Friends Of Raystown Lake

RAYSTOWN LAKE IS AN 8,300 ACRE LAKE THAT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE USACE IT S ONE OFPENNSYLVANIA S LARGEST LAKES AND IS HEAVILY USED BY RECREATIONAL BOATERS AND ANGLERS THE PARKRECEIVES OVER 1 6 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY IN 2020, SEVEN POINTS CAMPGROUND BECAME THEHIGHEST REVENUE GENERATING CAMPGROUND OF ALL THE USACE PROJECTS ERODED SHORELINES HAVERESULTED IN CREATION OF MUDFLATS, INCREASED TURBIDITY, DECLINING LITTORAL HABITAT AND IMPAIRED BANKACCESS FOR ANGLERS PFBC RECEIVED 1 15 MILLION IN NONFEDERAL FUNDS TO ADDRESS THE SHORELINEEROSION ISSUES ON RAYSTOWN THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE TO STABILIZE ERODED BANKS AND IMPROVESTRUCTURAL HABITAT WALLEYE SPAWNING HABITAT IS BECOMING LIMITING IN RAYSTOWN AND OFFSHORESPAWNING REEFS WILL BE BUILT PARTNER FUNDING WILL ALSO BE USED TO INSTALL A HANDICAPPED FISHINGDOCK TO IMPROVE SHORELINE ANGLER ACCESS THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND ON PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED STRUCTURAL HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS BY 1 RESHAPING AND ARMORING ERODED SHORELINES AND RESTORING NATIVE VEGETATION TO THERIPARIAN AREA AFFECTED BY THE RESTORATION EFFORTS2 INSTALLING ROOT WADS AND FELLED TREES TO THE SHORELINE WAVE DEFLECTOR STRUCTURES3 INSTALLING SHORT VERTICAL PLANK STRUCTURES4 INSTALLING PORCUPINE CRIBS INSTALLING FELLED TREES TO ENHANCE LITTORAL STRUCTURE6 ESTABLISHING OFFSHORE ROCK REEFS TO ENHANCE WALLEYE SPAWNING HABITAT RAYSTOWN IS A MAJOR RECREATIONAL DESTINATION FOR THE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA THE HABITATRESTORATION EFFORTS WILL IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF THE LAKE REDUCED TURBIDITY AND PROVIDESTRUCTURAL HABITAT FOR A VARIETY OF SPORTFISH SPECIES BASS, CRAPPIE, SUNFISH, STRIPED BASS ANDWALLEYE INCREASING BANK FISHING ACCESS SHOULD RESULT IN INCREASED PUBLIC VISITATION AND THERESULTANT INCREASES IN ASSOCIATED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY