Conservation group organizing
MANHEIM - Residents of
ie Chickies Creek Water
ied are in the process of
arming a watershed
ssociation to assist in
>nserving the natural
sources of that stream, it
1S been announced.
The Big Chickies Creek, in
s 40-mile trek to the
isquehanna River through
irtions of Lancaster and
>banon Counties, has been
ibject to considerable
ioding and controversy in
cent years.
Soil and water con
servation along the stream,
os well as wise management
|»f the watershed’s resour
ces, will be primary goals of
the newly formed
association.
The association, still in the
organizational stage, is
seeking residents of the
watershed willing to serve on
the board of directors, ac
cording to Mark F.
Nestleroth, temporary
chairman of the group. Any
resident who is intereked in
serving is urged to attend a
steering committee meeting
to be held in the Ag Room of
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School, Thursday, March 25,
at 7:30 pan.
Directors will be elected
from a salte of nominations
at the association’s first
official meeting on April 8,
1976. Nominations will
likewise be accepted from
the floor at that meeting.
Place will be the cafeteria of
the Manheim High School at
7:30 p.m.
Any resident of the
watershed are interested in
conserving its natural
resources is urged to become
a member of the association
and attend the first meeting
on April 8.
The area of the Chickies
Creek Watershed is defined
as those lands drained or
affected by the Chickies
Creek, and areas of the flood
plain, extending to the
confluence of the creek with
the Littel Chickies Creek,
including all or part of the
following boroughs and
townships:
In Lancaster County -
Manheim Borough; Rapho,
Penn, Elizabeth, East
AVERAGE BALANCE
Hempfield and
Hempfield townships.
In Lebanon County -
Cornwall Borough; South
Lebanon and West Cornwall
Townships.
It was tentatively decided
by the association’s steering
committee that 27 directors
shall be elected from the
membership. Three
directors shall be elected at
large from each of the
following townships or
boroughs: Manheim
Borough, Penn Township,
(South) Rapho Township,
(North) Rapho Township,
East Hempfield Township,
West Hempfield Township,
as well as three directors
from the combined areas of
Cornwall Borough, South
Lebanon Township, West
Cornwall Township and
Elizabeth Township.
Representation on the
board of directors, it was
felt, should be based on the
amount of total land area
that the borough or township
contained within the confines
of the designated watershed.
In addition to the above
elected directors from
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specific areas there will be
six directors elected at large
from the membership at its
first meeting April 8.
Purpose of the nonprofit
organization, as stated in the
By-Laws drawn up by the
steering committee, would
be the following:
To promote the con
servation of the natural
resources of the Chickies
Creek Watershed;
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To conduct educational
and scientific investigations
and research related to
natrual resources con
servation within the bor
dering the Chikies Creek
Watershed;
To disseminate in
formation pertaining to the
natural resources of the
watershed to interested
parties and the general
public either without charge
or at no profit to the
Association;
To educate individuals and
organizations in the value or
stream controls and land
activities;
To improve financial,
technical and other
assistance from federal,
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state and local sources to
implement the Watershed’s
protection and development.
Stated objectives would be
to study the resources of the
watershed and develop a
watershed management
program; and to promote
local interest in the problems
on natural resources con
servation in watershed and
solicit local support for the
programs developed to
correct and alleviate the
problem conditions.
Membership of the
Association will be restricted
to individuals residing in or
organizations having
headquarters within the
designated boundaries of the
watershed.
Forestry
granted
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture has announced
1976 funding for the Forestry
Incentives Program (FIP)
at the $l5 million level
authorised by Congress. The
FIP is a continuing program
designed to increase the
production of timber
products on small, private
timber tracts, according to
Paul H. Keeney, Chairman
of Berks County Agricultural
Stabilization and Con
servation Committee.
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While voting membership
is restricted to individual
members, each with one
vite, it was felt organizations
may become affiliate
members without voting
rights.
Associate memberships in
the association will be open
to all interested parties with
all rights and priviledges of
resident members except
voting rights and the right to
hold office.
Like other watershed
associations in the state, the
Chickies Creek association
will be strictly nonprofit. Its
activities and projects will
be supported primarily be
membership dues and
private contributions.
funding
In its third year of
operation, FIP will again be
available in designated
counties with high resource
potential for increased
timber production. Both
annual and long-term
agreements will be offered to
eligible owners of non
industrial private forest
lands. Federal cost-sharing
under these agreements will
range from 50 to 75 percent
of tiie cost of carrying ovft
tree planting and timber
stand improvement prac
tices. All FIP agreements
must be based on forest
management plans
developed by the local
forester in cooperation with
the landowner.
FIP is administered by the
Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service, in
consultation with the U.S.
Forest Service and State
Foresters.
Pennsylvania has received
an allocation of $344,000 to
continue the Forestry In
centives Program. Lan
downers with woodlots
producing commercial
timber or planning to plant
timber specie trees are
generally eligible for this
program. Eligibility is
limited to owners of woodlots
of SOO acres or less. Timber
processors, utilities, and
municipalities are not
eligible.
Interested farmers and
woodlot owners may file
their request for cost
sharing assistance at county
ASCS offices. FIP cost
sharing approximates 75
percent of the cost of trees
and planting, thinning,
pruning, and other woodlot
management practices in
Pennsylvania.
Eligibility for par
ticipation in all programs
administered by ASCS is
established under law
without regard to race,
color, religion, sex or
national origin.
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