Conservationists Lauded By District MOUNT GRETNA (Lebanon !o.) The Lebanon County Conservation District recog nized six individuals for out standing conservation efforts in Lebanon County at the district’s annual planning meeting and awards banquet. Special guests, volunteers, and award winners were invited to celebrate in the conservation district’s 51 years of accomplish ments. During the banquet, special recognition was awarded to two farmers, an educator, a rails-to trails activist, a watershed vol unteer, and a long-time conservation district employee. Clean Water Farm Award Charles and Marlene Bom gardner were recognized for their efforts in soil and water conservation on their 97-acre farm in North Annville Town ship. The Bomgardners became cooperators with the district in 1993 and have continued the family tradition of conservation farming. The Bomgardners practice contour strip cropping with rotations that include use of no-till, minimum tillage, cover crops, and residue man agement. Twenty-acres of more credi ble land is left in permanent hay and woodland. The Bom gardners have cooperated with Penn State Extension in con ducting field trials. The farm was preserved in 1993 through the county’s agricultural land preservation board and is per mitted for environmentally safe recycling of biosolids. While not required, the Bom gardners volunteer to follow a Feeder Wagon with Headlocks Zimmerman adjustable headlocks for animals 10 months or older. Mounted on a 5’ x 20' or 24’ trough with an adjustable tongue. All headlocks finished with a zinc rich undercoat & TGIC polyester powder topcoat, Advantai ies: tan Headlocks Zimmer •2 • Spring loaded neck bar for easy removal & adjustment. • Individual lock on each yoke fr idividual animals Call or Write For Additional Information & the Name of Your Nearest Dealer Paul B. Zimmerman, Inc. 295 Woodcorner Rd. • Lititz, PA 17543 • 1 mile West of Ephrata 717/738-7365 Hours; Mon. thru Fri.; 7-5; Sat. 7-11 nutrient management plan com pliant with the commonwealth’s Nutrient Management Law. The Bomgardners also practice con servation farming on their 80- plus rented acres. Conservationist Of The Year Robert “Flynn” Barnett of Fredericksburg was named Con servationist of the Year for his volunteer efforts in cooperating with numerous landowners within the Swatara Watershed to implement a variety of prac tices to stabilize streambanks and improve water quality. Barnett has been a member of the Quittaphilla Watershed As sociation Steering Committee board member and co-chair of the Resource Management/Pro tection Committee of the Doc Fritchey Chapter of Trout Un limited, and board member for the newly formed Little Swatara Watershed Association. He ac tively participated in restoring and stabilizing eroded stream banks with vegetation and fenc ing and has worked with the Quittapahilla Watershed Asso ciation and the “Adopt-A- Stream Program” of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to install fish habi tat enhancement structures such as deflectors in. the Quittapahilla Creek. Educator Of The Year Ralph D. Heister 111, a biol ogy teacher at Lebanon High School, was awarded the dis trict’s Educator of the Year Award. A resident of North Cornwall Township, Heister has taught bi ology for five years at Lebanon armco seder Wagon • 15" implement wheel (6 bolt) • 2 jacks on front corners for added stability. Added Value With Our 2 Coat Process! —1 Five step metal preparation, including iron phosphate conversion coating, to enhance adhesion 4 prevent undercoat corrosion .2 Zinc rich epoxy powder undercoat 3 TGIC polyester powder top coat, baked at 400° to fuse coals, ■forming a cross link molecular bond Lebanon Conservation District honored several recently. From left, Betty Conner, Groundwater Guardian Award; Stan Bucher Family, Landowner of the Year Award; Charles and Marlene Bomgardner, Clean Water Farm Award; Ralph Heister 111, Educator of the Year Award; John E. Wengert, accepting for John B. Wengert, Special Recogni tion For Conservation Award; and Robert “Flynn” Barnett, Conservationist of the Year Award. Senior High School. Heister challenged his 21 honors biology students to do a stream study investigating the effects of acid mine drainage on the Stony and Rausch Creek watersheds. The conclusions in cluded in a 40-page report were presented at a meeting of the Swatara Watershed Association. Heister also serves as the high school Envirothon adviser, edu cating students in soils, wildlife, forestry, aquatics, and a current environmental issue before com peting among other high schools in a county event. Through his teaching, clubs, and personal ac- tions, he has done a great deal to promote awareness of environ mental issues and fostered ex citement in his students about protecting our environment. Landowner Of The Year The Stan Bucher family of south Annville has been chosen to receive the Landowner of the Year Award. The Buchers (Stan, his wife Cindy, and children Rachel and Matthew) are a conservation minded family whom have a his tory of sound soil and water stewardship on their 116-acre HERE THEY ARE WINNERS of “Name the PORK CUTS” Contest featured in Lancaster Farming PORK MONTH PROMOTION The 10 Lancaster Farming j v _ Caps Will Be Sent To These 10 Winners Whose Names Were Drawn Out of the Many Entries Received. Pork Contest Winners 1. Howard Yenser, Breinigsville, PA 2. Brian R. Weaver, Lebanon, PA 3. Tony Tavares, Coventry, Rl 4. Geo. E. Livingston, Dover, PA 5. Dale R. Wolfe, Manheim, PA 6. Robert Cala, Kingsville, MD 7. Chris Manning, Steelville, PA 8. L. Horning, East Earl, PA 9. Diana Kaluzny, Franklinville, NY 10. Paul M. Pitcher, Parkesburg, PA Lancaster Farming Caps Will Be Mailed To These Winners Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 18, 2000-A39 dairy farm. Stan’s father Leroy signed the farm up as a conservation dis trict cooperator in 1959. Fifteen years ago, before the value of fencing livestock out of streams was well known, the Bucher’s fenced off Bachman Run to pro tect the stream from their cows. In 1999, they worked further with the Quittaphilla Watershed Association through a Watershed Restoration Assist ance Program grant to complete their streambank fencing and livestock crossing projects. Straight east-west strip (Turn to Page A4O)
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