Bay foundation gets $500K for Eastern Shore project

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By Cindy Clayton
The Virginian-Pilot
© August 10, 2010

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for pollution reduction and watershed restoration in Onancock.

The goal of the three-year project is to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in the Onancock Creek watershed through citizen outreach, planning, technical assistance and conservation practices, a news release from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation said.

The grant will fund projects including resident rain gardens, rain barrels, lawn management, stream buffers, variable-rate fertilizer applications and the installation of systems to capture rainwater runoff from municipal parking lots.

The money is coming from the Environmental Protection Agency's Chesapeake Bay Program and is being administered by the fish and wildlife foundation.

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