Join local volunteers and members of the Pennsylvania Senior Environmental Corps as we develop a comprehensive stream monitoring network within the County. If you're interested in learning more about our local streams, spending some time outside with others and are concerned about our cold water resources this is the meeting for you!
The conference
will begin on February 24 with a Friday night social. Individuals will have the
opportunity to network and visit the exhibitors. The event will include
appetizers and a cash bar.
On Saturday, February 25, the program will begin at 8:30 a.m. with our keynote
speakers. Twelve breakout sessions will round off the morning and afternoon
with topics related to protecting habitat and native species. The presentations
will highlight research, case studies, proactive community action, policy and
regulations, and targeted outreach and advocacy that have played a part in
ensuring environmental protection.
Topics for Conference include:
 | Landscape Fragmentation |
| Stormwater Management |
| Buffer Maintenance |
| Aquatic Invasive Species |
| Development |
For more details see the event website.
This years presentation will be on Bald Eagles in the Juniata Watershed. Join us for good food, a great presentation and the chance to win lots of great prizes including the grand prize raffle for a mountain bike, kayak or camping gear. See event flyer for more details.
The Blair County Conservation District will be offering grants up to $15,000 to Blair County landowners interested in establishing riparian buffers. Riparian buffers can be a combination of grasses, plants, trees, and shrubs which are planted as permanent vegetation along a stream, river, pond or lake. These buffers will aid in stabilizing eroded banks, act as natural filters of stormwater run-off and will provide wildlife habitat while reducing in stream temperature (a preference of our local trout). For more details regarding the District's policy and procedure for submitting applications or to just learn more about the program see Conservation Programs.
The Blair County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling is now offering FREE computer and television recycling at their Bair County Yard Waste Compost Recycling Facility (off Black Snake Road). For additional details on the program as well as information on those hard to recycle items, see attached flyer. Recycling just makes sense!
The Blair County Conservation District is selling rain barrels with proceeds benefiting educational programming throughout the County. The barrels are constructed of locally available materials, some of which are recycled. If your interested in purchasing a rain barrel, please contact the District office at 696-0877 x5. For more information on rain barrels visit our Storm Water - Best Management Practices site or for more information on our rain barrel sale check out our rain barrel flyer.