Surface Water Monitoring Program Pike County Conservation District (PCCD) has maintained our Surface Water Monitoring Program, focused on monitoring stream health, for 29 years. PCCD has been annually monitoring aquatic macroinvertebrate (aquatic insects and shellfish) populations since 1991, and fish populations…
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Pike County has many beautiful lakes and ponds, some formed by the glaciers and others have a dam of some sort to impound the water. The integrity of a dam…
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As a part of the District’s Watershed Stewardship, we monitor the water quality of surface waters in Pike County. This long-term monitoring program allows us to track and assess the…
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Over the course of two days at the beginning of each month, Rachel Posavetz visits 21 wells in Pike County to test their water levels. Rachel is PCCD’s Watershed Specialist,…
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Pike County Conservation District (PCCD) has maintained a Surface Water Monitoring Program, focused on monitoring stream health, for 28 years. We have been annually monitoring aquatic macroinvertebrate (aquatic insects and…
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A Pike County Conservation District (PCCD) $500 Environmental Education Grant recently supported an invasive species sampling project conducted by students in the Wallenpaupack High School Environmental Club. The grant helped…
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The District’s watershed conservation efforts include a county-wide surface water monitoring program, education, outreach, and stewardship. This spring, Watershed Specialist Matt Barr and volunteers have been in the field at…
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