Chesapeake Bay
General Awareness
Clinton County
Clinton County Conservation District - Heather Smiles, Project Leader
2 State Route 150
Mill Hall, PA 17751
(717) 726-3798
Mini-Grant Funds: $565 Audience: citizens/general
public
"We All Live Downstream" Placemats
Placemats which showcase the efforts being taken to improve local
water quality and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay were designed, printed
and distributed to area restaurants. The goal was to spark more
public interest in becoming involved with the clean-up of the Chesapeake
Bay.
Program Year: 97/98
Dauphin County
Dauphin County Conservation District - Jeanne Harris, Project Leader
1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 912-8100
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: public
Conservation District Table Top Display
The district developed a display to educate the public about nonpoint
source pollution problems that affect the Chesapeake Bay and to
raise awareness of district services that help to reduce such problems.
Program Year: 03/04
Dauphin County
Dauphin County Conservation District - Jeanne Harris, Project Leader
1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 912-8100
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: various
Event Specific Table Top Displays
The district developed several display layouts that address local
nonpoint source pollution problems. Each display targets a different
audience (e.g. farmers, homeowners, local officials, etc.) depending
upon the event at which it will be used.
Program Year: 03/04
Indiana County
Indiana County Conservation District - Jim Resh, Project Leader
1432 Route 286 Highway East
Indiana, PA 15701-1467
(724) 463-1939
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: public
Public Awareness, Chesapeake Bay Headwaters
The Indiana Conservation District designed and erected three signs
in the community of Cherry Tree - promoting "The Headwaters
to the Chesapeake Bay." Cherry Tree is located on the West
Branch of the Susquehanna at a point where the river becomes navigable
for canoes. The signs incorporate the PA Chesapeake Bay Education
Office logo along with a unique fact about the Bay, or a tip for
enhancing water quality.
Program Year: 02/03
Northumberland County
Northumberland County Conservation District - Angie Foltz, Project
Leader
RR 3, Box 238 C
Sunbury, PA 17801
(570) 286-7114
Mini-Grant Funds: $834 Audience: various
Conservation District Table Top Display
The district developed a display highlighting its programs, most
of which directly relate to the Chesapeake Bay. Topics to be featured
included erosion and sedimentation control projects, watershed cleanups,
educational programming, best management practices, and the Dirt
and Gravel Road Program.
Program Year: 03/04
