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Front Page: Your Weekly News & Updates
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Joint Annual Conference 2018 and news from Tioga, Potter, and McKean Counties
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Save the Date! PA to Host NACD Northeast Region Meeting in 2018
Mark your calendars for July 15-18, 2018, because the 2018 National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Northeast Regional Meeting is coming to Pennsylvania! The meeting will be held in conjunction with the PACD/SCC Joint Annual Conference at the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hotel in Lancaster, PA. Look to future editions of Front Page for more information.
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Tioga County Conservation District Holds Bridge Demo
On July 26, 2017 Tioga County Conservation District held a Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Bridge Demo Day at Salt Spring Road in Liberty to educate local Municipalities on how to construct a GRS Bridge.
The Salt Spring Road project includes the replacement of two double pipe structures in close proximity to one another. Both structures created complete barriers to aquatic organism passage (AOP), including native brook trout. By removing the two structures and constructing GRS Bridges, approximately 11 miles of stream will be open to AOP, connecting the entire main stem of Salt Spring Run.
Funding for this project was provided through the Penn State Dirt and Gravel/Low Volume Road Program, Liberty Township, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Photo caption: Photo provided by Tioga County Conservation District.
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Potter and McKean County Conservation Districts Clean Up Allegheny
By Jason Childs, Potter County Conservation District Manager
On Wednesday July 26, 2017, a volunteer crew cleaned up the Allegheny River from Burtville to Port Allegany. Lots of junk and litter was collected making our river a better place to paddle.
Many thanks to our partners: McKean County Conservation District, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Pennsoil RC & D, Liberty Township, Potter County Conservation District, Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers, and PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Photo caption: Pictured left to right are: Chad Rugh, April Castano, Jen Haskins, Casey Boyer, Scott Wennerstrom, Jan Brown, Bob Volkmar, Jared Dickerson, Tom Manning, Frank Weeks, Janie Weeks, and Dave Bressan. Not Pictured: Heather McKean and children.
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Conservation Districts in the News
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Upcoming Events
September 26, 2017
Red Lion Hotel Harrisburg Hershey, Harrisburg, PA
Conservation District Watershed Specialist Meeting
October 4-6, 2017
Toftrees Golf Resort, State College, PA
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