Happy Cows, Happy Creeks: Agriculture and our Watersheds
By Lisa Flinn, Crawford County Conservation District Intern From stream-bank fencing to barn-yard stabilization to milk-house collection systems, farmers have come a long way in promoting healthy watersheds through the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs). Local farmers speak out about the need for water quality and the responsibility everyone shares in maintaining water standards… read more →
Putting Pollution in Perspective
By Lisa Flinn, Crawford County Conservation District Intern Which is worse: chemical discharge from a pipe or pesticides from 50 suburban lawns running off into a creek? Actually, they rank at about the same level since they all can be potentially poisonous. But which would the public consider worse socially? Certainly, it is easiest to.. read more →
Water Pollution Hits Home
By Lisa Flinn, Crawford County Conservation District Intern Water pollution is often linked to large industries with foul pipes secretly spewing waste into our waters. People normally don’t think of themselves as part of the pollution problem, but we are all responsible for polluted waters since sources of pollution come from our own homes and.. read more →
Which Watershed Do You Call Home?
By Lisa Flinn, Crawford County Conservation District Intern The map shown here depicts the different watersheds in Crawford County Crawford County Watershed Map. You can actually find your “Watershed Address.” Instead of thinking, “I live at 916 Martin Street (for example), which is in Meadville, which is in Pennsylvania, which is on the Eastern half of.. read more →
