2004-2005 Mini Projects

Adams County
Adams County Conservation District - Vy Trinh, Project Leader
670 Old Harrisburg Road, Suite 201
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-5171
Mini-project funds: $1,297.35
Audience: public
Rain Barrel Stormwater Reduction Project
The district will provide free rain barrels and educational materials to the public for the purpose of reducing stormwater runoff and encouraging groundwater infiltration. The project's goal is to provide the community with a better understanding of the impact of stormwater and watershed functions.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Adams County
Adams County Conservation District - Russell Ryan, Project Leader
670 Old Harrisburg Road, Suite 201
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-5171
Mini-project funds: $822.61
Audience: contractors and consultants
Conservation Plants Demonstration Project
The grass plots will demonstrate the various types of grasses that people can incorporate at home, on the farm, or in commercial areas to control erosion and sediment. The demonstration plot will be incorporated with the Penn State Master Gardner Program trial gardens for additional educational purposes.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Adams County
Adams County Conservation District - Laurence Martick, Project Leader
670 Old Harrisburg Road, Suite 201
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-0636
Mini-project funds: $1,622.85
Audience: farmers
Adams County No-Till Workshop
Because of heavy and poorly drained soils in Adams County, no-till farming often causes farmers additional problems due to soil compaction and rutting of fields. Through a workshop or meeting(s), on-farm visits, and bringing in individuals who are successful with no-till farming, the district will address concerns and provide technical assistance and educational outreach to encourage greater acceptance of no-till farming.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Adams County
Watershed Alliance of Adams County - Heidi Marker, Project Leader
PO Box 4329
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 749-4067
Mini-project funds: $1,500
Audience: public
Educational and Outreach Brochures
Brochures will educate citizens about Adams County watersheds, threats facing them, and measures that can be taken to protect them.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Allegheny County
Lake Erie-Allegheny Earth Force - Wendy Ruano, Project Leader
835 Western Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
(412) 321-5434
Mini-project funds: $2,500
Audience: teachers
Urban NPS Workshop
Designed for teachers in Pittsburgh's urban school districts, the workshop will cover nonpoint source pollution and best management practices for an urban setting. In addition to training, teachers will receive model activities and water test kits.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Armstrong County
Armstrong County Conservation District - Jessica Behan/Laurel Hoffman, Project Leaders
124 Armsdale Road, Suite B-2
Kittanning, PA 16242
(724) 545-1022, ext. 110
Mini-project funds: $2,500
Audience: livestock producers
Assuring Grazing Success
This two-day seminar will educate livestock producers on ruminant nutrition, mineral supplements, and grazing animal genetics, all of which are important to the success of grazing operations.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Bedford County
Bedford County Conservation District - Richard Hershberger, Project Leader
702 West Pitt Street
Bedford, PA 15522
(814) 623-7900, ext. 112
Mini-project funds: $1,500
Audience: farmers
Nutrient Management and Crop Management Field Day
The district, along with other groups, will promote cover crops, streambank fencing, nitrogen testing, and other best management practices (BMP's). Demonstrations will include nitrogen test plots, no-till planting, cover crop residue, lime spreading and other farm BMP's.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Bedford County
Bedford High School - Laura Jackson, Project Leader
330 E. John Street
Bedford, PA 15522
(814) 623-4250
Mini-project funds: $1,305
Audience: students
Bedford High School Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program
High school students will monitor the quality of local waterways and will teach elementary students about the importance of watersheds.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Berks County
Conrad Weiser FFA - Stephen Miller, Project Leader
44 Big Spring Road
Robesonia, PA 19551
(610) 693-8537
Mini-project funds: $2,230
Audience: students/public
Stream Study and CD Dissemination of Findings
Agriscience students will research the quality of two local streams and a flood control project that they impact. A CD containing the findings, a Power Point show that reminds homeowners of their role in watershed protection, and teaching units targeted at middle school and high school students also will be developed.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Blair County
Blair County Conservation District - James Eckenrode, Project Leader
1407 Blair Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 696-0877
Mini-project funds: $2,500
Audience: public
Education and Outreach of the Community Stakeholders of the Piney Creek Watershed
Through publications, public meetings, displays, and promoting participation in a watershed assessment plan, the project will education residents on the importance of natural resources in their watershed and the impact of nonpoint source pollution.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Bradford County
Bradford County Conservation District - Mike Lovegreen, Project Leader
RR #5, Box 5030C
Towanda, PA 18848
(570) 265-5539, ext. 120
Mini-project funds: $2,500
Audience: public
Best Management Motor Tour
A county-wide motor tour will showcase various best management practices. BMP's will be marked with road signage and correspond to a brochure outlining and defining the practices.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Bradford County
Bradford County Conservation District - Anthony Liguori, Project Leader
RR #5, Box 5030C
Towanda, PA 18848
(570) 265-5539, ext. 114
Mini-project funds: $1,225
Audience: students
Future Farmers of America Management Planning Competition
The project will incorporate classroom lessons and study units coinciding with Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Specialist certification. Students also will be provided site scenarios on which to conduct investigations and evaluations to gain hands-on experience.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Bucks County
American Littoral Society - Chari Towne, Project Leader
1298 General Washington Memorial Blvd.
PO Box 326
Washington Crossing, PA 18977-0326
(610) 469-6005
Mini-project funds: $2,500
Audience: public
Black Rock Park Naturalization
This basin naturalization effort will enhance infiltration opportunities and improve the quality of stormwater discharge. Through pubic outreach, the project will stimulate awareness on the benefits of naturalizing basins and how to retrofit others.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Butler County
Butler County Conservation District - Ronald Fodor, Project Leader
122 McCune Drive
Butler, PA 16001
(724) 284-5270
Mini-project funds: $2,500
Audience: public
Farm Tour Promotion and BMP Mobile Display
This project includes signage for an annual farm tour and a portable display, both of which demonstrate the importance of best management practices.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Cambria County
Cambria County Conservation District - Louis Kopczyk, Project Leader
401 Candlelight Drive
Ebensburg, PA 15931
(814) 472-2120
Mini-project funds: $999.32
Audience: farmers
Field Application Record
The district will produce weatherproof notebooks for farm operators to record the application of nutrients, pesticides, and other materials on the fields. The goal is to reduce pollution through proper and convenient record-keeping.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Centre County
ClearWater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania - Lynn Fosbender, Project Leader
2555 North Atherton Street
State College, PA 16803
(814) 237-0400
Mini-project funds: $2,400
Audience: public
Rain Barrel Construction Workshops Pilot Program
The conservancy, with other partners, will conduct a pilot rain barrel workshop series to encourage homeowners to reduce household nonpoint source pollution and conserve water.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Centre County
Centre County Conservation District - Ann Donovan and Beth Hirt, Project Leaders
414 Holmes Ave., Suite #4
Bellefonte, PA 16823
(814) 355-6817
Mini-project funds: $1,546.26
Audience: public
Centre County Environmental Workshops and Field Days
The district will coordinate several activities, including the following: pasture walks designed to education farmers on best management practices, with an emphasis on grazing; a field day to educate local government officials about the effectiveness of the Chesapeake Bay Program; a watershed protection workshop focusing on low impact development.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Chester County
Octoraro Watershed Association - Patrick Fasano, Project Leader
517 Pine Grove Road
Nottingham, PA 19362
(717) 529-2132
Mini-project funds: $2,500
Audience: Old Order Amish Community
Amish Education Outreach
The project's goal is to preserve the health of the watershed by implementing an outreach program directed at the Old Order Amish community. Specifically, the association will provide Amish children with educational brochures highlighting farming best management practices.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Clearfield County
Clearfield County Conservation District - Susan G. Reed, Project Leader
650 Leonard Street
Clearfield, PA 16830
(814) 765-2629
Mini-project funds: $484.17
Audience: farmers and livestock producers
Composting Workshop
The workshop will inform farmers about proper composting methods.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Crawford County
Crawford County Conservation District - Brian Pilarcik, Project Leader
14699 North Main Street Extension
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 724-1793
Mini-project funds: $1,800
Audience: farmers, media, public
3rd Annual Conservation Farm Tour
The tour will showcase a farm that has improved soil conservation and water quality by implementing best management practices. Farmers, news media, and the general public will learn about reducing nonpoint source pollution, improving land productivity, and obtaining technical and financial assistance from local agencies.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Crawford County
Crawford County Conservation District - Brian Pilarcik, Project Leader
14699 North Main Street Extension
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 724-1793
Mini-project funds: $2,100
Audience: public
4th Annual Clean Water Festival
During the festival, local agencies and watershed organizations will present interactive sessions to educate the public on water quality and conservation issues.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Cumberland County
Cumberland County Conservation District - Vincent McCollum, Project Leader
43 Brookwood Avenue
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 240-7812
Mini-project funds: $1,936
Audience: public
Groundwater Conservation Using Rain Barrels
The project will make affordable rain barrels available to county citizens along with educational information about water conservation, stormwater management, and groundwater recharge.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Cumberland County
Cumberland County Conservation District - Amy C. Skvarka, Project Leader
43 Brookwood Avenue
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 240-7812
Mini-project funds: $1,057.92
Audience: producers
Do I Really Need that Much Additional Nitrogen?
This project will demonstrate to farmers that a method exists to determine how much additional nitrogen fertilizer is needed to meet expected corn crop yields and that more nitrogen is not always beneficial or economical.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Dauphin County
Dauphin County Conservation District - Robert Christoff, Project Leader 1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 921-8100
Mini-project funds: $2,079.51
Audience: design consultants, municipal review engineers
Integration of BMP's into Site Design Workshop
The workshop, targeted for municipal reviewers and consulting designers, will provide information on selection and design best management practices.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Dauphin County
Dauphin County Conservation District - Jeremy Trexel, Project Leader
1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 921-8100
Mini-project funds: $2,300
Audience: public
Private Well and On-Lot Septic Workshops
The workshops will educate citizens about the care and maintenance of private well and on-lot septic systems with emphasis on drinking water quality and nonpoint source pollution issues.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Delaware County
Delaware County Conservation District - Bill Gothier, Project Leader
Rose Tree Park Hunt Club
1521 N. Providence Road
Media, PA 19063
(610) 892-9484
Mini-project funds: $2,351.85
Audience: public
Rose Tree Park NPs Best Management Practice Demo Site
This project will demonstrate various best management practices to municipalities and visitors to Rose Tree Park in Delaware County. Stormwater, pet waste, and first order stream protection will be addressed with simple techniques that can be imitated by municipalities and the public at low costs in their parks, homes and open space.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Delaware County
Pennsylvania Resources Council - Barbara VanClief, Project Leader
3606 Providence Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(610) 353-1555, ext. 221
Mini-project funds: $2,419.98
Audience: public
Biofiltration Demonstration and Education Project
The council has undertaken a restoration project to help preserve soil and prevent nonpoint source pollution near an equestrian facility. A planted screen of native trees and shrubs will help to reduce nitrate run-off into a nearby wetland. The area will be used as a demonstration site for the many other horse management facilities throughout the watershed.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Fayette County
Fayette County Conservation District - Chris Rerko, Project Leader
10 Nickman Plaza
Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
(724) 438-4497
Mini-project funds: $220.86
Audience: high school students enrolled into Ag Curriculum
Fayette County Youth Grassland Conservation Initiative
The pasture walk and related materials will inform vocational agriculture students about the environmental and economic benefits of grassland conservation.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Franklin County
Franklin County Conservation District - Tammy Gross, Project Leader
100 Sunset Blvd. W
Chambersburg, PA 17201
(717) 264-8074, ext. 5
Mini-project funds: $1,430.35
Audience: public
Display on Preventing Water Pollution
This display will present photos, diagrams, handouts, and other materials that address nonpoint source pollution.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Fulton County
Fulton County Conservation District - Greg Reineke, Project Leader
216 North Second Street, Suite 15
McConnellsburg, PA 17233
(717) 485-3547, ext. 120
Mini-project funds: $307.96
Audience: seventh graders and teachers
Environmental Education Field Days
During the field days, middle school students from throughout the county will learn about important environmental and ecology topics, including the identification of pollution sources and the relationship between land use practices and the health of the environment.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Fulton County
Fulton County Conservation District - Greg Reineke, Project Leader
216 North Second Street, Suite 15
McConnellsburg, PA 17233
(717) 485-3547, ext. 120
Mini-grant funds: $1,527.89
Audience: township supervisors
Township Supervisors Workshop Series
The district will conduct a series of workshops for township supervisors to address the impact of new development on nonpoint source pollution.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Indiana County
Indiana County Conservation District - Jason McGinnnis, Project Leader
USDA Service Center
1432 Route 286 HWY East
Indiana, PA 15701
(724) 463-8547
Mini-grant funds: $1,842.11
Audience: farmers
Meeting Your Nutrient Needs with Manure
The field day will educate participants about manure application rates, focusing on using soil tests to balance the nutrient levels already in the soils with the nutrients levels needed for crop growth. The district also will continue to distribute nutrient management tracking binders for Indiana County farmers with an approved nutrient management plan.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Indiana County
Indiana County Conservation District - Jim Resh, Project Leader
USDA Service Center
1432 Route 286 HWY East
Indiana, PA 15701
(724) 463-8547, ext. 107
Mini-grant funds: $1,003.11
Audience: oil & gas industry, residential and agriculture
Controlling Road Runoff with a Conveyor Belt Diversion
The district will create a brochure describing the use and installation of a dirt road drainage control to reduce erosion, improve road performance and reduce maintenance. The conveyor belt diversion prevents water scour on roads by diverting water off the road. The diversion eliminates the need for high maintenance road swales and the belt's flexibility permits vehicles to drive over it without destroying the water diverting qualities.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Lackawanna County
Lackawanna College - Joyce Hatala, Project Leader
501 Vine Street
Scranton, PA 18509
(570) 504-7939
Mini-grant funds: $2,500
Audience: local officials
Watershed Protection Strategies for Municipalities
The project will provide education and training primarily to local government officials, professional engineers, and other interested organizations, toward a more holistic approach of watershed-based stormwater management.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Lancaster County
Lancaster County Conservation District - Matthew Kofroth, Project Leader
1383 Arcadia Road, Room 6
Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 299-5361, ext. 124
Mini-grant funds: $1,405.58
Audience: watershed members, municipalities, conservancy organizations, citizens
2004 Lancaster/Lebanon County Watershed Forum
This joint project between the two conservation districts will provide an educational forum and networking opportunity to stimulate awareness and interest for local watershed associations.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Lancaster County
Lititz Run Watershed Alliance - Daniel Zimmerman, Project Leader
315 Clay Road
P.O. Box 308
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 626-8900
Mini-grant funds: $871.46
Audience: fifth grade students
Watershed Day 2005
Activities during this special event for school students include lessons on watershed education and wetland conservation and preservation, and information about their own watershed.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Lancaster County
Solanco Young Farmers - Axel Linde, Project Leader
585 Solanco Road
Quarryville, PA 17566
(717) 786-2151, ext. 1453
Mini-grant funds: $844.16
Audience: farmers
Nutrients and Farming Meeting
This project provides materials and a meeting place in which farmers may learn more about keeping farm nutrients near the root zone where they can most benefit crops and not wash downstream. Farmers will hear from other successful farmers how to implement no-till and other best management practices.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Lebanon County
Lebanon County Conservation District - Stephanie Harmon, Project Leader
2120 Cornwall Road, Suite 5
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 272-3908, ext. 4
Mini-grant funds: $2,500
Audience: Municipal government, conservation organizations, citizens
Lebanon County's MS4-Storm Drain Marking Project
This project will educate county residents about the importance of protecting water quality through a collaborative storm drain marking effort.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Lebanon County
Lebanon County Conservation District - Leigh Beamesderfer, Project Leader
2120 Cornwall Road, Suite 5
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 272-3908, ext. 112
Mini-grant funds: $2,080
Audience: 9-14 year olds
Ag Camp
This three-day "camp" for youth focuses on agriculture-related industries and how farming can impact water quality, watersheds, economics, and human health and quality of life.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Monroe County
Monroe County Conservation District - Darryl Speicher, Project Leader
8050 Running Valley Road
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
(570) 629-3060
Mini-grant funds: $2,491.66
Audience: residents
Storm Drain Marking
The district, with local partners, will mark storm drains in an effort to raise awareness of nonpoint source pollution.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Montgomery County
Spring-Ford Area School District - Marsha Hurda, Project Leader
199 Bechtel Road
Collegeville, PA 19426
(610) 705-6219
Mini-grant funds: $2,250
Audience: students and public
Watershed Awareness and Water Quality Monitoring Program
The school district will develop a hands-on watershed awareness and water quality monitoring program for elementary students. The program will help students develop a connection to their watershed, identify potential nonpoint source pollutants, and learn how to become better stewards of water quality.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Philadelphia County
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education - Jennifer Hoffman, Project Leader
8480 Hagy's Mill Road
Philadelphia, PA 19128
(215) 482-7300, ext. 123
Mini-grant funds: $2,059
Audience: middle school students and local residents
Five-Week Watershed and Water Quality Education Program for Wakisha Charter School
Students will participate in a watershed and water quality program where they will learn about their watershed, assess stream health, explore how the city manages the public water water supply, and investigate local sources of nonpoint source pollution. The student will finish by conducting a service project to inform the local community and visitors about the impact of pollution and how to prevent it.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Pike County
Pike County Conservation District - Michele Ulmer, Project Leader
HC 8, Box 6770
Hawley, PA 18428
(570) 226-8220
Mini-grant funds: $254.64
Audience: community association residents
Pike County Community Association Outreach Program
This project will assist participating Pike County Community Associations in identifying existing environmental problems, with a focus on water resource quality and quantity. The project will inform associations of financial and technical resources available to address identified problems; facilitate their efforts to address identified sources of water resource degradation; and encourage cooperation among associations in addressing common problems.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Somerset County
Somerset County Conservation District - Paula Ledney, Project Leader
1590 N. Center Avenue, Suite 103
Somerset, PA 15501
(814) 445-4652, ext. 102
Mini-grant funds: $2,507
Audience: public
Somerset Watershed Summit
An annual summit will increase awareness of watershed initiatives underway, while creation of a watershed alliance will increase the opportunity for coordination among existing organizations, serve as a clearinghouse for technical information, and foster development of new watershed organizations.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Snyder County
Snyder County Conservation District - Jim Roush, Project Leader
403 West Market Street
Middleburg, PA 17842
(570) 837-0007, ext. 118
Mini-grant funds: $823.69
Audience: public
Snyder County Rain Barrel Workshop
The workshop will inform residents about the effects of stormwater and water conservation, while allowing them to construct their own rain barrels.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Snyder County
Snyder County Conservation District - Barry Spangler, Project Leader
403 West Market Street
Middleburg, PA 17842
(570) 837-007, ext. 114
Mini-grant funds: $588.43
Audience: farmers
Farmer's Winter Meeting
The district will host a meeting for farmers on ways they can protect the environment with agricultural structural and non-structural best management practices. Safe handling of pesticides and integrated pest management also will be discussed.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Sullivan County
Sullivan County Conservation District - Corey Richmond, Project Leader RR2, Box 2022B
Dushore, PA 18614
(570) 928-0109
Mini-grant funds: $1,653.40
Audience: public
WALA AMD Remediation Project
This project is part of an ongoing effort to alleviate the effects of acid mine drainage (AMD) in the upper reaches of the Loyalsock Creek Watershed. The project will enhance existing treatment by providing additional buffering of AMD seeps and further stabilizing reclaimed areas. This ongoing project continues to serve as an educational outreach tool in the treatment of acid mine drainage impaired headwaters tributaries.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Warren County
Warren County Conservation District - Richard Mader & Heather Wilcox, Project Leaders
609 Rouse Avenue, Suite 203
Youngsville, PA 16371
(814) 563-3117
Mini-grant funds: $1,076.77
Audience: public, state representatives, county government and organizations, Farm Bureau
Warren County Conservation Tour 2004
An annual event, the tour educates residents about agriculture and conservation using a fun, hands-on approach.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Warren County
Warren County Conservation District - Richard Mader, Project Leader
609 Rouse Ave., Suite 203
Youngsville, PA 16371
(814) 563-3117
Mini-grant funds: $978.35
Audience: dairy and beef producers
Nutrient Management Awareness Day
This day-long event will inform agriculture producers about the Nutrient Management Program and encourage them to develop nutrient management plans.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Washington County
Washington County Conservation District - Laurie Popeck, Project Leader
100 West Street, Suite 602
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 222-3060, ext. 117
Mini-grant funds: $1,969.13
Audience: residents
Watershed Educational Brochure
The brochure will provide information on watersheds in Washington County in a simple and understandable format and will promote awareness among county residents of the importance of good watershed management in preserving the county's waterways.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Westmoreland County
Loyalhanna Watershed Association - Carole Wright, Project Leader
110 Andi Lane
Ligonier, PA 15658
(724) 238-7650
Mini-grant funds: $2,500
Audience: watershed residents
Citizen Guide to the Loyalhanna Creek Watershed
The association will develop a publication to highlight programs and projects that address nonpoint source pollution throughout the watershed.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County Conservation District - Leanne Griffith, Project Leader
211 Donohoe Road
Greensburg, PA 15601
(724) 837-5271
Mini-grant funds: $1,500
Audience: city planners, officials and solicitors
2005 Conservation Tour
The goal of the tour is to make local decision-makers aware of the conservation issues and practices in their area. The tour will focus on best management practices in rural and urban areas that demonstrate corrective measures for nonpoint source pollution.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Wyoming County
Wyoming County Conservation District - Ed Zygmunt, Project Leader
1 Hollowcrest Complex
Tunkhannock, PA 18657
(570) 836-2589, ext. 107
Mini-grant funds: $980
Audience: public, officials, watershed associations, resource management professionals, etc.
6th Annual Resources Management and Protection Tour
This annual tour provides an opportunity for the general public, students, local officials and others to learn about best management practices used in the county to help reduce nonpoint source pollution caused by agricultural operations and dirt and gravel roads.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

York County
York County Conservation District - Gary Peacock, Project Leader
118 Pleasant Acres Road
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430
Mini-grant funds: $1,543
Audience: public
Managing Your On-Lot Septic System Workshop
"Managing Your On-Lot Disposal System" is public outreach program designed to assist and educate homeowners at no cost about proper septic system design, construction, operation, and maintenance.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05