Cumberland County Conservation District Holds Rain Barrel Workshop

Written by Shannon Wehinger on April 25, 2025. Posted in Conservation District Project Spotlight, Mini-grant, Nonpoint Source

Photo of rain barrel workshop provided by Cumberland County Conservation District.

On April 19, 2025, Cumberland County Conservation District held a rain barrel workshop during the Mechanicsburg Earth Day Festival. Thirty participants built and took rain barrels home to install.

Because the workshop took place during an earth day event, the district was able to not only educate those who signed up for the workshop, but also answer questions and educate the general public attending the festival. The district reports that seeing the rain barrels created a lot of curiosity, questions, and interest from passersby.

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.