The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded a grant to The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute to fund a watershed restoration project entitled “Meeting Regional Goals through Local Benefits” in Rockymarsh Run to restore brook trout habitat, expand riparian buffers, and create economic incentives for environmental best practice adoption.  Providing these local benefits will also help attain regional Chesapeake Bay restoration goals.  The driving force for realizing these goals will be the development of a pilot water quality trading project within the watershed.  The project is expected to reduce an estimated 300 tons of sediment, 15,000 pounds of nitrogen and 1,900 pounds of phosphorus entering Rockymarsh Run.  The project is intended to establish a template to help wastewater treatment plants required to meet new nutrient offset provisions in a manner that benefits the local environment and economy.  The water quality trading process will enable local wastewater treatment plants to cost-effectively meet their permit requirements while providing important management options for controlling nonpoint source pollution in the watershed.