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Perry County Conservation District

Perry County Conservation District, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania

Check out our new 'Planning for the Planting' Podcast at https://anchor.fm/pccd
"Join us as we share real world environmental stories from around the Perry County, PA community."

05/30/2026

Register for the FREE Safe Drinking Water Clinic! 💧

Do you have a private water supply (well, spring, or cistern)? Understand your drinking water supply and learn how to protect, test, and treat the water!

Join Penn State Extension Educator Andy Yencha and Watershed Specialist Farren Rossman at our Safe Drinking Water Clinic. Each participating household will receive free water testing at the event!

📅 June 24, 2026 - Choose 1:00 PM or 6:00 PM
📍Perry County PSU Extension Office, 8 S. Carlisle St., New Bloomfield, PA
🧪 1 free water test per household! (MUST follow water collection instructions)
📩 Register by June 22 - space is limited!

REGISTER + WATER COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS: https://extension.psu.edu/safe-drinking-water-clinic
Choose the 'New Bloomfield' location and pick ONE of the class times offered.

📞 Contact Farren Rossman at [email protected] or 717-582-8988 for assistance with registration or questions.

05/20/2026

Happy PA Native Species Day! 🌸

To celebrate, we are featuring mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia), the Pennsylvania state flower! This beautiful shrub blooms in the late spring and has a unique pollination method. 🐝

Each flower has ten white, thread-like filaments that curl back from the center of the bloom towards the edge into pockets (where the dark pink spots are). When a pollinator lands on the flower, these filaments are triggered to release from their pockets and spring forward, flinging a clump of pollen with them. This pollen lands on the insect and will be carried off to the next flower with them!

Soon, mountain laurel will bloom along the woodlands throughout Perry County! Keep an eye out for this amazing native shurb!

05/16/2026

This month, our Watershed Specialist visited Paradise Stream Campground for their Community Support Weekend! 🌿

We had 18 kids come out to our Stream Exploration Workshop where they learned about the importance of clean water in our streams and the creatures that live in it. Everyone took turns using nets to catch macroinvertebrates, and then we studied the diversity of these animals! We even found a young common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) swimming down the creek!

It was a beautiful afternoon with lots of exploring and learning! 🐍🐟

05/14/2026

Register for the FREE Safe Drinking Water Clinic today! 💧

Do you have a private water supply (well, spring, or cistern)? Understand your drinking water supply and learn how to protect, test, and treat the water!

Join Penn State Extension Educator Andy Yencha and Watershed Specialist Farren Rossman at our Safe Drinking Water Clinic.

📅 June 24, 2026 - Choose 1:00 PM or 6:00 PM
📍Perry County PSU Extension Office, 8 S. Carlisle St., New Bloomfield, PA
🧪 1 free water test per household! (MUST follow water collection instructions)
📩 Register by June 22 - space is limited!

REGISTER + WATER COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS: https://extension.psu.edu/safe-drinking-water-clinic
Choose the 'New Bloomfield' location and pick ONE of the class times offered.

📞 Contact Farren Rossman at [email protected] or 717-582-8988 for assistance with registration or questions.

05/04/2026

🌟 Perry County Envirothon 2026 🌟

On April 28th, 36 teams of students representing Greenwood, Newport, Susquenita, and West Perry competed at the annual Perry County Envirothon held at Big Spring State Park. This competiton tests their knowledge in five categories: forestry, soils and land use, aquatics, wildlife, and current issues.

The Majestic Mergansers from West Perry High School won this year’s Envirothon! Congratulations to team members Carson Krone, Ariana Alvarado-Schroder, Ava Wagner, Reece Kline, and Christian Reeder. They will represent Perry County at the state competition this month!

Also, congratulations to Blake Brofee from Greenwood High School for winning the 2026 t-shirt design contest!

Thank you to Big Spring State Park, our hard-working staff and volunteers, and the teachers who dedicate so much time to their students!

Good luck to the Majestic Mergansers at the state competition, we’re all rooting for you!

04/30/2026

We're hiring!

Perry County Conservation District is seeking applicants for:
🌱Agriculture Program Lead
🌱No-Till Drill Program Assistant
🌱Conservation District Intern

For position descriptions and instructions to apply, please visit the Employment page on our website:
https://www.perryccd.org/employment

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 🌱♻️

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Keep Perry County Beautiful Electronic Recycling event this past Saturday! Residents recycled a total of 19,873 pounds of e-waste!

We could not have held a successful event without our dedicated volunteers from the community and the Newport High School Environmental Club!

Stay tuned for future events with Keep Perry County Beautiful where you can help keep our communities clean and beautiful.

📣 Special thanks to the municipalities who made this event possible:
Bloomfield Borough
Centre Township
Duncannon Borough
Greenwood Township
Howe Township
Juniata Township
Liverpool Township
Oliver Township
Penn Township
Saville Township
Spring Township
Tyrone Township
Watts Township
Wheatfield Township

04/17/2026

♻❗Electronics Recycling Collection❗♻ TOMORROW
Want to get rid of your old electronics? 📺☎️🖨️Bring them to our annual e-cycling event!

Date: Saturday, April 18th, 2026
Time: 9 AM - 11 AM
Location: Newport Fairgrounds (248 Fairground Rd, Newport)

📌$1 CASH per item (some specialty items require an additional fee)
📌First come first serve until trucks are full
📌Perry County residents only
📌Responsibly recycle unwanted electronics

Check the list of accepted items and pricing for specialty items.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to declutter and help the
environment!

Special thanks to the municipalities who are helping to make this event possible:
Bloomfield Borough
Centre Township
Duncannon Borough
Greenwood Township
Howe Township
Juniata Township
Liverpool Township
Oliver Township
Saville Township
Spring Township
Tyrone Township
Watts Township
📩Questions? Contact [email protected] or call (717) 636-2282

04/11/2026

♻❗Electronics Recycling Collection❗♻ ONE WEEK AWAY
Want to get rid of your old electronics? 📺☎️🖨️Bring them to our annual e-cycling event!

Date: Saturday, April 18th, 2026
Time: 9 AM - 11 AM
Location: Newport Fairgrounds (248 Fairground Rd, Newport)

📌$1 CASH per item (some specialty items require an additional fee)
📌First come first serve until trucks are full
📌Perry County residents only
📌Responsibly recycle unwanted electronics

Check the list of accepted items and pricing for specialty items. Don't miss out on this opportunity to declutter and help the environment!

Special thanks to the municipalities who are helping to make this event possible:
Bloomfield Borough
Centre Township
Duncannon Borough
Greenwood Township
Howe Township
Juniata Township
Liverpool Township
Oliver Township
Saville Township
Spring Township
Tyrone Township
Watts Township

📩Questions? Contact [email protected] or call (717) 636-2282

04/09/2026

Spring is here and projects are underway! 🌳

Featured here is a silvopasture project that was recently installed on a Perry County farm. See those 10-foot tall willow live stakes? They will establish faster than seedlings and grow above deer browsing heights!

This project is funded by the Countywide Action Plan (CAP) Implementation Block Grant. This grant program aims to support project implementation to maximize nutrient and sediment reduction goals in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Address

31 West Main Street
New Bloomfield, PA
17068

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

(717) 582-8988

Website

http://perryccd.org/

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