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Conservation Districts in the News
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Upcoming Events
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(Sponsored by Blair County)
November 16, 2016
Altoona Grand Hotel, Altoona PA
November 29, 2016 - December 1, 2016
January 24-25, 2017
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
Chesapeake Bay Program Conservation District and PA Agency Staff Meeting
March 14, 2017
(snow date March 16)
Elaine Langone Center, 2nd Floor, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Intro to Conservation Planning
March 14-16, 2017
Holiday Inn Harrisburg Hershey, Grantville, PA
PACD North West Region Meeting
March 15, 2017
McKean County Conservation District, Smethport, PA
Agricultural Conservation Technical Training - Basic Level
March 20-24, 2017
Keystone Conference Center, Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA (Lebanon County)
Spring 102/105 Technical Training - Basic
March 20-24, 2017
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
PACD South Central Region Meeting
March 22, 2017
Cumberland County Conservation District Office, Carlisle, PA
PACD South East Region Meeting
March 23, 2017
Franconia Heritage Restaurant, Telford, 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
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
Agricultural Conservation Technical Training - Level II
April 10-14, 2017
Keystone Conference Center, Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA (Lebanon County)
PACD North East Region Meeting
April 21, 2017
DEP Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre, PA
PACD/SCC Joint Annual Conference
July 19-20, 2017 (Tentative)
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
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PACD Facilitates Training with Department of Environmental Protection
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| PACD assisted the PA Department of Environmental Protection's South Central region in facilitating the Chapter 102 NPDES & PCSM Training for the Regulated Community on November 9, 2016 in Harrisburg, PA. Pictured is DEP's Permit Section Chief Nathan Crawford, P.E., leading a session for the 114 attendees. Photo by Shannon Wehinger. |
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Volunteers Are Needed for Conservation District Booth at the 2017 PA Farm Show
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 PACD will once again be hosting a conservation district exhibit at the
2017 Farm Show
. Volunteers are needed to help at our booth and to tell visitors about the
important
work conservation districts do to protect the Commonwealth's natural resources.
The Farm Show will run from Jan. 7 to Jan. 14, 2017 at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. The district booth will have two 4-hour shifts each day, with one or two volunteers per shift. Volunteers will receive a parking pass for the day of their shift. District volunteers are needed to fill the morning shifts from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm and the afternoon shifts from 12:30 pm to 5 pm on all days.
We will not be scheduling volunteers for the evening (after 5:00 p.m.) However, ideally, someone would be at the exhibit at all times, so if you are interested in spending an evening at the booth, please let us know.
If you have questions or to volunteer, send your name, contact information, and the shifts you are available to Terry Fisher at tfisher@pacd.org or call Terry at 717-238-7223.
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Over $3M Available to Protect Pennsylvania Wetlands and Family Farms
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NRCS now accepting applications for ACEP
 NRCS is now accepting applications from Pennsylvania landowners and groups interested in protecting the state's wetlands and working farms through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP).
This year, Pennsylvania NRCS has $3.4 million available in both the Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) and Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) components of this 2014 Farm Bill program. Click here to read more.
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