Media Advisory
Learn how an American Water Environmental Grant
will be used to protect the Shenango River from agricultural runoff

Day:                            Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Location:                    Loren Elder Farm, 4105 Old Mercer Road,
                                    New Castle, Pa.

Time:                          2 to 3 p.m.
 
 Key Points:    

• Pennsylvania American Water and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy invite you to a meet-and-greet to learn about how a 2007 American Water Environmental Grant will be used by the Conservancy to support streambank restoration and protection. 
  
  
• Grant projects undertaken this year will significantly reduce livestock access and agricultural runoff to streams in the Shenango River watershed. 
  
  
• The Shenango River is Pennsylvania American Water's source water for nearly 45,000 people served by its Lawrence County operations. 

DIRECTIONS:

From Rt. 79, take Exit 99 toward New Castle (422 West).
Take the ramp for 19 North.
Turn left onto Eastbrook-Harlansburg Road.
Bear left (west) onto Eastbrook-Harlansburg Road and then immediately turn right (north)
onto SR-956-North.
Turn left onto Old Mercer Road.  The Elder farm is the first house on the right.   It has dinosaur and caveman statues in the front yard.

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About the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy:
Since its founding in 1932, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has protected more than 212,000 acres of natural lands in Pennsylvania, restored watersheds and saved natural habitats for a diversity of life and uses.  The Conservancy has been responsible for the founding of six state parks, including Ohiopyle, Laurel Ridge, McConnell’s Mill, Moraine, Oil Creek and Erie Bluffs.  In addition, WPC created the 300-acre Wildflower Reserve at Raccoon Creek State Park, and added land to Blue Knob State Park.

The WPC also preserves Fallingwater®, the masterpiece home designed in 1935 by Frank Lloyd Wright for Edgar J. Kaufmann in Mill Run, Pennsylvania.  In 1963, Edgar Kaufmann jr. (sic) entrusted Fallingwater to the Conservancy.  Today, WPC continues its award winning preservation efforts and offers a wide variety of educational programs to more than 135,000 annual visitors.  The preservation of Fallingwater is a symbol of living in harmony with nature. 

Each year, WPC also partners with 4,000 volunteers and dozens of community organizations and businesses to plant and maintain more than 140 gardens and greening projects in 19 western Pennsylvania counties.

High resolution photographs are available upon request.

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