PACD and Conservation Districts Attend Bay in the Balance Conference

Written by Shannon Wehinger on March 6, 2026. Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Events

Photo caption (clockwise from back row left side): Joe Quatrini, Bradford County Conservation District Manager; Dave Stoner, Franklin County Conservation District Manager; Amy Brown, PACD Executive Director; Molly Burns, PACD Project and Event Specialist; Adam McClain, Adams County Conservation District Manager; Chris Thompson, Lancaster County Conservation District Administrator; Randall Leisure, Lebanon County Conservation District Associate Director and PACD South Central Region Director; Gordon Hoover, Lancaster County Conservation District Vice Chairman; Lori Glace, Juniata Conservation District Manager and Agricultural Land Preservation Program Administrator.

Stakeholders convened in Gettysburg from March 2-4, 2026, for the Bay in the Balance conference. PACD and several conservation districts attended, including Adams, Blair, Bradford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Tioga conservation districts.

The Bay in the Balance conference approach brings together diverse stakeholders to discuss and develop strategies to balance the interests of a vibrant agricultural sector, local water quality, and limited state and federal resources, keeping conservation efforts moving forward.

Penn State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences sponsored the conference in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Pennsylvania agricultural industry, and numerous non-governmental organizations.