Do you know a 14-to-16 year old with a passion for the outdoors? Apply to the Lancaster County Youth Conservation School today for an unforgettable overnight field school experience packed with both educational and professional growth opportunities.
Learn more at: /youth-conservation-school/
May is Garden for Wildlife Month! 🌼 Planting native flowers, shrubs, and trees help pollinators and wildlife thrive by providing food and shelter.
Now is the perfect time to get outside and perfect your garden space!🌳
About 100 students from Stone Independent Prep helped plant a little over 400 trees for a riparian buffer along a Mill Creek tributary a couple weeks ago. We can’t thank them enough for all their hard work in helping us finish this project. 🌳
Get to know our staff! ☀️
Colin’s day to day activities include coordinating field visits with farm operators, inspecting and documenting BMPs, inspecting CAP construction sites, writing reports on what has been seen in the field, and entering data into various databases. Colin enjoys meeting new people every day, meeting the furry friends on each farm, taking in the wonderful views our Lancaster County farms have to offer, and getting creative to avoid fencing (especially electric).
Some of Colin’s accomplishments include:
🌾Verification of 115 farm’s BMPs in 2025
🌾Provisional Act 38 Nutrient Management Planner
Congratulations to all who participated in the Lancaster County Senior High Envirothon! We had a great day filled with collaboration and excitement. The Hellbenders from Warwick High School will represent Lancaster County in the State Envirothon in May!
@envirothonpa
Results:
First place: Hellbenders from @warwickhspride
Second Place: Blazers from @lmblazers
Third Place: Brown Bears from @warwickhspride
Fourth Place: Nano Geckos from @warwickhspride
Fifth Place: The Team from @conestogavalley
These are the faces of the Lancaster County Conservation District! 🌳
We are celebrating Conservation District Week and love working with the local communities to discuss Best Management Practices that protect the county’s natural resources while enhancing productivity.
This week has been National Volunteer Week, and we want to celebrate and thank our volunteers who spend their time promoting the conservation of our natural resources. The District’s Water Quality Volunteer Coalition (WQVC) sample local streams for water chemistry, macroinvertebrates, and habitat. Their data collection is very valuable to the water quality monitoring goals of the county. 💧
If you're interested in volunteering, reach out or visit our website!📱
⛺Do you know a teen that is looking for an unforgettable outdoor summer experience? Apply for the Lancaster County Youth Conservation School today! The field school is led by local experts in conservation and experience/passionate volunteers to inspire youth about protecting natural resources.
🏹Learn more at
The BMP of the month for April is Prescribed Grazing! Prescribed Grazing aka Grazing Management is using grazing or browsing animals to manage vegetation and reach economic, ecological, and management objectives. Prescribed grazing manages the timing, intensity, duration, and frequency of grazing a specific pasture to ensure conservation goals are met. Following a grazing plan can help operators:
🐮 Improve pasture health and forage productivity
🐴 Reduce erosion and protect water quality
🐮 Reduce feed costs and extend the grazing season
🐴 Improve livestock health and increase production quality
Rotational grazing is an easy way to help meet the prescribed grazing standards and allow the pasture to reestablish between passes. Prescribed grazing benefits the livestock, operators, and our natural resources all together!
What is the Lancaster County Youth Conservation School? ☀️ It's an action-packed overnight field school combining conservation education with real-world experience led by experts in the field and experienced volunteers. If you know a teen from the ages of 14 to 16, apply today!
⛺Learn more at .
Do you know a 14-to-16 year old with a passion for the outdoors? Apply to the Lancaster County Youth Conservation School today for an unforgettable overnight field school experience packed with both educational and professional growth opportunities. 🌳
Learn more at: /youth-conservation-school/
Join our team! We have a few open positions at the District and are looking to fill them with enthusiastic and passionate individuals. More information on the positions and the applications can be found on our website: /employment/.
