Montgomery County Conservation District

Butterfly weed is very beneficial for pollinators, like butterflies. Did you know that a popular butterfly plant, the butterfly bush, isn’t that beneficial at a...ll? Butterfly weed acts as a host plant for butterfly larvae, something the invasive butterfly bush fails to do! https://bit.ly/2SjRoqa Without a native food source, populations of butterflies can suffer. If you want to help out these pollinators, be sure to plant native butterfly weed! #PANativePlants #iConservePA

Native Plant Sale curbside pick-up has officially begun! Check out our website to order native plants and pick-up curbside during the month of May! www.perkiomenwatershed.org #perkiomenwatershedconservancy #pwc #conservation #nativeplants #nativeplantsale

Rain barrel and composting bin sale hosted by Montgomery County

Open to Bucks County residents too!

http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp

Daylily is a very popular ornamental, prized by gardeners for its hardiness and versatility. This invasive perennial spreads easily to form dense patches that d...isplace native plants, upsetting an area’s biodiversity https://bit.ly/2SjRoqa. A native alternative is the blackeyed susan, which has beautiful blooms during a similar time of the year. They also provide food to helpful pollinators! #iConservePA #PANativePlants

On April 23, 2020 from 7:00pm-8:30pm, Montgomery County Conservation District and Penn State Extension will be offering a webinar for horse and other livestock ...owners. The event was originally planned to be in-person but was moved online as a result of pandemic closings. It is part of a grant provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts with funding through the Department of Environmental Protection. This webinar is free, but a quick registration is required. Once you register (https://psu.zoom.us/webi/register/WN_Pq1ng-UqSHKuPbIs9-yVzQ), the webinar link will be provided to you. Please log in about 10 minutes early to make sure the Zoom software works. The webinar will not be recorded. If you have any questions, please contact Abigail Reiter at (610) 489-4506 x24 or [email protected].

A great video on the topic of watershed protection. "Downstream" Explores Threats to Pennsylvania Watersheds https://youtu.be/ALpjaO2zE2s

Looking for a learning opportunity while at home? Prepare for springtime with this soil fertility webinar. Register by TOMORROW 3/19!

MCCD office is closed. Staff are accessible via email and phone. All mail is being received via USPS only, at this time.

Register below by March 9th! https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg

A great native plant sale held locally in Collegeville on 5/16!

https://extension.psu.edu/monitoring-streams-with-visual-as

Road salts runoff into our rivers and streams when ice and snow melts after a storm. These salts can turn our freshwater salty, and are harmful to wildlife like... fish, birds, salamanders, and frogs. We can protect our wildlife while also staying safe this winter by using less road salt! Take the pledge now to be #WinterSaltSmart: https://bit.ly/2PLIPCg See more

MCCD is hiring a Spotted Lanternfly Control Technician Intern! Part-Time, February - May 2020. Tree ID proficiency required. Please see job description for additional information. Resumes accepted through 1/31/20. ... http://montgomeryconservation.org//MCCD-SLF-Internship-Des

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the White-nose Syndrome Response Team need your innovative idea to help us destroy the fungus that causes white-nose synd...rome and give bats a fighting chance at survival. Up to $100,000 is available in total prizes for the best bat-saving solutions! Tomorrow from 2-3 PM EST, there will be an interactive webinar on the White-nose Syndrome Challenge. Find out how you can get involved and help stop the spread! Registration for the webinar at http://ow.ly/wr1q50xfpKu More on the Challenge: https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org//white-nose-syndrome-cha

Pennsylvania Offers Grant Funding to Help Communities with Water Quality Improvement Projects: http://bit.ly/2CpnjwV We’ve developed a flexible, multifaceted f...unding package to help communities around the state meet their targeted priority water quality challenges and improve the health of local streams and rivers for better flood control, drinking water supply, public health, and economic vitality, said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. Funded through the commonwealth’s Growing Greener Plus program, $30 million in grant funding is available to help communities restore and protect water quality by reducing abandoned mine drainage and urban and agricultural runoff pollution and addressing harmful algal blooms, climate resiliency, PFAS, and other emerging issues.