LOCK HAVEN — The Pennsylvania State Senate and the House of Representatives declared May 3-9 as “Conservation District Week.” During this week, district offices across the state would normally hold events and meet with legislators in their home county and in the State’s Capitol.

Each county has a conservation district office except Philadelphia. These volunteer directors and staff live and work in your community. They address local conservation problems. These are your neighbors who are working to prevent pollution. That deserves to be celebrated!

“Conservation District Week is an opportunity to showcase conservation district projects,” said Brenda J. Shambaugh, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts. “District staff work every day to improve the lives of our Commonwealth’s citizens.” Conservation districts thank Governor Tom Wolf and members of the PA House and Senate for supporting the districts through the state budget.

The Clinton County Conservation District offers the following services:

–Any Landowner, public or private, rural or urban, may request and receive conservation assistance from the District. We also can provide property information about the soils, drainage, floodway, encroachment, or other soil and water resource information.

–Farmers may request assistance with implementing conservation practices, manure management or nutrient management.

–Municipal Authorities may request assistance in flood plain management, subdivision review, or land-use planning.

–Educators may request programs for a wide variety of environmental educational topics, along with the variety of education programs that we offer annually.

–Engineers, Contractors, Loggers, and Landowners may request reviews of erosion and sediment pollution control plans or stream encroachment projects, and assistance with the submittal of NPDES permits.

–Environmental Organizations may request technical assistance with natural resource issues.

PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED

— Chapter 102 Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control

— Chapter 105 Waterway Encroachment Permits

— National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits

— Nutrient Management Act 38

— Dirt & Gravel and Paved Low Volume Roads Maintenance for Municipalities

— Farmland Preservation

— Chesapeake Bay Program project implementation

— Special projects for watershed protection and assistance to local watershed groups

— Environmental Education Programs which include Envirothon, conservation summer camp, 6th Grade conservation field days, school booklets, seedlings to schools, school group visits, public displays, annual poster contest, and workshops for Lock Haven University pre-service teachers

— Floodplain Management Assistance

— Soil Survey Maps and information

— Farm-City Family Festival

— Tree seedling sales

— Assistance to landowners, contractors, engineers, and municipalities

Please contact our office at 570-726-3798 for more information.