some little crum creek

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Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association, Natural Lands Trust, and Willistown Conservation Trust.  The Crum Creek Watershed Conservation Plan.  PA Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources.  View page.

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Mengers, Patti.  “Bud Weir has spent his life helping make water clean (with video).”  Delaware County Daily Times. 27 Jun 2010. 24 Aug 2010.  View article.

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