Watersheds

Festivals

Blair County
Blair County Conservation District - Jim Eckenrode, Project Leader
1407 Blair St.
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 696-0877 x5
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,500 Audience: General public, middle/high school students
Blair County Water Festival 2007
The district provided a venue to learn about relationship between everyday activities, watersheds and water quality; develop and offer NPS programs; and conduct a conservation poster contest, with a watershed/water protection/NPS pollution prevention theme.
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Program Year: 06/07

Mini-Grant Funds: $1,885 Audience: General
First Annual Blair County Water Festival
This festival in Altoona taught the public about watersheds, water quality/NPS issues, and water conservation through indoor and outdoor activities.
Program Year: 05/06

Crawford County
Crawford County Conservation District - Brian Pilarcik, Project Leader
21742 German Rd.
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 763-5269
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,875 Audience: Watershed stakeholders, legislators, farmers, children, adults
6th Annual Pymatuning Clean Water Festival
This festival was an interactive learning area geared toward educating the public on water quality, NPS pollution and conservation issues.
Program Year: 06/07

Crawford County
Crawford County Conservation District - Brian Pilarcik, Project Leader
21742 German Road
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 763-5269
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,823.36 Audience: Miscellaneous
5th Annual Clean Water Festival
This festival, which attracted between 2,000 and 5,000 visitors in the past, provided an interactive learning experience to educate the public about water quality and conservation issues
Program Year: 05/06

Mini-Grant Funds: $2,100 Audience: public
4th Annual Clean Water Festival
During the festival, local agencies and watershed organizations presented interactive sessions to educate the public on water quality and conservation issues.
Program Year: 04/05

Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: general
Clean Water Festival
The district coordinated this event which included displays from local organizations, interactive stations, demonstrations, games and other activities to promote awareness of and gather support for the local watershed. This project layed the groundwork for an annual celebration of water quality and watersheds.
Program Year: 03/04

Fayette County
Fayette County Conservation District - Heather Knupsky, Project Leader
10 Nickman Plaza
Lemont Furnace, PA 15401
(724) 438-4497
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,500 Audience: Students
2006 Fayette County Children's Water Festival
Hands-on activities educated over 1,000 students, teachers, and volunteers about water quality.
Program Year: 05/06

Fayette County
Fayette County Conservation District - Heather Fowler, Project Leader
10 Nickman Plaza
Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
724-438-4497
Mini-Grant Funds: $799 Audience: students
Fayette County Children's Water Festival
This one-day educational event for students featured hands-on classroom exercises and keynote presentations through which students learned about the importance of water to all life, the link between water, plants, animals, and soil, and the effects of human activities on water. To prepare participants, a pre-festival program was presented to all classes. This program provides basic information on water, the water cycle, and protecting water quality.
Program Year: 03/04

Fayette County
Fayette County Conservation District - Heather Knupsky, Project Leader
10 Nickman Plaza
Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
(724) 437-2914
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: 6th grade students and teachers
2003 Fayette County Children's Water Festival
The conservation district held a Children's Water Festival at Penn State Fayette Campus in May 2003. The festival was a one-day event for sixth grade students, during which the students were educated on topics like the water cycle, the links between water and plants, wildlife and soil, and the effects of human activities on water.
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: $821 Audience: Watershed organizations, state and local agencies, general public
Annual Jefferson County Watershed Festival
A watershed festival that promoted conservation efforts to correct and avoid NPS pollution. The event educated local stakeholders on becoming involved with local environmental efforts.
Program Year: 06/07

Jefferson County
Jefferson County Conservation District - Deb Wilson, Project Leader
1514 Route 28
Brookville, PA 15825
(814) 849-7463
Mini-Grant Funds: $827.17 Audience: Public
Annual Jefferson County Watershed Festival
The watershed festival promoted county-wide conservation efforts to correct and prevent nonpoint source pollution.
Program Year: 05/06

Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Conservation District - Tom Davidock, Project Leader
2106 AG Center Drive
Pottsville, PA 17901
(570) 622-3742 x120
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,463.46 Audience: Miscellaneous
2006 Bear Creek Festival
The 5th Annual Bear Creek Festival educated residents on the importance of protecting county watersheds.
Program Year: 05/06

Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Conservation District - Ryan Koch, Project Leader
1206 AG Center Drive
Pottsville, PA 17901
(570) 622-3742 ext. 122
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000 Audience: misc. regional
Bear Creek Festival
This public education/outreach event focuses on natural resource conservation, watershed protection, conservation program and concepts promotion, education about the biota and flora of the area, and the importance of biodiversity. More than 25 state, federal and public organizations, as well as individual experts on environmental topics, had exhibits, demonstrations and presentations at the festival, which is the only all-inclusive environmental education event throughout Schuylkill and surrounding counties.
Program Year: 2003

Washington County
Washington County Groundwater Education Project - Laura Haney Post
100 W. Beau St., Suite 602
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 228-6774
Mini-Grant Funds: $750 Audience: students/teachers
Washington County Children's Groundwater Festival
Students learned about groundwater with the use of a portable flow model kit. Background resources focused on the water cycle, the aquatic environment, the causes, effects, and prevention of both source and nonpoint source water pollution.
Program Year: 96/97

Washington County
Washington County Groundwater Education Project - Laura Haney Post
100 W. Beau St., Suite 602
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 228-6774
Mini-Grant Funds: $750 Audience: students/teachers
Washington County Children's Groundwater Festival
Nearly 1,200 sixth grade students attended the festival modeled after the Groundwater Festival which originated in Nebraska. Aspects of nonpoint source pollution were demonstrated and solutions discovered with hand-on-activities. Students received a book cover illustrating the groundwater cycle and a comic book about water quality.
Program Year: 95/96