Offers financial assistance to pay off past due bills and pay for plumbing repairs and modifications to help decrease water usage. Provides in-home water conservation education to help promote good habits, lower usage, and decrease water bills for the long term.

Energy conservation measures are installed to homes for utility customers experiencing high kilowatt usage. Energy education services are also provided.

Enforcement of State Game Laws

Enforcement of State Game Laws

Provides education programs in areas such as agriculture, farming, food preservation, nutrition, and the natural gas industry and exploration.

Enforcement of State Game Laws

The Nutrient Management Act 38 of 2005 requires all livestock operations exceeding two AEUs/acre to develop, implement, and maintain a nutrient management plan. Plans are written by certified nutrient management specialists who have met the criteria specified under Pennsylvania's Nutrient Management Specialist Certification Program, and are submitted to the conservation district for review and approval if they meet the program requirements. Implemented nutrient management plans can improve water quality, reduce fertilizer costs, improve herd health and provide numerous other operational benefits to the farmer. BMPs may be installed to protect streams and groundwater from manure/fertilizer nutrient contamination. In addition, all producers following the provisions of the law will benefit from limited liability protection offered under the act as well as financial assistance programs provided for plan development and implementation.

Energy conservation measures are installed to homes for utility customers experiencing high kilowatt usage. Energy education services are also provided. For West Penn Power and Penelec customers only.

This 200-acre wildlife sanctuary and wilderness trust sits on the slopes of Bougher Hill above the Delaware River in Northampton County near Riegelsville. Except for the area around the preserve office and four small meadows at the top of the hill, the preserve is entirely forested displaying a variety of forest types from oak-dominated forest on the north-facing slope to a mixed oak-sweet, birch-tulip tree forest on the south-facing slope. The sanctuary offers a nature center, walking trails, a wildlife viewing blind, information kiosk and interpretive signs along trails.

Provides care and medical treatment to wildlife in need so that they can be released again into the wild with sufficient skills and health to survive. Also promotes the best interests of wildlife and humans through public education.

Lycoming County Conservation District, under the delegation of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, is responsible for reviewing Erosion and Sediment Control Plans and inspecting sites for Chapter 102 compliance. An Erosion and Sediment Control Plan, which meets the requirements of the Chapter 102 regulations must be properly designed, implemented, and available on site for all earth disturbance activities. All construction activities proposing to disturb between one and five acres with point source discharge to surface waters of the Commonwealth, or projects disturbing five or more acres of land must be authorized by a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

Protects forested ecosystems, supports rural communities through working forests, raises awareness of the importance of conserving intact forested ecosystems, and highlights sustainable forestry practices for the benefit of the land.

Provides maintenance and preservation of state parks and manages state forest land.

Provides appropriate action on matters that affect the welfare of the Conodogulnet Creek watershed. Some of CCWA's activities include water quality monitoring and creek cleanups.

Provides instruction and assistance in gardening, lawn and tree care, orchard and crop farming, pest and rodent control, water quality and conservation, and farm recordkeeping. Also offers pesticide safety classes.

Works to protect agricultural resources through the strategic preservation of economically viable farms and the creation and maintenance of stable agricultural communities.

Assist with conservation plans and nutrient management plans, such as manure management.

Manages the Air Quality Program, oversees Water Supply Management, and ensures Water Quality and Management.

Enforcement of State Game Laws

Protects viable agricultural lands by acquiring agricultural conservation easements which prevent the development or improvement of the land for any purpose other than agricultural production. The program encourages landowners to make a long-term commitment to agriculture by offering them financial incentives and security of land use. It protects normal farming operations from incompatible non-farming uses and from complaints of public nuisance against normal farming operations. Conservation casements in Clinton County protect the agricultural economy and provide compensation to landowners in exchange for their relinquishment of the right to develop their private property. Farmers are paid the difference between the agricultural value and the nonagricultural value of their land. This technique helps farmers who are feeling the pressures of development to sell what can be called, "development rights" and still continue to farm. If that is done, then the owner of the easement, the county and/or state, has t

Offers environmental education programs for school-age children including: bike & boat adventures, school programs, scout programs, and summer camps. Offers more than 400 community programs annually.

Designed to help water customers reduce water waste. Customers can reduce water waste by repairing plumbing and installing water conservation devices. Services include minor inside plumbing repairs, low flow shower heads, faucet aerators, water-saving toilet devices, and water conservation education.

Offers conservation programs to farmers to learn methods for conserving soil and to prevent water erosion. Also helps to stabilize prices of farming commodities such as milk, corn, wheat and grains. Provides loans for farm ownership, farm operating and commodities. Emergency assistance programs for farmers.

Offers funding to complete energy audits, provide renewable energy development assistance, make energy efficiency improvements, and install renewable energy systems.

Protects viable agricultural land by acquiring conservation easements in perpetuity to prevent the development of the land for any purpose other than agricultural production. The land evaluation looks at the quality of soils and the site assessment considers location factors that may have an impact on current or future viability of a farm.