Resources & Links


Conservation Tips for Everyone:

U.S. Dept. of Energy – Home Energy Conservation Programs & Info.

DEP’s Recycling Page

Drinking Water Quality Information

Conservation for Property Owners:

National Wildlife Federation Garden for Wildlife

NRCS Backyard Conservation Information

Pennsylvania Forest Stewardship Program

Keystone Clean Water Team

DEP’s Private Water Wells Page

Homeowners’ Guide to Stormwater (Conewago Creek Initiative)

Identification & Control of Invasive Species

Natural Gas Exploration & Leasing Info. from Penn State Extension

Conservation Planning Tools:

Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

NRCS Soil Survey

Soils Info from Penn State Extension

PA Association of Professional Soil Scientists

Other Agencies:

Luzerne County Website

Luzerne County Penn State Cooperative Extension

PA Dept. of Environmental Protection

PA Dept. of Agriculture

USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service

PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources

PA Fish & Boat Commission

PA Game Commission

U.S. EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office

Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Governor’s Invasive Species Council of PA

Conservation Organizations:

Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation

North Branch Land Trust

Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts

National Association of Conservation Districts

Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation & Development Council

Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society

Trout Unlimited – Stanley Cooper Sr. Chapter

Friends of the Nescopeck

Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association

Fishing Creek Watershed Association

Lackawanna River Conservation Association

Nanticoke Conservation Club

Lehigh River Stocking Association

Wildlands Conservancy

Natural Lands Trust

Pennsylvania Environmental Council

Lehman Sanctuary

Other Partners:

Pennsylvania Envirothon

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau