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Front Page: Your Weekly News & Updates
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Joint Annual Conference registration, Intro to Conservation Planning concludes, Penn State adds new certificate program, and news from Crawford, Berks, Franklin, and Cumberland Counties.
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Registration for the 2017 PACD/SCC Joint Annual Conference Opens Today
Help us mark the 70th anniversary of the Joint Annual Conference July 12-13 at the Red Lion Harrisburg Hershey in Harrisburg, PA. With timely informational sessions and a soil health tour at beautiful Hershey Farms, you won't want to miss this conference! The new conference location is outside of the city and easily accessible. Look for feature articles in upcoming issues of Front Page for more details about the tour and other conference activities. Click here to register, and for more information.
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Intro to Conservation Planning Training Concludes
Twenty-two students attended the Intro to Conservation Planning training in Grantville, PA. The training was held May 16-18, 2017. The three days consisted of a mix of classroom learning and field experience.
The training was made possible by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the State Conservation Commission. Administrative support was provided by PACD.
Photo caption: Duane Miller, Praedium Ventures, instructs the class.
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Crawford County Conservation District Holds Successful Lake
Initiative
For their 2016-17 Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-grant project, Crawford County Conservation District reached out to residents of Canadohta Lake. Through the project, the district provided 21 technical assistance meetings, authorized 14 permits, and saw an increase in interest in best management practice installation.
The district will use this project as a prototype to implement at other lakes in the county.
Financial and other support for this project is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Berks County Conservation District Receives Proclamation
A proclamation for Conservation District Week was presented to the Berks County Conservation District (BCCD) on April 21, 2017 at the Berks County Ag Center. BCCD partners, including the Berks County Department of Agriculture, USDA Farm Service Agency, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, took the time to show their support and attend the presentation. The presentation was made during the district's annual seedling sale and Backyard Basics workshop.
Photo caption: Pictured (left to right) are: Brian Boyer, Treasurer and Public Director; Dean Druckenmiller, District Executive; Christian Leinbach, Commissioner Director; Piper Sherburne, Chair, Public Director, and PACD South East Region Director; and Glenn Seidel, Farmer Director and PACD President. Photo provided by BCCD.
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Penn State to Launch Undergraduate Ag Stewardship and
Conservation Certificate
A new undergraduate certificate program offered by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will give students interested in agricultural stewardship an opportunity for classroom and hands-on learning about the sustainability of agricultural soil and water resources.
The program's developers note that the Agricultural Stewardship and Conservation Certificate program will help train the next generation of conservation professionals at a time when Pennsylvania's agricultural producers are under mounting pressure to adopt measures that will protect and enhance water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed..
The certificate program will be administered under Penn State's Environmental Resource Management academic program, according to program coordinator Robert Shannon, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering and PACD North Central Region Director.
Photo credit: Bob Nichols, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Franklin County Conservation District Holds Legislative
Breakfast
During Conservation District Week, Franklin County Conservation District held a legislative breakfast. The event was held April 28, 2017, at the district office in Chambersburg. Numerous elected officials attended the event and learned about district programs such as the Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Road Program, PA's Nutrient Management Program, and the Erosion and Sediment Control Program.
Photo caption: Jennifer Bratthauar, Franklin County Conservation District Ag Technician, explains the benefits of having and implementing a nutrient management plan or a manure management plan. Photo provided by Franklin County Conservation District.
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Cumberland County Hosts 116 Students in Local Envirothon
Students from nine area high schools competed in the annual Cumberland County Envirothon on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Mechanicsburg Sportsmen's Association in Enola, Cumberland County. The "5 Blind Mice" team from Cumberland Valley High School took first place and will represent Cumberland County at the 2017 Pennsylvania Envirothon at the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Campus in Johnstown, PA, on May 23 and 24.
Representatives from the PA Fish and Boat Commission, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, PA Game Commission, the Conservation District, and Natural Resources Conservation Service administered the tests.
Photo caption: 2017 Cumberland County Envirothon Champions, 5 Blind Mice, from Cumberland Valley High School. Pictured Left to Right, Lauren Shaffer, Janae Longenecker, Jackson Wetzel, Anna Pauletta, and Austin Mantione. Photo provided by Cumberland County Conservation District.
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Conservation Districts in the News
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Upcoming Events
July 12-13, 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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PA Association of Conservation Districts | 717.238.7223 | pacd@pacd.org | www.pacd.org
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