McKean County Conservation District Program Highlighted in National Newsletter

Written by Shannon Wehinger on March 21, 2025. Posted in Conservation District Project Spotlight, NACD

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McKean County Conservation District’s invasive species program was highlighted in the March 18, 2025, issue of “The NACD eResource.”

The article begins, “The fight against invasive species is a growing challenge for conservation districts nationwide. In McKean County, Pennsylvania, the McKean County Conservation District has taken a proactive stance, implementing an Invasive Species Program in 2018 in partnership with the Penn State Extension and the U.S. Forest Service. This collaboration led to the establishment of the Allegheny Plateau Invasive Plant Management Area (APIPMA), covering five counties in northwestern Pennsylvania. The initiative focuses on landscape-level management strategies to prevent and control non-native invasive plants, ensuring the health and sustainability of local ecosystems.”

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