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Conservation Districts in the News
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Upcoming Events
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October 17, 2016
Cumberland County Conservation District, Carlisle, PA
October 21, 2016
DEP Region Office, Wilkes-Barre, PA
October 25-27, 2016
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
November 3, 2016
Westmoreland Conservation District, Greensburg, PA
November 9, 2016
Red Lion Inn Hotel Harrisburg Hershey, Harrisburg, PA
(Sponsored by Blair County)
November 16, 2016
Altoona Grand Hotel, Altoona PA
PACD/SCC Winter Meeting
January 24-25, 2017 (Tentative)
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
Chesapeake Bay Program Conservation District and PA Agency Staff Meeting
March 14, 2017 (snow date March 16) (Tentative)
Elaine Langone Center, 2nd Floor, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Intro to Conservation Planning
March 14-16, 2017 (Tentative)
Holiday Inn Harrisburg Hershey, Grantville, PA
Agricultural Conservation Technical Training - Basic Level
March 20-24, 2017 (Tentative)
Keystone Conference Center, Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA (Lebanon County)
Spring 102/105 Technical Training - Basic
March 20-24, 2017 (Tentative)
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
PACD North Central Region Meeting
March 30, 2017
Clinton County Conservation District, Mill Hall, PA
Spring 102/105 Technical Training - Advanced/Topic Based
April 5-6, 2017 (Tentative)
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
Agricultural Conservation Technical Training - Level II
April 10-14, 2017 (Tentative)
Keystone Conference Center, Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA (Lebanon County)
PACD/SCC Joint Annual Conference
July 19-20, 2017 (Tentative)
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
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Did you know that the next national drug take-back day is Saturday, October 22? Participants help keep prescriptions drugs out of our water supplies. Find out more about this initiative here.
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Shambaugh Visits McKean County Conservation District
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McKean County Conservation District (MCCD) directors and staff show Shambaugh the native plant and pollinator garden adjacent to their office building. The garden was funded by a Lumber Heritage Region grant. Pictured from left to right are: Cliff Lane, County Commissioner and MCCD Board Director; Kerry Fetter, MCCD Board Chairman; Brenda Shambaugh, PACD Executive Director; Bob Wright, MCCD Board Director; and Sandy Thompson, MCCD District Manager.
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PACD Executive Director Brenda Shambaugh visited the McKean County Conservation District (MCCD) office on October 11, 2016. She met with several board members and staff. MCCD manager Sandy Thompson and Director Bob Wright took Brenda on a tour of the property which showcases best management practices and other district projects.
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16th Annual Watershed Specialist Meeting Concludes
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Group photo of the Watershed Specialists taken by Molly Burns.
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The annual Conservation District Watershed Specialist Meeting was held October 4-6, 2016 in State College. Sixty-four watershed specialists from conservation districts across the state attended the meeting, which was sponsored by the PA Department of Environmental Protection and facilitated by PACD. Presentation topics included: attracting and engaging adult learners; Pennsylvania's Wildlife Action Plan; how to deal with Hydrilla (an invasive species); Pennsylvania's State Water Plan; how to address harmful algal blooms, and much more.
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 State Technical Committee Meeting October 18th
The Pennsylvania State Technical Committee will meet on October 18, 2016 at the USDA State Office in Harrisburg. Topics of discussion for this quarterly meeting will include highlights of Natural Resources Conservation Service engineering assistance, training and safety, as well as FY 2017 Financial Assistance Programs updates. Click here for more information.
First 2017 Conservation Programs Sign-up Deadline: Oct. 21st
The deadline to submit applications to be considered in the 2017 first ranking period for funding consideration in Pennsylvania for The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA), and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is Friday, October 21, 2016. Click here for more information.
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Marcellus Shale Coalition Offering Shale 101 Seminar
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 Conservation districts are invited to attend the two day seminar being held by the Marcellus Shale Coalition in Pittsburgh from November 2-3, 2016. During this seminar, industry experts will educate attendees on the upstream, midstream, and downstream segments of the natural gas industry. Click
here for the full agenda, session descriptions, and line-up of presenters.
Conservation districts are eligible for the government rate of $100 for the two days. Click here to register.
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