Pennsylvania’s County Conservation Districts were recently awarded over $72,000 for thirty-five pollution reduction projects in thirty-one counties as part of the Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grant Program.

“Pennsylvania’s conservation districts work every day to control pollution and ensure enough clean water for future generations. Through this mini-grant program, conservation districts can help citizens do their part for clean water and healthy soil,” said Brenda Shambaugh, Executive Director for the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts.

Funding for the grants, up to $2,000 each, is provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The projects will take place over the next year.

Click Here for a complete list of projects awarded and a summary.

For more information on programs, initiatives and upcoming events related to conservation districts, visit the PA Association of Conservation Districts website.

(Photo: Working on the bioswale funded with a Mini-Grant are: Pike Conservation District Resource Conservationists Jeremy Oettinger and Marianna Quartararo, and Executive Director Michele Long.)

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