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The District’s conservation
education and outreach efforts are a major emphasis of the
Board and Staff. Programs reach audiences of all ages,
focusing on a wide variety of conservation issues. Youth
education programs include the Pike/Wayne Envirothon,
Scholarships & Sponsorships, Classroom and outdoor
presentations and the
Pike County Federation of Sportsmen's Club's Youth
Conservation School. Community Education programs
include public forums on a variety of timely topics,
municipal workshops, teacher trainings, exhibits & displays
at community events and
media releases.
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Youth Education Programs
Pennsylvania Envirothon home page-click here
Pike County
Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs Youth Conservation School
-Lacawac Sanctuary
2008 Pike County Conservation District Environmental
Education Project Grant Application
The PCCD Board of Directors has established a $500 grant for
a Pike County teacher/classroom
or
youth organization to fund a project that compliments the
mission of the District.
Environmental Educators Resource Contact Information
Check
out our
Citizen's Guide to
Clean Water
Copies of this publication are
available at the
Conservation District office and Pike County Municipal offices
Managing our Lands Today -
Creating our Legacy for the Future
The District, in cooperation
with the Pike County Office of Community Planning, NRCS,
DCNR, the Agricultural Land
Preservation Board, the Scenic Rural Character Preservation
Board along with the Conservation Partnership have developed
a brochure that outlines Best Management Practices
(BMPs) that can be utilized in Pike County. This brochure
also provides information on financial assistance that may
be available for landowners to implement some of these BMPs.
To download a
copy of
the brochure click here.
 Your Land...Your Legacy
Brochure
The
District, in cooperation with the Delaware Highlands
Conservancy and the Pike County Office of Community
Planning, have developed a brochure on conservation options
available to landowners in Pike County. Titled
Your Land, Your Legacy...Conservation Options
for Landowners,
the publication provides information in a clear, concise
format that all landowners should find valuable.
Professionals such as lawyers, accountants and municipal
officials, who are in a unique position to support
landowners who wish to protect their land, will also benefit
from the brochure.
The brochure printing was
funded with a Environmental Education mini-grant from
the PA Department of Environmental Protection.
To download a
copy of the brochure click here.
PA Department of Environmental
Protection Fact Sheets-
Link to important information on
permitting, stormwater management, wetland identification,
watershed management, erosion and sediment control, and
ponds.
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