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Greene Conservation District honors nine at annual awards ceremony

The Greene County Conservation District honored nine recipients during its annual awards ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Valley View Farm. Awards recognize those in the county who have shown an outstanding commitment to soil and water conservation. Honorees for 2023 included Jim Willis, recipient of the Outstanding Cooperator of the Year Award; Brad Johnson, recipient […]

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Greene Conservation District honors nine at annual awards ceremony

The Greene County Conservation District honored nine recipients during its annual awards ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Valley View Farm. Awards recognize those in the county who have shown an outstanding commitment to soil and water conservation. Honorees for 2023 included Jim Willis, recipient of the Outstanding Cooperator of the Year Award; Brad Johnson, recipient […]

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Greene County to continue mosquito surveillance through October

The Greene County Conservation District will continue its mosquito surveillance through October.

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Greene Conservation District holds poster contest

The Greene County Conservation District is holding a poster contest for students in kindergarten through the eighth grade. Winning students earn cash prizes of $100, $75 or $50. First-place posters

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Greene Conservation District honors 11

The Greene County Conservation District recognized 11 individuals at its annual awards ceremony Wednesday at Valley View Farm.

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Carmichaels Area High School students get high marks at state Envirothon

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Farmland easement applications being accepted

The Greene County Farmland Preservation Board is accepting applications from qualifying landowners for the agricultural conservation easement program.

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Spring cleaning: Local municipalities awarded watershed clean-up grants

Spring has sprung, and local conservation organizations are prepping for spring cleaning of local waterways.

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$3M in grants announced for Southwestern Pa., including Mill Creek in Ligonier Township

Well before starting a 32-year career with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Jim Miller said he enjoyed fishing as a teenager along Mill Creek in the village of Waterford in Ligonier Township. “It was well known even then as a cold-water fishery back then and had natural trout. It

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Carmichaels teams win first- through third-place at Greene County Envirothon


Teams from Carmichaels Area High School displayed their dominance at the 34th Greene County Envirothon by finishing in first, second and third places at the event held at Hunting Hills in Dilliner.
At the Envirothon, which was held April 22, five-member teams participated in a series of field station tests that focused on five topic areas – soils and land use, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology and environmental issues. The theme for the 2021 event was “Water Resources Management: Local Control and Local Solutions.”
Forty high school students from three of Greene County’s five school districts competed in this year’s event.
Carmichaels Team No. 1 won this year’s competition with a score of 401.5 points out of a possible 500. Team members Brooke Watters, Spencer Conard, Faith Willis, Sophia Zalar and Alex Lawrence represented Greene County at the PA Envirothon, which was held earlier this month.

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