Fencing Project Volunteers (ContlniMd from Pago A 1) unteers from the association, the Donegal Chapter Of Trout Unlim ited, the conservation district, and a host of other agency representa tives began digging out a streambed crossing bank and installing fencing. Mark Metzler, conservation dis trict erosion and sedimentation technician, said that a biotech index was done on the water and the fish and insect life which it Mark Metzler, conservation district aroslon and sedimen tation technician, said that a biotech Index was done on the water and the fish and Insect life which It contained. According to Metzler, In August, work began on the cross ing, using 40 tons of stream ford riprap and 30 tons of 2B rock. The crossing measures 30 feet long and 35 feet wide. ATTAT yw JL X * iP e e Why pay for WATER in a molasses block? as% 15% 10% 5% 0% THERMOLASS * There is a difference! • THERMOLASS* contains only 2-4% moisture. • THERMOLASS* is a licensed patent process requiring intense heat application, resulting in a natural hardening and curing of the finished product. Cattle must like itl Controlled consumption. Manna Pro Corporation contained. The water quality was generally poor, as indicated by the presence of “chubs," small, minnow-like, hardy fish that can survive water temperatures and conditions that can kill trout Fish in evidence included sculpin, mea suring only about 3 inches. The team was unable to find any trout and the only insects in evidence woe the caddis fly. larvae, and leeches. (Some trout brown and rain- WATER Content THERMOLASS* 120 North Richland Avenue, York, PA 17404 Please Call Us AT 1-800-488-9675 bow, are stocked further downs tream. The Donegal Springs head waters begin slightly east of the farm, which lead into the Donegal Creek. The creek in turn flows into Chicldes Creek and then into the Susquehanna River.) "BIO" BLOCKS • No filters. No salt. No day. No Intake inhibitors. No chemical hardeners. • High nutrient density. No dilution from water, chemical hardeners, and intake inhibitors. Construction of the streambank fencing project, using the services of the Donegal Fish and Conservation Association and the Lancaster Streambank Fencing Work Group, began on August 13 of this year. Eleven volunteers from the association, the Donegal Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the conservation district, and a host of other agency representatives began digging out a streambed crossing bank and Installing fencing. Those at the open house on Thursday Included, from left, Tom Moore, group coordinator; Ken DePoe, founding of the Donegal Chapter of Trout Unlimited; Travis Martin, Lancaster conservation technician; Mark Metzler, conservation technician; and Don Robinson, district administrator. Photo by Andy Andnwo fllfi. Manna Pro Feeds The Calf-Manna* Company. 1-800-488-9675 ' The limestone stream meanders through the Hursh farm valley. The cows, normally grazed near the streanp, caused erosion in years past. Some time back, the work group (they call themselves the Stream n«if FOR SHEEP • 100% nutritional - no sacrifice of nutrition for the convenience of feeding. • As fed basis - 80% TON and 48% total sugars (as invert). High in energy. • THERMOLASS* in 240 lb. plastic barrels. Lancaster Firming, Saturday, Odobar 15, 1994-A29 FOR DAIRYING FOR BEEF Team), with the assistance of the Donegal fish association, approached Hursh with the prop osal to install fencing and a stream crossing. Hursh agreed, and con struction began. According to Metz ler, in August, work began on the crossing, using 40 tons of stream ford riprap and 30 tons of 2B rock. The crossing measures 30 feet long and 35 feet wide. All the material was paid for in a combina tion of methods. The lumber material, includ ing 8-foot by 8-inch posts and 2 x 4s, was paid for through the Chesapeake Bay prog ram at a cost of $450. The solar-powered generator was donated at a cost of $270. The single-strand wire was also donated at a cost of $25. The ballast riprap cost $448 (paid for by the bay program). The 2B stone was donated. The backhoe and opera tor time (approximately $250), in addition to the skid-steer and labor time (approximately $100), were also donated. Costs for the project totals about $1,543 (not including most labor). (Turn to Rags AST) 680 N. ISthAve. Lebanon, PA Commercial Sheet VINYL 12 ft. wide New Shipment of Seconds HALF PRICE of NEW Many Colors Installation & Delivery Available —can send samples— Also Carpet Specials 717-273-4116
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