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Pennsylvania NPS Education Office
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Nonpoint Source Pollution Educational Mini-Grant
Catalog of Conservation District Projects
Agriculture
Workshops
Armstrong County
Armstrong County Conservation District - Jessica Behan/Laurel Hoffman,
Project Leaders
124 Armsdale Road, Suite B-2
Kittanning, PA 16242
(724) 545-1022, ext. 110
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,500 Audience: livestock producers
Assuring Grazing Success
This two-day seminar educated livestock producers on ruminant nutrition,
mineral supplements, and grazing animal genetics, all of which are important
to the success of grazing operations.
Program Year: 04/05
Armstrong County
Armstrong Conservation District - Laurel Hoffman, Project Leader
124 Armsdale Road
Suite B-2
Kittanning, PA 16201
(724) 545-1022
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: Farmers
Grazing Performance: It's in the Genes
This workshop educated farmers about sustainable grazing operations
and their impact on water quality.
Program Year: 03/04
Bedford County
Bedford County Grazer's Group/Bedford County Conservation District -
Terry Miller, Project Leader
702 West Pitt Street, Suite 4
Bedford, PA 15522
(814) 623-6706
Mini-Grant Funds: $750 Audience: farmers
Regional/Multi-State Grazing Conference
A conference was held to educate farmers about Intensive Rotational
Grazing. Farmers were encouraged to form or join a county grazer's group
and to network.
Program Year: 95/96
Berks County
Berks County Conservation District - Chris Johnson, Project Leader
1238 County Welfare Rd.
Leesport, PA 19533-0520
(610) 372-4657
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,939 Audience: Farmers, Agricultural
Business Owners, Township Officials, CD/NRCS/PDA/DEP Staff
Innovative Agriculture Workshop
Description: Reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve local
watershed(s) through Agriculture Workshop that covers 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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Program Year: 07/08
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,955 Audience:
Farmers, township supervisors, district staff, NRSC staff, DOA staff,
DEP and local ag business owners
Berks County Innovative Agriculture Workshop
The agricultural community learned about various best management practices
and how they may apply to their operations. Topics covered included
no-till/cover crop farming practices, composting, innovations in alternative
energy, and nutrient trading.
Program Year: 06/07
Erie County
Erie County Conservation District - Bethany Fritz, Project Leader
1927 Wager Rd.
Erie, PA 16509
(814) 825-6403
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,206.44 Audience: Farmers,
Landowners
Northwest PA No-Till Meeting
Description: Reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve local
watershed(s) through providing a No-till Meeting that provides education
on the connection between no-till, nonpoint source pollution and local
watershed(s).
Expected Outcomes: Target audience increases knowledge of NPS
pollution, local watershed(s), role audience plays in making a positive
difference, role no-till plays; Target audience adopts/moves toward
adopting no-till practices.
Program Year: 07/08
Erie County
Erie County Conservation District - Bethany Fritz, Project Leader
1927 Wager Rd.
Erie, PA 16509
(814) 825-6403
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,258 Audience: Farmers, land
and homeowners, contractors
Agriculture Best Management Practices Informational Display Board
The district hosted a meeting on October 11 to discuss the different
BMPs that are available or used in different situation. Also, a display
board was produced to promote agricultural BMPs at this meeting and
other events in the county.
Program Year: 06/07
Erie County
Erie County Conservation District - Bethany Fritz, Project Leader
1927 Wager Road
Erie, PA 16509
(814) 825-6403
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,292.60 Audience: Farmers
Erie County Farmers' Gathering
This meeting informed farmers about installing best management practices
and the importance of implementing a nutrient management plan.
Program Year: 05/06
Erie County
Erie County Conservation District - Leroy Gross, Project Leader
1927 Wager Road
Erie, PA 16509
(814) 825-6403
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,400 Audience: Farmers
Tri-State Tillage Conference
The Conference promoted the adoption and expansion of conservation tillage
systems by farmers in an effort to reduce nonpoint source pollution
in western and northwestern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and western
New York.
Program Year: 05/06
McKean County
McKean County Conservation District - Sandy Thompson, Project Leader
17137 Route 6
Smethport, PA 16748
(814) 887-4001
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,500 Audience: Landowners
Managing your Pasture
Description: Reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve local
watershed(s) through Pasture Management Education Program that focuses
on grazing strategies and soil erosion.
Expected Outcomes: Target audience increases knowledge of NPS
pollution, local watershed(s), role audience plays in making a positive
difference, role pasture management strategies play; Target audience
takes action to improve pasture management practices.
Program Year: 07/08
Potter County
Potter County Conservation District - Chad Moshier, Project Leader
107 Market St.
Coudersport, PA 16915
(814) 274-8411 x4
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,974 Audience: Landowners
No-Till Systems Program
The district promoted solutions to NPS pollution, no-till ag systems
and cover-cropping through development of a test plot of forages and
legumes, then held 2nd Annual Northern-Tier Conservation Tillage Clinic.
Program Year: 06/07
Warren County
Warren County Conservation District – Heather Wilcox, Project Manager
609 Rouse Avenue
Youngsville, PA 16371
(814) 563-3117
Mini-Grant Funds: $543 Audience: Producers in Warren
and surrounding counties (PA and NY) who use traditional tillage methods.
Nutrient Management/No-Till Awareness
A workshop to educate farmers about nutrient management and no-till
farming and their benefits, in hopes of motivating farmers to consider
new management practices on their lands.
Program Year: 06/07
Warren County
Warren County Conservation District - Heather Wilcox, Project Leader
609 Rouse Avenue, Suite 203
Youngsville, PA 16371
(814) 563-3117
Mini-Grant Funds: $978.35 Audience: Farmers
Equine Grazing and Nutrient Management Workshop
The Nutrient Management Awareness Day emphasized the benefits of having
a Nutrient Management Plan. Two Equine Grazing and Nutrient Management
Workshops were held - one for youth and one for adults. The equine workshops
educated horse owners about proper grazing techniques and the nutrient
management regulations that apply to horse owners.
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Program year: 04/05
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