Northampton County Conservation District Teaches the Teachers

Written by Shannon Wehinger on February 10, 2017. Posted in Conservation District Project Spotlight, Mini-grant

Teachers were able to construct and take home
a rain barrel with the help of local Penn State
Extension- Master Watershed Stewards. Photo provided by NCCD.

Northampton County Conservation District completed their “Schoolyard and Backyard Conservation” Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-grant Project. Through the project, a workshop was held for educators on how to improve water quality and reduce nonpoint source pollution in their homes and schools. The district offered 7 Act 48 continuing education hours to the teachers in attendance.

Financial and other support for the NPS Mini-grant Program is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Click here to see photos from the workshop.