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Upcoming Events
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January 10-12, 2017
Huntingdon County Extension Office, Huntingdon, PA
January 24-25, 2017
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
Lysock View Complex, Montoursville, PA
Chesapeake Bay Program Conservation District and PA Agency Staff Meeting
March 13, 2017
NEW DATE
(snow date March 16)
Elaine Langone Center, 2nd Floor, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Intro to Conservation Planning
March 14-16, 2017
Holiday Inn Harrisburg Hershey, Grantville, PA
PACD North West Region Meeting
March 15, 2017
McKean County Conservation District, Smethport, PA
PACD South West Region Meeting
March 16, 2017
Westmoreland Conservation District, Greensburg, PA
Agricultural Conservation Technical Training - Basic Level
March 20-24, 2017
Keystone Conference Center, Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA (Lebanon County)
Spring 102/105 Technical Training - Basic
March 20-24, 2017
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
PACD South Central Region Meeting
March 22, 2017
Cumberland County Conservation District Office, Carlisle, PA
PACD South East Region Meeting
March 23, 2017
Franconia Heritage Restaurant, Telford, PA
PACD North Central Region Meeting
March 30, 2017
Clinton County Conservation District, Mill Hall, PA
Spring 102/105 Technical Training - Advanced/Topic Based
April 5-6, 2017
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
Agricultural Conservation Technical Training - Level II
April 10-14, 2017
Keystone Conference Center, Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA (Lebanon County)
PACD North East Region Meeting
April 21, 2017
DEP Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre, PA
PACD/SCC Joint Annual Conference
July 19-20, 2017 (Tentative)
Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA
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Happy holidays from the PACD staff.
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Did
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Chesapeake Bay Program Conservation District and PA Agency Staff Meeting has been moved to March 13, 2017 (snow date March 16)?The event will be held at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA.
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Last Week for Winter Meeting Early Bird Discount
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 This Friday, December 23, is the last day to take advantage of the early bird discount and save up to $20 on registration for the PACD/SCC Winter Meeting. PACD statewide meetings are a great opportunity to network with fellow districts, participate in statewide policy decisions, and take in timely sessions.
Join us in January and learn about potential Growing Greener III legislation, conservation priorities for the next Farm Bill, and how the PACD Legal Advice Program can work for your district.
If you miss the early bird deadline, you can still register for the meeting anytime through January 17. Click here for registration and meeting information. We look forward to seeing you there!
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5 Seats Remain for Perfect Outreach Projects Webinar
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PACD and Water Words That Work, LLC are partnering to present this free webinar for conservation districts. It will be held January 10, 11, and 12, 2017 from 1-2:30pm.
The Perfect Outreach Projects webinar series will teach you how outreach projects can go wrong and how to reduce your risk of a self-inflicted disappointment. The Perfect Outreach Project series provides a practical introduction to the art and science of project management leading teams of people to successful outreach outcomes.
Please note, you must be a conservation district staff person, director, or associate director to participate. Click here to register.
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Reminder: December 30 Deadline for Manure Mini-Grants
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Through a grant from the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), each conservation district is eligible for a mini-grant (up to $1,500 initially per conservation district) to hold local Manure Management Manual and/or Agricultural Erosion & Sedimentation Plan workshops. To date, only 29 conservation districts have applied.
The Mini-grant application and guidelines are available here.
The deadline to apply is December 30, 2016. Mini-grant activities must be completed and final reports must be submitted by May 5, 2017. Contact Shannon Wehinger with questions about the mini-grants.
 Financial support for this project is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection through the Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant, the Clean Water Fund and the Chesapeake Bay Regulatory and Accountability Program (CBRAP).
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Cumberland County Conservation District's Farm Visits Featured on Local News
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Screenshot of ABC27 News footage from "Saving the Susquehanna: What happens after Pennsylvania misses interim pollution goals?" December 15, 2016. Click here to watch the video.
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USDA Taking Applications for Disaster Assistance in North-Central Pennsylvania
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 USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently taking applications for natural disaster recovery efforts in Lycoming, Sullivan, Centre, and Clinton Counties.
Applications will be accepted until January 4, 2017. The funding will enable NRCS to assist local government entities in stabilizing severely eroding stream banks that threaten homes, business, and utilities and will be used to help restore streams whose natural flows were disrupted by the flooding from the October 21, 2016 storm.
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