|
Meeting
Location |
Issue
Description |
Public
Response |
|
Bedford
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Conservation Organizations |
|
|
|
|
Fish & Wildlife & Duck Unlimited (wetland
creation) |
|
|
|
Growth in conservation organizations (official, volunteer,
non-profit) |
|
|
|
PA Cleanways |
|
|
Conservation Programs |
|
|
|
|
Tree planting along streams |
|
|
Environmental/General Education |
|
|
|
|
Younger generation more environmentally aware
(environmental education) |
|
|
|
Continuation of small flows education & funding |
|
|
|
Environmental education |
|
|
Need for Government Coordination and Accountability |
|
|
|
|
Multi-Jurisdiction of projects and planning |
|
Historical/Arch. |
|
|
|
|
Cultural / Historical Preservation |
|
|
|
|
Historic resources-preservation of |
|
Land |
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Issues |
|
|
|
|
County Ag. Easement program strengthened |
|
|
|
Farm Land Preservation Program |
|
|
Best Management Practices |
|
|
|
|
More conservation planning on farms |
|
|
Dumping, Trash, and Debris |
|
|
|
|
Adopt-a-highway |
|
|
|
Cooper site clean-up and removal of Saxto nuclear facility |
|
|
|
Waste tire clean-up |
|
|
|
Bulky waste clean-up (white and Brown goods) |
|
|
Forestry |
|
|
|
|
Blessed with forest land |
|
|
|
Forest Stewardship Plan |
|
|
Land Use Planning and Development |
|
|
|
|
Everett Borough (planning committee-comprehensive plan) |
|
|
Natural Amenities |
|
|
|
|
Public land ownership (Game Commission and Conservancies) |
|
|
Streambank Fencing |
|
|
|
|
Streambank fencing |
|
Policy/Economics |
|
|
|
|
Funding |
|
|
|
|
Continuation of Gov. funding for projects |
|
|
|
Biological inventories funded |
|
|
Governmental Agencies |
|
|
|
|
County Conservation Districts |
|
|
|
Conservation Districts (soil conservation projects) |
|
|
|
Game Commission (Cooperative Wildlife Management) |
|
|
Recycling |
|
|
|
|
Recycling |
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Maintaining public access to resources |
|
|
|
Recreational oppurtunities |
|
|
|
Mid-State Trail |
|
|
|
Recreational facilities |
|
Water |
|
|
|
|
Sewage and Septage |
|
|
|
|
Broad Top township sewge plan |
|
|
|
Act 537 plans and funding |
|
|
Water Monitoring |
|
|
|
|
Wetland monitoring |
|
|
Water Quality and Quantity |
|
|
|
|
Water quality |
|
|
Wetlands |
|
|
|
|
Wetland preservation |
|
Hollidaysburg
|
|
|
|
Biological |
|
|
|
|
Fisheries Management |
|
|
|
|
Trout fishing |
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Conservation Organizations |
|
|
|
|
The JCWP |
|
|
|
Grassroots (Trout Unlimited) |
|
|
Environmental/General Education |
|
|
|
|
Keeping schools involved environmentally |
|
|
|
Future lies with our youth |
|
|
Need for Government Coordination and Accountability |
|
|
|
|
Agency cooperation (state, National Guard, grants) |
|
|
|
Inter-municipal cooperation |
|
|
Public Involvement |
|
|
|
|
More grass roots involvement |
|
|
|
Expanding Greenways and Trials to other communities |
|
Land |
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Issues |
|
|
|
|
Farmland Preservation |
|
|
Dumping, Trash, and Debris |
|
|
|
|
Clean-up industry that is happening |
|
|
|
All clean-up efforts |
|
|
Floodplain Management |
|
|
|
|
Protection and use of riverfront |
|
|
Forestry |
|
|
|
|
70% of the land is forested |
|
|
Land Use Planning and Development |
|
|
|
|
Continued development of "swamps" (Blairmont
golf course) |
|
|
Natural Amenities |
|
|
|
|
Diverse land |
|
|
Streambank Fencing |
|
|
|
|
Streambank fencing program |
|
Policy/Economics |
|
|
|
|
Funding |
|
|
|
|
Government money toward infrastructure (sewage) |
|
|
|
Monies for environmental projects |
|
|
|
Local businesses/ private money contributions |
|
Water |
|
|
|
|
Flooding |
|
|
|
|
Flood hazard mitigation (pre-disaster program) |
|
|
Water Quality and Quantity |
|
|
|
|
Water quality is improving |
|
|
|
Clean streams |
|
|
|
Water quality improvement projects already begun |
|
Huntingdon
|
|
|
|
Biological |
|
|
|
|
Fisheries Management |
|
|
|
|
Shad restoration (fish passage already implemented |
|
|
|
Good in-stream life |
|
|
|
Fishing |
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Conservation Organizations |
|
|
|
|
Greenways |
|
|
Environmental/General Education |
|
|
|
|
Environmental education for children |
|
|
|
Youth awareness about environment |
|
|
|
Need adult education |
|
|
|
Current educational programs |
|
|
Need for Government Coordination and Accountability |
|
|
|
|
Positive development efforts (need to be a cooperative
effort) |
|
|
Public Involvement |
|
|
|
|
High level of environmental awareness on part of public |
|
Historical/Arch. |
|
|
|
|
Cultural / Historical Preservation |
|
|
|
|
Historical preservation |
|
Land |
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Issues |
|
|
|
|
Small farms |
|
|
Best Management Practices |
|
|
|
|
Good land stewardship |
|
|
Habitat Management |
|
|
|
|
Wildlife |
|
|
Land Use Planning and Development |
|
|
|
|
Local ordinances - planning |
|
|
|
Organized planning "Vision" |
|
|
Natural Amenities |
|
|
|
|
Natural beauty |
|
|
|
Abundance of public land |
|
|
Streambank Fencing |
|
|
|
|
Farm programs (streambank fencing) |
|
Policy/Economics |
|
|
|
|
Concern over Private Property Rights |
|
|
|
|
Protect existing landowner rights |
|
|
|
Most land is privately/ family owned |
|
|
Economy |
|
|
|
|
Huntingdon County Business and Industry |
|
|
Tourism |
|
|
|
|
Tourism |
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Trails and Recreation |
|
|
|
Recreational fishing/ boating |
|
|
|
Protect/ enhance public access to water |
|
|
|
Good access through existing parks |
|
|
|
Hunting |
|
|
|
Recreational boating |
|
Water |
|
|
|
|
Water Quality and Quantity |
|
|
|
|
High water quality |
|
Lewistown
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Environmental/General Education |
|
|
|
|
Environmental education |
|
|
|
Find mean to develop an attitude to protect our waterways |
|
|
Need for Government Coordination and Accountability |
|
|
|
|
Inter-municipality cooperation is better (i.e. GIS) |
|
|
Public Involvement |
|
|
|
|
Public meetings |
|
Land |
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Issues |
|
|
|
|
Ag. preservation is a benefit |
|
|
|
Agriculture is changing to specialization-need to educate
public on this |
|
|
Best Management Practices |
|
|
|
|
Soil conservation reducing erosion and sedimentation |
|
|
|
Better farming and conservation practices |
|
|
Land Use Planning and Development |
|
|
|
|
Beginning to look beyond political boundaries to watershed |
|
|
|
1995 Mifflin Co. subdivision and land development
ordinance |
|
|
|
County wide comprehensive planning effort |
|
|
Natural Amenities |
|
|
|
|
Lots of public land |
|
|
|
Abundance of natural resources of good quality |
|
|
Residential and Municipal Waste |
|
|
|
|
Well-managed landfill |
|
|
Rural Area Characteristics |
|
|
|
|
Open space and rural character |
|
|
|
Rural character contributes to good quality of life |
|
Policy/Economics |
|
|
|
|
Funding |
|
|
|
|
Steady increase in conservation programs and their funding |
|
|
Governmental Agencies |
|
|
|
|
Expansion of conservation district efforts |
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Need to expand access to the river |
|
|
|
Expand water recreation opportunities |
|
Water |
|
|
|
|
Sewage and Septage |
|
|
|
|
Existing sewage enforcement and inspection, continue take
further |
|
|
Water Quality and Quantity |
|
|
|
|
Water purity |
|
|
|
High quality awareness of water quality |
|
Mifflintown
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Conservation Organizations |
|
|
|
|
Good organizations doing good things |
|
|
Conservation Programs |
|
|
|
|
Tree planting |
|
|
Environmental/General Education |
|
|
|
|
Good environmental education |
|
|
|
Increased environmental awareness due to education |
|
|
|
Environmental awareness and education programs |
|
|
|
Increased interest in water and land based education |
|
|
|
Good educational programs |
|
|
Need for Government Coordination and Accountability |
|
|
|
|
Cooperation between agencies and citizens |
|
|
|
Many groups working towards environmental improvement
(conservation district) |
|
|
|
Cooperation between regulatory agencies and developers |
|
Land |
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Issues |
|
|
|
|
Farm Land Preservation |
|
|
Best Management Practices |
|
|
|
|
50% + of best management practices are being done |
|
|
|
Chesapeake Bay Program (Best Management Practices) |
|
|
|
Positive actions by many farmers |
|
|
Forestry |
|
|
|
|
Better timbering practices (erosion control) |
|
|
|
Forest stewardship programs |
|
|
|
Forested land |
|
|
Herbicide and Pesticide Use |
|
|
|
|
Responsible use of chemicals by the Ag. Industry |
|
|
Streambank Fencing |
|
|
|
|
Streambank fencing |
|
Policy/Economics |
|
|
|
|
Funding |
|
|
|
|
Some good funding programs |
|
|
|
More money toward conservation organizations |
|
|
Recycling |
|
|
|
|
Recycling |
|
|
Regulations |
|
|
|
|
Industry discharge regulation |
|
|
|
More targeted regulations toward specific pollution
problems |
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Public access to the river |
|
Water |
|
|
|
|
Sewage and Septage |
|
|
|
|
537 Plan |
|
|
|
Considerable improvements to municipal sewage systems |
|
|
|
Better sewage treatment |
|
|
Water Quality and Quantity |
|
|
|
|
River seems physically cleaner |
|
Newport
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Conservation Organizations |
|
|
|
|
Juniata Clean Water Partnership |
|
|
Environmental/General Education |
|
|
|
|
Conservation education program |
|
|
|
Public environmental education (building awareness) |
|
|
|
Great education source |
|
|
Need for Government Coordination and Accountability |
|
|
|
|
Association of Township Supervisors (opportunity to share
and learn) |
|
|
Public Involvement |
|
|
|
|
Good hard working people |
|
|
|
Long-term residents working with newer residents |
|
Land |
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Issues |
|
|
|
|
Ag. Land Preservation Program |
|
|
|
Ag. Cost Sharing |
|
|
Best Management Practices |
|
|
|
|
No till |
|
|
|
Increased conservation (Ag. Lands) |
|
|
Dumping, Trash, and Debris |
|
|
|
|
Camp sites cleaned-up |
|
|
Forestry |
|
|
|
|
Reforestation, better managed timber harvest |
|
|
Herbicide and Pesticide Use |
|
|
|
|
Use of environmentally safe herbicides and pesticides |
|
|
Land Use Planning and Development |
|
|
|
|
Successful in reducing sprawl |
|
|
|
Opportunity to act proactively about growth |
|
|
Natural Amenities |
|
|
|
|
Open space conservation plans |
|
|
|
Open space, forest resources, fisheries |
|
|
Riparian Buffers |
|
|
|
|
Stream buffers increased |
|
|
Rural Area Characteristics |
|
|
|
|
High quality of life |
|
|
Streambank Fencing |
|
|
|
|
Stream bank fencing |
|
Policy/Economics |
|
|
|
|
Economy |
|
|
|
|
Revitalization of the downtown |
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Recreation, access points |
|
|
|
River is an economic resource |
|
|
|
River draws people for recreation |
|
Water |
|
|
|
|
Water Quality and Quantity |
|
|
|
|
Good water quality |
|
|
|
Cleaner |
|
Orbisonia
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Environmental/General Education |
|
|
|
|
Environmental education in schools |
|
|
Need for Government Coordination and Accountability |
|
|
|
|
Local government partnering to get projects done (sewage
facility planning) |
|
|
Public Involvement |
|
|
|
|
Large number of concerned citizens |
|
Land |
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Issues |
|
|
|
|
Successful farm program in Huntingdon Co. |
|
|
Dumping, Trash, and Debris |
|
|
|
|
Adopt-a-Highway Program |
|
|
Natural Amenities |
|
|
|
|
Natural beauty |
|
|
Rural Area Characteristics |
|
|
|
|
Rural lifestyle |
|
Policy/Economics |
|
|
|
|
Governmental Agencies |
|
|
|
|
Dedicated elected officials |
|
|
Regulations |
|
|
|
|
Entities enforcing planned development (working toward
improving area) |
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Huge interest in outdoor activities |
|
Water |
|
|
|
|
Water Quality and Quantity |
|
|
|
|
Water isn't too bad (still a valuable resource) |
|
Robertsdale
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Environmental/General Education |
|
|
|
|
Good schools |
|
|
Public Involvement |
|
|
|
|
Environmental interest is growing |
|
|
|
Civic pride in their homes |
|
|
|
Good news coverage |
|
Historical/Arch. |
|
|
|
|
Cultural / Historical Preservation |
|
|
|
|
Historical heritage |
|
Land |
|
|
|
|
Dumping, Trash, and Debris |
|
|
|
|
Adopt-a-highway program |
|
|
|
Doing river and stream clean-ups |
|
|
Natural Amenities |
|
|
|
|
Pristine environment |
|
|
|
Natural beauty of area |
|
|
Rural Area Characteristics |
|
|
|
|
Rural area |
|
|
|
Low crime |
|
Policy/Economics |
|
|
|
|
Governmental Agencies |
|
|
|
|
Governor Ridge doing a good job |
|
|
Tourism |
|
|
|
|
Tourism |
|
Water |
|
|
|
|
Sewage and Septage |
|
|
|
|
New sewage and water systems |
|
|
Water Quality and Quantity |
|
|
|
|
Good water on Gamelands |
|
|
|
Good drinking water |
|
Tyrone
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
Conservation Organizations |
|
|
|
|
Trout Unlimited |
|
|
|
Southern Alleghenies Conservancy |
|
|
|
Chesapeake Bay Foundation's work with farmers |
|
|
|
Little Juniat River Association (monitoring program) |
|
|
Conservation Programs |
|
|
|
|
Dirt and Gravel Road Program |
|
|
|
Stream restoration |
|
|
|
Agency programs (Stream Relief, Nutrient mang., AMD
abatement, etc.) |
|
|
Environmental/General Education |
|
|
|
|
Youth education |
|
|
|
State Park (environmental education) |
|
|
Public Involvement |
|
|
|
|
Positive role of volunteers |
|
Land |
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Issues |
|
|
|
|
Farmland Preservation |
|
|
Floodplain Management |
|
|
|
|
Protection of undeveloped floodplains |
|
|
|
Relocation of floodplain residents |
|
|
Natural Amenities |
|
|
|
|
Public Gamelands |
|
|
|
Natural landscapes |
|
|
Streambank Fencing |
|
|
|
|
Spruce Creek fencing |
|
Policy/Economics |
|
|
|
|
Concern over Private Property Rights |
|
|
|
|
Private property rights |
|
|
Governmental Agencies |
|
|
|
|
Fish and Boat Commission |
|
|
Tourism |
|
|
|
|
Tourism |
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Recreation |
|
|
|
|
Rails 2 Trails (development) |
|
Water |
|
|
|
|
Water Quality and Quantity |
|
|
|
|
Cold, clean water needs to be protected |