Since many Pike County stream and river shorelines are privately owned, streamside property owners play a key role in the health of these resources both now and in the future.…
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Pike County Conservation District recently completed monitoring of 20 local groundwater well sites over a 10-year period. Data sheets were provided to the US Geological Survey for continued entry into…
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By Marianna Quartararo, Resource Conservationist The sum of daily rainfall calculated from rainfall records equates to total annual rainfall. One of the first weather related instruments our ancestors used to…
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With winter just around the corner, Pike County Conservation District hosted a free Road Maintenance Workshop on Thursday, October 11, at the Dingman Township Fire Hall. The event drew more…
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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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Granite counters, blue kitchen walls, hardwood floors and… compost filter sock? When planning to construct a new house, consideration of the earth disturbance and site work outside of the house…
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Stormwater runoff is the portion of rainfall or snowmelt that is not absorbed by the land’s surface or evaporated into the air. It runs over land to storm drains or…
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For most of us who live in Pike County, the water we draw from our household faucets comes from underground wells or springs that produce water from natural geologic features…
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In more densely developed urban and metropolitan areas, household wastewater is commonly piped off-site to a centralized sewage treatment plant. The infrastructure required for centralized systems is often impractical and…
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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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Invasive non-native plants are a hot topic. Their proliferation causes serious impacts to our local flora, fauna and waterways. Pennsylvania flora includes 3,091 species of vascular plants – also known…
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What has no backbone, is large enough to be seen with the naked eye, and is an important indicator of clean water? Why, it’s a benthic macroinvertebrate, of course! These…
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