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Front Page: Your Weekly News & Updates
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2017 Poster Contest Theme: Healthy Soils are Full of Life!
The 2017 National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Poster Contest is now open! The theme is "Healthy Soils are Full of Life!" PACD will be accepting JPEG versions of your county's winners until June 30, 2017. The digital versions of the posters have been a great help in cutting down on postage and handling costs, and NACD has assured us there are no discrepancies in judging JPEG's versus hard copies. In fact, it's their preferred medium. We can't wait to see all of the artistic entries for this year's theme!
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Building for Tomorrow - Upcoming Leadership Development Training
- Conservation District Managers 'Boot Camp' - June 19-21, 2017
These training opportunities are coordinated by the PA Leadership Development Program.
Contact: Leadership Development Coordinator
Mike Lovegreen
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Wayne Conservation District Opens Habitat Room
Wayne Conservation District celebrated the opening of their new habitat room on January 13, 2017. The professionally hand-painted mural includes native plants and animals in their habitats throughout the seasons. The conservation district obtained educational grant funds in order to take on this project and purchase educational kits.
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Online Conservation Assistance Now Available to Business Entities
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service recently announced that its new customer service portal, Conservation Client Gateway, is now available for business entities as well as individuals.
Conservation Client Gateway is a secure online web application that lets landowners and land managers operating as individuals or authorized representatives of business entities view their plan information, track payments, report completed practices, request conservation assistance, and electronically sign documents anytime, anywhere.
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2018 RCPP Applications Being Accepted through April 21st
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is now seeking applications for new partnership projects to help improve water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat, and protect agricultural viability through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
In this fourth RCPP Announcement for Program Funding (APF), NRCS will award up to $252 million to promote locally driven, public-private partnerships in 2018. Interested partners, such as non-governmental organizations, state and local governments, soil and water conservation districts, and universities should submit pre-proposals by April 21st to be considered for funding.
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Emergency Watershed Program Projects Underway
Pennsylvania USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is in the process of inventorying and designing 12 Emergency Watershed Program (EWP) projects to re-establish stream banks that were critically eroded by flooding during an October storm.
The projects include one in Bradford County, two in Sullivan County, six in Lycoming County, and three in Centre County. Construction costs are estimated at $1,500,000.
The PA Department of Environmental Protection will be entering into agreements to provide the 25 percent local dollar match for these projects, while the county or the county conservation district will assume the sponsorship role and local contracting responsibilities.
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Conservation Districts in the News
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Upcoming Events
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
Intro to Conservation Planning
March 14-16, 2017
Holiday Inn Harrisburg Hershey, Grantville, PA
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PA Association of Conservation Districts | 717.238.7223 | pacd@pacd.org | www.pacd.org
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