GREENVILLE, S.C. – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) has been awarded a $298,900 grant from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) to support the reforestation of 123.5 acres of reclaimed mine land on private property in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
The project is one of 17 selected through SRBC’s 2025 Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant Program, which awarded more than $6.1 million to initiatives aimed at improving water availability, water quality, and drought resilience across the basin.
“This grant is more than a reforestation investment—it’s a vote of confidence in the power of forests and the essential role they play in supporting local ecologies and economies,” said Alicia Cramer, chief operating officer at the Endowment. “By restoring these lands, we’re not only improving watershed resilience, but we’re also investing in long-term solutions that benefit both people and the planet.”
To develop and execute the Clearfield County project, the Endowment is partnering with Bosland Growth, a reforestation carbon developer working across central Appalachia to restore legacy mine lands by transforming them into healthy, productive forests.
“Our mine land reforestation program, of which the Clearfield County project is a key part, will serve as a model for how philanthropy and private capital—particularly carbon markets—can work in tandem to drive large-scale land restoration across Appalachia,” said Todd Appel, President of Bosland Growth.
For more information about the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities and its initiatives, please visit www.usendowment.org.
