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Press Release
March 24, 2008
Wildlife For Everyone Endowment Foundation Announces
Tipton Run Stream Project
The Wildlife For Everyone Endowment Foundation has teamed up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Penn Dot to implement a stream restoration project to restore a section of Tipton Run. This project is located near the town of Tipton in Blair County on SR 4021. In 1964 Penn Dot relocated a portion of Tipton Run to accommodate a new roadway (SR 4021) and bridge. Severe storms in 2004 and 2006 began to severely erode the banks causing sediment to accumulate underneath the bridge. One land owner had lost 10 to 20 feet of the bank along with trees and shrubs.
Approximately 950 feet of stream channel has been restored to narrow the channel to its proper width. Construction also included five rock vanes and two long vanes to direct high water stream flow away from the banks. The project had multiple benefits: decreasing sediment, decreasing bank erosion, thereby protecting property trees and shrubs, and improving habitat for birds and mammals. The improvement also made the stream more conducive for fish reproduction. The rock and log structures provide areas for many aquatic species.
The Wildlife For Everyone Endowment Foundation was established to provide permanent private support for the wildlife habitat enhancement, wildlife research and education, land preservation, and for the establishment of a Wildlife Research and Education Center in State College. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit Foundation. More information about the Foundation's projects can be found at www.wildlifeforeveryone.org.
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