HARRISBURG, Pa. — 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-
–PA Association of Conservation Districts