Mercer County Conservation District

09/15/2026

🦋 We are accepting submissions for this year's photo contest until Sunday, November 15th!
🌳 All photos must be taken in Mercer County between October 2025 and October 2026.
🦆 The objective is to highlight the natural resources and beauty through a cooperative effort with residents and visitors to our great county.
🍂 Money raised through this effort will support the Ross Paulenich Memorial Conservation Scholarship.
🦅 More information and the entry packet can be found at https://www.mercercountycd.com/photo-contest.
🌻 Please call our office at 724-662-2242 with any questions.

09/02/2026

Pick up your entry form from our booth in the wildlife building at The Great Stoneboro Fair now until Monday! 🐻🦌🦃

08/24/2026

🦟This week, the Pennsylvania Skeeter Meter is high due to frequent West Nile Activity.

🦟In Mercer County, there have been three positive West Nile samples.

🦟It is important to control mosquitoes around your home by dumping, draining, and drying any stagnant water where mosquitoes can live.

🦟Personal protection like long sleeves, pants and insect repellants are a great way to avoid bites!

08/20/2026

📣Attention Mercer County High Schoolers! Are you interested in jobs in conservation?
📣Join us for our next Job Shadow Day on Tuesday, October 6th at Munnell Run Farm.
📣You'll learn from staff of the Mercer County Conservation District about topics including agriculture, invasive species, vector control, watersheds, environmental education, and so much more.
📣Email Kelcy at [email protected] to reserve your spot.

08/17/2026

We are so sad that this is our last week of Fridays at the Farm 😭

We had so much fun learning about birds last week and look forward to going out with a 🐝BUZZ🐝 at this week’s pollinator program 🪲🦋🐛🐞

See you at Munnell Run Farm Friday, August 21 between 9 and noon 😎

Should we do this again next year? Let us know 🤗

08/11/2026

The free "Navigating Permits in Mercer County" workshop is coming up this Thursday! We hope to see you there 🚧🌱🏗🌿

Don’t let permitting slow your project down⏰📝

Join us for this free workshop with the Mercer County Conservation District and gain valuable insights into the development and permitting process in Mercer County!

Register today: https://www.penn-northwest.com/events

08/06/2026

Only ✌🏼 Fridays at the Farm programs left!

Join us tomorrow for a morning all about BIRDS 🦆🦃🦉🐦‍⬛

We had a TREE-mendous time learning about plants last week, and as always, can’t wait to do it again tomorrow! 🌳🌿🌲🌱

We’ll be at Munnell Run Farm from 9 til noon.

Stop in any time and stay as long as you’d like!

07/27/2026

Junior Conservationist Academy is coming up on Wednesday at Munnell Run Farm, and we still have a few spots left🦋🍄‍🟫🌻

Registration is ✨FREE✨ but required at https://www.mercercountycd.com/events ✔️🗓️📱