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Contact
Mailing Address![PCCD building](https://pikeconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/PCCDbuilding.jpg)
Pike County Conservation District
556 Route 402, Suite 1
Hawley, PA 18428
Phone: (570) 226-8220
E-mail: pikecd@pikepa.org
Directions to the District:
From Scranton area take I-81 to 380 east to I-84 east (towards Milford). The office is just off the interstate at Exit 30 (Blooming Grove, Porters Lake, Route 402). At end of exit ramp, turn Left (north) on Route 402. Travel approx. 1/4 mile. The County office is the first building on the right; it is the former Blooming Grove school building.
![Illustrated silhouette of a bird flying over a wetland](https://pikeconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/factoid-geese-recolored-1.png)
FACT
Wetlands provide habitat for wildlife, filter water, and can act like a sponge to limit flooding.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Protect wetlands by not damaging the flow of water. This can mean not placing soil or fill in wetlands and not digging in them to redirect water.