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Dirt & Gravel Roads

Dirt and Gravel Roads Workshop held at the Ag Center

Representative Tina Pickett and district directors Francis Moll and Bruno Najaka

New sign welcomes visitors to the conservation district

Stream Bank Stabilization on Loyalsock Creek Near Hillsgrove.

Completed stabilization on Loyalsock Creek. Log "barbs" are intended to assist water movement around bend in stream.

Large stabilization project on Loyalsock Creek. Project partners included USDA-NRCS, County Commissioners and Conservation District.

Grading bank and placing rip rap to stabilize the erosion.

Stream Bank stabilization project near completion.

Corey Richmond, Watershed Specialist, presented two workshops to local residents on stormwater management.

Stormwater workshop participants built their own rainbarrels as part of the program.

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.

The district hosted a stormwater management symposium for state and local officials on February 7th. 52 participants attended the workshop.

District Technician, Lynn Ottaviani, Works with students as part of the 5th grade Environmental Day.

Corey Richmond, Watershed Specialist, educates 5th graders on watersheds as part of the Environmental Day.

Randy Reibson, District Technician, demonstrates soil erosion factors to students as part of the 5th grade Environmental Day.

The 2007 Conservation District team.

Mel and mark Lewis, of Dwight Lewis Lumber Company were recognized as the 2007 Conservationist of the Year.

District Board members, Bruno Najaka, Commissioner Betty Reibson, and Dwayne Reibson are sworn into office by Conservation Program Specialist, Bill Kahler.

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

County Envirothon students presented a program on renewable energy as part of the annual Legislative Luncheon.

2008 Poster Contest winners from the Turnpike Elementary School. This years theme was "Water is Life".

Sullivan County Elementary School Poster Contest Winners are pictured above. This year's contest had 129 entries.

The Overall Winning Poster for the 2008 Poster Contest is Jordan Beinlich, A fifth grade student at Sullivan County Elementary School.

Senator Roger Madigan was recently recognized by the PA Association of Conservation Districts as one of two outstanding legislators for his work and support of conservation districts.

Senator Madigan pictured with his PACD Award and surrounded by local county conservation district managers including Jackie Rouse, Sullivan, Jim Garner, Susquehanna, Mike Lovegreen, Bradford, and Mark Davidson, Lycoming.

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".

Lynn Ottaviani, District Technician assists with the scoring of Soils and Land Use tests at the 2008 Local Envirothon.

The Sullivan County team of Erin Heinrich, Gerry Richlin, Lee Hanna, Chris Quail, and Andrew Leljdal will be representing the county at the 2008 PA Envirothon in May.