Programs at the Woodcock Creek Nature Center - Crawford County ...
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Coulter Farm, both in East Fallowfield Township. In 2009, <strong>the</strong> program received substantial helpfrom <strong>the</strong> <strong>Crawford</strong> <strong>County</strong> Commissioners and <strong>the</strong> Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in <strong>the</strong>form of a Community Environmental Incentive (CEI) Growing Greener II Grant for $200,000.00.This grant expanded <strong>the</strong> pool of money for easement purchases available in <strong>the</strong> <strong>County</strong>, allowing<strong>the</strong> board to purchase <strong>the</strong> easements on 438 acres of <strong>the</strong> Al and Betty Hart farm in WayneTownship. Altoge<strong>the</strong>r, 748.4 acres of <strong>Crawford</strong> <strong>County</strong> farmland have been preserved so far.CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPSUSDA N<strong>at</strong>ural Resources Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion Service (NRCS)In December 2008 Jody Lasko (seen left,teaching soils to an Envirothon team), replacedCarl Pelino as <strong>the</strong> N<strong>at</strong>ural Resources Conserv<strong>at</strong>ionService (NRCS) Supervisory DistrictConserv<strong>at</strong>ionist for West Field Team 1 coveringErie, <strong>Crawford</strong>, Mercer and Lawrence counties.She is st<strong>at</strong>ioned in Meadville.2010 marks <strong>the</strong> 75th anniversary of <strong>the</strong> USDAN<strong>at</strong>ural Resources Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion Service (NRCS)and <strong>the</strong> beginning of <strong>the</strong> federal commitment toconserving n<strong>at</strong>ural resources on priv<strong>at</strong>e lands.The Service was originally established byCongress in 1935 as <strong>the</strong> Soil Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion Service (SCS). In addition, formal recognition of <strong>the</strong>first conserv<strong>at</strong>ion district in North Carolina on August 4, 1937, established a method for <strong>the</strong>Service to assist farmers in conserv<strong>at</strong>ion districts.In NRCS Fiscal Year 2009, cooper<strong>at</strong>ive efforts with <strong>the</strong> <strong>Crawford</strong> <strong>County</strong> Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion District(CCCD) resulted in:• over 3,700 acres of Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion Plans written on priv<strong>at</strong>ely owned lands• Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion practices installed to benefit over 5,000 acres.• $387,075 in USDA Farm Bill contract payments for Agricultural, Wildlife, and ForestryBest Management Practices• A summary of Agricultural “Best Management Practices” (BMP’s) installed through NRCSand CCCD cooper<strong>at</strong>ion is loc<strong>at</strong>ed in a separ<strong>at</strong>e section of <strong>the</strong> Annual Report.• $527,166 New USDA Farm Bill funds oblig<strong>at</strong>ed (to be spent in subsequent years) –• NRCS Earth Team Volunteer work, including student riparian plantings,• public educ<strong>at</strong>ional outreach,• field visits to farmers and o<strong>the</strong>r priv<strong>at</strong>e landowners providing technical assistance andadvice• Local Workgroup meeting held to obtain multiple agency/organiz<strong>at</strong>ion input intoranking criteria for NRCS Farm Bill Contracting process.Outreach AwardsThe N<strong>at</strong>ural Resources Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion Service (NRCS) and <strong>the</strong> Earth Team Volunteer Program areawarding Conneaut Lake, Cochranton and Cambridge Springs High Schools <strong>the</strong> Fiscal Year 200920
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