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LATEST NEWS  

Fall 2024

A highlight for the Beaver County Conservation District education program every year is being able to host the Beaver County Sportsmen's Conservation Camp for 2 days on District grounds. The Beaver County Sportsmen's Conservation camp is a weeklong camp for kids ages 12-15 to learn about nature, conservation, hunting, trapping, boating, fishing, water rescue, compass navigation, dog training, and so much more. The goal of camp is to expose kids to as many opportunities in nature as possible throughout the week in order to keep kids outside and involved with future conservation efforts. This year there were 42 kids that attended the camp. They stayed at Group Camp 2 at Raccoon Creek State Park and had a variety of guest speakers come each day to educate and interact with the kids. Two big days for the campers are the days they get to come to the Beaver County Conservation District Grounds. Day one is Wednesday. On this day the District's front lawn is transformed into gundog training grounds. Duck blinds are set up, goose decoys are set out, the pavilion picnic tables are lined up to seat children and hold hold...continue reading.

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Mosquitoes in Beaver County

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​Upcoming Events

2024 BCCD Board Meetings

 

 

The Beaver County Conservation District regular monthly board meetings are held at 10:00 AM the 2nd Friday of each month unless it falls on a holiday, then it is the 3rd Friday of the month. The meeting is open to the public and if you would like to attend virtually, please contact the district for a Zoom link.

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Mission Statement

The Beaver County Conservation District provides leadership in natural resource management through outreach, education, and technical assistance.

BCCD Trail Map

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TICKS in Beaver County

Tick surveillance also began in April with 5 tick drags conducted and 18 ticks collected and submitted for testing and identification.Any questions related to mosquito concerns or mosquito disease like West Nile Virus, contact us at the office 724-378-1701 ext. 222.

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Orienteering Map

Level: Beginner

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2024 Tire Collection Day Results

On April 13th, our tire collection event was held at the Beaver County Conservation District with help from funding through the PA DEP West Nile Program. Over 1,000 tires were collected this year! The Beaver County Mosquito Vector Disease Program extends our thanks to everyone who participated and helped reduce mosquito breeding habitat in Beaver County neighborhoods.

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New Grant Opportunity For Pennsylvania Farmers

A new grant opportunity for Pennsylvania Farmers has just been announced. The deadline to apply is November 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.pa.gov/en/services/pda/apply-for-the-agricultural-innovation-grant.html

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For any further questions or assistance, please contact District Manager, Jeff Pflug, at jeff.pflug@bccdpa.us

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2023 Annual Report

Want to know what BCCD has accomplished in 2023? Check out our annual report to find out what we did last year! 

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