On Sept. 22, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, confirmed the presence of Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula, (WHITE)) in Berks County, as part of its responsibility to identify plants/weeds, insects and mites, nematodes, fungi, bacteria and viruses that impact Pennsylvania’s natural resources, flora and …
Date: March 9, 2019 Location: Montgomery County Community College – West Campus Pottstown, Pennsylvania Registration for the 2019 Watershed Congress is NOW OPEN! About the Watershed Congress The Watershed Congress Along the Schuylkill River advances the best available information and techniques for protecting and restoring watersheds. The focus on networking across disciplines …
Learn, grow and give back to the community in 2019 The Penn State Extension Master Watershed Program in Berks County will be training a new class in 2019. We are looking for individuals who have an interest in the environment, a willingness to learn more and most importantly, a strong …
The Berks County Conservation District (BCCD) has an opportunity for employment as an Urban Resource Conservationist (URC). Job Description: URC’s process NPDES permits, review project erosion and sediment control plans as per the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) guidelines. BCCD has delegation agreements with DEP for Chapter 102, PCSM, Chapter …
The Berks County Conservation District’s (BCCD) Spotted Lanternfly Control Program overall objective is to reduce the number of Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) by treating and eliminating one of the invasive insects’ preferred host trees, the Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima). Several Tree of Heaven trees will be left and treated …
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The PADEP has recently published information on maintaining streams on your property, including a fact sheet on emergency removal of debris from streams and advice on flood prevention and management. This information is especially useful in light of recent rainfall and flooding events across Berks County during the summer of …
The BCCD is hosting a poster contest! The contest is open to all public and private schools (K to 6th grade) and the stewardship theme is “Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper! Due date for the posters to be submitted is Friday, April 5, 2019. Judging will take place April 12th-April …
The next round of REAP is scheduled to begin August 6th, 2018. What’s new for 2018: Cover Crops – Farmers can now apply for up to 3 years of proposed cover crop plantings. In addition, applicants are eligible to receive credits on the same acreage more than once. Applicants are no longer …
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has revised the Notice of Termination forms effective 7/2017. Revised forms can be found at: http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/View/Collection-13624. This link includes the NOT form for projects submitted after 11/19/2010, as well as the revised NOT for projects submitted prior to this date. The link also contains instructions for the …
The Berks County Conservation District is partnering with the Trout Unlimited Tulpehocken Chapter to sponsor a Trout in the Classroom program in every School District in Berks County! Trout in the Classroom is a Trout Unlimited program that provides schools with aquarium equipment, assistance with set up, faculty training, and live …
