Alliance each received these awards. The Riparian Conservation Program received the $383,600 award that will support the installation o

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Jan 30

Building Our Future Home While Staying True to Our Conservation Mission

Five years ago, ClearWater Conservancy identified the need to expand the pace and scope of our conservation mission to permanently protect and connect local landscapes and waterways here in Central Pennsylvania. Envisioned was a place where both people and nature can connect and grow. This place – the Hamer Community Conservation Center – will be located along Spring Creek, in the heart of the Spring Creek Watershed where so much of our work has been focused. The Center will

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Jan 16

Modern Herbicides Play a Key Role in Ecosystem Restoration

Monarch Butterfly in ClearWater Conservancy's native garden The modern environmental movement, largely sparked by Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring,’ marked a turning point in how society views the natural world. During the 1960s and 1970s, public concern over pollution and pesticide use led to extensive environmental reforms, including the establishment of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the expansion of laws to protect air, water, and land. Today, we live in a va

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Aug 21, 2025