The State Conservation Commission’s 2005 Agricultural Conservation Technical Training (ACTT) Boot Camp was held this week at Fort Indiantown Gap.

Designed to provide technical conservation training, participants can choose either an engineering or field crop production/soil management (agronomy) track. Topics presented include: conservation economics; soil quality; designing waterways and diversions; and stream restoration. Participants also had an opportunity to visit area farms.

The program is sponsored by the state Departments of Agriculture and Environmental Protection; the State Conservation Commission; Natural Resource and Conservation Service; and the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts.

The camp is intended to support technicians for county conservation districts, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and other cooperating agency personnel working on the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.

5/13/2005