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Five Pennsylvania Farms Receive Clean Water Farm Award

PACD presented the operators of five farms with the Clean Water Farm Award during its annual conference on July 27, 2016 in State College, PA. The honor is awarded annually to farmers who manage their daily farm operations in an environmentally conscious manner that helps to protect Pennsylvania’s water quality.
Left to right: PACD President Glenn Seidel, Acting Secretary of Environmental Protection Patrick McDonnell, C. Barclay Hoopes, Jr., Diana Hoopes, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Greg Hostetter. The Hoopes were presented with the Clean Water Farm Award on July 27, 2016. They were nominated by the Chester County Conservation District.

Left to right: PACD President Glenn Seidel, Acting Secretary of Environmental Protection Patrick McDonnell, C. Barclay Hoopes, Jr., Diana Hoopes, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Greg Hostetter. The Hoopes were presented with the Clean Water Farm Award on July 27, 2016. They were nominated by the Chester County Conservation District.

This year’s award recipients are:
  • South East Region: Barclay Hoopes (Chester County)
  • South West Region: James A. & Billie Cowell, Jr. of Frosty Springs Farm (Greene County)
  • North West Region: Elder Farms – Loren & Darren Elder (Lawrence County)
  • North Central Region: Allen & Linda Wehr Farm (Union County)
  • South Central Region: Randall & Sarah Patterson (York County)
The Clean Water Farm award was initiated in 1986. Recipients of the award are nominated by their local county conservation districts. Financial support for this award is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection through the Chesapeake Bay Regulatory and Accountability Program and the Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Education Office (administered by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc.). Click here to read the entire press release.  

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PACD Honors Award Recipients during Annual Meeting

Conservation district staffs, state officials, and legislative partners convened in State College to honor conservationists during the PACD and State Conservation Commission’s 69th Joint Annual Conference. The awards luncheon took place July 27 at the Ramada Conference Center in State College, PA.
PACD President Glenn Seidel presents the Legislator Leadership Award to Representative Tommy Sankey during the PACD/SCC Awards Luncheon on July 27, 2016 in State College. Representative Sankey was nominated by the Clearfield County Conservation District.

PACD President Glenn Seidel presents the Legislator Leadership Award to Representative Tommy Sankey during the PACD/SCC Awards Luncheon on July 27, 2016 in State College. Representative Sankey was nominated by the Clearfield County Conservation District.

The 2016 PACD honorees are as follows:
  • Legislator Leadership Award

Representative Tommy Sankey (Clearfield)

  • President’s Award

Christopher Thompson (Lancaster)

  • Ann Rudd Saxman Conservation District Director Excellence Award

Kenneth Meck (Lancaster)

  • Conservation District Employee Excellence Award

Karl Kerchner (Lebanon)

  • Auxiliary Scholarship

Leah Wenhold (Lehigh)

Conservation District Employee Service Recognition Program Awards
  • 30 Years of Service

Donna Fisher, District Manager, Blair

Maryruth Wagner, District Manager, Columbia

  • 35 Years of Service

Ed Magargee, District Manager, Delaware

Greg Phillips, District Manager, Westmoreland

  • 40 Years of Service

Barry Travelpiece, P.E., Resource Conservationist, Columbia

Click here to read the entire press release.  

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Pike County Conservation District Celebrates 60 Years

Pictured are Army Corp of Engineers Senior Staff Biologist Mike Leggiero, PACD Executive Director Brenda Shambaugh, Pike County Conservation District (PCCD) Director Bob Engvaldsen, PCCD Executive Director Sally Corrigan, PCCD Vice Chairman John Milliken, PA Department of Environmental Protection Conservation District Field Representative Shane Kleiner, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service District Conservationist Jen Matthews, and PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Assistant District Forester Mike Roche. Photo provided by PCCD.

Pictured are Army Corp of Engineers Senior Staff Biologist Mike Leggiero, PACD Executive Director Brenda Shambaugh, Pike County Conservation District (PCCD) Director Bob Engvaldsen, PCCD Executive Director Sally Corrigan, PCCD Vice Chairman John Milliken, PA Department of Environmental Protection Conservation District Field Representative Shane Kleiner, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service District Conservationist Jen Matthews, and PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Assistant District Forester Mike Roche. Photo provided by PCCD.

PACD Executive Director Brenda Shambaugh joined the Pike County Conservation District Board of Directors to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the District. State legislators, county commissioners, and cooperating agency partners, joined district board members and staff at a picnic hosted by the District on June 24, 2016 at Delaware State Forest at Lily Pond in Milford, PA. Click here for more on the celebration.

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PACD’s Somerset Office Engineering Staff Recognized at Pirates Game

PACD Conservation Engineer Eric Robertson, P.E. (along with other staff from the Somerset Office) was honored by the PA Fish and Boat Commission before a Pittsburgh Pirate game on May 25, 2016. He is pictured on the Jumbotron at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA. The award was given to the Somerset staff for their acid mine drainage and stream restoration projects.

PACD Conservation Engineer Eric Robertson, P.E. (along with other staff from the Somerset Office) was honored by the PA Fish and Boat Commission before a Pittsburgh Pirate game on May 25, 2016. He is pictured on the Jumbotron at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA. The award was given to the Somerset staff for their acid mine drainage and stream restoration projects.

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Registration for the 2016 PACD/SCC Joint Annual Conference Opens Today

button-registerPACD members and partners are invited to join us at this year’s Joint Annual Conference to network, learn, and take a leading role in statewide issues. The conference will take place July 27-28 at the Ramada Conference Center in State College, Pennsylvania. As a special service to our members, PACD has arranged for Adam Long from the law firm of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC to provide an update on employment law on July 28, with a particular focus on the new overtime rule. Adam is familiar to many of our members and regularly provides advice and counseling to employers on a wide range of labor and employment law issues. Stay tuned for more Front Page articles highlighting this and other conference sessions and activities. Click here to register and learn more about the conference. We look forward to seeing you there!  

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PACD Board Meets to Discuss Future Direction of the Association

Pictured are (Left to right): PACD South West Region Director Mike Price, PACD North West Region Director Clifford Lane, PACD Second Vice President Charles Duritsa, PACD President Glenn Seidel, PACD South Central Region Director John Akers, PACD First Vice President Donald Koontz, and PACD North Central Region Director Dr. Robert Shannon.

Pictured are (Left to right): PACD South West Region Director Mike Price, PACD North West Region Director Clifford Lane, PACD Second Vice President Charles Duritsa, PACD President Glenn Seidel, PACD South Central Region Director John Akers, PACD First Vice President Donald Koontz, and PACD North Central Region Director Dr. Robert Shannon.

The PACD Executive Board met in State College on May 3 to conduct their business meeting and to hear a presentation from PACD staff on the future direction of the association. In addition to the board members pictured above, PACD South East Region Director Piper Sherburne and PACD Secretary Kenneth Meck participated by conference call.

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