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Front Page: Your Weekly News & Updates
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| 2019 poster contest, news from Dauphin County, and NRCS accepting applications for financial and technical assistance. |
2019 Poster Contest Theme: Life in the Soil: DIG DEEPER
Just in time for Back-to-School! The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has announced the 2019 Poster Contest theme: "Life in the Soil: DIG DEEPER." PACD will be accepting photos of your county's winners until June 30, 2019. We can't wait to see all of the artistic entries for this year's theme!
Click here for the Pennsylvania contest flyer and here to read more about the NACD contest.
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Dauphin County Conservation District Holds Stormwater Management Workshop
The Dauphin County Conservation District held a "Stormwater Management and Control for Your Home" workshop on August 4 at Londonderry Township. The workshop included a presentation on general nonpoint source pollution, stormwater basics, and low impact development strategies. This was followed by an demonstration on stormwater and how low impact development works to reduce stormwater runoff. Finally, participants were given rain barrels to take home for use on their properties.
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.
Photo of the workshop was provided by Dauphin County Conservation District.
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NRCS Now Accepting Applications for Financial and Technical Assistance
Pennsylvania agricultural producers are encouraged to apply for technical and financial assistance to improve and enhance natural resources on their farm and forest land. Funding is available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The first application cutoff date for fiscal year 2019 is October 19, 2018 for both EQIP and AMA.
Assistance is available to help farmers and forest landowners plan and implement conservation practices to improve water and air quality, build healthier soil, improve grazing and forest lands, conserve energy, enhance organic operations, and achieve other environmental benefits. Popular practices include waste storage structures, heavy use area pads, energy, cover crops, irrigation water management, poultry windbreaks and more.
NRCS accepts applications year-round but makes funding selections at application cut-off deadlines. Pennsylvania producers with applications in before October 19, 2018 will have a higher chance of application approval as funding is limited. Applications received after that date will be accepted and considered for funding in the second ranking in December, if funds remain.
To participate in USDA conservation programs, applicants should be farmers or farm or forest landowners and must meet eligibility criteria. To take advantage of NRCS technical assistance and expertise or federally funded conservation on your farm or land, please contact your local USDA NRCS Field Office (found at http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov), or visit our website at www.pa.nrcs.usda.gov for applications and program information.
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Conservation Districts in the News
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