Each county in Pennsylvania has a conservation district except for Philadelphia. That’s 66 local conservation offices who are protecting local water and soil resources across the Commonwealth!
Conservation Districts implement a variety of programs that address issues unique to their county including:
Abandoned Mines
Agricultural Land Preservation
Chesapeake Bay Program
Dirt & Gravel Roads Program
Environmental Education
Erosion & Sedimentation Pollution Control
Floodplain Management
Forest Management
Nutrient Management Program
Stormwater Management
Waterway Protection
West Nile Virus Surveillance Program
Wildlife Management