Watersheds

Publications & Materials

Berks County
Berks County Conservation District - Stephanie Zimmerman, Project Leader
1238 County Welfare Road
PO Box 520
Leesport, PA 19533
(610) 372-4657 x 214
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,589.04 Audience: Teachers/students
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Toolkits
The district provided kits containing various teaching tools for lessons on water quality and the Chesapeake Bay to local school districts.
Program Year: 05/06

Blair County
Blair County Conservation District and the Federation of Fly Fishers - Little Juniata Chapter - Beth Hirt, Jim Eckenrode, Project Leaders
RD 5 Box 229
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-4274
Mini-Grant Funds: $988 Audience: Tyrone citizens
Little Juniata River Chapter Newsletter Education and Outreach
The Little Juniata River Chapter of the Federation of Fly Fishers (LJRC) offered three complimentary newsletters and a promotional brochure to the residents of Tyrone, PA, and throughout the Little Juniata watershed. Distribution of the publications was in conjunction with an outreach and education drive. The organization also participated in the Blair County Conservation District's open house where it outlined the connection between watershed conservation and fly fishing.
Program Year: 02/03

Dauphin County
Dauphin County Conservation District - Charles McGarrel, Stephanie Morris, Project Leaders
1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717)921-8100
Mini-Grant Funds: $500 Audience: students
Stream to You
A three-part educational program that included a slide show, water quality analysis and macroinvertebrate community assessment was developed for use by teachers to do stream monitoring and watershed education in the classroom. Manual and materials were developed for use in the classroom and teachers were trained.
Program Year: 98/99

Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County Conservation District - Alana Roberts, Project Leader
1300 Old Plank Road
Mayfield, PA 18433
(570) 281-9497
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,176 Audience: Lackawanna County citizens, school students/teachers
Nonpoint Source Pollution Awareness in the South Branch Tunkhannock Creek Watershed
This project involved the development of a four-page newspaper insert by a high school science class based on presentations given by local resource professionals. The article was published in The Scranton Times, Lackawanna County's daily newspaper. The purpose of this project wasl to educate the science class and the general public about how certain land use activities impact the quality and quantity of water in the South Branch Tunkhannock Creek and the Chesapeake Bay through various sources of non-point source pollution. Issues such as wetlands, stormwater, agriculture, homeowner impacts, open space conservation, illegal dumping, and the role that citizens and local government play in the watershed were covered.
Click here for sample products created by this project.
Program Year: 06/07

Sullivan County
Sullivan County Conservation District - Jay Bagley, Project Leader
RR 2 Box 2022B
Dushore, PA 18614
(570) 928-0110
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,450 Audience: Public
Watershed Placemats
This placemat for use at restaurants throughout the county was designed to provide watershed education to the public
Click here for sample products created by this project.
Program Year: 05/06

Wyoming County
Wyoming County Conservation District - Robert Baker, Project Leader
1 Hollowcrest Complex
Tunhannock, PA 18657
(570) 836-2589
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: local residents
Lower Tunkhannock Creek Watershed Education and Awareness
This project introduced residents to the watershed through an informational brochure, display, and water monitoring activities. The goal was to raise awareness of the watershed and encourage residents to protect water resources.
Program Year: 03/04