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Pennsylvania NPS Education Office
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Nonpoint Source Pollution Educational Mini-Grant
Catalog of Conservation District Projects
Agriculture
Demonstrations, Field Days & Tours
Crawford County
Crawford County Conservation District - Brian Pilarcik, Project Leader
21742 German Rd.
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 763-5269
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,923 Audience: Farmers and rural landowners
5th Annual Conservation Farm Tour
The district conducted two conservation tours, one on a farm, one on
a timber stand, where BMPs have been implemented.
Program Year: 06/07
Crawford County
Crawford County Conservation District - Ryan Nageotte, Project Leader
21742 German Road
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 763-5269
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,269.39 Audience: Miscellaneous
4th Annual Conservation Farm Tour
By showcasing a local farm that has improved soil conservation and water
quality with BMPs, the tour informed participants about reducing nonpoint
source pollution, improving productivity of the land, acquiring technical
and financial assistance.
Program Year: 05/06
Crawford County
Crawford County Conservation District - Brian Pilarcik, Project Leader
14699 North Main Street Extension
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 724-1793
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,800 Audience: farmers, media, public
3rd Annual Conservation Farm Tour
The tour showcased a farm that improved soil conservation and water
quality by implementing best management practices. Farmers, news media,
and the general public learned about reducing nonpoint source pollution,
improving land productivity, and obtaining technical and financial assistance
from local agencies.
Program Year: 04/05
Fayette County
Fayette County Conservation District - Chris Rerko, Project Leader
10 Nickman Plaza
Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
(724) 438-4497
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,322 Audience: Ag producers in Fayette
County
Fayette County No-Till Initiative
The district hosted a no-till field day and demonstrated the use of
a no-till drill.
Program Year: 06/07
Fayette County
Fayette County Conservation District - Chris Rerko, Project Leader
10 Nickman Plaza
Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
(724) 438-4497
Mini-Grant Funds: $220.86 Audience: high school students
enrolled into Ag Curriculum
Fayette County Youth Grassland Conservation Initiative
The pasture walk and related materials informed vocational agriculture
students about the environmental and economic benefits of grassland
conservation.
Program Year: 04/05
Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County Conservation District - Andy Patterson, Manager
RR #1, Box 7C
Huntingdon, PA 16652-9603
(412) 463-7702
Mini-Grant Funds: $474.84 Audience: farmers
Solar-Powered Pasture Watering System Demonstration Project
This project encourages farmers to use streambank fencing and rotational
grazing methods. It features a "low-cost" watering system
powered by a solar panel which charges a marine battery that in turn
runs the bilge pump. A pipeline conveys the water from the stream to
the drinking trough.
Program Year: 95/96
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 educated 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.
Program Year: 04/05
Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County Conservation District - John Clune, Project Leader
1300 Old Plank Rd.
Mayfield, PA 18453
(570) 282-USDA ext. 616
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: local farmers
Farmer NPS Awareness
The district used the software with its Geographical Positioning Device
to give quick and accurate information to farmers, demonstrating how
stream buffers can work on their individual lands. The short-term goal
was to increase protected acres of streamside buffers and wetlands;
the long-term goal is to gather and maintain data of the protected lands
for inspection, maintenance and monitoring of conservation practices.
Program Year: 2003
Lancaster County
Lancaster County Conservation District - Kevin R. Seibert, Project
Leader
1383 Arcadia Road, Room 6
Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 299-5361
Mini-Grant Funds: $500 Audience: citizens/farmers
Lancaster County Conservation Exposition
The goal of this event is to educate peoples about watersheds and how
their actions affect other people down stream. Many topics such as nutrient
management, soil conservation, water testing for nitrates, stream studies
and GIS are highlighted. Programs for students, homeowners, gardeners,
farmers, and construction companies are part of the Exposition. Nutrient
Management is the particular focus of this event.
Program Year: 97/98
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Conservation District - Jo Ann McCready, Project Leader
430 Court St.
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 535-4269
Mini-Grant Funds: $750 Audience: regional - citizens
Agricultural Field Day
The Conservation District 2000 Crop Day on July 19 at the rtin Farm.
The featured keynote speaker Bob Utterback. Utterback is an agricultural
economist for Farm Journal magazine. His presentations focused on the
agricultural economy in the United States and where it is going, and
on risk management for agriculture. Grant monies were used to develop
a brochure and poster to advertise the event.
Program Year: 99/00
Lebanon County
Lebanon County Conservation District - Karlyn Haas, Project Leader
2120 Cornwall Road, Suite 5
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-272-3908
Mini-Grant Funds: $796.90 Audience: farmers and public
Dead Bird Composting Recipe Sign and Thermometers
Composting instructions and other tools will be distributed to poultry
producers in a multi-county area. Better educating producers and farm
visitors about composting will lead to better management of the process
and ultimately to less polluted runoff in the water.
Program Year: 03/04
Somerset County
Somerset County Conservation District - Paula Ledney, Project Leader
6024 Glades Pike, Suite 103
Somerset, PA 15501
(814) 445-4652x5
Mini-Grant Funds: $438 Audience: Farmers,
local government officials, cooperating agencies, and county residents.
Somerset County CD Field Tour
The Somerset County 50th Anniversary Field Tour visited four sites that
demonstrate non-point source pollution problems and the solutions the
District, landowners and cooperating agencies have implemented to address
those problems.
Program Year: 06/07
Venango County
Venango County Conservation District - Erin Hersman, Project Leader
471 Beach Rd.
Franklin, PA 16323
(814) 676-2832
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,500 Audience: Agricultural
Producers
No-Till Walkabout & Field Day
Description: Reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve local
watershed(s) through Field Day focusing on Agricultural Best Management
Practices.
Expected Outcomes: Target audience increases knowledge of NPS
pollution, local watershed(s), role audience plays in making a positive
difference, role BMPs play; Target audience implements BMPs.
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products created by this project.
Program Year: 07/08
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,410 Audience: Newsletter
recipients
No-Till Walkabout and Field Day
The district hosted a field day and picnic on July 21, 2006, that focused
on NPS pollution prevention as it relates to agricultural practices
in the area.
Program Year: 06/07
Venango County
Venango Conservation District - Erin Hersman, Project Leader
471 Beach Road
Franklin, PA 16323
(814) 676-2832
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,500 Audience: Miscellaneous
NPS Prevention Field Day and Picnic/NPS Prevention Educational Display
The field day and picnic focused on nonpoint source pollution prevention
related to agricultural practices. The display highlights the benefits
of sound nutrient management on farmlands.
Program Year: 05/06
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 informed agriculture producers about the Nutrient
Management Program and encouraged them to develop nutrient management
plans.
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sample products created by this project.
Program Year: 04/05
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