During the 2022 surface water sampling season, Pike County Conservation District (PCCD) staff sampled 17 sites for macroinvertebrates and 6 sites for fish throughout Pike… read more

During the 2022 surface water sampling season, Pike County Conservation District (PCCD) staff sampled 17 sites for macroinvertebrates and 6 sites for fish throughout Pike… read more
Riparian buffer is the term for an area of vegetation that grows along a waterway to help prevent substances from reaching the water. The fact… read more
Winter brings snow, and snow brings road salt. This has become our modern-day reality, but few give thought to the next relation: that road salt… read more
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… read more
Since the Clean Water Act of 1972, states have developed their own water quality standards, such as special protection designations for qualifying surface waters (streams… read more
Pennsylvania’s Dirt, Gravel and Low Volume Road (DGLVR) Maintenance Program provides education, technical assistance, and grant funding to local public road-owning entities throughout the commonwealth.… read more