The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded $1,173,789 in Environmental Education Grants to 68 environmental education projects that will promote environmental stewardship across Pennsylvania.
Twelve conservation districts received funding:
- Adams – $4,889 for “Tour of Best Management Practices at the Adams County Ag Center”
- Blair – $30,000 for “Regional Education on Healthy Soils, Riparian Buffers and Urban Green Spaces”
- Clarion – $19,009 for “Enhancing Water and Climate Education in Clarion County”
- Columbia – $5,000 to host “Composting Towards a Climate Solution”
- Dauphin – $5,000 for the “2025 Stormwater Management for Homeowners Workshop”
- Delaware – $5,000 to host the “Delaware County Annual Sustainability Conference”
- Indiana – $10,180 for “Indiana County Environmental Futures: Education for Water, Climate, and Environmental Justice”
- Lawrence – $4,905 for “Nature Camps for Lawrence County”
- Lehigh – $4,969 for the “Orefield Middle School Outdoor Experience”
- Monroe – $10,400 for the “From Current to Classroom: Educating Through Electrofishing”
- Venango – $4,457 for its “Venango County Youth Agriculture Education Initiative”
- Westmoreland – $3,037 for its “Storm Drain Marker Outreach Project”
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