The PA Association of Conservation Districts Friday announced the award of more than $46,000 for 26 projects in 25 counties that promote water pollution prevention strategies through the Non-Point Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grant Program.
“Conservation districts are on the front line of ensuring there is enough clean water for Pennsylvanians,” said Robert Maiden, Executive Director of the PA Association of Conservation Districts. “With this funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the conservation districts will work with thousands of citizens across the state to help them make a difference in their communities.”
Funding for the grants, up to $2,000 each, is provided through the Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The following projects were funded as a part of the 2014 – 2015 NPS Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grant round:
Allegheny Southwest Project Grass Grazing Bus Tour
Beaver Stormwater Solutions for Homeowners
Berks Preventing Nonpoint Source Pollution through Adult Education in Berks County
Blair Trails, Trees and TV
Bradford Bradford County Nutrient Management Education and Outreach Strategy
Bucks We All Live Downstream: Delaware River Watershed Migration Day
Cameron Implementing Best Management Practices on a Timber Harvest
Crawford PA Farmland Preservation Association Conference and Conservation Tour
Dauphin Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Workshops
Elk Backyard Conservation Workshop
Greene Conservation Partnerships to Reduce NPS Pollution - Brochure
Huntingdon Pollinator Garden at Old Crow Wetland
Lackawanna Rain Garden Demonstration Site
Lawrence County Agricultural Field Day, featuring the Penn State Cover Crop Interseeder
Lehigh Pollution Prevention Through Education
Lycoming No-Till and Cover Crop Field Day
McKean Prevention of NPS Pollution in McKean County
Monroe Retain the Rain II: Practices for Pollution Prevention
Northampton “Stop the Mud”
Potter A Wastewater Buffer Strip with Biochar will Reduce Pollution
Snyder New Cover Cropping Ideas
Snyder Women In Ag Forum - Managing Soil Health
Tioga Tioga County Agriculture Education
Union Urban Landowner Cover Cropping
Venango Venango County Ag Field Day
Westmoreland Headwaters of Turtle Creek Bus Tour
For more information, visit PACD’s Non-Point Source Mini-Grant webpage.
