Conserving Natural Resources
for Our Future

Serving Our County, Conserving Our Resources, Preserving Our Environment.

The York County Conservation District is the county government office devoted to assisting residents with their natural resource and environmental concerns.

The District was founded in 1938 when 554 farmers signed a petition requesting assistance for protecting the natural resources of York County. Today, we not only assist farmers, but also all county residents, by promoting the maintenance, improvement and wise use of land, water, soil and other related natural resources within the County. We accomplish this mission through educational programs and the administration of laws and regulations for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the State Conservation Commission.

What's New

Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD) has announced funding available to landowners to install multi-functional buffers. This grant is on a first come, first served basis and will stay open until June 30, 2021 or until the funds are used up, whichever comes first. Contact York County Conservation District at 717-840-7430 for more information and to apply.

2018-2021 Multi-functional Riparian Buffer Sub-Grant Program

What's New

Thanks to The Izaak Walton League of America for the

Honor Roll Award presented to

York County Conservation District

In recognition of outstanding work performed in the field of conservation, public information and publicity in keeping with the League’s goals.

What's New

AGRICULTURAL PLANNING REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM

We have good news: The Agricultural Planning Reimbursement Program is extended for a third year!

This program is open to all agricultural operators/landowners in Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay watershed. Through this program, they can be reimbursed for fees they’ve paid to consultants to create:

manure management plans
nutrient management plans
agricultural erosion and sediment control plans.

Reimbursement funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The registration deadline: April 1, 2020.

Information is available on DEP’s website: Click here

What's New

THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS HIRING AN ENGINEER

The Conservation District has an Opening for a Professional Engineer. Link to the Job Description is below along with link to apply online.

PE Job Description

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/yorkcountypa

What's New

2020 Seedling sale

Support conservation and improve wildlife habitat in your backyard!

Sponsored by the York County Conservation District & hosted by the York County Parks

Pickup date: THURSDAY, April 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Rocky Ridge County Park

Deadline to order: March 23rd
Order early to ensure availability of selections.

Click for More Details

What's New

WATER QUALITY MONITORING

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) owns/operate three existing continuous, real-time water discharge and gauge height stations, one each at the mouths of Conewago Creek, Codorus Creek, and Muddy Creek. Last fall, these three stations were updated to add continuous, real-time water quality monitoring for the indicator parameters of temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, pH, and turbidity. This spring, three new gauge station will be installed, one each at Fishing Creek (near Goldsboro), Kreutz Creek (near Wrightsville), and Fishing Creek (near Craley). Additionally, all six stations will have CRT water quality sensors installed to measure nitrogen and phosphorous. Go to Watershed page or click Here.

Committed to the improvement and protection of our environment

Sixty-six of Pennsylvania’s sixty-seven counties have a Conservation District office responsible for advocating natural resource conservation. Since the beginning, the office has been directed by a board of citizens concerned about our County, State and Country. That local leadership continues today as we seek to work with landowners and our state and federal partners to protect and preserve York County’s natural resources.

Clean Water Starts With A Plan

DO YOU OWN LIVESTOCK, HORSES, POULTRY, etc. or MANAGE A FARM? We are here to help you follow the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law…

Guidelines for Maintaining Streams in Your Community

DEP strives to assist Pennsylvania communities experiencing the damage and disruption that flooding can cause. This webpage contains resources to help municipal officials, property owners, and others affected by flooding of local streams to better understand the regulatory requirements that apply to working in streams. When stream maintenance work is performed in a well-planned, environmentally responsible manner, the likelihood of future problems is reduced.

Please contact your regional DEP office for further assistance.

Online Manure Management Course Available

A new resource, “Writing a Manure Management Plan for Pennsylvania Farmers and Property Owners” online course, is now available to assist farmers and land owners prepare and implement a Manure Management Plan for their operations…

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