Thirty-four Pollution Prevention Projects Funded
Pennsylvania’s County Conservation Districts were awarded over $60,000 through the Non-point Source (NPS) Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grant Program. With this funding, thirty-four pollution reduction projects will take place in twenty-five counties. These projects promote water pollution prevention activities and will take place through May 2023.
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Conservation District responsible for grant activities: |
Project Title: |
Amount Funded: |
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Allegheny |
Municipal Outreach for Prevention of NPS Pollution |
$2,000 |
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Armstrong |
Backyard Bioswale Demonstration Project |
$2,000 |
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Beaver |
Agricultural Gathering and Manure Management |
$1,356 |
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Beaver |
Stormwater Help for Homeowners |
$1,170 |
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Berks |
Using Cover Crops to Prevent Nonpoint Source Pollution Workshop |
$2,000 |
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Bradford |
Bradford County Outreach and Education Project |
$2,000 |
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Clarion |
AMD Treatment System Field Tour |
$2,000 |
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Clearfield |
Cover Crop and Nutrient Management Field Day |
$2,000 |
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Clinton |
102/105 E&S Workshops |
$1,500 |
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Clinton |
Manure Management Plan Workshop |
$1,500 |
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Columbia |
NPS Pollution Prevention for Homeowners |
$2,000 |
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Cumberland |
Upper Allen Township Rain Garden, Phase 2 |
$2,000 |
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Dauphin |
Stormwater Management Strategies for Homeowners Workshop |
$2,000 |
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Elk |
NPS Pollution Prevention Workshop Series |
$1,995 |
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Franklin |
Ag Education Event- Conservation Farm Tour or Ag BMP Meeting |
$2,000 |
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Jefferson |
Grazing Field Day |
$2,000 |
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Juniata |
Dirt to Soil |
$1,975 |
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Juniata |
What’s At Stake Field Day |
$1,215 |
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Lancaster |
Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (E&S Plan) for Small Projects Development Guide |
$2,000 |
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Lebanon |
2023 Rain Barrel Workshop |
$2,000 |
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Lebanon |
Conservation on the Ground Field Day: Equine Edition |
$1,500 |
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Lehigh |
Suburban Agriculture |
$2,000 |
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Lehigh |
Sustainable Backyard Workshop |
$2,000 |
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McKean |
Promoting Healthy Watersheds |
$2,000 |
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McKean |
Promoting Best Management Practices Tours |
$1,500 |
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Snyder |
2023 Farmers Winter Meeting |
$1,000 |
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Snyder |
Agricultural Plan Writing Workshops |
$1,000 |
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Snyder |
Soil Health Event & Bucket |
$2,000 |
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Tioga |
Women in Ag |
$2,000 |
|
Tioga |
Rain Barrel Workshop 2022 |
$1,327 |
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Venango |
How To Manage A Sustainable Equine Farm |
$2,000 |
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Warren |
Streams, Trees, You, and Me |
$2,000 |
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Washington |
Washington County Agriculture Outreach Events |
$2,000 |
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Westmoreland |
Forest Best Management Practices Workshop |
$1,200 |
Click here to read summaries of the projects.
Financial and other support for this project 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.