 Helping People Use ResourcesWisely
Stable soils…clean streams…healthy forests…productive farms…sustainable communities.
For nearly 60 years, the Westmoreland Conservation District has been promoting the thoughtful, wise use of the natural resources we all share.
The District’s most recent major project – GreenForge – is the first green rehabilitation of a commercial building in Westmoreland County. GreenForge demonstrates a variety of innovative conservation, alternative energy, and green building features, including: a roof planted with living green plants, solar power, geothermal heat, and recycled building materials. More About The District |
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New Tax Credits
for Farmers
A new Pennsylvania program offers tax credits ranging from 25 percent to 75 percent of the cost – up to $150,000 per farm or ag operation – to install barnyard improvements, riparian buffers, stream fencing and other conservation practices. Applications for this REAP (Resource Enhancement and Protection Act) program will be available December 3, and farmers are encouraged to apply early as awards will be made on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, contact Dan Griffith, the District’s nutrient management specialist/agricultural conservation technician, or go to http://www.agriculture.
state.pa.us/agriculture/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=145155&PM=1
Here's something you
can do to help conserve
If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR* bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, save more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equal to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.
--- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
* Look for the Energy Star symbol not only on lighting, but also on home appliances and roofing materials |
This photo of District staff appears in The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County’s most recent annual report.
The report highlights select area organizations that have benefited from CFWC’s philanthropy.
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County made several gifts to the District when that it was transforming a barn into an education center.
The foundation administers a range of funds that help not only conservation, but also with efforts that improve the cultural, educational, health service, social service, and other aspects of life in our community.
Pictured l-r, standing are District staff Dan Griffith, nutrient management specialist/agricultural conservation technician; Chris Droste, erosion control specialist; Rob Cronauer, watershed specialist; and seated: Christie Sebek, secretary; Greg Phillips, district manager/CEO.
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Severely eroding streambanks near the community of Oak Grove were adding large amounts of sediment to Mill Creek, compromising the quality of this important stream that provides drinking water for some residents of Ligonier Township and increasing the likelihood of downstream flooding. |
 This summer, the District and a coalition of partners re-graded the streambanks; added logs, stone, and tree roots to slow the force of the water; and planted trees, grass, and shrubs to stabilize the bank. Read more…
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Mill Creek is one of six water-quality projects to be done for streams in the county -- in Allegheny Township, New Kensington, Mount Pleasant Township, Derry Township, and Donegal Township – under the Growing Greener II County Environmental Initiative. The Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners, working with the Westmoreland Conservation District identified the projects last fall. |
