Governors Visit Garber
(Continued from Pag* Al) Chesapeake Bay program is reg
“ Some of the most effective ionalism at its very best, working
methods are the least costly. The together to solve problems,
small basin below the farmstead "Garber’s grandfather was
that collects run-off is a good undoubtedly ahead of his time
example of a low-tech, low-cost when he installed terraces on the
solution that can be used on farms farm to reduce water run-off,”
all across Pennsylvania. Scheaffcr said. “The Garber family
“One of the things to be learned continues to follow that practice,
on this farm is that nutrient man- The stream that flows in die mea
agement saves money for the far- dow beside the farm buildings that
mer in reducing expensive inputs.” has been cleaned up by proper
Scheafer said the work between management practices, flows into a
Pennsylvania and Maryland on the river that flows into the Susque
hanna and on to the Bay. There-
T\ Q|| fore, you are direcdy responsible
MJC IUIJIIIH for cleaning the bay. You have
* done it, and we appreciate what
a you have done.”
V Pf C The entourage of governors and
yj t'O other important people met first at
the Farm and Home Center for a
press conference. Then, Bob Gre
gory, Lancaster's conservation dis
trict manager, and Gerald Heis
tand, assistant conservation district
manager, escorted the tour to the
farm.
Awards
Banquet
DAUPHIN (Dauphin Co.)
The Dauphin County Conserva
tion District will hold its annual
awards banquet on Tuesday,
March 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Agri
culture and Natural Resources
Center in Dauphin.
The public is invited to attend
and hear quest speaker Dr. Noel
Falk, better known, as 4 The Plant
Doctor,” deliver a talk on
conservation.
A segment of the banquet prog
ram will be devoted to honoring
individuals whose efforts to con
serve the county’s natural resour
ces have been exemplary. Among
those will be the 1991 Farm
Cooperator, the Environmental
Education Teacher and Conserva
tion Organization of the Year, and
an award for conservation aware
ness in municipal government
This year the Dauphin Conser
vation District commemorates its
fortieth anniversary.
Tickets for the banquet and
program are $9 and may be pur
chased from the conservation dis
trict office at 1451 Peters Moun
tain Road, Dauphin, PA 17018 or
by calling (717) 921-8100.
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