MAINE, Southern Aroostook SWCD – The farmers and gardeners involved in the Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District’s unusual …
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Bite of Berks takes bite out of college costs for Berks County environmental students
PENNSYLVANIA, Berks County CD – A Bite of Berks is a competitive tasting event featuring local restaurants, bakeries, caterers, food …
Conservation District honors Chestnut Ridge forest stewards, woodlands group
PENNSYLVANIA, Westmoreland CD – Westmoreland Conservation District will head into the woods, figuratively, Thursday as it presents its annual conservation …
Creating Bee-Friendly Habitats
MAINE, Piscataquis County SWCD – While bee populations are under stress from climate change, habitat loss, invasive species, pests and …
Volunteers clear 70 tires from Juniata River
PENNSYLVANIA, Perry County CD – A group of 20 dedicated Keep Perry County Beautiful volunteers and Perry County Conservation District …
Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District still solving problems after 75 years
NEW YORK, Cayuga County SWCD – In August 1944, the Cayuga County Board of Supervisors, now the Legislature, decided soil …
Session to teach building, growing with high tunnels
MAINE, Central Aroostook SWCD – The National Resources Conservation Service and Central Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District will offer …
Importance of High Quality and Exceptional Value Streams
PENNSYLVANIA, Pike County CD – Since the Clean Water Act of 1972, states have developed their own water quality standards, …
Wings, paws, scales & claws
PENNSYLVANIA, Clinton County CD – This year marks the 28th Annual Conservation Summer Day Camp at the Sieg Conference Center …
Whey Street Dairy Farm In Cuyler Wins Annual State Award For Conservation Efforts
NEW YORK, Cortland County SWCD – Whey Street Dairy in Cuyler has been owned and operated by the Young family …
Cumberland County conservation director receives PACD Conservation District Employee Excellence Award
PENNSYLVANIA, Cumberland County CD – Cumberland County Conservation District Manager Carl Goshorn was honored for his outstanding efforts that have …
Program on Columbia County wetlands slated for Aug. 13 in Ghent
NEW YORK, Columbia County SWCD – Learn about wetlands and their economic and enviornmental value at “Liquidity — Exploring the …
Schuylkill Conservation District receives state Leadership Excellence Award
PENNSYLVANIA, Schuylkill CD – The Schuylkill Conservation District is the 2019 recipient of the ‘Leadership Excellence Award’ presented by the …
Carnegie Museum will use $1.3M grant for climate change education in rural Western Pa.
PENNSYLVANIA, Mercer County CD – The Carnegie Museum of Natural History has received a National Science Foundation grant of $1,254,205 …
Conservation Award-Winning Farm Hosts Tour
DELAWARE, Sussex CD – Sen. Tom Carper, center, toured the farm of Richard and Kathy Carlisle in Bridgeville, Delaware to …
Federal grant funding made available for oyster growers in Rhode Island
RHODE ISLAND, Southern Rhode Island CD – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is offering financial and …
Floating islands, rain gardens and more help protect local water quality
NEW YORK, Warren County SWCD – The Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District has some interesting water-quality projects underway, …
Efforts being made to eradicate Japanese knotweed
NEW YORK, Niagara County SWCD – The Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District is working toward eradicating the invasive …
Berks County Conservation District helped protect a trout stream in Womelsdorf
PENNSYLVANIA, Berks County CD – On June 26, officials held a ribbon cutting and check presentation to mark the reopening …
Cheshire County CD heads community solar project to benefit agriculture
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Cheshire County CD – In a project headed by the Cheshire County Conservation District, by this fall Sun …
Null settling in at new position at conservation district
PENNSYLVANIA, Clearfield County CD – William “Willie” Null, the new manager of the Clearfield County Conservation District, hopes to continue …
Students, volunteers plant trees for Saxtons River floodplain protection
VERMONT, Windham County NRCD – The Saxtons River Watershed Collaborative organized a riparian buffer tree planting on June 6 along …
District plans workshop on soils, natural resources
MAINE, Central Aroostook SWCD – The Central Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District and the State Soil Scientist will offer …
Workshop To Teach Property Owners About Forest Management
MAINE, Van Buren CD – Coming up this Friday will be a presentation by the Van Buren Conservation District on …
Reed looks back on a nearly 20-year career as conservation district manager
PENNSYLVANIA, Clearfield County CD – Clearfield County Conservation District’s Manager Susan Reed is set to embark on a major life …
Broadway students break a sweat to improve water quality
WEST VIRGINIA, Shenandoah Valley SWCD – Horticulture students at Broadway High School left the classroom on Tuesday for a hands-on …
Workshop offered on forestry management for bird conservation
MAINE, Waldo County SWCD – Wild bird species of Maine are currently facing many stresses that are causing their populations …
‘Bringing science to life’: Divine Mercy students hold trout release
PENNSYLVANIA, Cambria County CD, Somerset CD – Dodging raindrops, fifth- and sixth-grade students from Divine Mercy Catholic Academy released roughly …
Volunteers plant new forest at Elliottsburg park
PENNSYLVANIA, Perry County CD – Braving rain and a swampy field, about 30 volunteers including West Perry students, residents and …
Partners undertake Cross Lake Watershed survey
MAINE, St. John Valley SWCD – The Friends of Cross Lake association will coordinate a survey of Cross Lake’s watershed …
Tractor Training
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Cheshire County CD – For local farmers, finding assistance in working their land generally isn’t that much of …
WV farmers can apply for assistance to revegetate their land
Muddy fields across West Virginia were the result of a year of steady rain. That is according to a release …
Students Build Bee Houses
PENNSYLVANIA, Columbia County CD – Students at Central Columbia High School near Bloomsburg are busy drilling and sanding. The agricultural …
#FeedABee initiative in Allegheny County gives bee colonies plants and land to stay fed
PENNSYLVANIA, Allegheny County CD – In 2017, the Feed a Bee initiative set a goal to fund pollinator-dedicated gardens and …
Herkimer County starts work on updated farmland plan
NEW YORK, Herkimer County SWCD – Herkimer County has begun work to update the county’s 2000 Agricultural and Farmland Protection …
Conservation district to assist land trust, help with Harmony Trail
RHODE ISLAND, Southern Rhode Island CD – The Southern Rhode Island Conservation District will use an Urban Agriculture Conservation Grant …
Working Group Findings: Agricultural Needs
MAINE, Central Aroostook SWCD – Spring will soon come to Aroostook County, but in the meantime, local officials have been …
No-till vegetable farming workshop to bring soil health expert to Gilford
NEW HAMPSHIRE – The New Hampshire Association of Conservation Districts, in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and …
Conservation District celebrates purchase of building
PENNSYLVANIA, Clinton County CD – The photo was taken at Friday’s ceremonial signing of papers granting ownership of the Conservation …
Free manure management plan writing workshop offered by Conservation District
PENNSYLVANIA, Clearfield County CD – Did you know that all farms generating/using manure must have a manure management plan? The …
Solar Project Aims to Assist Farms with Energy Expenses
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Cheshire County CD – The Cheshire County Conservation District (CCCD) has launched a Community Supported Solar Initiative for …
Warren County SWCD awarded watershed grant
NEW YORK, Warren County SWCD – The Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded $19,995 for the Quaker …
Grant to fix flooding near Geisinger entrance much less than expected
A more than $45,000 grant to mitigate flooding in a Mahoning Township creek is much less than the township sought, …
Conservation district moves office
PENNSYLVANIA, Indiana County CD – The Indiana County Conservation District has relocated to a new office at 350 N. Fourth …
Conservation District to Buy Building from County
PENNSYLVANIA, Clinton County CD – “A memorandum of understanding and an article of agreement for the transfer of the Route …
USDA under secretary visits Panhandle
WEST VIRGINIA, Potomac Valley CD — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency hosted USDA Under Secretary Bill …
Allison Holmes joins the Clinton County SWCD
NEW YORK, Clinton County SWCD — Allison Holmes joined the Clinton County Soil and Water Conservation District staff in early …
State funding will aid area farmers in best practices on local farms
NEW YORK, Wyoming County SWD — “Farms have always done their due diligence in protecting the environment,” Al Fagan, Wyoming …
State awards grants for pollution prevention equipment in northern New York
NEW YORK, Lewis County SWCD –The state awarded Northern New York soil and water conservation districts a combined $4.1 million …
Conservation officials hope stormwater retrofits can serve as an example for local towns
PENNSYLVANIA, Westmoreland CD — Murrysville officials would like their storm water detention ponds to do a little more detaining, and …
Special sign-up for conservation practices
DELAWARE, Morrow SWCD — The Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) announces new funding available for the Upper Big …
Cayuga County SWCD awarded $380,000 for stream bank stabilization projects
NEW YORK, Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District — Congratulations to the Cayuga County SWCD on being awarded $380,000 …
Chatting about removing excess stormwater
PENNSYLVANIA, Wyoming County CD — A presentation provided last week by the Wyoming County Conservation District gave valuable information on …
New site will allow county conservation district to carry out its mission in a new way
PENNSYLVANIA, Washington County CD — Heads bobbing, a foursome of wild turkeys made their way up a brush-covered hillside in …
Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District offers programs on invasive insects
MAINE, Androscoggin Valley SWCD — Two free programs on invasive insects in Maine are scheduled next month in Lewiston and …
Windy Heights Farm, Forejt family named 2018 Conservation Farmer of the Year
PENNSYLVANIA, Westmoreland CD — An East Huntingdon farming family with a long history of soil and water conservation practices has …
Union County preserves nearly 100 acres more of farmland
PENNSYLVANIA, Union County CD — Another nearly 100 acres of Union County farmland are guaranteed to remain in farming…Cindy Kahley, …
County parks and recreation director receives Westmoreland Conservation District’s Houston Award
PENNSYLVANIA, Westmoreland CD — Malcolm Sias began his college career studying forestry, so it should come as no surprise that …
Soil and water chief to retire
NEW YORK, Essex County SWCD — The Essex County Soil & Water Conservation District will see a change in leadership …
Youths complete conservation camp
PENNSYLVANIA, Monroe County CD — The 44th annual Monroe County Conservation Camp was held from July 21 to 28 at …
New York Releases 2017 Annual Report
NEW YORK — Throughout this report you will see photos of conservation district employees delivering conservation programs and services. A …
A Celebration Of Local Agriculture
NEW YORK, Tioga County SWCD — “You recognize it’s really important to get those who aren’t farmers out on to …
Otsego County SWCD partners to improve local trails
NEW YORK, Otsego County SWCD — The Otsego County Conservation Association is pursuing a state grant to create and improve …
