PRINTER'S NO. 523
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.69
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY YAW, VOGEL, BROOKS, HUGHES, COMITTA, BROWN,
HUTCHINSON, J. WARD AND BAKER, APRIL 2, 2025
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, APRIL 2, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of April 20 through 26, 2025, as
"Conservation District Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Conservation districts are local units of government
established under State law to carry out natural resource
management programs; and
WHEREAS, Conservation districts work with landowners and
local governments to help them manage and protect land and water
resources on private and public lands; and
WHEREAS, Conservation districts were created in this
Commonwealth in 1945 in response to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s
to improve soil and water conservation; and
WHEREAS, Each county has a conservation district, except for
Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, Local municipalities rely on conservation district
staff to plan development in a way that conserves and protects
the local environment; and
WHEREAS, Conservation districts also work with many partners,
including government agencies, private organizations, businesses
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landowners to conserve natural resources; and
WHEREAS, Conservation districts are each led by a volunteer
board of directors with farmers, public members and a member of
county government; and
WHEREAS, The board of directors identifies local conservation
needs, decides which programs and services to offer and develops
a strategic plan; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of April 20
through 26, 2025, as "Conservation District Week" in
Pennsylvania.
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