If you’ve ever been to the village of Wyattville and have traveled north onRoute 427 towards Cooperstown, you’ve probably seen a massive exposed bankon Sugar Creek. This 400’ long, 25’ high bank is made up of glacial till, amaterial composed primarily of silt, sand, and gravel with some cobble sizedstone mixed in. When vegetation is lost along a stream bank, this looselycompacted material is very prone to erosion from high water events. This addsexcess sediment to the stream that can harm fish and other aquatic life. TheVenango Conservation District and our cooperators tackled the task of restoringthe streambank to slow or stop the increased rate of erosion at this site bystabilizing the toe of the slope and establishing vegetation.

This stream bank was seriouslyeroding, causing several problems thatneeded to be addressed. First, thestream’s flow was threateningstabilization work that had been donepreviously by PennDOT to protect Route427 from erosion and collapsing into thestream. Second, the stream’s bank waseroding next to a farm field, losing about4 to 6 feet of field each year. Lastly, andmost importantly, the stream bank wascontributing about nine tons of sedimentto the stream each year. This excesssediment was most certainly causingdamage, impacting water quality, andadversely affecting aquatic life.

This project was larger than moststream bank stabilization projects andrequired some extra planning anddevelopment. To accomplish projectgoals, the plan utilized both traditionaland modern stabilization methods.

Dave Putnam and George Fowler, ofthe United States Fish & Wildlife Serviceworked together to create the design forthe project. Their project design calledfor three large rock vanes. Rock vanesprotect the bank by diverting the flow ofwater back out into the center of thechannel. The vanes tie into a bank fullbench.Cont. Page 2

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Diary of a Stream Improvement Project.....3

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Phone: 814-676-2832Fax: 814-676-2927www.venangocd.org

Financial and other support for this project is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of ConservationDistricts through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Board of Directors:

Mike Ohler, ChairmanMerlyn Burkhardt, Vice ChairmanScott Seibert, SecretaryGrant Carner, TreasurerTim Brooks, CommissionerJoe Pastor, Public DirectorDale Shaw, Farmer DirectorPete Lindey, Public DirectorWarren Thomas, Farmer Director

District Staff:

Marc Rickard, District ManagerLance Bowes, Watershed SpecialistMark Muir, Agricultural Resource TechnicianMike Swatzler, West Nile CoordinatorLisette Lane, Administrative Secretary

County Commissioners:

Timothy S. Brooks, ChairpersonTroy A. Wood, Vice ChairJanet D. Beichner

Mission Statement:“The Venango Conservation District is a local agency, committed to serving the residents, businesses, andvisitors of Venango County by providing educational, technical, and financial assistance for quality andsustainable natural resource management.”

Pre-Construction Project Site

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Completed Rock Vane

Constructed Head Wall at Down-stream End of Project that Protects

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The bank full bench was built to a heightthat was at the same level as the water in abank full storm event. Rip rap wasinstalled along the entire length of thebench, keyed into the stream bed at its toeto a depth of approximately two feet, andextended to the top of the bench. Abovethe bench the slope would be re-shaped toa more gentle slope and vegetated withnative plant material that holds the soil inplace.

The multi-log vanes were designed todivert water from the stream bank andback into the center of the channel muchthe same way the rock vanes do except ona much smaller scale. These structuresare also designed to create habitat for fishand other aquatic life.

Funding for this project was madepossible through two PennsylvaniaGrowing Greener grants, funded at$75,000 each.

This project could not have beencompleted without the cooperation andcontributions of Venango CountyCommissioners, The Department ofEnvironmental Protection, TheDepartment of Conservation and NaturalResources, Pennsylvania Department ofTransportation, The Pennsylvania Fish &Boat Commission, The United States Fish& Wildlife Service, Cooperstown Sand &Gravel, Oil Creek Chapter of TroutUnlimited, The Venango PaSeniorEnvironment Corps., and the landownersof the property.

This stabilization project on SugarCreek in Venango County was animportant step in reducing non-pointsource pollution to this watershed. It wasa massive undertaking and the VenangoConservation District would like to extendits deepest thanks to all of the cooperatingagencies and organizations and partnersthat were involved in this process.

In my lifetime the primary reason tokill or repel mosquitoes in this countrywas their nuisance factor. The southernUnited States fought with St. Louisencephalitis but the rest of the countryjust wanted tourists to be happy or foroutfielders at the ballgame to play ballwithout having to swat mosquitoes. Since1999 when the West Nile Virus wasdiscovered in crows and people in NewYork City, things have changed.Worldwide, 700 million people areinfected with a mosquito borne diseaseeach year. And now, some of thesenumbers are coming from inside our owncountry.

Male mosquitoes are plant feeders, asare females, until they need some proteinto make eggs. Then they look for a bloodmeal. Birds, reptiles, amphibians andmammals are on the menu. Some speciesof mosquito are anthropophilic (humanloving). Others prefer birds or reptilesand some are just opportunistic. Whenlooking for a blood meal, mosquitoes willuse visual, thermal and olfactory cues.Humans emit all kinds of cues to attractthem, mostly carbon dioxide and lacticacid. At close range the cues are heat andhumidity. Sometimes we add to theproblem by applying attractants like

perfume, soaps, lotions and hair careproducts.

A perfect repellent would keep awayall bad bugs for at least 8 hours, itwouldn’t irritate our skin or airway, itwould be non-toxic, it wouldn’t rub offand it would be greaseless and odorless.Well, we don’t live in a perfect world.

More people have used Deet withmore success than any other product. Itwas developed by the USDA andpatented by the Army in 1947. It has beenused worldwide for over 40 years andvery few reports of ill effects have beenrecorded. 3M Corporation developed aslow release product that contains 35%Deet, now standard issue in the US Army.Amway Corporation offers this productunder the brand name “Hour Guard”.This product is intended for situationswhere the bite rate is high, or seriousbiting pressure, so to speak. For the localballgame or outdoor concert, productscontaining 10 to 35% Deet would bemore than adequate. Carefully apply Deetsince it will damage plastics, rayon,spandex, and other synthetic fabric,leather, painted and varnished surfaces.Two more notes about Deet. One,effective protection of sunscreen isdecreased by about 30% if used with

Deet. Two, the American Academy ofPediatricians recommends that repellentsused on children should contain no morethan 10% Deet.

Avon’s Skin-so-Soft does in fact havesome effect on bite rates but it is notnearly as effective as Deet. You wind upwith frequent re-application and not nearthe protection. Citronella also lowers biterates but once again you have to deal withfrequent re-application for much lesseffective protection. There is a productwith a brand name of “Bite Blocker” thatdoes offer similar protection as Deet andalso has similar staying power.Permethrin, while not a repellent does killmosquitoes on contact. Someprofessionals use a combination of Deeton the skin and Permethrin on theirclothing (permethrin should not beapplied directly to the skin) for themaximum protection from mosquitobites. Permethrin can also be usedeffectively on tent walls and mosquitonetting. A final note about electronicdevices and bug zappers. There has neverbeen a scientific study that shows thatthese electronic repellants work. Also,bug zappers kill far more friendly bugsthan pests.Some information for this article extracted from http:/www.acponline.org/journals/annals/01jun98/mosquito.htm

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Multi-log Vane Construction

Construction of Bank Full Bench

STREAMBANK GETS A FACELIFT CONTI NUED

MOSQUITO REPELLENT PRIMER B Y M IKE SWAT ZLER

We often have the pleasure of workingwith other groups to achieve ourconservation goals. In fact, we call uponour partners’ expertise to assist us withprojects whenever we can. One suchopportunity came together last fall. Wereceived a call from Oakland Townshipthat a stream was threatening one of theirroads. A site visit established that theroad and stream paralleled each other forseveral hundred feet. The road bank wasthe stream bank, or was the stream bankthe road bank? In any case, you get thepicture.

The issue at hand was to address aproblem that involved an eroding streambank that if left alone, would soon takeout the road. After seeing that the roadwas dirt, the Dirt and Gravel RoadsProgram (DGR) came to mind. The DGRProgram aims to prevent sedimentassociated with dirt roads from enteringthe stream. It has been said that the DGRProgram should keep the road fromentering the stream and the stream fromentering the road.

This site happened to be along apopular trout fishing stretch of the EastBranch of Sugar Creek not far from ahabitat improvement project which wehad worked on with our local Oil CreekChapter of Trout Unlimited a few yearsearlier.

After discussing the situation with ourfriends at TU and our local PA Fish andBoat Commission waterways conservationofficer, the idea of working with thePAFBC’s Adopt-A-Stream program cameup. The Adopt-A-Stream program (nowcalled Cooperative Habitat Improvement

Program) is one that works withlandowners along streams to improveaquatic habitat by the installation ofhabitat improvement structures. Anadditional benefit to these devices is adampening effect of stream flow on thebank to reduce velocities and resultingscour. We were on to something here. Ithappens that this project, while along thetownship right-of-way, was actually onPA Game Commission property. Afterdiscussing the project with the area landmanager, the Game Commission was on

board. In addition, their food and covercrew donated time and materials fellingnearby evergreen logs that would later beused for the structures.

With a design in-hand by the PA Fishand Boat Commission, it was time towork through the permitting process, andplan construction. The project would spannearly 400 feet, and included 6 structures– a bank cover crib, a multi-log deflectorw/ J-hook, a root wad, a single logdeflector, and two improved overheadcover deflectors. The names may be a bitconfusing, but essentially involve the useof logs, stone, and boards assembled toprovide cover for fish and other aquaticlife. The structures, placed underdirection of the Fish and BoatCommission will also help to redirectstream flow away from the eroded areas tohelp them become stabilized.

Assisting with project installation were40 students from the Natural Resourcesclass of the Venango Technology Center.The project is yet another successfulexample of folks working together with acommon goal towards conservation of ournatural resources. The very next day afterone of the overhead cover structures wasplaced, baitfish and other stream life couldbe found investigating their new home. Infact, a swirl and flash was seen that leftthe beginnings of a fish tale yet to befinished…

Special thanks to the PA Fish and BoatCommission, PA Game Commission,Trout Unlimited, Oakland Township,Venango Technology Center, PorterfieldExcavating and Cooperstown Sand andGravel.

DIARY OF A STREAM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BY MAR C R ICK AR D

One of the services the VenangoConservation District provides Two MileRun County Park is technical assistancewith the earthen dam that holds backJustus Lake. The dam is owned by theCounty, but the park is in charge of itsoperation and upkeep.

In that regard, the ConservationDistrict monitors the dam’s peizometersor observation wells monthly. The wellsallow for the reading of water levels thatindicate pressure on the structure. One ofthe observation wells at the bottom of thedownstream slope is lower than thenatural level of the water it was drilled toobserve and has artesian flow. Another

way to put it is that water rises out of thepipe and flows down the side. In order tomeasure the water level, I take out theboat plug we use to seal the pipe when weare not measuring, then I attach a piece ofclear plastic hose and mark it once thewater has risen to its highest level. Thismeasurement is valid and lets us keeptrack of how much pressure is in the well.

Last winter (2007-2008) during a coldspell, I took out the boat plug and wassurprised to see the water in the pipe wasfrozen solid. No reading was recordedthat month. This year was a littledifferent. When I removed the plug fromthe pipe, a shaft of ice started to rise out of

the well. The shaft of ice continued torise until 20 to 24 inches above the edgeof the well. I grabbed the camera but theshaft of ice was already sinking back intothe pipe. I managed to snap a quick shotas it descended. Not really a big deal, Isuppose, but the sense of surprise I hadwhen the shaft of ice began to rise out ofthe well was as surprised as I’ve been inquite a while.

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SPECIAL SECTIONINTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY BY MA RK M UIR

Welcome to winter in VenangoCounty! It’s a great planning time of year.Sustainability of Agriculture whileprotecting the environment is part of myjob description at Venango ConservationDistrict. As the Agricultural ResourceTechnician, there are several key itemsthat I look for while doing a site visit atyour agricultural operation. The followingfour steps when followed may improveproduction, decrease fuel costs, andprotect your farm’s resources:(1) Do you have a nutrient management

plan; do you understand and follow it?(2) Do you plant cover crops and utilize

them as green manure?(3) Do you have Established Streamside

buffers?(4) Are you planting with No-Till or Low-

till?Nutrient Management: sounds

simple, and when followed, it can reallysave you money. Yeah, you have heardthat before. Just give me a moment toexplain. There are several things that yougrow on the farm that need nutrient inputsto grow – it doesn’t matter if it’s ananimal or a field of corn, if you don’tallow it to get nutrients, it won’t survive.The years of just ordering several tons of19-19-19 to spread on the fields, withoutsoil testing to find out what the soil hadavailable to supply the crop should haveended, especially when the cost of 19-19-19 went from $400/ton in 2007 to over$1,000/ton in 2008.

Here is where the sustainability comesin: What nutrients did last years cropleave in the field that this coming year’scrop could utilize? Is there residualnitrogen from past manure applications?Is there residual nitrogen from legumes?If you could double the available nitrogenof manure spread in the off season of latefall/winter by planting a cover crop,would you?

Wow, all this talk about manure makesit sound like the miracle cure – yes andno. There are restrictions to where themanure should be applied based upon thesoil nutrients already there and thepossibility of the manure entering thewatershed in your area.

I understand one would not want todrive very far to a field when spreading

manure with a tractor without a cab,especially when the wind chill is -15. But,think of that load of manure as being aload of fertilizer. You wouldn’t keepspreading that load of triple nineteenfertilizer on the closest field to the barn.Based upon fertilizer prices as of Sept2008, a 2,500 gal manure spreader ofdairy manure would be worth $110 ifincorporated the same day or $87 if justleft on the surface. The average analysisof liquid dairy manure averages 28-13-25per 1,000 gal as listed in the 2007-8 PSUAgronomy Guide Table 1.2-13.

It is cheaper to feed (maintain)livestock on quality hay that has all therequired nutrients rather than feed junkhay and have the cattle consume threetimes more mineral in a week thannormal. What I mean by this: Cattleshould have free access to minerals at alltimes; and when they are fed poor qualityforages (either grazing or dry hay) theywill consume more free choice minerals

then when fed high quality forages.How do you know if the hay has all

the nutrients it needs? Well if you’regrowing the hay: soil test, plant analysistest and plant nutrient test, offer freechoice minerals. A soil test is $9 which isgood for up to 20 acres, 4 ton/acre hay ongood soil with good management; and a1,100 # beef cow will consumeapproximately 30#/day. A plant analysistest will cost $24 and provide you withfertilizer recommendations based upon theactual leaf element concentrations. A testfor individual analysis will test nutrientvalues of the forage as a digested feed, thestandard test is $18 (un-ground).

Soil Test: $9/ sample - need to testonce every 3 years - good for up to 20acres/test 4ton hay/acre or 200/40#bales.$9 divided by 3years divided by 20 acresdivided by 200 bales = $0.00075/bale. $9divided by 3years divided by 20 acres =$0.15/ acre. $648.00 price of 19-19-19 @Erie Crawford Coop 12/22/08. $648.00divided by 2000#/ton = $0.324/#. So forless than the price of a half pound of triplenineteen fertilizer, you could soil testtwenty acres of cropland.

Manure test: $32/ sample - need totest each year - one sample per manuregroup. Example: 30 brood cow beef, cow/calf operation. Each cow/calf pairgenerates 60# manure per day. Thirty (30)cow/calf pairs X 60# (per day) X 365days/year /2000#/ton = 32.85 tons manurefor the cow/calf manure group. Theaverage beef cow/calf manure analysis is11-7-10/ton. So testing your manure onthis operation would verify the manure’snutrient value and possibly reduce theamount of fertilizer needed.

A good nutrient management plan getsdeep into your operation: how many hoursper day are those cows out eating grass onthe fields? The answer will determine theamount of manure they are spreading onthose fields, again reducing the fertilizerneeded to maintain that grass.

A Grazier’s Notebook is a greatreference book that can fit in your backpocket; it provides a place to record thedaily activities of a field when allcombined at the end of the year spells outhow well that fields performed. These areavailable from the Venango ConservationDistrict and Project Grass.

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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGEFill in the blanks with the following:

A. 80 & 120#B. 60 & 90#C. 35#D. 20% to 40%E. 20%F. 50%G. 0%

1. If you grew a hay crop with 50%clover, the following year it wouldprovide between ________#N/acredepending upon productivity of thesoil, whereas 50% alfalfa wouldprovide between _________#N/acre.

2. If you spread manure 4 out of 5years on the same filed, the residueN/acre would be ________/acre.

3. If you spread manure on a covercrop in late fall/winter and used thecover crop as green manure in thespring, the summer utilization of thenitrogen in the manure wouldincrease from __________%.

4. If you spread manure in the springand didn’t incorporate it at all,versus injecting the manure the sameday, no incorporation would provide20% of available nitrogen, whereasincorporating the same manurewould provide _________% ofavailable nitrogen.

Answers: B, A, C, D, F

Cover Crops: can increase theutilization of applied nitrogen, and reduceerosion from both wind and water. Theyimprove the soil structure, moistureretention and reduce weed pressure.

Established Streamside Buffers:reduce the amount of nutrients, chemicals,animal waste and sediment that enter thestreams by keeping stream bankssurrounded by permanent vegetation. Thestreamside buffers can be grassed orforested and may help in reducing lossesto property during a flood by absorbingthe energy of floodwaters. Fencinglivestock out of the waterways may benecessary to establish and maintain streambuffers as well as protect animal health.

Conventional versus No-Till: Let mepaint you a picture about planting: You’reabout dead center in a twenty five acre

field, 20 minutes away from the barnwhen a “gully washer” of a rain downpourlets loose. Would you rather be in themiddle of a conventionally plowed fieldor a no-till field with cover crop?

One good example of the pricedifferences showing the associated costsof both planting corn and planting foragesis in the PSU Agronomy Guide pages 130& 131. The first example shows plantingcorn and if your average yield was 100bu./acre: with conventional tillage youneed $3.12/ bu. to break even where aswith no-till you would need only $2.74/bu. So if you planted 100 acres the netprofit with no-till would be approximately$38. If you planted alfalfa the no-tilldifference per acre would be $43.76 morein your pocket.

Do you have the time and weather for

those extra passes required forconventional tillage/planting. Instead oftraveling two to three more times acrossthe same field you could be planting twoto three more fields while the weatherwindow is open. So you would beavailable to start mowing when the firstcutting of forage is ready, instead of stillout planting.

You say that no-till equipment isn’tcheap to buy? What if there were a way tobe compensated partially for the costbuying a no till drill/planter – would youconsider it? The REAP ResourceEnhancement and Protection Program is away of receiving PA state tax credits(50% of purchase price) for the purchaseof a new or used no-till drill. After the oneyear waiting period these tax credits canbe sold to a broker (see below).

Act 55 of 2007 created the ResourceEnhancement and Protection Program(REAP). REAP allows farmers andbusinesses to earn tax credits in exchangefor implementing “Best ManagementPractices” (BMPs) on AgriculturalOperations that will enhance farmproduction and protect natural resources.The State Conservation Commissionadministers the program, the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Revenue grants the taxcredits. The amount of tax credit availableto a recipient is dependent upon the typeof BMP implemented. Eligible applicantsmay receive between 50% and 75% ofproject costs as state tax credits for up to$150,000 per agricultural operation.

Who is Eligible?Any individual or business who is

subject to taxation by theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania underthe following taxes: Personal IncomeTax, Corporate Net Income Tax,Capital Stock and Franchise Tax, BankShares Tax, Title Insurance CompanyTax, Insurance Premiums Tax, andMutual Thrift Institutions Tax.

Agricultural Operations must have acurrent conservation plan, anagricultural erosion and sedimentationcontrol plan (Ag E&S plan), and anutrient management plan, if one isrequired. The cost of developing andimplementing these plans may beincluded as part of an application toqualify for the tax credit. All requiredplans must meet standards and criteria

as established by the Commission. Anagricultural operation with an animalconcentration area (ACA) must haveimplemented the Best ManagementPractices (BMPs) to control storm waterrunoff, loss of sediment and nutrientsand runoff of other pollutants fromanimal concentration area, or theimplementation of these BMPs must beincluded in the application for a taxcredit. Examples of animalconcentration areas include barnyards,feedlots, loafing areas, etc.

How to participate:1. Implement eligible BMPs and receive

tax credits directly to reduce your statetax bill. REAP credits will reduce,dollar for dollar, the amount of state taxyou owe. You may carry forward yourtax credit for up to fifteen years fromthe date the tax credit is awarded by theDepartment of Revenue, applying thecredit on your annual taxes until youhave depleted the credit.

2. You may sell your tax credits to anotherPennsylvania taxpayer. Many taxpayers– individuals or corporations – seek toreduce their tax liability with thepurchase of tax credits. You may workwith a sponsor that will help finance theBMPs on an agricultural operation. Thefarmer will be compensated for makingimprovements and the sponsor willreceive the tax credit.

The following BMPs are applicable fortax credits for 75% of eligible costs:

Agricultural E&S PlansConservation PlansNutrient Management PlansAnimal Concentration PlansBMPs to restrict livestock from streams

when implemented with a 50 footriparian forest buffer

Riparian Buffers of at least 50 feet inminimum width.

The following BMPs are applicable fortax credits for 50% of eligible costs:BMPs to exclude livestock from

streams when implemented with a 35foot riparian forest or vegetated buffer.

BMP design and implementation orequipment purchase and installation, asapproved by the Commission, where theBMP is necessary to reduce existingsediment and nutrient pollution tosurface waters; including:

Manure Storage SystemsAlternative uses of manureFilter StripsGrassed WaterwaysManagement intensive grazing

systemsNo-Till planting equipment

No tax credit will be provided for apublicly funded portion of a project:however; any portion of a project paid bya farmer for an eligible project may beincluded in a REAP application.

For more information stop in atVenango Conservation District or call814-676-2832.

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The Venango Conservation District isholding its annual tree seedling and

groundcover salethrough March 27th 2009.

Whether it’s for conservation, landscap-ing, erosion control, attracting wildlifeor what ever the reason you can order

tree seedlings using the order form on thereverse side of this flier, or call us for

more information.814-676-2832

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2009 SEEDLING ORDER FORM

Please send order and payment to:Seedling SaleVenango Conservation District1793 Cherrytree RoadFranklin PA 16323Phone: 814-676-2832

EVERGREENS—25 TREES FOR $15.00SPECIES SIZE UNITS TOTALNorway Spruce 4yr seedling ______ ______Colorado Blue Spruce 4yr seedling ______ ______Fraser Fir 4yr seedling ______ ______Douglas Fir 4yr seedling ______ ______Eastern White Pine 2yr transplant ______ ______Eastern Hemlock 3yr seedling ______ ______

HARDWOODS & WILDLIFE TREES—3 TREES FOR $5.00SPECIES SIZE UNITS TOTALRed Oak 12-18” seedling ______ ______White Oak 12-18” seedling ______ ______Sugar Maple 12-18” seedling ______ ______Silky Dogwood 12-18” seedling ______ ______Black Chokeberry 12-18” seedling ______ ______

GROUND COVER—25 CLUMPS FOR $15.00SPECIES UNITS TOTALMyrtle ______ ______

WILDFLOWERS—5oz for $10.00Northeastern Mix ______ ______

NAME ___________________________________ADDRESS ___________________________________

___________________________________HOME PHONE ___________________________________WORK PHONE ___________________________________

EMAIL ___________________________________

The deadline for orders is Wednesday March 27, 2009. All orders must beaccompanied by a check made payable to the Venango Conservation District forthe total amount. Orders must be picked up at the Venango Conservation Districtoffice. You will be notified as to when your seedlings will be available for pickup(approx. May 1st.) ALL SEEDLING ARE BARE ROOT. WE ARE NOTRESPONSIBLE FOR THE QUALITY OR SIZES OF THE SEEDLINGSRECEIVED FROM OUR SUPPLIER.

The Venango Conservation District isholding its annual tree seedling and

groundcover salethrough March 27th 2009.

Whether it’s for conservation, landscap-ing, erosion control, attracting wildlifeor what ever the reason you can order

tree seedlings using the order form on thereverse side of this flier, or call us for

more information.814-676-2832

www.venangocd.org

2009 SEEDLING ORDER FORM

Please send order and payment to:Seedling SaleVenango Conservation District1793 Cherrytree RoadFranklin PA 16323Phone: 814-676-2832

EVERGREENS—25 TREES FOR $15.00SPECIES SIZE UNITS TOTALNorway Spruce 4yr seedling ______ ______Colorado Blue Spruce 4yr seedling ______ ______Fraser Fir 4yr seedling ______ ______Douglas Fir 4yr seedling ______ ______Eastern White Pine 2yr transplant ______ ______Eastern Hemlock 3yr seedling ______ ______

HARDWOODS & WILDLIFE TREES—3 TREES FOR $5.00SPECIES SIZE UNITS TOTALRed Oak 12-18” seedling ______ ______White Oak 12-18” seedling ______ ______Sugar Maple 12-18” seedling ______ ______Silky Dogwood 12-18” seedling ______ ______Black Chokeberry 12-18” seedling ______ ______

GROUND COVER—25 CLUMPS FOR $15.00SPECIES UNITS TOTALMyrtle ______ ______

WILDFLOWERS—5oz for $10.00Northeastern Mix ______ ______

NAME ___________________________________ADDRESS ___________________________________

___________________________________HOME PHONE ___________________________________WORK PHONE ___________________________________

EMAIL ___________________________________

The deadline for orders is Wednesday March 27, 2009. All orders must beaccompanied by a check made payable to the Venango Conservation District forthe total amount. Orders must be picked up at the Venango Conservation Districtoffice. You will be notified as to when your seedlings will be available for pickup(approx. May 1st.) ALL SEEDLING ARE BARE ROOT. WE ARE NOTRESPONSIBLE FOR THE QUALITY OR SIZES OF THE SEEDLINGSRECEIVED FROM OUR SUPPLIER.

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VENANGO CONSERVATION DISTRICT ANNOUNCESSTREAMBANK STABILIZATION PROGRAM

The VCD is pleased to announce that we are currentlyaccepting requests for the Venango Stream StabilizationProgram. The program, funded by DEP Growing Greenerwith support from the County of Venango, is aimed atperforming stabilization techniques along streams that exhibitsigns of scour and erosion. Eroding streambanks and otherunstable areas release tons of sediment into our waterwaysannually which can be harmful to our streams. It impacts theaquatic life, habitat and also results in unwanted depositiondownstream. This grant program can provide cost-sharefunding to landowners, businesses, municipalities, and non-profit organizations interested in performing streambankstabilization. Please note that this program is to repair erodingstreambanks, it is not meant for flood control or protection.

These projects must be located in Venango County and musthave a Landowner/Grantee agreement in place before theywill be reviewed for approval. The grantee must also providea minimum 17.5% match of cash or in-kind contribution(labor, materials, and equipment). Projects submitted forconsideration will be reviewed and ranked for priority.Project cost under this program should not exceed $24,000.By submitting a request form in no way obligates the person/persons submitting the request to have a project completed,nor does it guarantee that the project will be funded.Deadline for applications is March 31, 2009.

A project request form can be obtained by contacting LanceBowes at the Venango Conservation District, 814-676-2832or lbowes@cescowildblue.com or by visiting our website atwww.venangocd.org

The Venango Conservation District will offer a rain barrelworkshop on Friday May 1st, 2009. The workshop willaddress non-point source pollution and how it can be reducedin the backyard. Participants will construct a rain barrel totake home that day. The workshop is free to the public.Supplies are limited so registration is required by April 15thto reserve a barrel. Registrations can be made by contactingthe Venango Conservation District at 814-676-2832, or stopby the office located at 1793 Cherrytree Road, Franklin atTwo Mile Run Park. Financial and other support for thisproject is provided by the Pennsylvania Association ofConservation Districts through a grant from the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Environmental Protection under Section 319 ofthe Clean Water Act, administered by the US EnvironmentalProtection Agency.

VENANGO CONSERVATION DISTRICT TO PRESENTRAIN BARREL WORKSHOP

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VENANGO CONSERVATION DISTRICT ANNOUNCESSTREAMBANK STABILIZATION PROGRAM

The VCD is pleased to announce that we are currentlyaccepting requests for the Venango Stream StabilizationProgram. The program, funded by DEP Growing Greenerwith support from the County of Venango, is aimed atperforming stabilization techniques along streams that exhibitsigns of scour and erosion. Eroding streambanks and otherunstable areas release tons of sediment into our waterwaysannually which can be harmful to our streams. It impacts theaquatic life, habitat and also results in unwanted depositiondownstream. This grant program can provide cost-sharefunding to landowners, businesses, municipalities, and non-profit organizations interested in performing streambankstabilization. Please note that this program is to repair erodingstreambanks, it is not meant for flood control or protection.

These projects must be located in Venango County and musthave a Landowner/Grantee agreement in place before theywill be reviewed for approval. The grantee must also providea minimum 17.5% match of cash or in-kind contribution(labor, materials, and equipment). Projects submitted forconsideration will be reviewed and ranked for priority.Project cost under this program should not exceed $24,000.By submitting a request form in no way obligates the person/persons submitting the request to have a project completed,nor does it guarantee that the project will be funded.Deadline for applications is March 31, 2009.

A project request form can be obtained by contacting LanceBowes at the Venango Conservation District, 814-676-2832or lbowes@cescowildblue.com or by visiting our website atwww.venangocd.org

The Venango Conservation District will offer a rain barrelworkshop on Friday May 1st, 2009. The workshop willaddress non-point source pollution and how it can be reducedin the backyard. Participants will construct a rain barrel totake home that day. The workshop is free to the public.Supplies are limited so registration is required by April 15thto reserve a barrel. Registrations can be made by contactingthe Venango Conservation District at 814-676-2832, or stopby the office located at 1793 Cherrytree Road, Franklin atTwo Mile Run Park. Financial and other support for thisproject is provided by the Pennsylvania Association ofConservation Districts through a grant from the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Environmental Protection under Section 319 ofthe Clean Water Act, administered by the US EnvironmentalProtection Agency.

VENANGO CONSERVATION DISTRICT TO PRESENTRAIN BARREL WORKSHOP

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Would you be interested in learning more about how the VCD canhelp you achieve Agricultural Sustainability?

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Please take a few minutes and give us some feedback on our newsletter.We greatly appreciate your time!

In order to better serve Venango County, we would like to knowmore about you:

Would you be interested in learning more about how the VCD canhelp you achieve Agricultural Sustainability?

Would you prefer to receive this publication via email?

________________________________________________________Your contact info

After reading this newsletter, are you better informed about howstreambank restorations can reduce nonpoint source pollution andimprove water quality?

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Please take a few minutes and give us some feedback on our newsletter.We greatly appreciate your time!

In order to better serve Venango County, we would like to knowmore about you:

Would you be interested in learning more about how the VCD canhelp you achieve Agricultural Sustainability?

Would you prefer to receive this publication via email?

________________________________________________________Your contact info

After reading this newsletter, are you better informed about howstreambank restorations can reduce nonpoint source pollution andimprove water quality?

□ Yes □ No

Any additional comments?