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Inc Pioneer is a brand name, numbers identify hybnds Conservation District Reviews Seedling Sale, Other Programs At Meeting ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Fanning Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Details about the Lancaster County Conservation District’s annual Tree Seedling Sale were unveiled, along with an overview of the district’s ongoing Lancaster programs, at the annual dinner meeting Wednesday night. So far, approximately 2,484 tree seedling fliers were mailed out ear ly this month, and releases about the sale were mailed to various news and other organizations. The seedling sale, to celebrate April’s Arbor Day and Earth Day, will take place April 10 at the dis trict’s office at the Farm and Home Center in Lancaster. Order forms with a check must be returned to the district office by March 20. Varieties of conifers, hard woods, ornamentals, ground cov er, apd other seedlings are avail able for sale. In addition, information about the new school programs at the Middle Creek Wildlife Manage ment Area were presented by Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 11, 1992435 New Lancaster County Conservation District board mem bers are, left to right, Ken Depoe, James Huber, and Bob Wagner. Edward Gosnell, superintendent of the program. The new programs will focus on different aspects of ecology and wildlife studies to combine with existing school teaching. The programs, according to Gosnell, include understanding wetlands, raptor recovery, stream study, whitetail deer, habitat, introduction to wildlife, waterfowl at Middle Creek, and endangered species in Pennsylvania. Representatives who spoke about ongoing programs in the dis trict included James Wagner and K. Derek Pritts, Pennsylvania Fish Commisssion; Paul B. Kline, chairman of the Lancaster County ASCS committee; Warren Archi bald, district conservationist. Soil Conservation Service; Karen Weiss, Lancaster Farmland Trust; Ronald T. Bailey, director, Lan caster Co. Planning Commisssion; Tom Daniels, director, Lancaster County Ag Preservation Board; Joanne Mukherjee, Bureau of Soil and Water Conservation; John Schwartz, Lancaster extension director; Charles Kessler, presi dent of the county Vo Ag Teachers Association; Herbert Flosdorf, director of the Lancaster County Solid Waste Authority: Bill Achor, Lancaster County Ag Preservation Board; and Jeff Sluffle, service forester, bureau of Forestry, DER. Also, it was announced by Her bert Mycr that the annual conser vation district banquet is set for Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. at Yoder’s Restaurant in New Holland. In addition, according to Jeanne Sonntag, a legislative breakfast will be held on Friday April 24 at 7:30 a.m. at Kreider’s Restaurant in Manhcim. Officers for 1992 were elected at the banquet. They are Herbert N. Myer, Lancaster, executive coun cil member; Robert E. Wagner, Quarryville, chairman; Aaron Stauffer, Ephrata, vice chairman; and Nancy J. Burkhart, Strasburg, secretary-treasurer. New board of directors include Bob Wagner and Ken Dcpoe, who will serve four-year terms, and James E. Huber, county commis sioner, who will serve a 1-year term. Report Unsafe Products Six Pennsylvania counties are part of a pilot pesticide clean-up program. If you farm in Lehigh County, you’re eligible to get rid of old farm pesticides at no cost Holders of pesticide licenses based in Lehigh County have been mailed this information. If you have some old pesticides or if you know of an old Lehigh County potato farm with pesticides to dis pose of, get the information packet by calling 215-391-9840. You have less than two months to get involved in this program. To report an unsafe consumer product or a product-related injury, call the U.S. Consumer Product Safely Commission’s toll free hotline at 1 800-638-2772.
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