Stormwater
Workshops
Bradford County
Bradford County Conservation District - Mike Lovegreen, Project
Leader
RR 5
Box 5030C
Towanda, PA 18848
(570) 265-5288
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,500 Audience: Township/Municipal
Officials, Agency Staff, County Commissioners, Planning Staff
Flood Summit
Description: Reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve
the Chesapeake Bay through providing a Flood Summit that covers
the connection between stormwater/floodplain management and
the Chesapeake Bay.
Expected Outcomes: Target audience increases knowledge
of NPS pollution, Chesapeake Bay, role audience plays in making
a positive difference, role stormwater/floodplain management
plays; Target audience improves stormwater/floodplain management
practices.
Program Year: 07/08
Columbia County
Columbia County Conservation District - Cathy Haffner,
Project Leader
702 Sawmill Rd., Suite 204
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
(570) 784-1310
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,316 Audience:
Landscapers, general public
Landscaping with Native Plants for Birds, Butterflies,
and the Bay
This all-day workshop focused on ways to reduce non-point
source pollution and promote wildlife by planting native plants
around the home. Topics included the importance of native
plants, identification and control of common invasive plant
species, and landscape design and planting. Participants gained
hands-on experience planting a native landscape at the County
Agricultural Center.
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Program Year: 06/07
Dauphin County
Dauphin County Conservation District - Bob Christoff, Project
Leader
1451 Peters Mountain Rd.
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 921-8100
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,012 Audience: Municipal
managers, zoning and codes officers, planning commissions,
EACs, municipal engineers and elected officials
Municipal Workshops for Implementation of Better Stormwater
Management
The district held workshops for municipal staff highlighting
recent changes in approaching stormwater management, utilizing
the district's stormwater BMP demonstration site.
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Program Year: 06/07
Dauphin County
Dauphin County Conservation District - Bob Christoff, Project
Leader
1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 921-8100
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,340 Audience: Municipalities
Technical Workshop for Stormwater Management BMPs
This technical workshop for municipalities provided in-depth
information about stormwater management BMPs including a tour
of the district's stormwater management BMP demonstration
site.
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Program Year: 05/06
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 provided education and training primarily to local
government officials, professional engineers, and other interested
organizations, toward a more holistic approach of watershed-based
stormwater management.
Program Year: 04/05
Lycoming County
Lycoming County Conservation District - Tom Corbett, Project
Leader
542 County Farm Rd.
Suite 202
Montoursville, PA 17754
(570) 433-3003
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,500 Audience: Township/Municipal
Officials, Agency Staff, County Commissioners, Planning Staff
Flood Summit
Description: Reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve
Chesapeake Bay by providing stormwater management education
through Flood Summit and Flood Toolbox.
Expected Outcomes: Target audience increases knowledge
of NPS pollution, Chesapeake Bay, role audience plays in making
a positive difference, role stormwater management / floodplain
management play; Target audience takes action to improve stormwater
management / floodplain
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Program Year: 07/08
Mifflin County
Mifflin County Conservation District - Cadie Pruss, Project
Leader
20 Windmill Hill, #4
Burnham, PA 17009
(717) 248-4695
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: municipal
officials
Innovative Stormwater Workshop
The goal of the workshop was to educate municipal officials
about innovative stormwater designs, identify and address
stormwater related management problems, increase usage of
more environmentally sound stormwater management practices
and foster a sense of support and cooperation between local
professionals and government agencies.
Program Year: 03/04
Susquehanna County
Susquehanna County Conservation District - William Keeney,
Project Leader
31 Public Avenue
Montrose, PA 18801
(570) 278-4600 x284
Mini-Grant Funds: $448.25 Audience: Farmers
Phosphorus Index & Stormwater/RUSLE Training
The project provided local access to the phosphorus index
and stormwater management and revised universal soil loss
equation workshops to nutrient management plan writers.
Program Year: 05/06
Tioga County
Tioga County Conservation District - Jehanna Howe, Project
Leader
50 Plaza Ln.
Wellsboro, PA 16901
(570) 724-1801 x112
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,251 Audience:
Municipal officials, landowners, watershed groups, students
Stormwater Management Workshop Series
A series of workshops relating to stormwater management were
held. Each workshop focused on a different audience: developers
and contractors, private landowners, watershed groups, and
schools.
Program Year: 06/07
Union County
Union County Conservation District - Greg Bonsall, Project
Leader
155 North 15th St.
Lewisburg, PA 17837
(570) 524-3863
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,425 Audience: Residents,
including members of conservation groups, school districts,
colleges and universities.
Mifflinburg Stormwater Drain Markers
The District held a workshop in March 2007 on nonpoint source
pollution targeting homeowners in the Mifflinburg area; they
produced a companion brochure which was distributed by the
local Kiwanis Club members to residents, and at the same time,
the Kiwanis installed four-inch markers on local stormdrains
informing residents that the drains lead to area waterways.
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Program Year: 06/07
Union County
Union County Conservation District - Greg Bonsall, Project
Leader
155 North 15th St.
Lewisburg, PA 17837
(570) 524-3863
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,425 Audience:
Residents, including members of conservation groups, school
districts, colleges and universities.
Lewisburg Stormwater Drain Markers
The District held a workshop in March 2007 on nonpoint source
pollution targeting homeowners in the Lewisburg area; they
also produced a companion brochure which was distributed by
the local Kiwanis Club members to residents, and at the same
time, the Kiwanis installed four-inch markers on local stormdrains
informing residents that the drains lead to area waterways.
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Program Year: 06/07
