Agriculture Energy Efficiency Rebate Program (PA DEP)
The PA Department of Environmental Protection’s new Agriculture Energy Efficiency Rebate program can help defray the costs of LED lighting or variable frequency drives for your farm. Applicants must meet…
Read MoreConservation District Seeks Full-Time Technician Position
The Blair County Conservation District is seeking applicants for a Full-Time Technician Position to work in the Ag Erosion & Sediment Control, Manure Management and Dirt, Gravel and Low Volume…
Read MoreDistrict Celebrates 55th Anniversary
The Blair County Conservation District is celebrating their 55th Anniversary at the Annual District Banquet. The Banquet will be held on Thursday October 21st, 2021, at a NEW location of…
Read MoreImproving Local Waters through Plan Development
Pennsylvania is working together to restore and protect waterways within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Participating PA Counties are charged with reducing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment in local streams and rivers…
Read MoreLocal Grant to Provide Improvements to NatureWorksPark
Blair County Conservation District was graciously awarded grant funding through Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission to install two areas of trail extensions, a bollard at the entrance, and stormwater…
Read MoreBARK-BARK-BARK at NatureWorksPark
This is our very first blog and we wanted to take this space to promote two of our favorite things – the great outdoors and our pets! BCCD developed a…
Read MorePlanning is the Focus for Agriculture
Agriculture is the Number One industry in Blair County and the Blair District has a strong albeit evolving program to support agriculture. District planning numbers doubled in 2020, preparing 17…
Read MoreSpotlight on the DGLV Road Program
The DG&LVR program continues to address sediment pollution from undermanaged roads and drainage facilities on Dirt & Gravel Roads and paved Low Volume Roads (less than 500 vehicles per day).…
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Tillage and Cover Crop Survey – 2020
The Blair County Conservation District has been cooperating with the Capital RC&D to conduct Transect Surveys of the County since 2012. The purpose of the survey is to evaluate progress…
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Region Leader in Farms Preserved
Blair County’s Conservation Easement Purchase Program was approved in 1991. The Conservation District facilitates the program for the County of Blair. In 2020 the program preserved one large farm totaling…
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