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News & Notes May 2007
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Joint Annual Conference Highlights
Sunday, July 15, 2007
- Trolley Ride and Tour of the Electric City Trolley Museum
- PACD Executive Board Meeting
- District Managers Meeting
- Welcome Session, featuring local historian Daniel Perry,
who will welcome attendees with a presentation on local history
and the role and development of heritage areas.
Monday, July 16, 2007
- Opening Session, featuring a special interactive session
on Conservation District PromotionTechniques
- PACD Conservation Committee
- Leadership Development Session:
Measuring Your Resilience
- Conservation Tours
- Tour of the Deer Park Lumber Mill
- AMD Treatment/Remediation Tour
- Host Night Banquet, featuring special entertainment from
folk singer Jay Smar
- PACD Ways and Means Committee
- PACD District Employees Committee
- State Conservation Commission Briefing Session
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
- Memorial Breakfast
- PACD Conservation Issues Forum
- Renewable Energy Forum
- PACD/SCC Awards Luncheon
- State Conservation Commission Meeting
- Farm Bill Forum
- PACD Education and Outreach Committee
- PACD Legislative Committee
- PACD Operations Committee
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
- PACD Region Directors and DEP Field Representatives Meeting
- PACD Executive Board Briefing
- PACD Executive Council Annual Meeting
Other events to be held throughout the conference include:
- PACD Silent Auction and Sponsor Exhibits on Monday and Tuesday
- Hospitality Suites on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights
Activities for Auxiliary and Accompanying Persons
- Monday, July 16, 2007 - Auxiliary Luncheon Meeting and Walking
Tour of Downtown Scranton
- Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - Auxiliary Trip to Nay Aug Park
Hotel Information
Hilton Scranton & Conference Center
100 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503
(570) 343-3000 Phone
(570) 343-8415 Fax
www.scranton.hilton.com
Room Rate: $99.00 Single/Double
To take advantage of this special reduced rate,
please make your reservations before the room block expires on
June 15, 2007 and remember to ask for the Pennsylvania Association
of Conservation Districts (PACD) room block when making reservations.
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PACD
Attends & Presents at 85th Annual
PSATS Convention
PACD staff and volunteers attended the 85th Pennsylvania
Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) Annual Convention &
Trade Show held in Hershey on April 22-24. Over 4,700 elected and appointed
township officials participated in educational workshops providing information
to help them better serve their constituents.
Conservation district partners presented a session titled “County
Conservation Districts: Services for Townships.” The panel included
Karl Brown, Executive Secretary of the Pennsylvania State Conservation
Commission (SCC), Susan Marquart, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania
Association of Conservation Districts (PACD), Marjorie Hughes, Chief,
Conservation District Support Section, PA Department of Environmental
Protection, and John Orr, Manager of the Dauphin County Conservation
District. The workshop provided real world examples of how conservation
districts and townships have worked together to
protect the environment and natural resources.
In addition to numerous educational workshops, township officials had
access to hundreds of exhibits. PACD sponsored a conservation district
booth in the main exhibit hall. PACD booth volunteers provided convention
participants with general information about conservation districts and
how districts are working with townships to help solve issues
related to water quality, including stormwater management.
Victor Cappucci, president of PACD, attended the “County Conservation
Districts: Services for Townships” workshop and also volunteered
at the PACD exhibit booth. “I was very impressed with the number
of participants and the extent of information addressed at PSATS
– 300+ exhibitors along with dozens of workshops ranging in topic
from road maintenance and farming preservation to meth lab detection
and creating newsletters. The conservation workshop I attended was very
informative and the township participants were thankful for the environmental
partnering provided by their local county conservation district.”
PACD thanks Victor Cappucci, PACD President, Lynette Gelsinger, Nutrient
Management Technician (Lebanon County), Irvil Kear, PACD Vice President
and Pat Sueck, NACD Director for giving their time and sharing their
knowledge with convention attendees.
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