This site is designed to promote and foster watershed protection measures throughout Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

 

 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
EVENTS/MEETINGS
  • None at this Time.
  • Lancaster County Clean Water Consortium Steering Committee Meeting - Wednesday, February 1st at 3PM at the Farm & Home Center (Arcadia Rd., Lancaster).
  • Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance Meeting - Wednesday, February 1st at 7PM at the Rapho Township Bldg. (Colebrook Rd., Manheim).
  • Lancaster County Conservation District Board Meeting - Wednesday, February 1st at 7:30PM at the Farm & Home Center (Arcadia Rd., Lancaster).  This is a conference call Board meeting.
  • Cocalico Creek Watershed Association Annual Spaghetti Dinner/Meeting - Monday, February 6th at 6PM at the Cocalico Sportmen's Club (585 Sportsman's Rd., Reinholds).  Join members of the Cocalico Cr. group for this annual event.  This year's guest speaker will be the Stroud Water Research Center in Kennett Square, PA. Stroud talk with focus on "Stormwater in Your Watershed".  So come on out for a great meal and educational event.  Cost is $5/adult & $3/child.
  • Pequea Creek Watershed Association Meeting - Tuesday, February 7th at 7PM at the Providence Township Bldg. (Mount Airy Rd., New Providence).
  • Donegal Trout Unlimited Meeting - Wednesday, Febrauary 15th at 7PM at the Farm & Home Center (Arcadia Rd., Lancaster).
  • Mill Creek Preservation Association Watershed Tour/Meeting - Thursday, February 16th at 2PM at the Ressler Mill Carriage House (Route 772, Mascot).
  • Donegal Fish & Conservation Association Meeting - Thursday, February 16th at 7PM at Donegal Presbyterian Church (Donegal Springs Rd., Mount Joy).
  • Tri-County Conewago Creek Association Meeting - Wednesday, Febraury 22nd at 7PM at the Conewago Township Bldg, (Hershey).
  • Lititz Run Watershed Alliance Meeting - Tuesday, February 28th at 4PM at the Warwick Township Municipal Bldg. (CLay Rd., Lititz).
  • Octoraro Watershed Association Meeting - Tuesday, March 6th at 7PM at the OWA Bldg. (517 Pine Grove Rd., Nottingham).
  • Donegal Fish & Conservation Association Annual Spring Sports Show - Saturday, March 10th from 4-9PM at the Donegal High School Gymnasium. Come one, come all to this annual event held by members of the DFCA.  Check out countless outdoor sport displays, local unique crafts, items to purchase, live animals, a guest speaker, and door prizes.  In addition, Harvey's BBQ will be selling food and drinks during the event.  The show is free but there is a charge for door prizes.  Check out the DFCA website for more information.
  • Water Quality Volunteer Coalition Meeting - Wednesday, March 14th at 2:30PM at the Farm & Home Center (Arcadia Rd., Lancaster).
  • Donegal Trout Unlimited's Annual Banquet - Saturday, March 31st from 5-10PM at the Lancaster Host Resort (Route 30).  Come support DTU in their annual fund raising banquet.  This great event has everything from raffles, silent and vocal auctions, games, music, and great food.  All proceeds from the event go toward coldwater resource protection efforts here in Lancaster County.  For more information check out the DTU website.

 

TIMELY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
  • The Foundation for PA Watersheds is requesting organizations with an interest in applying for their Spring grant round to submit letters of intent by February 13th with an application date of March 12th.  Fall letters of intent will be due August 24th with applications due September 28th.  For more information on the Foundation for PA Watersheds grant process and application visit the Foundation's website.
  • The Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited (PATU) will be accepting Trout in the Classroom (TIC) Grant Applications until February 24th for the 2012/2013 school year.  Trout in the Classroom is an interdisciplinary program in which students in grades 3rd through 12th learn about coldwater conservation while rasining brook trout eggs to fingerlings in a classroom aquarium.  All classrooms end the year by releasing their trout into a state approved waterway.  Grant applications and additional program information are available on the PA Trout in the Classroom website.
  • The League of Women Voters open ups Water Resource Education Network (WREN) grant cycle.  The League's Pennsylvania Citizen Education Fund funds a limited number of community based educational projects that protect and improve the community's water resources.  The Watershed Education Grant Program seeks to raise public awareness, encourage behavior change and improve public policies to protect water resources.  WREN invites grant proposals from local coalitions that will raise awareness and educate Pennsylvania citizens, local officials, and other community stakeholders about their roles as environmental stewards to protect, improve, or remediate the watershed from the impacts of polluted runoff. Grant applications are due back to WREN by March 23rd and all projects run from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.  For more information or for a grant applications visit the WREN website.
  • The Wallace Genetic Foundation is offering grant opportunities to non-profit organizations whose projects focus on long-term conservation of the soil and of the environment rather than the exploitation of natural resources for temporary profit.  The foundation seeks applications from far-sighted organizations with innovative ideas.  Specific areas of interest are: agriculture, farmland preservation, conservation of natural resources, biodiversity protection, reduction of environmental toxins, and global climate issues.  Grants generally range between $25,000 and $40,000.  Applicants may submit either a letter of inquiry or a full proposal.  Grant applications are accepted year-round.  For guidelines, forms, and more information, visit the Foundation's website.


For more information on the Lancaster County Conservation District's Watershed Program:

Matthew W. Kofroth, Watershed Specialist - mattkofroth@lancasterconservation.org or 717-299-5361 ext 124 

Financial and other support for this project was provided in part by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Section 319 Program and a Growing Greener Grant provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessary reflect the views of the Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Section 319 Program.

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