2013 District Annual Report

2013 District Annual Report

Meetings/Outreach Highlights. 43rd Annual Tree Sale – Week of April 22, 2013. This years tree sale was another great success. We sold to 207 customers 15,824 trees. Susquehanna Valley HS and MS Envirothon – May 8 and May 15, 2013. The annual Susquehanna Valley High School and Middle School Envirothons are a joint effort of the Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, and Union Conservation Districts. 2013 was a first for our annual High School Envirothon. A continual stream of thunderstorms…

District Informational Brochure

District Informational Brochure

Promoting Wise Use of Natural Resources Since 1943
Conservation Pledge
I give my pledge as an American to save and faithfully to defend from waste the natural resources of my country – its air, its soil and minerals, its forests, waters and wildlife.

Community Outreach
Annual Tree Sales: The NCCD conducts a sale each April as a fundraiser. A variety of trees, ornamentals, and bulbs are sold. To receive a sale brochure, contact our office and you will be included on our mailing list.

Annual Poster Contest: Students in grades K-12 from throughout the county enter posters based on a conservation theme. In 2010, the contest centered on “Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats”.

2009 Conservation Projects

2009 Conservation Projects

A combination of 10 multi‐log vane deflectors, two singles log deflectors, stream bank fencing and a stream crossing were installed through a Chesapeake Bay Mini Grant on the Mahantango Creek in the summer of 2009. The log deflectors redirect the flow of the stream to the center of the channel, reducing erosion while creating habitat for aquatic species.