Perry County Conservation District

08/20/2026

🛞 Tire War Recycling Event 🛞

Do you have old and unused tires that you need to recycle? Bring them to the annual Tire War event held in partnership with Keep Perry County Beautiful and Oliver Township.

♻️ This event will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026 from 8:30 AM - 12 PM at the Oliver Township Municipal Building (615 S. 3rd Street, Newport, PA 17074).

Prices are as follows:
Car Tires - $2 each, $3 on the rim
Truck Tires - $5 each, $10 on the rim
Tractor Tires - $20 each, $30 on the rim

❗️Cash or check payments only!
❗️First come, first serve until truck is full!
❗️Participants with loads of 50+ tires are asked to RSVP by October 24th.

🙌 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! If you are able to help us make this event run smoothly, reach out to us! Lunch will be provided!

For questions, to RSVP large loads, or volunteer:
📩 Contact Farren Rossman at [email protected] or 717-636-2282.

08/18/2026

We are ready for the Perry County Fair! 🚜🎡

Come talk to us about the services and potential funding opportunities that the District can offer you! District staff will be here Tuesday through Saturday. Plus, one of our own, Rylee Fuller, will be showing a heifer in the Perry County Fair Dairy show on Thursday!

We’re in a new location this year. You can find us between the stage and equipment, behind the Oliver Grange.

See you at the Fair!

07/14/2026

We’re excited to share this recent project with you! 🌸🐝🌾

In partnership with Spring Township, the Perry County Conservation District awarded funds from the Countywide Action Plan Implementation Block Grant for a lawn to meadow conversion project at Lynn Sheaffer Dum Memorial Park.

This native meadow habitat was installed in May and the first year plants are doing great! What you see growing now are cover crops and annual flowers (zinnias and cosmos). These plants will protect the native seeds through the summer and help provide stability in the soil. Next year, we will start to see native plants developing from their seeds!

It will take up to five years for the native plants in this meadow to be established. Once the native plants start to grow, they will offer a variety of blooms for us (and the pollinators) to enjoy!

Below the meadow, near the pavilions, a formal garden area was also installed which is filled with native plants already blooming!

Thank you to Spring Township and Friends of Spring Township for supporting this project!

The Countywide Action Plan Implementation Block Grant is provided by the PA Department of the Environment. This grant program aims to support project implementation to maximize nutrient and sediment reduction goals in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Lynn Sheaffer Dum Memorial Park, Spring Township, Perry County, PA
SpringTownship PerryCounty Pennsylvania
Friends of Spring Township

07/02/2026

Volunteers Needed! 🌳🪏🌼

Join Duncannon Appalachian Trail Community for this cleanup and beautification effort on July 11th at Alta Noye Park ('The Meadows')! Lunch and free t-shirt provided to volunteers!

This community park is well-loved by locals and has a unique connection to the Appalachian Trail! This volunteer day will help to accomplish important restoration work for Noye Park! The Duncannon Appalachian Trail Community needs volunteers to help to with pulling invasive plants, clearing out dead/unwanted vegetation, and patching/cleaning up the walking trail.

For more information and to sign-up visit: ttsu.me/noyepark

Join the NOYE PARK CLEANUP CREW!!!!

Details and Sign-up: ttsu.me/noyepark

The DATC is always looking for ways to give back to our community, and this is your chance to join us and do some good in Duncannon. Lets make this local gem of a park shine again (and walk away with a free lunch and custom Cleanup Crew shirt too!)

Check out the details at Noye Park Cleanup Crew - Volunteer Workday!

06/26/2026

REMINDER 🌱2026 Cover Crop Incentive Program - applications now open!

Receive funding for planting cover crops in Perry County! This program aims to promote the use of cover crops to improve soil health, reduce erosion, and protect water quality.

The incentive payment system is:

📌1st Tier: Minimum of 5 species Cover Crop mix planted
between Aug 1 - Sept 15, 2026. Rate payment: $70 / ac.

📌2nd Tier: Minimum of 3 species Cover Crop mix planted
between Sept 16 - Oct 30, 2026. Rate payment: $50 / ac.

📌3rd Tier: At least 1 species Cover Crop mix planted after
Aug 1, 2026. Rate payment: $30 / ac.

Application and program details are available on our website: https://www.perryccd.org/cover-crop-incentive

Contact Rylee Fuller for more information.
📞 717-562-4560 | 📨 [email protected]

06/22/2026

REMINDER - 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 23 - 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.

06/18/2026

Volunteer Day in Duncannon! 🌳🪏

Join Duncannon Appalachian Trail Community for this cleanup and beautification effort on July 11th!

For more information and to sign-up visit: ttsu.me/noyepark

Join the NOYE PARK CLEANUP CREW!!!!

Details and Sign-up: ttsu.me/noyepark

The DATC is always looking for ways to give back to our community, and this is your chance to join us and do some good in Duncannon. Lets make this local gem of a park shine again (and walk away with a free lunch and custom Cleanup Crew shirt too!)

Check out the details at Noye Park Cleanup Crew - Volunteer Workday!

06/05/2026

🌱2026 Cover Crop Incentive Program - applications now open!

Receive funding for planting cover crops in Perry County! This program aims to promote the use of cover crops to improve soil health, reduce erosion, and protect water quality.

The incentive payment system is:

📌1st Tier: Minimum of 5 species Cover Crop mix planted
between Aug 1 - Sept 15, 2026. Rate payment: $70 / ac.

📌2nd Tier: Minimum of 3 species Cover Crop mix planted
between Sept 16 - Oct 30, 2026. Rate payment: $50 / ac.

📌3rd Tier: At least 1 species Cover Crop mix planted after
Aug 1, 2026. Rate payment: $30 / ac.

Application and program details are available on our website: https://www.perryccd.org/cover-crop-incentive

Contact Rylee Fuller for more information.
📞 7117-562-4560 | 📨 [email protected]

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!