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Turnpike students participated in the District/Dushore Borough Source Water protection and poster contest kick-off program.

The District and Dushore Borough also provided the source water protection and Poster Contest kick-off to SCES 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.

Scot Sample, Dushore Borough, demonstrates groundwater pollution to students.

Corey Richmond provided information to students as part of the District/Dushore Borough Source Water Protection and Poster Contest kick-off program.

Students complete work on the Aquatics testing station as part of the 2008 Sullivan/Lycoming Envirothon.

Sullivan County students tackle the Soils station as part of the 2008 Local Envirothon.

Sullivan's B team works on the Wildlife testing portion of the 2008 Local Envirothon.

District Manager, Jackie Rouse and Technician, Randy Reibson conducted the "Current Issues" station of the 2008 Local Envirothon. The Current Issue for 2008 is "Recreational Impacts to the Environment".

Participants in the annual Woodland Resource Adventure Camp learn about various plants and wildflowers.

Woodland Resource Adventure campers learn to determine tree height and value as part of the environmental camp.

Scene from the 2008 Ag Agencies Banquet.

Commissioner Bob Getz and Jason Krise of Rep. Pickett's office at the Banquet.

The 2008 Banquet emcee, Darla Bortz and guest speker Tom Taber.

The 2008 Conservation District Board of Directors. Missing from photo is Duane Reibson.

Conservation District staff members at the 2008 Banquet.

Director, Bruno Najaka presents the Conservationist of the Year Award to Saxe Crest Farms for their commitment to conservation practices. The Bradford/Sullivan Bankers Assoc. also recognized the Saxe family for their commitment to conservation.

District Staff recently presented a program to home school students on macroinvertebrates and water quality.

Home school students get directions on identifying macroinvertebrates from the district's watershed specialist.

ISA Certified Arborist, Edward Zinser, provided Basics of Pruning Workshops for the Conservation District in February and March.

DCNR Service Forester, Gerald Hoy, assisted with Basics of Pruning Workshops sponsored by the Conservation District.

Edward Zinser, ISA Certified Arborist, assists a participant in the Basics of Pruning Workshop.

2009 Poster Contest winners from Sullivan County Elementary School in Laporte.

2009 Poster Contest Winners from Turnpike Elementary School in Mildred.

The Overall Winning Poster in the 2009 event was submitted by Hayden Baumunk. A 4th Grade student at Turnpike Elementary School. The poster will be entered in the state competion in June.

District Technician, Randy Reibson and USDA-NRCS Technician, Kevin Rohe distributed orders as part of the Conservation District's annual seedling sale.

District staff prepare trees for the annual elementary school seedling distribution to celebrate Arbor Day.

Randy Reibson, District Technician, provided programs on soil erosion as part of the 2009 5th Grade Environmental Day.

The District's Watershed Specialist, Corey Richmond, presented programs to fifth graders on watershed awareness as part of the 2009 Environmental Day.

Work was recently completed at Hembury Farms, LLC through Chesapeake Bay Program to stabilize the manure loading area and outlet roof run off and spring water.

District picnic participants took part in a tour of the last coal mine reclamation site. The tour was led by Director, Bruno Najaka.

Project was recently completed at Francis Moll Farm funded through the Chesapeake Bay Program. A diversion was rebuilt and fenced. Reenforced gravel walkways will be completed later this summer.

Randy Reibson gave presentations to the Summer Reading Program participants on Ground Water Pollution. Randy also provided a second program on Aquatic Invertibrates.

Corey Richmond and Randy Reibson provided a session on Macro Invertebrates and Water Quality as part of the 2010 Woodland Resources Adventure Camp.

Participants listened to Randy Reibson,E&S Technician speaking on ARRA projects at the annual picnic meeting.