Community Conservation
Tours, Demonstrations, etc.
Centre County
Centre County Conservation District - Jim Coslo, Bruce Jankura, Project
Leaders
414 Holmes Ave., Suite 4
Bellefonte, PA 16823
(814) 355-8696
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: officials,
board members, consultants, contractors.
Best Management Practices - Soil Erosion Control Field Tour
The district hosted five separate field tours of several active and
recently completed construction sites where BMP's for soil erosion
control are in use. An informational packet on the BMP's was provided
to tour participants.
Program Year: 02/03
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Conservation District - Deborah Wilson, Project Leader
1514 Route 28
Brookville, PA 15825
(814) 849-7463
Mini-Grant Funds: $570 Audience: County
commissioners, state representatives, state senators, local municipal
officials
Jefferson County Conservation Tour 2006
The district planned to conduct a tour of four conservation sites
to educate local decision-makers about NPS pollution concerns and
what the district is doing to improve these conditions, but due to
weather conditions, could not have the tour. Instead, they were able
to showcase the conservation sites to the attendees through PowerpPoint
presentations.
Program Year: 06/07
Luzurne County
Luzerne County Conservation District - Todd Rush and Robert Hughes,
Project Leaders
485 Smith Pond Road
Shavertown, PA 18708
(570) 674-7993
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: public
Luzerne County Environmental Resources Management Field Tour
The tour showcased for the general public local best management practices,
pollution control technologies, acid mine drainage remediation efforts,
and reclamation strategies. The overall goal is to help people better
understand nonpoint source pollution and the many ways to help prevent
it.
Program Year: 03/04
Potter County
Potter County Conservation District - Colleen Frank, Project Leader
107 Market St.
Coudersport, PA 16915
(814) 274-8411 x4
Mini-Grant Funds: $598 Audience: Farmers, legislators,
agencies, general public
Progress Through Communications for Agriculture Tour and Picnic
An annual program designed to educate general public and legislators
about agriculture and conservation teaches about how the agricultural
community implements BMPs to prevent NPS and point source pollution.
Program Year: 06/07
Warren County
Warren County Conservation District - Heather Wilcox, Project Leader
609 Rouse Ave.
Youngsville, PA 16371
(814) 563-3117
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,914.69 Audience: Elected
Officials, County Organizations, Farmers, Media, General Public
Warren County Conservation Tour
Description: Reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve local
watershed(s) through Conservation Tour focusing on the connection
between a variety of BMPs, nonpoint source pollution and watersheds.
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 takes action to implement
improved best management practices.
Program Year: 07/08
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,794 Audience:
Decision-makers and elected officials
Warren County Conservation Tour 2006
This tour, held on September 23, 2006, educated area residents about
agriculture and conservation within the county.
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products created by this project.
Program Year: 06/07
Warren County
Warren County Conservation District - Richard Mader & Heather
Wilcox, Project Leader
609 Rouse Avenue
Suite 203
Warren, PA 16371
(814) 563-3117
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,445.08 Audience: Miscellaneous
Warren County Conservation Tour 2005
This annual event educated local officials and residents about agriculture
and conservation within the county.
Program Year: 05/06
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,076.77 Audience: public,
state representatives, county government and organizations, Farm Bureau
Warren County Conservation Tour 2004
An annual event, the tour educates residents about agriculture and
conservation using a fun, hands-on approach.
Program Year: 04/05
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: local decision
makers
Warren County Conservation Tour 2003
The tour highlighted conservation efforts and projects in the county
by visiting agricultural, wetland and municipal conservation projects.
Free to participants, the tour raised awareness of projects and activities
and highlighted the district's role as a clearinghouse for conservation
projects in the county. In addition to seeing the projects and receiving
a folder of information about each one, participants also learned
how the projects are accomplished and from where the funding comes.
Program Year: 2003
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: Warren County public
officials
Warren County Conservation Tour 2002
The Warren Conservation District hosted its third annual Conservation
Tour in 2002. The tour highlights the conservation efforts and projects
in Warren County. The district invites local elected officials, including
county commissioners, state representatives, state senators, and local
municipal officials. In addition a number of related agencies were
invited to attend. The overall focus of the tour is to "Educate
local decision makers."
Program Year: 01/02
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: Warren County public
officials
Warren County Conservation Tour 2001
Warren County Conservation District held its first conservation tour
in the summer of 2002 and hopes to make it an annual event. The tour
highlights conservation projects and efforts in the county, including
agricultural, wetland and municipal conservation projects. The district
invites a number of elected officials, such as state senators and
representatives, county commissioners and local municipal officials
to attend.
Program Year: 00/01
Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County Conservation District - Leanne Griffith, Project
Leader
218 Donohoe Rd.
Greensburg, PA 15601
(724) 837-5271
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,248.99 Audience: Elected Officials,
County Organizations, Engineers, Contractors, Developers, Media, General
Public
Conservation Tour
Description: Reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve local
watershed(s) through Conservation Tour focusing on the connection
between a variety of Stormwater BMPs, nonpoint source pollution and
watersheds.
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 takes action to implement
improved best management practices.
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Program Year: 07/08
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,409.71 Audience:
Decision makers
Conservation Tour 2006 -- Hidden in Plain View
The district continued its successful annual bus tour for opinion
leaders that features solutions to nonpoint source pollution problems.
Program Year: 05/06
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,500 Audience: city planners,
officials and solicitors
2005 Conservation Tour
The goal of the tour is to make local decision-makers aware of the
conservation issues and practices in their area. The tour will focus
on best management practices in rural and urban areas that demonstrate
corrective measures for nonpoint source pollution.
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sample products created by this project.
Program Year: 04/05
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience:
public
Conservation Tour 2004
The district conducted a tour of several conservation sites within
the county to educate the public about nonpoint source pollution concerns
and what the district and other local organizations are doing to improve
these conditions.
Program Year: 03/04
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: misc. regional
Conservation Education Tour
Open to the public, the tour highlighted a variety of best management
practices that demonstrate corrective measures for nonpoint source
pollution especially with agricultural concerns. In addition to several
farms with different types of projects underway, the tour featured
the Center for Conservation Education. An example of recycle and reuse
philosophy, the center is in a converted barn using recycled materials.
The infiltration parking lot is one of several demonstration areas
along the stormwater runoff trail.
Program Year: 2003
