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NEW!!! Check out our new Geocaches at Two Mile Run County Park!

We have recently hidden 6 caches in the park as part of our “Environmental Adventure” series.  Each cache contains a card with interesting environmental information relating to the location where the cache was hidden.  We provide the coordinates for Cache#1, but you must find it first in order to obtain the coordinates for Cache #2.  Each cache also contains a green ticket stub and the first individual to collect all six stubs and turn them in to the Venango Conservation District (VCD) will win a free night at Two Mile Run campground.  If you want to try this exciting environmental scavenger hunt but do not own a GPS, you can sign one out from the VCD.  So, get out there and explore nature while learning valuable information about the Pennsylvania wilderness.

The coordinates for Cache #1 are:  N 41° 28.736’

       W 79° 45.444’

For more information about our “Environmental Adventure Cache” series or other Geocache locations follow this link:

www.geocaching.com

 

 

Our New Home on Cherrytree Road.

THE VENANGO CONSERVATION DISTRICT HAS MOVED to a new home.  Our offices are now at 1793 Cherrytree Road, Franklin PA 16323.  We're still located on Two Mile Run County Park, but we have been relocated to the "Pritchard House".  We are settling in nicely and encourage YOU to stop by an see us.

Directions to our office

 

 

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PENN STATE AND PA GLCI GRAZING SCHOOL EVENT

On Friday and Saturday September 10th and 11th, Penn State and the Pennsylvania Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative will host a Grazing School program.  Friday’s sessions will take place in the evening at the Toftrees Resort and Hotel in State College and Saturday’s sessions will take place all day at the Penn State Haller Farm.

Registration is limited to 40 participants, so register early.  The fee will be $50.00 per person and includes Saturday’s lunch and all training materials.  For more information, and to register, click the link below to download the event brochure.

Grazing School Brochure

 

DAIRY GRAZING SCHOOL EVENT

On Friday September 17th the PAGLCI and the USDA-NRCS will sponsor a Pasture Walk as a prelude to the Dairy Grazing School event.  The pasture walk will be held at 6:00pm at the Ken and Anita Clark Farm in Enon Valley PA.

Then, on Saturday September 18th the Dairy Grazing School event will be held at the Ken and Anita Clark Farm in Enon Valley PA.  Topics will include Economics of Grazing, Nutrition on Grazing, One Time Day Milk Feeding, Hands on Fencing and Watering Systems and a Panel Discussion. 

For more information and to register for this event, click on the link below to download a PDF version of the event brochure.

Dairy Grazing School Event Brochure

Pasture Management Tips:
 
At a recent conference, there was a workshop given on various aspects of out-wintering cattle.  One very good idea that was shared was on how to minimize mud as winter comes to an end and warm temperatures begin to thaw the frozen ground.  This idea was to spread a heavy layer of bedding, such as straw or old mulch hay, on an area that is shaded by a building, woods, or hedgerow before warm weather arrives.  The bedding will help to insulate the ground from thawing too quickly, as will the shade.  When other paddocks or areas become too muddy to deal with, you can put the animals in the shaded and bedded area until the other areas are a bit drier.  This will also help to minimize plugging of your paddocks and reduce the need to reseed or otherwise need to fix any damage.