Current Projects

Green Technology
Field-of-Switchgrass

Farm Bioenergy Project

The Farm Bioenergy Project is an opportunity to support local agriculture, stimulate economic development in the region, protect the environment, and reduce dependency on foreign oil. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Resource Conservation and Development Council is leading a partnership effort that will build and operate a mobile processing unit called the Kwesinator to produce alternative fue Link to detail…
Economic Development

Grants: Researching grants and preparing a quality proposal Workshop 11/17/2011

Thursday November 17, 2011 - Thursday November 17, 2011 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM Lehigh County Agricultural Center Map and Directions | Link to detail…
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Regional Geocaching Trail

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Resource Conservation and Development Council’s GeoTrail will consist of a series of geocache sites in the Southeastern Pennsylvania counties of Bucks, Berks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia.   These unique geocache sites will provide local residents as well as tourists the opportunity to visit, enjoy, and learn about natu Link to detail…
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Entrepreneurship and Small Business Workshops

Entrepreneurship for High School Students The SEPA RC&D sponsored Entrepreneurship and Small Business Workshops for students at 4 Lehigh County high schools. These workshops reached over 200 students. Representatives from SCORE (Service Corps Of Retired Executives) and Ben Franklin Technology Partners presented the nuts and bolts of entrepreneurship. Topics discussed included: entrepr Link to detail…
Water Management

Eastern Delaware County Municipalities Join Together to Better Control Stormwater and Comply with Stormwater Permit Requirments

[caption id="attachment_963" align="alignright" width="86" caption="Eastern Delware County Stormwater Colaborative Members"][/caption] On Thursday, December 1, 2011, Eastern Delaware County municipalities celebrated an exciting milestone.  The Boroughs of Collingdale, Sharon Hill, Y Link to detail…

Organic Transitions Farm Workshop

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Resource Conservation and Development Council held a free Organic Transitions Farm Workshop for small farmers at the Greener Partners Longview Center for Agriculture in Collegeville, PA on Tuesday, November 15 from 1:00 to 5:30pm. The event focused on teaching growers how to implement organic, low-input, sustainable techniques in their operations, and includes a tour Link to detail…
Conservation Planting Trailer

Conservation Planting Trailer Available for Use

The goal of the Conservation Planting Trailer is to assist groups and organizations in restoring the region's riparian buffers and other environmentally sensitive areas by loaning them the necessary tools and equipment to plant native trees, shrubs, and flowers. Link to detail…
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Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Collaborative

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Resource Conservation and Development Council (SEPA RC&D) is assisting municipalities in Eastern Delaware County, Pennsylvania by helping them to work as a group on stormwater management issues such as the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) Program. Currently, many municipalities in Pennsylvania are faced with implementation of a number of feder Link to detail…
Capacity Building

Grants: Researching grants and preparing a quality proposal Workshop 11/17/2011

Thursday November 17, 2011 - Thursday November 17, 2011 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM Lehigh County Agricultural Center Map and Directions | Link to detail…

June 20, 2011 Guide to Finding and Getting Grants Workshop

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Resource Conservation & Development Council is sponsoring a Guide to Finding and Getting Grants Workshop for regional watershed volunteers, staff and board members.
Allison Trimarco  of The Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University School of Link to detail…

Capacity Building Workshops for Watershed Organizations

The Southeastern PA RC&D Council is sponsoring capacity building workshops for local watershed organizations on:
Circle-of-Diamonds

Circle of Diamonds

Jack Preston, President of the PA Association of RC&D Councils presenting SEPA RC&D Chair Karen Holm the Circle of Diamonds Award The Southeastern PA Resource Conservation and Development Council was awarded Circle of Diamonds status in 2010. The Circle of Diamonds Awards Program is a program of the National Association of RC&D Councils. Its purpose Link to detail…


Completed Projects

Dry-Fire-Hydrant-Project

Dry Fire Hydrant Project

Each year in Southeastern Pennsylvania, thousands of dollars in damages occur to homes and personal property as well as sadly, the loss of life. Since there are not many public pressurized water systems in rural areas, fire companies need to haul water long distances in order to control fires. Besides the time spent traveling to and from the water source to refill the water tankers, expens Link to detail…





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