Agricultural Conservation Technical “Boot Camp” Training Level II Concludes

Written by Shannon Wehinger on May 1, 2026. Posted in Training

Photo caption: (top) The Boot Camp Level II Engineering Track poses for a group photo on their first day of class. (bottom) The Agronomy Track.

Forty-five individuals attended the Agricultural Conservation Technical Boot Camp Training session – Level II, April 27 to May 1, 2026. The training was held at Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Harrisburg, PA.

Attendees included staff from conservation districts, the USDA NRCS and its affiliates, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, PACD, the PA Department of Environmental Protection, the State Conservation Commission, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, a farmland preservation office, and a local conservancy.

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the State Conservation Commission sponsor the training, which PACD coordinates with these partners.