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Nonpoint Source Pollution Educational Resources - Sample Products

Community Conservation

Tours & Demonstrations

Warren County Conservation District
Project Leader: Judy Froman, Office Manager
Project Fact Sheets for Conservation Tour

Warren County Conservation District developed several fact sheets for their Conservation Tour in September of 2006 on various projects in the county, several of which may be useful to other districts.

Dirt and Gravel Roads Program (Word) - Discusses dust and sediments as major nonpoint source pollutants in Pennsylvania and the county's program to reduce this.
Sunset Dairy (Word) - Describes conservation practices at a local dairy farm.
Conservation Education (Word) - Describes the district's education programs.
Macro-Invertebrates (Word) - Relates significance of macro-invertebrates to stream health, the district's stream sampling program, and methods of collecting.

Westmoreland County Conservation District
Project Leader: Leanne Griffith
Conservation Tour (Project Year: 07/08)

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.

Sample Educational Event Calendar (PDF) - Educational Event Calendar for Conservation District.
Sample Tour Agenda (Word) - Agenda used for Conservation Tour titled "Floods & Fixes."
Sample Tour Bus Route (Word) - Tour Route used for Conservation Tour titled "Floods & Fixes."
Sample Tour Staff Agenda (Word) - Staff Agenda used for Conservation Tour titled "Floods & Fixes."
Sample Tour Timeline (Word) - Timeline used for Conservation Tour titled "Floods & Fixes."
Sample Tour Evaluation (Word) - Evaluation used for Conservation Tour titled "Floods & Fixes."
Conservation Tour Slideshow (PPT) – Pictorial overview of 2008 Conservation Tour.

Westmoreland Conservation District
Project Leader: Leanne Griffith, Conservation Education Coordinator
2005 Conservation Tours

Westmoreland held urban tours to help local decision makers and the public understand the importance of NPs controls on construction sites, especially focusing on brownfield restoration.

Tips (Word) - Lessons learned from the tours
Flyer 1 & Flyer 2 (PDF) - Advertise the tours
Evaluation 1 & Evaluation 2 (Word) - For gathering feedback from participants


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