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Twelve Conservation Districts Receive Environmental Education Grants

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded $1,173,789 in Environmental Education Grants to 68 environmental education projects that will promote environmental stewardship across Pennsylvania.

Twelve conservation districts received funding:

  • Adams – $4,889 for “Tour of Best Management Practices at the Adams County Ag Center”
  • Blair – $30,000 for “Regional Education on Healthy Soils, Riparian Buffers and Urban Green Spaces”
  • Clarion – $19,009 for “Enhancing Water and Climate Education in Clarion County”
  • Columbia – $5,000 to host “Composting Towards a Climate Solution”
  • Dauphin – $5,000 for the “2025 Stormwater Management for Homeowners Workshop”
  • Delaware – $5,000 to host the “Delaware County Annual Sustainability Conference”
  • Indiana – $10,180 for “Indiana County Environmental Futures: Education for Water, Climate, and Environmental Justice”
  • Lawrence – $4,905 for “Nature Camps for Lawrence County”
  • Lehigh – $4,969 for the “Orefield Middle School Outdoor Experience”
  • Monroe – $10,400 for the “From Current to Classroom: Educating Through Electrofishing”
  • Venango – $4,457 for its “Venango County Youth Agriculture Education Initiative”
  • Westmoreland – $3,037 for its “Storm Drain Marker Outreach Project”

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