Watersheds

Water Quality Monitoring

Bedford County
Bedford High School - Laura Jackson, Project Leader
330 E. John Street
Bedford, PA 15522
(814) 623-4250
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,210.21 Audience: Students
Connecting Bedford County to the Chesapeake Bay: Biology and Watershed Education Projects
This multi-faceted project started with students monitoring local water quality, documenting water pollution problems and solutions, sharing information during an environmental field day, and studying marine organisms to understand their role in nature and in genetic engineering.
Program Year: 05/06

Dauphin County
Dauphin County Conservation District - John Orr, Manager
1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 921-8100
Mini-Grant Funds: $750 Audience: citizens
Water Quality Monitoring and Education Program
In cooperation with three area school districts and the Wiconisco Creek Restoration Association, the Dauphin County Conservation District provide water quality training, established monitoring practices, collected data, and provided educational events that all worked to improve the health of the Wiconisco Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
Program Year: 97/98

Fulton County
Fulton County Conservation District - Jennifer E. Reed, Project Leader
216 N. Second St.
McConnellsburg, PA 17233
(717) 485-3547
Mini-Grant Funds: $250 Audience: students
Water Pollutants - Do We Always See Them with the Naked Eye
The Fulton County Conservation District purchased water testing supplies to be used at a three-day science camp co-sponsored by the Fulton County Cooperative Extension Office.
Program Year: 97/98

Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County Conservation District - Robert Baker, Project Leader
1300 Old Plank Road
Mayfield, PA 18433
(570) 281-9495
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: local residents
South Branch of the Tunkhannock Creek Watershed Education and Outreach Project
This project introduced residents to the watershed through an informational brochure and display, plus hands-on activities such as water monitoring. The goal was to raise awareness of the watershed and encourage residents to protect water resources.
Program Year: 03/04

Northumberland County
Northumberland County Conservation District - Karen Ely, Project Leader
RR #3 Box 238-C
Sunbury, PA 17801
(570) 286-7114 ext. 4
Mini-Grant Funds: $839.43 Audience: county students (grades 5-10)
Water Quality Education Program
Northumberland County Conservation District has expanded its Water Quality Education Program, offered to schools within the county. The expansion provided the opportunity for students in grades 5-10 to learn water quality testing. The program provided students with an understanding of the importance of water quality, as well as an understanding of point and nonpoint source pollution and how they affect the health of a stream.
Program Year: 00/01