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Front Page: Your Weekly News & Updates
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| Chapter 102 fall regional sessions, poster contest, news from Lebanon and Erie Counties, and NRCS grants awarded. |
Save the Date: Chapter 102 Fall Regional Sessions
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will hold Chapter 102 Fall Regional Sessions for conservation districts and DEP staff in October. Registration will be required, but attendance is free and lunch will be provided. Please save the date for the meeting closest to you! Registration will open in July.
Northwest: October 1, 2019, DEP Northwest Regional Office, Meadville, PA
Southwest: October 2, 2019, Westmoreland Conservation District, Greensburg, PA
Northcentral: October 15, 2019, DEP Northcentral Regional Office, Williamsport, PA
Northeast: October 22, 2019, Back Mountain Regional Emergency Services, Dallas, PA
Southeast: October 29, 2019, DEP Southeast Regional Office, Norristown, PA
Southcentral: October 31, 2019, Dauphin County Agriculture and Natural Resources Center, Dauphin, PA
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2019 Poster Contest Deadline is June 30
The National Association of Conservation Districts 2019 Poster Contest theme is "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 the artistic entries for this year's theme! Contact Jann McNamara at 717-238-7223 x 106 or
[email protected]
with questions.
Click here to read more.
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Lebanon County Conservation District Holds Legislative Roundtable
Staff from the Lebanon County Conservation District met with local legislators on May 31, 2019. The meeting included staff discussion on conservation programs in Lebanon County. These include agricultural land preservation, erosion and sedimentation, Envirothon, mosquito-borne disease control, and agricultural programs.
PA Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell was on hand to discuss the ongoing Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts. The group also discussed MS4 and the state budget as it relates to conservation efforts.
PACD Executive Director Brenda Shambaugh also attended the event.
Photo caption (left to right): Commissioner William Ames; Teresa Leitner, Legislative Secretary for Representative Helm; Brenda Shambaugh, PACD Executive Director; Commissioner Jo Ellen Litz; Patrick McDonnell, Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection; Randall Leisure, Board Chairman, Lebanon County Conservation District; Katie Doster, District Manager; Jennifer Albright, Director, Lebanon County Conservation District; Katherine Hetherington Cunfer, Deputy District Director for Congressman Meuser; PA Representative Frank Ryan.
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Erie County Conservation District Hosts "Enviro Lab" Week
Erie County Conservation District held an Enviro-lab week where mobile educational labs were brought to the county for students and legislators to tour. Armstrong Conservation District's H2Oh! on the GO! mobile lab was part of the event.
Click here to read more and to watch a video.
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NRCS Provides Grants to PA Conservation Districts to Help Implement Farm Bill Programs
Through a cooperative agreement, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), have made available $9 million in technical assistance grants to six Pennsylvania conservation districts to help implement Farm Bill Programs.
"These funds will increase the technical capacity among conservation districts and allow us to work with more Pennsylvania farmers and landowners to address natural resource concerns," said Denise Coleman, NRCS State Conservationist.
Seventy-five percent of the funds emanate from NRCS's conservation technical assistance, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and Conservation Stewardship Program funds. The remaining required matching funds are provided by NACD (5 percent) and Pennsylvania conservation districts (20 percent).
"Pennsylvania's conservation districts appreciate the opportunity for this grant program. With this funding, more practices will be put on the ground, which benefits all Pennsylvanians," said Brenda Shambaugh, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts.
All technical assistance capacity grants are annual, funding technicians and conservation planners to implement the programs previously listed. Recipients include Jefferson, Tioga, Lehigh, Northampton, Northumberland, and York Counties.
As partners in conservation, NRCS and county conservation districts work together to help farmers and landowners improve and protect Pennsylvania's land, water, soil and other related natural resources.
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Conservation Districts in the News
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Upcoming Events
June 18-20, 2019
Toftrees Golf Resort, State College, PA
July 17-18, 2019
Genetti Hotel, Williamsport, PA
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