• Golf Course Certification Program (Philadelphia Water Department)
Through this annual workshop, participating golf course managers within the Schuylkill River Watershed are introduced to the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for golf courses. This voluntary education and certification program created by

The following suite of programs is being implemented with Schuylkill Watershed Initiative Grant (SWIG) funds from the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary to gauge the effectiveness that certifications, awards and training programs have in changing land-management practices among the largest landowners in the watershed (schools, farms, businesses, and golf courses). Please click on any of the links below for more information on that organization.

• Farm Certification Program (Penn State University)
The PEACCE (Pennsylvania Environmental Agricultural Conservation Certification of Excellence) program educates livestock producers about potential sources of water pollution. It does this by identifying areas on farms that are having, or could have, negative environmental impacts. The result is a laundry list of sensible solutions to these challenges, including fencing, riparian buffers, manure management programs, and sound fertilizer and pesticide use for crops. Through the SWIG, additional incentives will be offered for participating farmers in the Schuylkill Watershed who institute recommendations on their land.

Status: After the PEACCE program lost its funding to provide the on-farm assessments that are the backbone of the program, SWIG funds were redirected to the assessment process. As of January 2007, five on-farm assessments had been completed for livestock operations in the watershed. Additional outreach is also underway to identify other farm operations interested in certification and in need of assessment.