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EC Receives $17.5 Million towards Nanticoke Creek Restoration

Exciting News: $17.5 Million Grant Received! We are thrilled to announce Earth Conservancy has been awarded a grant of $17.5 million to support our ongoing restoration of the upper Nanticoke Creek watershed! The competitive grant comes from the PA Department of...

EC & EPCAMR Tour Nanticoke Creek Watershed with USGS Team

EC and EPCAMR hosted scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on a tour of several locations within the Nanticoke Creek watershed, checking out the many impairments that have arisen from historical anthracite mining activities in the region. The visit...

1,400 Acres + Hanover Reservoir Added to Pinchot State Forest

On Thursday, October 19, 2023, EC marked an enormous milestone with the transfer of 1,400 acres of its property in the Pinchot State Forest. The tract runs along Wilkes-Barre Mountain in Hanover and Newport Townships and includes the Hanover Reservoir. We know it's a...

EC Receives $1.96 Million EPA Grant for Nanticoke Creek

In mid-June, EC welcomed USEPA staff and Mid-Atlanic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz to its Truesdale Bank site in Hanover Township to discuss its next project, restoration of the upper reaches of the Nanticoke Creek watershed. EC was the recent recipient of a...