Educational Mini-Grant Catalog

EXHIBITS/MODELS

Adams County
Adams County Conservation District - Russell Ryan, Project Leader
670 Old Harrisburg Road, Suite 201
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-5171
Mini-Grant Funds: $822.61
Audience: contractors and consultants
Conservation Plants Demonstration Project
The grass plots will demonstrate the various types of grasses that people can incorporate at home, on the farm, or in commercial areas to control erosion and sediment. The demonstration plot will be incorporated with the Penn State Master Gardner Program trial gardens for additional educational purposes.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Armstrong County
Armstrong County Conservation District/Kiskiminetas Watershed Association - Tom Clark, Project Leader
P.O. Box 83
Leechburg, PA 15656
(724) 548-3425
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: misc. local
Stream Table - Kiskiminetas Watershed Association Educational Equipment
A stream table is a good tool to demonstrate natural hydrogeological processes to audiences ranging from school students to adults. The conservation district obtained a stream table and made it available to the Kiskiminetas Watershed Association and many other organizations for use at watershed awareness days, school programs, and other events.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2003

Armstrong County
Armstrong County Conservation District – Laurel Hoffman, Project Leader
R.D. 8, Box 294
Kittanning, PA 16201
(724) 548-3425
Mini-Grant Funds: $600
Audience: general
Biosolids Mobile Display
Armstrong County requested grant funding to pay for a display board which will be used to educate the public about the beneficial uses of biosolids. The display will be used at workshops, field days, and local fairs. Armstrong County Conservation District, in the past, made use of a biosolids display that is owned by the Butler Conservation District.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 01/02

Beaver County
Beaver County Conservation District - Marty Warchol, Project Leader
1000 Third Street, Suite 202
Beaver, PA 15009
(724) 774-7090
Mini-Grant Funds: $971
Audience: county residents
Watershed Education Display
The district developed a display to promote watershed concepts and educate various audiences about the value of water resources and how human and natural forces interact to shape the condition of water.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2003

Bedford County
Ridge Valley Streamkeepers - Tolif Hunt, Project Leader
1131 Big Creek Road
Bedford, PA 15535
(814) 784-3003
Mini-Grant Funds: $505.19
Audience: community and township supervisors
The Sideling Hill and Town Creek Watershed Outreach Project: Promoting Our Watersheds
This display will be designed to reach different audiences with different messages. One design will be tailored to the watershed community in general and will introduce them to water quality issues and Ridge Valley Streamkeepers' work. Design two will target local decision-makers (i.e. township supervisors) to help them understand the water quality data available to them to aid their decision-making. The third design will be geared for scientific and technical audiences.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 03/04

Multiple Counties (Bedford, Blair,, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry)
Juniata Clean Water Partnership/Blair County Conservation District - Stephanie Odenwald/Jim Eckenrode, Project Leader
1701 Penn Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
(814) 506-1190
Mini-Grant Funds: $940.95
Audience: general
Education and Outreach Tools for the Juniata Watershed Resource Center
The Partnership will add an Enviroscape Model to the items already available to students, teachers, watershed groups, municipalities, and others through the Juniata Watershed Resource Center. The model will be used during public education presentations and will be available for loan.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 03/04

Berks County
Berks County Conservation District - Ryan Zerbe, Project Leader
1238 County Welfare Rd.
PO Box 520
Leesport, PA 19533
(610) 372-4657
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: students
Mobile Agriculture Laboratory
The mobile agriculture lab, supplied by the PA Farm Bureau, will allow district personnel to visit elementary schools and provide a hands-on approach to learning about nonpoint pollution, human involvement, and its direct impact on water quality.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 03/04

Blair County
Blair County Conservation District - Steven S. Putt, Project Leader
1407 Blair Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 696-0877
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: public
Erosion & Sediment Control Awareness Display
The display will educate the public and other target audiences on the importance of erosion and sedimentation control by depicting problems and showing best management practices that alleviate them.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 03/04

Blair County
Blair County Conservation District - Steven Putt, Project Leader
1407 Blair Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 696-0877 ext. 114
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: misc. government, students
Erosion and Sediment Control Awareness Display
The district designed a display for use at meetings, training sessions and conferences to educate local government officials and the public on the importance of erosion and sediment control. Specifically, the display illustrates erosion and sediment control problems, best management practices to control them and information on the effects of sediment pollution.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2003

Bradford County
Bradford County Conservation District – Richard Gulyas, Project Leader
Stoll Natural Resource Center
RR#5 Box 5030-C
Towanda, PA 18848
(570) 265-5539
Mini-Grant Funds: $639.80
Audience: citizens/students
Soils Learning Station
A four-panel interactive display was developed to teach the following topics: soil ecosystems, land use planning, soil profiles/soil types, and soil erosion and conservation. The station will be used at field days, conservation camps, and workshops.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Education Program
Program Year: 98/99

Bradford County
Alparon Community Park, Inc. – Jim VanBlarcom, Project Leader
RR 2
Columbia Cross Roads, PA 16914
(570) 297-3866
Mini-Grant Funds: $750   Other Funds: $500
Audience: citizens/farmers
Nutrient Management Educational Demonstration Display
An 18" x 24" educational sign entitled Agriculture Protecting Water Quality will be erected at Alparon Park next to a manure management handling system. The sign explains how to properly handle manure to prevent water pollution and nutrient waste. The message incorporates best management practices consistent with the goals and objectives of the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 96/97

Bradford County
Bradford County Conservation District – Rose Aures, Project Leader
Stoll Natural Resource Center
RR#5 Box 5030-C
Towanda, PA 18848
(570) 265-5539
Mini-Grant Funds: $347.37
Audience: citizens/students
Bio-Solids Mobile Display
A table-top display illustrates how land applied bio-solid material would be managed and utilized by the soil. It covers how on-lot systems work, the nutrient cycle from consumption to food production and management options for septic bio-solids. The display will be taken to schools, civic organizations, and public meetings along with supporting literature appropriate to the audience.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 95/96

Bucks County
Bucks County Conservation District – John Thomas, Manager
924 Town Center
New Britain, PA 18901-5182
(215) 345-7577
Mini-Grant Funds: $642    In-Kind Funds: $2,656.02
Audience: citizens and farmers
Interchangeable Nonpoint Source Pollution Tabletop Displays
Development of exhibits educating farm communities in Bucks and Montgomery counties about nutrient management and erosion and sedimentation.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Progra
Program Year: 96/97

Butler County
Butler County Conservation District - Ronald Fodor, Project Leader
122 McCune Drive
Butler, PA 16001
(724) 284-5270
Mini-Grant Funds: $2,500
Audience: public
Farm Tour Promotion and BMP Mobile Display
This project includes signage for an annual farm tour and a portable display, both of which demonstrate the importance of best management practices.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Cambria County
Cambria County Conservation District - Louis Kopczyk, Project Leader
401 Candlelight Drive, Suite 221
Ebensburg, PA 15931
(814) 472-2120
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: agriculture
Cambria County Nutrient Management Education Display
The Cambria Conservation District developed an educational display promoting the benefits of nutrient management practices. The display was supplemented by fact sheets provided by Penn State Cooperative Extension and used at the Cambria County Fair, where it was seen by a target audience of several thousand people.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 02/03

Cambria County
Cambria County Conservation District – Louis Kopczyk, Project Leader
401 Candlelight Drive, Suite 221
Ebensburg, PA 15931
(814) 472-2120
Mini-Grant Funds: $543
Audience: general, local
Cambria County Soil Sampler Project - Part 2
This project will feature field demonstrations, conducted with a soil sampler device. Grant funds were used to cover the cost of establishing a display at the Cambria County Fair. According to district staff soil testing is not being conducted on a routine basis due to time constraints of farm operators and that this could lead to improper nutrient management and possibly nonpoint source pollution. The project goal is to increase the frequency of soil testing on Cambria County farms.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 01/02

Cameron County
Cameron County Conservation District - Janet Frank, Project Leader
20 East Fifth Street, Room 105
Emporium, PA 15834
(814) 486-2244 x 354
Mini-Grant Funds: $711.32
Audience: public
Stream Table
The district will purchase a stream table to be used to promote watershed awareness at regional events. A streamtable can be used to demonstrate hydrogeological processes such as channel stability, functions of riparian buffers and wetlands, surface and groundwater hydrology, and more.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 03/04

Centre County
Clearwater Conservancy of Central PA - Lynn Fosbender, Project Leader
2555 North Atherton Street
State College, PA 16803
(814) 237-0400
Mini-Grant Funds: $950
Audience: local landowners
Conservation Techniques for Watershed-wise Backyards and Businesses
A portable display was created that illustrates the conservation techniques used at the conservancy's demonstration area. These techniques include creation of rain gardens, use of rain barrels and alternatives to lawns. The display supports the larger project, the goal of which is to educate the community about how an individual's property may contribute to nonpoint source pollution and how to remediate these problems.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2003

Centre County
Centre Region Parks and Recreation Department – Denee Sudano, Project Leader
131 S. Fraser St. Suite #5
State College, PA 16801
(814) 231-3071
Mini-Grant Funds: $750
Audience: students/citizens
Spring Into Action-Protect Our Watersheds
An EnviroScape II model that demonstrates nonpoint source pollution in a watershed will be purchased to use in educating students and citizens about preventing water pollution.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 96/97

Clarion County
Penn Soil Conservancy Trust - Tim Elder, Project Leader
265 Holiday Inn Road, Suite 3
Clarion, PA 16214
(814) 226-8160 ext. 125
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: regional
Project Grass - Northwest PA Educational Board
The trust created a display board for use at public events that will inform audiences about the organization's objectives and the benefits of grass-based farming. This expanded public awareness of the environmental benefits of rotational grazing, conservation of soil and protection of water resources, will ultimately lead to increased installation of best management practices on farms in the region.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2003

Clarion County
Clarion County Conservation District – Trudy Alexander, Project Leader
265 Holiday Inn Road, Suite 2
Clarion, PA 16214
(814) 226-4070 ext. 113
Mini-Grant Funds: $906
Audience: students
NPS Education Program for Clarion County
The Clarion Conservation District is expanding its current environmental education programs presented to area schools and interest groups through the use of an Enviroscape II Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention model. The model will also be used to help Clarion County's Envirothon teams. Grant funds were also used to improve the district's slide collection on NPs and watershed management, and to finance the creation of a new brochure.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 01/02

Clearfield County
Clearfield County Conservation District – Donna Carnahan, Project Leader
650 Leonard St.
Clearfield, PA 16830
(814) 765-2629
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: middle school students
Enviroscape Education Project
The Clearfield Conservation District used mini-project funding toward the purchase of an Envirocape model to help facilitate environmental education programs. The district staff plans to visit classrooms, youth groups and watershed associations within the county to provide demonstrations with the Enviroscape.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 01/02

Clinton County
Beech Creek Watershed Association - Ken Flanigan, Project Leader
PO Box 286
Mill Hall, PA 17751
570-748-7242
Mini-Grant Funds: $356.36
Audience: general
Display Board for Beech Creek Watershed Association Outreach
The association will develop a display to raise awareness of the watershed and emphasize the impact of acid mine drainage. The goal of the project is to generate support for the association and its remediation projects.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 03/04

Clinton County
Clinton County Conservation District – Mary Ann Bower, Project Leader
2 State Route 150
Mill Hall, PA 17751-1631
(570) 726-3798
Mini-Grant Funds: $750    Other Funds: $159.10
Audience: students/citizens
The Living Downstream Model
An EnviroScape II model that demonstrates nonpoint source pollution in a watershed will be purchased to use in educating students and citizens about preventing water pollution.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 96/97

Dauphin County
Dauphin County Conservation District - Jeanne Harris, Project Leader
1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 912-8100
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: public
Conservation District Table Top Display
The district will develop a display to educate the public about nonpoint source pollution problems that affect the Chesapeake Bay and to raise awareness of district services that help to reduce such problems.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 03/04

Dauphin County
Dauphin County Conservation District - Jeanne Harris, Project Leader
1451 Peters Mountain Road
Dauphin, PA 17018
(717) 912-8100
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: various
Event Specific Table Top Displays
The district will develop several display layouts that address local nonpoint source pollution problems. Each display will target a different audience (e.g. farmers, homeowners, local officials, etc.) depending upon the event at which it will be used.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 03/04

Fayette County
Fayette County Conservation District – Heather Fowler and Heather Knupsky, Project Leaders
10 Nickman Plaza
Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
(724) 438-4497
Mini-Grant Funds: $932
Audience: students, general
Nonpoint Source Enviroscape Model
The Fayette County Conservation District purchased a Nonpoint Source Enviroscape unit to be used in conjunction with the district's education programs. Fayette District has also developed an educational program that is adaptable to all age groups, and will be using the program in classroom and civic settings, using the Envirocape Model as an educational tool. The district is willing to lend the Enviroscape to other conservation district for educational use.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 01/02

Fayette County
Fayette County Conservation District – Heather Knupsky, Project Leader
10 Nickman Plaza
Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
(724) 438-4497
Mini-Grant Funds: $462
Audience: general, county residents
Erosion and Sedimentation Pollution Display
Fayette Conservation District has developed a display board addressing the problem of Erosion and Sedimentation Pollution. The board will be used at outreach activities to educate contractors, developers and residents about the impact of erosion and sedimentation pollution on area watersheds, and in turn, help decrease the levels of E&S pollution in the county. The display will also be used at conservation district training and workshop events, and available for loan to other agencies. Mini-project funds were used to purchase the headers for the display, as well as photos and educational materials.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 01/02

Franklin County
Franklin County Conservation District - Tammy Gross, Project Leader
100 Sunset Blvd. W
Chambersburg, PA 17201
(717) 264-8074, ext. 5
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,430.35
Audience: public
Display on Preventing Water Pollution
This display will present photos, diagrams, handouts, and other materials that address nonpoint source pollution.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 2004/05

Franklin County
Franklin County Conservation District - Donna Hays, Project Leader
100 Sunset Boulevard West
Chambersburg, PA 17201
(717) 264-8074
Mini-Grant Funds: $149.42
Audience: various
Watershed Model
The district will complete a "Make Your Own Watershed Kit" for an Enviroscape Model. The model will be used for demonstrations at special events, in classroom presentations, and as requested by watershed groups and others.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 03/04

Franklin County
Franklin County Cooperative Extension – George Hurd/Tom McCarty, Project Leaders
191 Franklin Farm Lane
Chambersburg, PA 17201
(717) 263-9226
Mini-Grant Funds: $750     In-Kind Funds: $3,030
Audience: homeowners, realtors, bankers, local officials
On-lot Septic System Management and Well Protection Education Program
Development of educational materials including a slide presentation, brochures, and a septic system models to be used to educate the public about on-lot septic system management, well protection and nonpoint source pollution prevention through workshops, demonstrations, news column articles and radio programs.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 96/97

Fulton County
Fulton County Conservation District - Scott Alexander, Project Leader
216 N. Second St.
McConnellsburg, PA 17233
(717) 485-3547
Mini-Grant Funds: $957
Audience: students
Fulton County Enviroscape-Nonpoint Source Pollution Education Project
The district will use the Enviroscape model to aid environmental education programs that it provides to elementary and middle school students. The model will help to demonstrate topics related to nonpoint source pollution, land use planning, and watershed management.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 03/04

Greene County
Sustaining Greene County - Kevin Paul, Project Leader
PO Box 504
Waynesburg, PA 15370
(412) 582-2570
Mini-Grant Funds: $956.90
Audience: public
Tally Hollow Outreach Project
This traveling display will be used as part of the outreach and education program for Tally Hollow Farm, an endeavor that promotes comprehensive sustainable agriculture and a forestry demonstration project. In addition to increasing awareness about the positive environmental impact of sustainable agriculture, the display will promote effective means of lessening nonpoint source runoff from farms and woodlands.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 03/04

Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County Conservation District/HAMS - Alana Malar, Project Leader
RD #1, Box 7C
Huntingdon, PA 16652
(814) 627-1627
Mini-Grant Funds: $700
Audience: students
Watershed Education
The district will secure an Enviroscape Model to help educate students and the public about watershed concepts such as nonpoint source pollution and surface water and groundwater problems.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 03/04

Jefferson County
Jefferson County Conservation District - Deb Wilson, Project Leader
RR 5, Box 51
Brookville, PA 15825
(814) 849-0825
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: general
Stream Table Demonstrations
Mini-project funds were used to purchase a stream table that was used to promote watershed awareness. The stream table demonstrates stream channel stability/instability, functions of riparian buffers and wetlands, surface and groundwater hydrology, and fish and wildlife habitat.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 02/03

Juniata County
East Juniata High School – Richard Hackenburger, Project Leader
PO Box 60
Cocolamus, PA 17014
(717) 463-2111
Mini-Grant Funds: $500   Other Funds: $376.62
Audience: students
East Juniata High School Outdoor Classroom
An observation deck was built adjacent to the wetlands and stream that run through the school property. The purpose is to provide a place for access to and ease of learning about the wetlands and its environment. The deck is to be used by classes for outdoor work.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 97/98

Lackawanna County
Lackawanna State Park – DCNR, Angela Lambert, Project Leader
RR1 Box 230 Dalton, PA 18414
(570) 945-7110
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000    In-Kind Funds: $700
Audience: students, teachers
Enhancing Watershed Education
The project coordinators purchased an Enviroscape Nonpoint Source Pollution tabletop model to enhance watershed education efforts in Lackawanna State Park. The model is used at student-sponsored conferences and in the park's educational programming, which also target civic groups and the general public.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 00/01

Lackawanna County
Keystone College Water Discovery Center – Tim Eichner, Project Leader
One College Green
La Plume, PA 18440
(570) 945-5141 ext. 6982
Mini-Grant Funds: $715
Audience: general/regional
Geological Dynamics Stream Table Purchase
The Geological Dynamics Stream Table will be housed at the Water Discovery Center, jointly operated by Keystone College and the Lackawanna County Conservation District. The table will be used to demonstrate the effects of nonpoint source pollution in the Tunkhannock Creek, the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay watersheds. The table will be used by the college's water discovery center, Lackawanna State Park, the Wyoming, Lackawanna, and Susquehanna county conservation districts, and area schools within the tri-county region. Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 00/01

Lancaster County
Cocalico Creek Watershed Association - Michael Ashton, Project Leader
PO Box 121
Reinholds, PA 17569
(717) 560-3111
Mini-Grant Funds: $900
Audience: public
Local Introduction and Recruitment for the New Cocalico Creek Watershed Assn. Display
The display will educate people about local water quality issues and introduce audiences to the association's work to improve water quality.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 03/04

Lancaster County
Lancaster County Conservation District – Chotty Sprenkle, Project Leader
1383 Arcadia Road, Room 6
Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 299-5361
Mini-Grant Funds: $750
Audience: students
EnviroScape Loan Program
An EnviroScape II model that demonstrates nonpoint source pollution in a watershed will be purchased for loan to teachers who are educating students about preventing water pollution.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 96/97

Lawrence County
Lawrence County Conservation District - Megan Murphy, Project Leader
430 Court Street
New Castle, PA 16101
724-652-4512
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: watershed groups
Lawrence County Watershed Partnership
The district is working to bring local watershed groups together in a unified organization, the Lawrence County Watershed Partnership. As part of this effort, the district will purchase a portable display and develop materials for each watershed group to use during education and awareness activities locally and statewide. While each organization maintains its unique mission, the partnership will reach a larger audience, lead to greater public awareness and education, and reduce duplication of effort.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 03/04

Lebanon County
Lebanon County Conservation District - Stephanie Harmon, Project Leader
2120 Cornwall Rd., Suite 5
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 272-3908 ext. 4
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: misc. local
Lebanon County Conservation District Portable Display
The district developed a portable stand-up display to educate Lebanon County residents about watersheds and watershed groups in the county, contact information, educational products and resources and nonpoint source pollution and its elimination.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2003

Luzerne County
Eastern PA Coalition of Abandoned Mine Reclamation - Robert Hughes, Project Leader
485 Smith Pond Road
Shavertown, PA 18708
(570) 674-7993
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: general, schools
EPCAMR 3-D Display of Mine Drainage in a Mine Pool
EPCAMR constructed a hands-on, educational 3-D model/display of acid mine drainage in a mine pool. The model demonstrated the flow of mine water through a clear plastic underground mine complex. The display was used at various fairs, school events and workshops that EPCAMR conducts throughout the year. The model complimented an AMD passive treatment systems model, constructed several years ago, and funded through a Chesapeake Bay Educational Mini-Project Grant.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 02/03

Luzerne County
Luzerne County Conservation District – Todd Rush and Walter Chamberlain, Project Leaders
485 Smith Pond Road
Shavertown, PA 18708
(570) 356-2424
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: students, farmers
Enviroscape- Nonpoint Source and BMP Model Demonstrations for Luzerne County: Fairs, Farm Tours, Enviro-thon and Schools
After attending "Local Motion" Seminars, LCCD Board determined that increasing education/outreach activities was the number one priority for the district. The district is purchasing an Enviroscape model, a BMP model and a display board displaying information about Nonpoint source pollution and the Bay Watershed. The exhibits will be used to increase education and outreach activities in Luzerne County.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 01/02

Luzerne County
EPCAMR/Luzerne County Conservation District – Robert Hughes, Project Leader
485 Smith Pond Road
Shavertown, PA 18708
(570) 674-7991
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: general citizens
EPCAMR Constructed Education Display Model Grant funding was used to support the efforts of EPCAMR and an intern for the Office of Surface Mining, The intern was involved with the building of a scaled down educational model/display of Acid Mine Drainage, Abandoned Mine Lands and Alternative Passive Treatment Systems. The display will be used at county fairs and events within the area serviced by EPCAMR. Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 00/01

Lycoming County
Lycoming County Conservation District – Mark Davidson, Project Leader
2130 County Farm Road, Suite 6
Montoursville, PA 17754
(570) 433-3003
Mini-Grant Funds: $750   Other Funds: $174
Audience: teachers/students
EnviroScape
An EnviroScape II was purchased by the District for use in its educational efforts. Teachers and other volunteers were trained in its use and it was made available for use by various groups.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 97/98

Monroe County
Broadhead Watershed Association – Michelle Farley, Project Leader
RR 1 Box 388 AB Bush Road
Cresco, PA 18326
(570) 688-1271
Mini-Grant Funds: $750
Audience: regional
Know Your Watershed Display
The Broadhead Watershed Association created a portable, tri-fold educational display promoting the motto; "We All Live Downstream." The display also includes the organization’s "Know Your Watershed" education campaign, designed to stimulate interest in the Broadhead Watershed Conservation Plan. The display will be used at public events and locales. The group reported that they have heard positive comments regarding the display, and managed to recruit some new streamwatch volunteers at events where the display was used.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 99/00

Monroe County
Tobyhanna Creek/Tunkahannock Creek Watershed Association – Jean Llewwllyn, Project Leader
PO Box 796
Pocono Lake, PA 18347
(570) 643-1946
Mini-Grant Funds: $750
Audience: students
You Can Help Save Our Lakes and Streams
The program consisted of an oral presentation and interactive discussion period focused on concepts related to groundwater and nonpoint source pollution. The program’s coordinators went into fifth and sixth grade classrooms to conduct the presentations, and reported that it was quite successful. The program was presented to 150 students from fifth grade and 150 from sixth grade. Teachers have asked that they return next year and will recommend the program to other teachers. Plans are being developed to make this an annual event.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 99/00

Montgomery County
Perkiomen Valley Watershed Association – Lititia Ryan, Project Leader
#1 Skippack Pike
PO Box 55
Chwenksville, PA 19473-0055
(610) 287-9383
Mini-Grant Funds: $750   Other Funds: $104
Audience: citizens
Community Outreach
Educational outreach efforts in a four county region teach about nonpoint source pollution prevention through the use of a portable watershed model, EnviroScape II.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 96/97

Northampton County
Northampton County Conservation District – Jack Moulton, Manager
RR #4, Greystone Building
Nazareth, PA 18064-9211
(610) 746-1971
Mini-Grant Funds: $750    Other Funds: $21.10
Audience: students
Northampton County Conservation District Nonpoint source Pollution Education Program
The purchase of an EnviroScape model enables the district to conduct demonstrations of its use to teachers who will use the EnviroScape in their classrooms to teach nonpoint source pollution prevention concepts. The model is a landscape complete with trucks, pond, trees, etc.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 95/96

Northumberland County
Northumberland County Conservation District - Angie Foltz, Project Leader
RR 3, Box 238 C
Sunbury, PA 17801
(570) 286-7114
Mini-Grant Funds: $834
Audience: various
Conservation District Table Top Display
The district will develop a display highlighting its programs, most of which directly relate to the Chesapeake Bay. Topics to be featured will include erosion and sedimentation control projects, watershed cleanups, educational programming, best management practices, and the Dirt and Gravel Road Program.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 03/04

Northumberland County
Northumberland County Conservation District – Carolyn Badman, Manager
RD#3 Box 238-C
Sunbury, PA 17801
(570) 286-1381
Mini-Grant Funds: $750
Audience: students
EnviroScape II Model
The purchase of an EnviroScape II model and Riparian add-on enables the district to conduct workshops and seminars with educators as well as use it directly with students. The model will be used in schools, with youth organizations, and for various displays.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 98/99

Perry County
Perry County Conservation District - Sally Tengeres, Project Leader
PO Box 36, 31 W. Main St.
New Bloomfield, PA 17068
(717) 582-5139
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: various
Watershed Awareness and Improvement Education Model
The district will obtain an Enviroscape Nonpoint Source Model to demonstrate watershed and pollution concepts to various groups.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 03/04

Pike County
Pike County Conservation District - John Jose, Project Leader
HC 8 Box 6770
Hawley, PA 18428
(570) 226-8220
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: misc.
Watershed Model for Education
The district developed a portable, three-dimensional representation of a watershed for use at various public events. The model includes the geomorphology of a watershed, natural boundaries, groundwater, wetlands, hydrologic cycle, and the impact of development, among other features. The model is used to educate the public about the inter-relationship between a watershed and human and natural activities, and emphasize the importance of resource management and protection within a watershed.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2003

Pike County
Pike County Conservation District – Hannelore Schanzenbacher, Project Leader
HC 6 Box 6770
Hawley, PA 18428
(570) 226-8222
Mini-Grant Funds: $500
Audience: citizens
e-mail: pikecd@ptd.net
Contact Boards for Watershed Education
Four contact boards were completed for the project, each with a unique theme relating to watershed education. The themes selected were: causes/effects of nonpoint source pollution, water conservation/water use, wetlands, and watershed concepts. The research and designs were completed by district staff and the artwork was done by a local artist. The boards will now be used for educational purposes related to watersheds.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 99/00

Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Conservation District - Ryan Koch, Project Leader
1206 Ag Center Drive
Pottsville, PA 17901-8732
(570) 622-4124
Mini-Grant Funds: $850
Audience: general, including schools
Non-point Source Pollution Education Program for Schuylkill County
The conservation district purchased an EnviroScape II non-point source pollution model, which will be used to expand current NPs pollution educational outreach efforts. The EnviroScape model was also made available to area schools and organizations.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 02/03

Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Conservation District – Craig Morgan, Manager
1206 Ag Center Drive
Pottsville, PA 17901
(570) 622-3742
Mini-Grant Funds: $207.03
Audience: citizens
e-mail: schuylcd@ptdprolog.net
Model Diversion Well
A working scale model limestone diversion well was constructed and is displayed at the county environmental center. The display includes the model, two instructional posters and a fact sheet about Acid Mine Drainage (AMD).
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 99/00

Sullivan County
Sullivan County Conservation District – Corey Richmond, Project Leader
RR 4, Box 4181
Dushore, PA 18614
(570) 924-3178
Mini-Grant Funds: $790    In-Kind Funds: $290
Audience: Sullivan and Lycoming County residents
Watershed Education Displays
Sullivan Conservation District purchased two display units used to provide education to watershed groups within Sullivan and Lycoming counties. The displays help to explain the impact that nutrient management, buffers, stream protection, stream restoration, water quality and the local environment have on the Chesapeake Bay.
The units are housed in Sullivan County and available to watershed groups in Sullivan and Lycoming counties.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 01/02

Sullivan County
Sullivan County Conservation District – Corey Richmond, Project Leader
RR#4 Box 4181
Dushore, PA 18614
(570) 928-7057
Mini-Grant Funds: $750   Other Funds: $104
Audience: students/teachers
Watershed/Water Quality Demonstration Model
The purchase of an EnviroScape Watershed Model enables the district to provide teachers with a hands-on tool for teaching watershed issues.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 97/98

Susquehanna County
Susquehanna County Conservation District – Lillian Theophanis, District Manager
County Office Building
31 Public Avenue
Montrose, PA 18801
(570) 278-4600
Mini-Grant Funds: $750    Other Funds: $957
Audience: students/citizens
Environmental Education Outreach
The purchase of an EnviroScape Watershed Model with groundwater, riparian, and wetlands add-ons will allow District to educate various groups about water quality at field days, science fairs, county fairs and other events.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 98/99

Susquehanna County
Susquehanna/Bradford County Cooperative Extension – Mark Madden, Project Leader
31 Public Ave.
Montrose, PA 18801
(570) 265-3475
Mini-Grant Funds: $750   Other Funds: $60.44
Audience: farmers/citizens
"On" Point Demonstration Sprayer
A clean crop sprayer with an on-board sprayer rinse system will be used to demonstrate the benefits of sprayer rinse systems and low-drift nozzles. The rebuilt sprayer unit will be fitted to make available handouts and brochures and will be used at field days, fairs, and meetings to show producers in a "hand-ons" manner how pesticides should be applied to mitigate non-point source pollution, personal injury and economic loss.
Funding Source: DEP, Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 98/99

Warren County
Warren County Conservation District - Erin Kepple, Project Leader
609 Rouse Ave., Suite 203
Youngsville, PA 16371
(814) 563-3117
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000
Audience: misc.
Educational Stream Table Model
The district obtained a stream table model to conduct interactive, educational presentations for students and adults throughout the county. Among the many demonstrations possible are channel stability, wetlands, effects of development, effects of debris in streams, stream erosion cycles and conservation.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 2003

Warren County
Warren County Conservation District – Judy Froman, Project Leader
609 Rouse Ave., Suite 203
Youngsville, PA 16371
(814) 563-3117
Mini-Grant Funds: $1,000   In-Kind Funds: $545
Audience: Warren County public officials
Water Quality Education Display Board
Warren Conservation District purchased display board, and is developing a number of displays featuring water quality issues used to educate the general public. The district purchased a single display board, and will interchange the displays according to the event and the target audience. When not being used for an event, one of the displays is kept on exhibit at the district office.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 01/02

Multiple Western Pennsylvania Counties
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Watershed Assistance Center - Jessica Traister, Project Leader
246 South Walnut Street
Blairsville, PA 15717
724-459-0953 x 110
Mini-Grant Funds: $989.90
Audience: various
Groundwater Flow Model Demonstrations
The Center will purchase a groundwater flow model and educational materials to use at various educational programs in a multi-county area. These "hands on" demonstrations will help people of all ages better understand the environmental impact of human activities. When not being used for events "in the field," the model will be housed at the Watershed Assistance Center where visitors can view demonstrations daily.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Program Year: 03/04

Wyoming County
Wyoming County Conservation District – Carissa Reilly, Project Leader
RR#3 Box 178B
Tunkhannock, PA 18567
(717) 836-2589
Mini-Grant Funds: $535.99
Audience: students
Watershed Model Enhancement
A Groundwater Model and Wetlands Add-on were purchased to enhance the watershed EnviroScape purchased the previous year. The entire model would be used to educate students about the many things that affected and are affected by groundwater.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 97/98

Wyoming County
Wyoming County Conservation District – Marny Mead, Project Leader
RR #3 Box 178B
Tunkhannock, PA 18657
(570) 836-2589
Mini-Grant Funds: $750     Other Funds: $1,580
Audience: students
Watershed Demonstration Models
An EnviroScape model that demonstrates nonpoint source pollution in a watershed will be purchased for loan to teachers educating students about preventing water pollution.
Funding Source: DEP, PA Chesapeake Bay Program
Program Year: 96/97

York County
York County Conservation District – Kari Umphrey, Project Leader
118 Pleasant Acres Road
York, PA 17402
(717)840-7430
Mini-Grant Funds: $750
Audience: students
Water Resources Education
An "aquatic study trunk" was developed. It included materials that students could use to do either a stream study, watershed survey, stream clean up, or storm drain stenciling. Resources in the trunk also helped students prepare for the Envirothon. The trunk is often used by educators in conjunction with an EnviroScape model.
Funding Source: EPA Section 319 Program
Funding Year: 98/99