From staff reports
Clarion Conservation District will hold a free workshop focused on aquatic invasive species from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 in Cook Forest State Park in Cooksburg.
The workshop will inform participants how to identify local invasive species. Speakers at the workshop will be from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Sea Grant, and Crawford County Conservation District.
CCD was awarded a mini-grant through the Pennsylvania Associate of Conservation Districts to host a series of workshops focused on invasive species. Invasive species are a form of non-point source pollution; this workshop is the first of the three part series.
Invasive species are the only form of NPS pollution that reproduces and most landowners do not know how to control their spread.
Financial and other support for the NPS mini-grant program is provided by PACD through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Thirty-five projects will be funded in 31 of the state’s counties. Projects include stream workshops, agricultural field days, forestry workshops, homeowner workshops, and more.
For a complete listing of awarded projects, visit tinyurl.com/NPS2019-20.
Deadline for registration is Nov. 20.Bottom of Form
To register or for more information about the event, email Tricia Mazik at mazikccd@gmail.com or call (814) 297-7813.