Energy Transfer is committed to conserving and protecting Pennsylvania’s natural resources, and each spring, it participates in a number of efforts in honor of Earth Day.

This year, Energy Transfer returned to Loyalhanna Lake in Westmoreland County and Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with cleaning up lake shorelines and building fish habitat structures. Energy Transfer also traveled to Bradford County to participate in an Earth Day showcase.

Loyalhanna Lake Cleanup Day

Energy Transfer brought volunteers, a pontoon boat, and food to Loyalhanna Lake, where it hosted a Lake Cleanup Day alongside the Army Corps. The volunteers collected plenty of garbage and debris from the shoreline, helping to beautify the lake for recreational visitors.

Raystown Lake Fish Habitat Structures

A group of Energy Transfer employees helped the Army Corps and students from Juniata College build fish habitat structures at Raystown Lake. Fresh-cut hemlock was used 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 Energy Transfer 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 participated in the Bradford County Earth Day event, organized by the Bradford County Conservation District. The showcase aimed to educate kids about the outdoors and the many natural resources in Pennsylvania. Energy Transfer joined other energy industry representatives, as well as outdoor enthusiasts, graduate students in archaeology, and others.

Energy Transfer’s focus on Earth Day each year is just one of the ways it works to protect and enhance the communities where it operates.

Learn more about Energy Transfer.