FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tori Landon

Landon@susqu.edu
570-574-5289
Susquehanna University Awarded $32,000 Grant
Agricultural Management Practices to Better Protect Our Environment

Selinsgrove, Pa- 10/09/20- ​Susquehanna University's Freshwater Research Institute with the
assistance of the Snyder County Conservation District has been awarded a $32,000 grant from
the state Department of Environmental Protection.

This grant was given to support the continuous development of a watershed implementation plan
for the Middle Creek-Penns Creek watershed and the creation of a quality assurance project plan
to guide future monitoring.

Susquehanna, in partnership with the Snyder County Conservation District, will identify sources
of pollution within the Middle Creek-Penns Creek watershed and outline best management
practices targeted to reduce nitrogen and other sediment loads into neighboring streams.

Matt Wilson, a scientist with the Freshwater Research Institute and adjunct professor in earth and
environmental sciences said, “This funding will allow Susquehanna University to leverage our
faculty expertise and student researchers to support Snyder County in identifying ways to
improve the watershed for our community and, ultimately, lead to improved water quality
downstream in the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay.”

The long-term goals of the watershed implementation plan will include data collecting and
assessments to quantify the outcomes and benefits of conservation management.

To find out more information about Susquehanna's Earth and environmental sciences you can
contact Kathy Straub the department head at 570-372-4318 or at ​straubk@susqu.edu​.

Susquehanna University was founded in 1858 as a private liberal arts college in Selinsgrove,
Pennsylvania. The university offers 100+ majors and minors in liberal arts and science or
pre-professional programs offered by the School of Arts and Sciences and the Sigmund Weis
School of Business. Susquehanna was also ranked #141 in the category of National Liberal Arts
Colleges in the United States.

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