Front Page Newsletter September 26, 2022

Register Today: 2022 CREP Partner Training

As part of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Outreach Program Office, the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts and CREP Program Partners will offer a virtual two-day CREP Partner Training to all partner staff involved in the program, including conservation district staff. Registration is free and required.

CREP Partner Training

November 9-10, 2022 | 9:00am - noon

Audience: New and experienced staff working with the CREP program in Pennsylvania

Please click here to view the draft agenda and here to register for the training.

Contact Holly Miller at hmiller@pacd.org with questions.

Financial and other support for the CREP Partner Training is provided through a Growing Greener Watershed Protection grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and with additional support from USDA-NRCS.

Meet Brittany Moore – PACD’s New Technician in Lebanon

PACD recently hired Brittany Moore as a Conservation Technician in the Lebanon, PA Technical Center. Brittany graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Biology and Animal Science. Brittany has a background in agricultural research and GIS and was the previous Agricultural Program Coordinator at the Schuylkill County Conservation District. In her spare time, Brittany enjoys kayaking, running, and hiking with her dog, Eleanor.

Brittany can be reached at bmoore@pacd.org.

The PACD Engineering Assistance Program, funded through the Pennsylvania Growing Greener Program and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, provides statewide engineering and soils technical assistance to entities developing or implementing a watershed assessment, watershed restoration plan, or watershed protection plan. Program staff are based out of four regional offices covering all Pennsylvania river basins.

Photo provided by Brittany Moore.

(Right) Bobby Ramsey of Ramsey Excavating LLC receives the J. Roy Houston Conservation Partnership Award from (left to right) Westmoreland Conservation District Board Chairman Ron Rohall, Director Jay Bell, and District Watershed Program Manager Chelsea Walker. Photo provided by Westmoreland Conservation District.

Westmoreland Conservation District Presents 2022 Awards

Westmoreland Conservation District recently announced its 2022 awards. Ramsey Excavating LLC was named the J. Roy Houston Conservation Partnership Award. The Lash Family Farm was named Conservation Farmer of the Year.

For articles on the awards program, click here

and here.

Save the Date: Annual Envirothon Coordinator Meetings

County Envirothon Coordinators are encouraged to sign up and attend one of the October meetings. This is a chance to share information and ideas for the 2023 Envirothon events. Updated resources and materials for coordinators and teachers will be shared.

The dates and locations are:

Monday, October 17, 2022

Snyder County Conservation District

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Forbes State Forest District Office (Westmoreland County)

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Jefferson County Conservation District

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Sullivan County Conservation District

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Lancaster Farm and Home Center

Please RSVP by October 7, 2022, and reach out to Courtney Raker at execdirector@envirothonpa.org with any questions.