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.

Projects pending approval. No new applications are being accepted at this time. (05/30/24)

Materials

• Guidelines
• Planting Plan Template (Word)
• Maintenance Plan Template (Word)
• Landowner Agreement Template (Word)
• Budget Template (Excel)
• Checklist 
• Mid-term Report Template (Word)
• Final Report Template (Word)

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.