A workshop tour of residential rain gardens recently installed in the Ramsey Terrace neighborhood of Mount Pleasant
The Westmoreland Conservation District offers a wide variety of conservation education programs — hands-on workshops for adults, informative bus tours, Envirothon for high school students, and continuing education workshops and seminars for professionals. For complete details on these and other upcoming offerings, check back often and click on “Programs and Events.”
2012 Stormwater Design Webinars
2102 Stormwater Design Webinars 12 Noon – 2:00 p.m. PDHs will be awarded. April 18, 2012: Build This – Stormwater Retrofit Construction Issues June 20, 2012: Stream Restoration – Implementation You Can Take to the BANK August 15, 2012: Get the Dirt on Stormwater October 24, 2012: Leaving You Out in the Rain-Design & Implementation [Read more...]
"60 Things you can do to conserve" booklet available
A new booklet, published as part of the District’s 60th anniversary, lists some of the easy, inexpensive things you can do to make a difference for conservation!
New Field Guide Looks at Aquatic Plants
Duckweed or Pennywort? If you’re unsure about aquatic plants, a new pocket-size guide can help. “A Field Guide to Common Aquatic Plants of Pennsylvania” details more than 40 common plants found in ponds and waterways, offering a written description, drawing, and photograph for each. It flags invasive as well as endangered species and cautions that [Read more...]
