Pennsylvania and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed is a large ecosystem that encompasses
approximately 64,000 square miles in six states−
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.
Although Pennsylvania
doesn't border the Chesapeake Bay, more than half of the state lies within the
watershed. Pennsylvania contains two major rivers−
the Susquehanna, with 21,000 square miles and the
Potomac, with 1,600 square miles. Together, they total 40% of the entire
Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The Susquehanna River basin is
the largest tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. From its start near Cooperstown,
New York, the river flows over 400 miles and empties into the northern portion
of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
Maps (require
Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Acreage
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Success Stories
CREP Helps Restore Wetlands
EQIP Helps Farmers Help the Bay
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Other Chesapeake Bay
Watershed States
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Estimated Program Funding for Pennsylvania Portion of Chesapeake Bay
Watershed (million dollars)
Program |
FY 2005 |
FY 2006 |
FY 2007 |
Agricultural Management
Assistance (AMA) |
$1.0 |
$0.97 |
$0 |
Environmental Quality Incentive
Program (EQIP) |
$7.14 |
$6.58 |
$6.5 |
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) |
$0.75 |
$0 |
$0 |
Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) |
$0.25 |
$0.28 |
$0.35 |
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
(WHIP) |
$0.10 |
$0.10 |
$0.20 |
Conservation Security Program (CSP) |
$0.91 |
$0.95 |
$1.08 |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chesapeake Bay Partners
Chesapeake Bay Program - The
Chesapeake Bay Program is a unique regional partnership that has led and
directed the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since 1983.
Chesapeake Bay Journal - Bay Journal is published by the Alliance
for the Chesapeake Bay to inform the public about issues and events that
affect the Chesapeake Bay.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Contacts
Robert McAfee
NRCS Chesapeake Bay Watershed Management Specialist
443-482-2953
Barry Frantz
Assistant State Conservationist for
Programs
717-237-2216
The NRCS Vision:
Productive Lands - Healthy Environment
The NRCS Mission: Helping People
Help the Land
|