Energy Transfer is committed to conserving and protecting Pennsylvania’s natural resources, and each spring we participate in a number of efforts in honor of Earth Day.
This year, we returned to Loyalhanna Lake and Raystown Lake to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with cleaning up lake shorelines and building fish habitat structures. We also traveled north to Bradford County to participate in an Earth Day showcase.
Read on for details and photos of Energy Transfer’s Earth Day efforts.
Loyalhanna Lake Cleanup Day
On Earth Day, April 22, we brought volunteers, a pontoon boat and food to Loyalhanna Lake, where we hosted a Lake Cleanup Day alongside the Army Corps. We collected plenty of garbage and debris from the shoreline, helping to beautify the lake for recreational visitors.
Raystown Lake Fish Habitat Structures
On Monday, April 25, a group of ET employees helped the Army Corps and students from Juniata College build fish habitat structures at Raystown Lake. This year, we used fresh-cut hemlock to build two types of structures: short vertical plank structures and porcupine cribs. Both types will attract fish and provide places to hide, rest, spawn and hunt prey. This is especially important in human-made lakes, such as Raystown, that were constructed with the primary purpose of flood control and with little consideration of fish habitat.
On May 7, a group of ET volunteers will bring the pontoon boat back to Raystown Lake to assist with this year’s Lake Cleanup Day.
Bradford County Earth Day Showcase
Energy Transfer was happy to participate in the Bradford County Earth Day event, organized by the Bradford County Conservation District, on April 23. The showcase aimed to educate kids about the outdoors and the many natural resources in Pennsylvania. ET joined other energy industry representatives, as well as outdoor enthusiasts, graduate students in archaeology and others.
