June 11, 2025 - Selinsgrove, PA
As part of the watershed-wide Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) today celebrated the new naturalistic fish passage at Shikellamy State Park in Northumberland County for its upstream benefit to native species such as American shad and eels, and its downstream benefit to the Chesapeake Bay.In 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro highlighted that Pennsylvania's portion of the watershed is significantly improving because the Commonwealth has brought people together and invested in Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts."Stewardship and conservation of our environment is the core of what DCNR does every day. You can see the results of our efforts in this fish passage, which is designed to function and look natural and help many kinds of life thrive in the river," DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn said. "The result of many partnerships at the state, regional, and federal level, this project is good for Pennsylvania, and it helps Pennsylvania be a good neighbor."List of Speakers:Ben Bender, Manager Shikellamy State ParkSid Jamieson, indigenous Cayuga Nation IroquoisSecretary Cindy Adamns DunnTim Schaeffer, Executive Director Pennsylvania Fish and Boat CommissionMike Slattery, US Fish and Wildlife ServiceTom Horton, author & journalist
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