Venango Conservation District

The May 13th Venango Conservation District Board of Directors meeting will be held via Zoom and will begin at 7:00pm. You can find the link to join the meeting here: www.venangocd.org

The VCD was awarded grant funding to install agricultural Best Management Practices. To find out more, check out our blog post: https://www.venangocd.org/b/vcd-awarded-funding-for-ag-bmps

It's Pennsylvania Conservation District Week. Check out this press release: https://www.venangocd.org//pacd-celebrate-conservation-dis

There has been a bit of buzz lately about large-scale solar operations. Great news! Penn State Cooperative Extension has a webinar on April 27th to help you learn more. Register at https://web.cvent.com//508ff327-f7f0-4bfd-b413-cd/summary

Learn about the phenomenon of irruptions and superflights, where to look for boreal finches such as evening grosbeaks, pine siskins and redpolls; and how to attract them with feeders and landscaping: https://extension.psu.edu/theres-a-new-bird-in-town-irrupti

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!! Ever wonder how Christmas trees grow? CLICK the link below to access more information on Christmas trees and to learn how humans and animals use them! Another tree "in season during winter" are Maple Trees! Sugaring season starts Feb-Apr. CLICK the like below to discover how Maple Sugar is made! https://www.agfoundation.org/at-home-learning

The December 10, 2020 Venango Conservation District Board of Director's meeting will be held virtually. You can join the meeting by dialing 339-209-6381 or by video by clicking this link: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/labowes

Somewhere between 75% and 95% of all flowering plants on the earth need help with pollination they need pollinators. Pollinators provide pollination services to over 180,000 different plant species and more than 1200 crops. That means that 1 out of every three bites of food you eat is there because of pollinators. Check out this week's home learning page! Buzz, buzz! This week let’s look into a popular pollinator: bees. https://www.agfoundation.org/at-home-learning