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Front Page: Your Weekly News & Updates
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PAEE Scholarships Available
PACD is awarding six scholarships for the PA Association of Environmental Educators annual two-day conference on March 13 and 14, 2017 at the McKeever Environmental Learning Center, Sandy Lake, PA.
Pennsylvania conservation district employees involved in environmental education and outreach are eligible to apply. Click here for the online application starting February 1, 2017. Contact: Terry Fisher at tfisher@pacd.org. The scholarships are made possible through an Environmental Education Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
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PACD/SCC Winter Meeting Concludes
The PACD/SCC Winter Meeting was held in State College January 24-25. During the meeting, sessions were held on Growing Greener III, Farm Bill, Stormwater, and PACD's On-Call Attorney program.
During the Executive Council meeting, a motion was passed to strike the PACD Auxiliary from the Bylaws and a motion was passed to improve the efficiency of the PACD Policy Process. A 50/50 drawing was held with proceeds benefiting the Pennsylvania Envirothon.
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Save the Date: New Dates and Location for 2017 PACD/SCC Joint Annual Conference
Mark your calendars for the 2017 PACD/SCC Joint Annual Conference, which will be held July 12-13, 2017 at the Red Lion Hotel Harrisburg Hershey in Harrisburg, PA. Registration will open in May.
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Intro to Conservation Planning Application Deadline Extended
The three day Introduction to Conservation Planning course will take place March 14-16, 2017 at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg (Hershey area) in Grantville, PA. Click here for information on the pre-requisite. The deadline to apply for this free training has been extended to February 17, 2017.
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Registration is Open for PALMS Conference
Registration is now open for the 27th annual Pennsylvania Lake Management Society Conference. It is scheduled to be held at the Ramada Conference Center in State College Pennsylvania on March 1st and 2nd, 2017. Once again, the conference has a terrific lineup of speakers on a host of water quality related subjects including in-lake management, developing a management plan, watershed management, invasive species control, blue-green algae, and more. For more registration information and a draft agenda please visit www.palakes.org.
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Conservation Districts in the News
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Upcoming Events
January 31, 2017
Lysock View Complex, Montoursville, PA
Chesapeake Bay Program Conservation District & PA Agency Staff Meeting
March 13, 2017 (snow date March 16)
Elaine Langone Center, 2nd Floor, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
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