{"id":23386,"date":"2022-02-11T13:36:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T13:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=23386"},"modified":"2022-02-11T13:41:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T13:41:13","slug":"thirty-four-pollution-prevention-projects-funded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=23386","title":{"rendered":"Thirty-four Pollution Prevention Projects Funded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Elk County Conservation District held a Cherry Run AMD site tour as part of their NPS mini-grant project in 2021. Photo provided by Elk County Conservation District.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pennsylvania\u2019s County Conservation Districts were awarded over $60,000 through the Non-point Source (NPS) Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grant Program. With this funding, thirty-four pollution reduction projects will take place in twenty-five counties. These projects promote water pollution prevention activities and will take place through May 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Conservation District responsible for grant activities: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Project Title:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Amount Funded: <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Allegheny<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Municipal Outreach for Prevention of NPS Pollution<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Armstrong<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Backyard Bioswale Demonstration Project<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Beaver<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Agricultural Gathering and Manure Management<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,356<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Beaver<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Stormwater Help for Homeowners<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,170<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Berks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Using Cover Crops to Prevent Nonpoint Source Pollution Workshop<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Bradford<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bradford County Outreach and Education Project<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Clarion<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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AMD Treatment System Field Tour<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Clearfield<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cover Crop and Nutrient Management Field Day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Clinton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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102\/105 E&S Workshops<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,500<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Clinton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Manure Management Plan Workshop<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,500<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Columbia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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NPS Pollution Prevention for Homeowners<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Cumberland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Upper Allen Township Rain Garden, Phase 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Dauphin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Stormwater Management Strategies for Homeowners Workshop<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Elk<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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NPS Pollution Prevention Workshop Series<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,995<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Franklin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ag Education Event- Conservation Farm Tour or Ag BMP Meeting<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Jefferson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Grazing Field Day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Juniata<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dirt to Soil<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,975<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Juniata<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What’s At Stake Field Day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,215<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Lancaster<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (E&S Plan) for Small Projects Development Guide<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Lebanon<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2023 Rain Barrel Workshop<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Lebanon<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Conservation on the Ground Field Day: Equine Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,500<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Lehigh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Suburban Agriculture<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Lehigh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sustainable Backyard Workshop<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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McKean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Promoting Healthy Watersheds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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McKean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Promoting Best Management Practices Tours<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,500<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Snyder<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2023 Farmers Winter Meeting<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Snyder<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Agricultural Plan Writing Workshops<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Snyder<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Soil Health Event & Bucket<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Tioga<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women in Ag<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Tioga<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rain Barrel Workshop 2022<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,327<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Venango<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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How To Manage A Sustainable Equine Farm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Warren<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Streams, Trees, You, and Me<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Washington<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Washington County Agriculture Outreach Events<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$2,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Westmoreland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Forest Best Management Practices Workshop<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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$1,200<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Click here<\/a> to read summaries of the projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Financial and other support for this project is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pennsylvania\u2019s County Conservation Districts were awarded over $60,000 through the Non-point Source (NPS) Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grant Program. With this funding, thirty-four pollution reduction projects will take place in twenty-five counties. These projects promote water pollution prevention activities and will take place through May 2023. Conservation District responsible for grant activities: \u00a0 Project Title: Amount […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mini-grant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23386\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}