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Who We Are Our Goals Education Resources Mission and History What We've Done Membership Contact Us PCWEA PO Box 61674 Harrisburg, PA 17106	Are You Loving Paxton Creek to Death? This is a booklet that introduces the Paxton Creek Watershed, the Watershed Association, and the problems resulting from stormwater runoff. It includes seven fact sheets about ways homeowners, businesses, developers, and local governments can help. [These are .pdf files. which open automatically in your browser with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, it is free. Click here to get Reader.] Click the links below to download. (It may take a little time....) Are You Loving ...? : the entire booklet, 20 pages. Are You Loving ...? : overview of watershed, it's problems, impacts, and rehabilitation approaches, six pages. Fact Sheets, each is 2 pages:    Lawns and Landscaping    Downspout Disconnecton    Stream Buffer Management    Outdoor Storage    Dumpster Management    Better Site Design    Erosion and Sedimentation Control Additional Links:    Rain Gardens: A household way to improve water quality    Stream Buffers and Native Plants Are You Loving Paxton Creek to Death? was prepared by the Center for Watershed Protection for the Paxton Creek Watershed and Education Association. Funding for the brochure was provided by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, under the Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grant Program.
Back to Top	Goals To deal with watershed problems such as erosion and flooding, to protect and enhance watershed resources, and to facilitate practical, hands-on education. This last aim applies to watershed stake holders, students in secondary schools, students at Harrisburg Area Community College Environmental Programs , and patrons of Olewine Nature Center at Wildwood Lake Sanctuary.