FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 14, 2022

CONTACT:
Brenda Shambaugh, Executive Director
(717) 794-6103
Thirty-four Pollution Prevention Projects Funded 
(Harrisburg) – Pennsylvania’s County Conservation Districts were recently awarded over $60,000. With this funding, thirty-four pollution reduction projects will take place in twenty-five counties. These projects promote water pollution prevention activities through the Non-point Source (NPS) Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grant Program. The projects will take place through May 2023.

“We are pleased to be able to provide this funding to the conservation districts. The mini-grant funds will be well spent to educate adults throughout the Commonwealth. This funding will focus on local issues in your community. We must all do our part to make a difference for clean water and healthy soil,” said Brenda Shambaugh, Executive Director for the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD).

Funding for the grants, up to $2,000 each, is provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

The 2022-23 NPS Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-grant round will fund the following projects:
  • Allegheny County Conservation District, Municipal Outreach for Prevention of NPS Pollution $2,000
  • Armstrong Conservation District, Backyard Bioswale Demonstration Project, $2,000
  • Beaver County Conservation District, Agricultural Gathering and Manure Management, $1,356
  • Beaver County Conservation District, Stormwater Help for Homeowners, $1,170
  • Berks County Conservation District, Using Cover Crops to Prevent Nonpoint Source Pollution Workshop, $2,000
  • Bradford County Conservation District, Bradford County Outreach and Education Project, $2,000
  • Clarion Conservation District, AMD Treatment System Field Tour, $2,000
  • Clearfield County Conservation District, Cover Crop and Nutrient Management Field Day, $2,000
  • Clinton County Conservation District, 102/105 E&S Workshops, $1,500
  • Clinton County Conservation District, Manure Management Plan Workshop, $1,500
  • Columbia County Conservation District, NPS Pollution Prevention for Homeowners, $2,000
  • Cumberland County Conservation District, Upper Allen Township Rain Garden, Phase 2, $2,000
  • Dauphin County Conservation District, Stormwater Management Strategies for Homeowners Workshop, $2,000
  • Elk County Conservation District, NPS Pollution Prevention Workshop Series, $1,995
  • Franklin County Conservation District, Ag Education Event- Conservation Farm Tour or Ag BMP Meeting, $2,000
  • Jefferson County Conservation District, Grazing Field Day, $2,000
  • Juniata County Conservation District, Dirt to Soil, $1,975
  • Juniata County Conservation District, What's At Stake Field Day, $1,215
  • Lancaster County Conservation District, Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (E&S Plan) for Small Projects Development Guide, $2,000
  • Lebanon County Conservation District, 2023 Rain Barrel Workshop, $2,000
  • Lebanon County Conservation District, Conservation on the Ground Field Day: Equine Edition, $1,500
  • Lehigh County Conservation District, Suburban Agriculture, $2,000
  • Lehigh County Conservation District, Sustainable Backyard Workshop, $2,000
  • McKean County Conservation District, Promoting Healthy Watersheds, $2,000
  • McKean County Conservation District, Promoting Best Management Practices Tours, $1,500
  • Snyder County Conservation District, 2023 Farmers Winter Meeting, $1,000
  • Snyder County Conservation District, Agricultural Plan Writing Workshops, $1,000
  • Snyder County Conservation District, Soil Health Event & Bucket, $2,000
  • Tioga County Conservation District, Women in Ag, $2,000
  • Tioga County Conservation District, Rain Barrel Workshop 2022, $1,327
  • Venango Conservation District, How To Manage A Sustainable Equine Farm, $2,000
  • Warren County Conservation District, Streams, Trees, You, and Me, $2,000
  • Washington County Conservation District, Washington County Agriculture Outreach Events, $2,000
  • Westmoreland Conservation District, Forest Best Management Practices Workshop, $1,200
 
Click here for a summary description of each project: https://tinyurl.com/2022-2023NPS.

 
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The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. (PACD) is a non-profit organization whose guiding values include: Sustainable Resource Conservation; Integrity, Local; Education and Outreach; and Partnerships. PACD primarily serves as the collective voice for Pennsylvania’s 66 county conservation districts. For more information about PACD, visit www.pacd.org.
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