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.

3/31/2014