Watersheds

Water Quality Monitoring

Adams County
Adams County Conservation District - Laurence Martick, Manager
57 N. Fifth St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-0636
Mini-Grant Funds: $745.01 Audience: general
Adams Co. Citizens Water Monitoring Program
The goal of the project was to increase public awareness of how human actions impact water quality as well as identify where the most serious problems exist within the county's watersheds. The formation and training of a group of citizens to monitor water enabled the district to establish a baseline of water quality data in Adams County. Water testing results were publicized.
Program Year: 97/98

Bedford County
Bedford County Conservation District - Paula Ledney, Project Leader
702 West Pitt Street
Bedford, PA 15522
814-623-7900 x 123
Mini-Grant Funds: $881.66 Audience: general
Bob's Creek Watershed, State of the Streams
This project documented the water quality of two native trout streams which are tributaries to Bob's Creek. This documentation will establish baseline data and will become part of the long-term restoration and protection plan for the streams.
Program Year: 03/04

Clarion County
Clarion County Conservation District - Pam Zahoran, Project Leader
RR #3, Box 265
Clarion, PA 16214
(814) 226-4070
Mini-Grant Funds: $565 Audience: students, citizens
Clarion River Watershed Monitoring Project
Teacher training incorporates ecological, economic and social disciplines essential to understanding water quality issues facing the Clarion River. A groundwater flow model was used in the classroom. Students received instruction on water testing and conducted tests on over 25 streams in the watershed.
Program Year: 96/97

Lebanon County
Lebanon County Conservation District - Stephanie Harmon, Project Leader
2120 Cornwall Road
Suite 5
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 272-3908 x 4
Mini-Grant Funds: $429.98 Audience: Public
Lebanon County CD Streamside Education
This project provided new equipment for "streamside education" of individuals and organizations interested in watershed monitoring, restoration and enhancement.
Program Year: 05/06

Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Conservation District - Craig Morgan, Manager
1206 Ag Center Drive
Pottsville, PA 17901
(570) 622-3742
Mini-Grant Funds: $750 Audience: youth ages 13-15
Conservation School Water Quality
Intense and thorough water quality study of Bear Creek included the
biological, physical and chemical study of ecosystems and how they relate to each other.
Program Year: 96/97

Venango County
Venango County Conservation District - Roy Boyle, Project Leader
R.D. 5, Box 320
Franklin, PA 16323
(814) 676-2832
Mini-Grant Funds: $704.89 Audience: local residents
Two Mile Run Water Monitoring Education Project
The Venango Conservation District instituted a water quality monitoring and education project on the upper reaches of Two Mile Run. Equipment has been purchased for water monitoring, and ongoing water monitoring has been implemented. Groups of elementary school students have used the equipment, learning about watersheds, ecosystems and endangered species in the process. Future plans include expanding the program to include middle and high school students.
Program Year: 99/00