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Conservation Districts in the News
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Upcoming Events
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March 4-6, 2014
Holiday Inn Harrisburg-Hershey, Grantville, PA
March 10
(snow date March 13)
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
PACD South Central Region Meeting
March 12, 2014
Cumberland County Conservation District, Carlisle, PA
March 24-27, 2014
Keystone Conference Center, Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville PA
March 31-April 4, 2014
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA (Lebanon County)
April 1-3, 2014
Farm & Home Center, Lancaster PA
PACD North Central Region Meeting
April 2, 2014
Clinton County Conservation District, Mill Hall, PA
PACD South East Region Meeting
April 3, 2014
Location: TBA
PACD North East Region Meeting
April 4, 2014
DEP Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre, PA
PACD North West Region Meeting
April 10, 2014
Forest County Conservation District, Tionesta, PA
PACD South West Region Meeting
April 11, 2014
Westmoreland Conservation District, Greensburg, PA
April 28-May 2, 2014
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA (Lebanon County)
PACD/SCC Joint Annual Conference
July 9-10, 2014
Blair County Convention Center, Altoona, PA
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New Website to Help Pennsylvanians Find Funding for Pollution Prevention Projects
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Feedback from conservation districts sought
 | | Screenshot of nonpointsourcepa.org website. |
PACD announces the launch of the "Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention in Pennsylvania" website, www.nonpointsourcepa.org.
Information on funding sources and solutions are available to address:
- Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution
- Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD) Pollution
- Stream Restoration
- Urban Stormwater Runoff
PACD invites conservation districts to visit the site and test it out. Please send comments and suggestions on the new website to Shannon Wehinger. After a "testing period," the website will be advertised across the state to watershed organizations, municipalities, etc.
In addition to the site, a pull-up banner display and handouts were also developed. Materials will be available for conservation districts and partnering agencies to use at various expos and upcoming events.
Financial and other support for this project is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Registration Opens for Advanced E&S Training for Conservation District Staff
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 | | Karl Kerchner, Assistant Manager at Lebanon County Conservation District and member of the planning workgroup for this training, takes notes during the 2013 event in Lancaster. |
Registration is now open for Advanced/Topic-Based E&S Control Training for conservation district staff. This session will be April 1-3 at the Farm and Home Center in Lancaster, PA, and is available at little to no cost to districts. There is no registration fee to attend, most meals are provided, and conservation districts are eligible for travel and lodging reimbursement (see registration information for details.) Click here for more information.
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 Webinar: "Farm Bill Conservation Overview: What is in the new Farm Bill?"On Friday, February 7, President Obama officially signed into law the 2014 Farm Bill. NACD is working with our conservation and agricultural partners to provide a series of Farm Bill webinars. The first in the series, entitled "Farm Bill Conservation Overview: What is in the new Farm Bill?" will be on Wednesday, February 19 at 4 PM EST. Please register here to reserve your spot and to find out additional dates and topics!
2014 NACD Annual Meeting Recap
Missed this year's Annual Meeting or want to relive your favorite moments? Check out the news, photos and resources section of the NACD Annual Meeting website for daily newsletters, sample press releases, photos from our Flickr page, and more.
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2014 State Envirothon Competition May 20-21 at Susquehanna University and PPL Montour Preserve
| |  Plans are underway for the 2014 PA Envirothon competition. This year's event will take place May 20 on the campus of Susquehanna University and May 21 at the PPL Montour Preserve.
Volunteers are needed to support this year's event. For a listing of available volunteer opportunities and to register to assist, click here.
For more than two decades, the Pennsylvania Envirothon has been educating the state's youth on the importance of natural resources and the environment, helping them further their understanding of aquatic ecology, forestry, soil & land use, wildlife and current environmental issues. For more information about the environmental competition, visit www.envirothonpa.org. |
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Lancaster Conservation District Part of Susquehanna River Watershed Discussion
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 | | Don McNutt, Administrator of the Lancaster County Conservation District and Alexandra Chiaruttini, an attorney with Stock and Leader, answers questions during the panel discussion. |
On January 20, Don McNutt, Administrator for the Lancaster County Conservation District, participated in a panel discussion to discuss the health of the Susquehanna River.
The event took place at WITF studios in Harrisburg with topics including everything from curbing pollution and protecting the Chesapeake Bay to promoting business, tourism, and recreation in regards to the Susquehanna River Watershed.
Other speakers included John Arway of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Andrew Dehoff of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Cindy Dunn of PennFuture, and Alexandra Chiaruttini, an attorney with the York firm, Stock and Leader.
Hosted by StateImpact Pennsylvania, a collaborative effort between WITF and WHYY, this was the second of two community forums on the health of watersheds in the commonwealth. For more information about StateImpact, visit http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/about.
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Jody Wallace Explores Fossils
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 | | The "Creature Teacher" Jody Wallace from the Blair County Conservation District talks about fossils in a return appearance to Central PA Live on February 5. Click here to view the video. |
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