Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts

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Lawn Conversion

Lawn Conversion Sub-Grant for Conservation Districts

PACD was awarded a $100,000 Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant from the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to offer Lawn Conversion training and mini-grants to Pennsylvania’s conservation districts. The lawn conversion program will help the Commonwealth achieve a goal of planting 5,000 acres of upland forest and 5,000 acres of meadow by 2025.

Sub-Grant Funds currently available: $37,000 (as of 04/04/24)

Materials

Contact

Holly Miller, PACD Program Manager, hmiller@pacd.org, (717) 794-6105

Application

Please complete the online application here. Be sure to click the green submit button. 

 

The Lawn Conversion Program for Conservation Districts is financed in part by a grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, Environmental Stewardship fund, under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.