Featured Events
Check out these upcoming events! If you have any questions or would like to register to attend, please contact our office.
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Backyard Conservation Workshop
Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 9:00am - 1:30pm Venango Conservation District, 4871 US 322, Franklin, PA 16323 *THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR BACKYARD CONSERVATION WORKSHOP. WE HAVE REACHED CAPACITY AND REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Please sign up for email reminders of our future events below. The Venango Conservation District is hosting a Backyard Conservation Workshop to provide a fun and educational day learning about conservation practices that can be implemented in your own backyard! The event will take place at the Venango Conservation District office on Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 9:00am to 1:30pm. The Venango Conservation District is located at 4871 US 322, Franklin, PA 16323. The workshop will be divided into two sessions. The detailed agenda can be found at the link below. First Session*: The first session (9:00am to 10:00am) will be adult-centric and will focus on nonpoint source pollution, rain barrel usage, and rain barrel construction. The first 20 households to register will receive a discounted rain barrel at $10.00 (a $69 value!). Please note that you must attend Session #1 to receive a discounted rain barrel. Second Session: The second session (10:30am to 1:30pm) will be family-centric and will feature rotating activity stations that include topics and activities on invasive species, backyard wildlife, and stream life. There will be time in between the stations for participants to tour the Mobile Environmental Display trailer and our vendor tables. This event is free and open to the public. We will have light refreshments and snacks available throughout the day. Any questions can be directed to the Venango Conservation District by calling (814) 676-2832. REGISTER HERE *Registration is now closed |
Financial and other support for this event is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Board of Directors Meetings
The Venango Conservation District Board of Directors meet the second Thursday of each month at 7:00pm in the conference room of the district office. Advisory committee meetings may also be scheduled one hour before the regularly scheduled board meeting (they will be listed on our home page if scheduled). These meetings are open to the public. Please call by the day before the meeting to confirm your attendance. Meeting agendas will be posted here and on our website home page. The following dates are scheduled for 2025 board meetings: January 9th - agenda February 13th - agenda March 13th - agenda April 10th - agenda May 8th - agenda June 12th - agenda July 10th - agenda August 14th - agenda September 11th - agenda October 9th - agenda November 13th - agenda December 11th - agenda All board of directors' meetings and committee meetings are also streamed live over Microsoft Teams. Check our home page for the meeting link. |
Holidays
The following dates are holidays observed by the Venango Conservation District during 2025. The office will be closed on these dates: Wednesday, January 1st New Year’s Day Monday, January 20th Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, February 17th President’s Day Friday, April 18th Good Friday Monday, May 26th Memorial Day Friday, July 4th Independence Day Monday, September 1st Labor Day Tuesday, November 11th Veteran’s Day Thursday, November 28th Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 29th Black Friday Thursday, December 25th Christmas Day |
