DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD FEDERAL BUILDING
1000 LIBERTY AVENUE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-4186     
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF          
                                          					     
Youghiogheny River Lake	
497 Flanigan Road
Confluence, Pa 15424

May 6, 2020

To whom is may concern for the Mossback grant opportunity:

	Youghiogheny River Lake will proudly support the Friends of Youghiogheny River Lake (FOY) in their efforts to improve the fish habitat throughout our lake. Youghiogheny Lake is owned and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers which is a federal agency. Our missions include; Flood Damage Reduction, Navigation, Environmental Stewardship, along with Recreation.
	
	Environmental Stewardship is any effort to protect our natural resources through conservation and sustainable practices, which is extremely important to us. We appreciate our partners and their efforts to support our fish habitat project plans. This year we decided to collaborate with the FOY when applying for the Mossback grant that will ultimately help our fish habitat restoration project. We plan to purchase Mossback Fish Habitat in equal value to what the FOY are able to provide us through the grant. FOY would then have enough money to purchase the Essential Deep Water Bundle that is already incorporated in our plan

	In 2019 alone we installed thirty fish habitat structures throughout the lake. Around 60 percent of those structures were purchased through Mossback Fish Habitats website. We also placed thirty Christmas trees into the lake to provide more natural fish habitat locations. This is only the beginning of our efforts. Due to positive feedback we have decided to work with FOY to receive grant money, more partners, and more fish habitat in the lake to meet our mission. 

	Please help the FOY which will in turn help us expand our environmental stewardship program and provide more fish habitat around the lake. We are hoping this project will be the gateway to new partnerships, larger conservation projects, and knowledge that USACE is not only protecting people, but also, the environment.

						Sincerely,

						Nicole M. Govan
						Natural Resource Specialist (Park Ranger)
Encl.						Youghiogheny River Lake