Venango Dirt Gravel & Low Volume Roads Program Workshop Slated
The Venango Conservation District will once again be holding an educational workshop providing all kinds of information about getting Dirt Gravel and Low Volume program projects on the ground. The...
View ArticleNon Point Source Pollution - What is it?
Human activities can have an impact on this planet, both beneficial and… not so much. Over the years, humans have learned some ways to get important work done without impacting the environment in...
View ArticleMy Earth Day
April 22, 1970 – the day of the vernal equinox. I was only a toddler then, but growing up, I didn’t have much knowledge of Earth Day as an annual event. Growing up in the 70’s in rural Northwestern...
View ArticleWE'RE WORKING FROM HOME
Pennsylvania’s Governor ordered those of us in Venango County to stay at home effective at the end of the day March 20th. As a result, all of us at the Venango Conservation District are working from...
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My Pollinator Garden - by Lisette
So, three years ago, my teenaged daughter decided she should carve out her own signature in our yard by starting a pollinator garden. She cleared an area and even planted some flowering shrubs. Then...
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Best Management Practices - by Jane Price
Best Management Practices(BMPs) can be used as a term to describe a type of water pollution control or treatment. Some practitioners also use the term BMP to describe both structural or engineered...
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VCD Completes Large Scale Watershed Project
In the spring of 2014, a fish kill event at Kahle Lake in Venango and Clarion Counties prompted the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to conduct an evaluation of the watershed....
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Tale of a Dirt & Gravel Road Project
We hope you enjoy this story slide show of the 2019 McCune Road Dirt and Gravel Road project in Canal Township, Venango County.
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Stream Crossing Replacement Workshops
The Venango Conservation District is partnering with Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited and the Center for Dirt and Gravel Roads Studies to present two stream crossing replacement workshops. The first...
View Article2018 Annual Seedling Sale is Underway!
The Venango Conservation District is once again holding our annual tree seedling and groundcover sale through March 23td 2018. Species available this year will be Norway Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce,...
View ArticleVenango Dirt Gravel & Low Volume Roads Program Workshop Slated
The Venango Conservation District will once again be holding an educational workshop providing all kinds of information about getting Dirt Gravel and Low Volume program projects on the ground. The...
View ArticleNon Point Source Pollution - What is it?
Human activities can have an impact on this planet, both beneficial and… not so much. Over the years, humans have learned some ways to get important work done without impacting the environment in...
View ArticleMy Earth Day
April 22, 1970 – the day of the vernal equinox. I was only a toddler then, but growing up, I didn’t have much knowledge of Earth Day as an annual event. Growing up in the 70’s in rural Northwestern...
View ArticleWE'RE WORKING FROM HOME
Pennsylvania’s Governor ordered those of us in Venango County to stay at home effective at the end of the day March 20th. As a result, all of us at the Venango Conservation District are working from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Pollinator Garden - by Lisette
So, three years ago, my teenaged daughter decided she should carve out her own signature in our yard by starting a pollinator garden. She cleared an area and even planted some flowering shrubs. Then...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Best Management Practices - by Jane Price
Best Management Practices(BMPs) can be used as a term to describe a type of water pollution control or treatment. Some practitioners also use the term BMP to describe both structural or engineered...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VCD Completes Large Scale Watershed Project
In the spring of 2014, a fish kill event at Kahle Lake in Venango and Clarion Counties prompted the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to conduct an evaluation of the watershed....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tale of a Dirt & Gravel Road Project
We hope you enjoy this story slide show of the 2019 McCune Road Dirt and Gravel Road project in Canal Township, Venango County.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stream Crossing Replacement Workshops
The Venango Conservation District is partnering with Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited and the Center for Dirt and Gravel Roads Studies to present two stream crossing replacement workshops. The first...
View ArticlePACD - Celebrate Conservation District Week
(Harrisburg, PA) – Recognized by both the Pennsylvania State House and Senate, April 18-24, 2021 has been declared “Conservation District Week.” During this week, district offices across the state will...
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