Mark your calendars for BCCD’s Annual Seedling Sale to be held on April 26, 2019 from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the Berks County Agricultural Center (1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport PA 19533). In addition to picking up pre-orders, you will have the opportunity to shop our extra stock of …
The Berks County Conservation District’s (BCCD) Spotted Lanternfly Control Program is no longer accepting applications for assistance requests. Applications were due Friday, February 15, 2019. For those that submitted an application, we are currently in the process of reviewing and ranking all applications received by our office. All applicants, whether …
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 …
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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 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 …
Berks County Conservation District Scholarship Program The Berks County Conservation District (BCCD) is accepting scholarship applications from High School seniors within Berks County, or current College or University students whose permanent residency is within Berks County. Last year’s scholarship program awarded over $15,000 in scholarships! Several scholarships available! Submit your completed application on or …
