Discover Local Stream Restoration Resources, Data, and Events on the Lancaster County Conservation District's Updated Website The Lancaster County Conservation District (LCCD) has recently developed a ...
Community members, conservationists, and runners gather to increase awareness and involvement with ongoing conservation efforts at the Conewago Watershed On April 2nd, all welcomed the cool spring weather at...
Eshelman Run, a small creek in Strasburg Borough suffers during heavy rainstorms, overloaded with soil and other organic material; the stream also affected farmland near the creek and the municalitpality’s...
In 2018, Mark Heller looked out over his property in Lancaster County and saw a muddy, heavily used meadow right up to the edge of a stream with eroding banks. He thought “this doesn’t look healthy.” But he...
By Megan Blackmon, Project and Grants Coordinator Let’s shout it from the rooftops! Local water quality is improving! After decades of work implementing conservation practices by farmers, businesses,...
Habitat assessments are a critical piece of the rapid stream delisting strategy because it’s crucial data that DEP uses to add or remove a stream from the impaired list. In August, volunteers and conservation...