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Front Page: Your Weekly News & Updates
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Save the Date for the 2018 Bay Meeting
The 2018 Chesapeake Bay Program Conservation District and PA Agency Staff Meeting will be
held on M
onday,
March 12
, 2018
at the
Elaine Langone Center, 2nd Floor, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. Please add this meeting to your calendar now and plan to attend. The snow date is March 15. Registration and a draft agenda will follow when available.
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Coal Mining History and Environmental Stewardship Field Trip in Northumberland County
On October 17th, several school classes from the Mt. Carmel and Shamokin area spent the day learning about local environmental issues and wrapped up the day by planting trees and shrubs along Quaker Run, a tributary to Shamokin Creek. The event focused on teaching local students about local land use practices and their impacts on water quality.
The Kulpmont Borough partnered with Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance and Northumberland County Conservation District to organize the day long field trip educating students about water quality issues.
Photo caption: Photo provided by Northumberland County Conservation District.
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Free Webinar on EPA's Water Finance Clearinghouse Coming Soon
The next National Association of Conservation District's Urban and Community Conservation webinar will be held November 16 from Noon-1:00pm. The webinar will teach participants how to use and navigate the EPA's Water Finance Clearinghouse.
The Clearinghouse is a web
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based portal designed to help communities make informed decisions about their drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure needs. It includes two searchable databases: one contains available funding sources for water infrastructure and the other includes resources on financing mechanisms and approaches.
To register, email NACD Senior Advisor Deb Bogar with your name, title, district or business name, and state.
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Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence Accepting Nominations
Apply now for the 2018 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence!
The Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence is open to any Pennsylvania business, farm, government agency, educational institution, non-profit organization and individual that has created, or participated in, the development of a project that promotes environmental stewardship in Pennsylvania.
Applications can be submitted to DEP through January 8, 2018.
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Workshop on Planning Strategies and Tools to Protect Freshwater Resources
The Green Valleys Watershed Association is holding a workshop titled, "Planning Strategies and Tools that Preserve and Enhance Community Freshwater Resources" in Chester County. The workshop will be held December 2 from 8:30am-Noon at The Washington at Historic Yellow Springs, 1685 Art School Road, Chester Springs, PA.
The workshop will feature case studies and discussion from 10 representatives of regulatory agencies, planners, designers, and conservation organizations - including staff from the Chester County Conservation District. The cost of the workshop is $10. Click here to register online. The deadline to register is November 29.
Click here for the event flyer.
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Conservation Districts in the News
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Upcoming Events
November 7-9, 2017
Holiday Inn Harrisburg-Hershey, Grantville, PA
PACD/SCC Winter Meeting
January 17-18, 2018
Toftrees Golf Resort and Conference Center, State College, PA
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