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Learn More About Conservation Efforts

Join Independence Conservancy and these organizations to help keep western Pennsylvania beautiful and learn how you can help.

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The mission of the Department is to protect the natural environment and public health and safety of the residents of Beaver County through the implementation of environmentally sound waste management practices. Beaver County Recycling Center is located in Brady’s Run Park.

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Datashed is a free online tool to assist volunteers, students, watershed groups, nonprofits, industry and government agencies in the operation and maintenance of acid mine drainage treatment systems, stream water quality monitoring and the management of watershed restoration efforts.

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology; tracking verified sightings of birds visiting Rocky Bend Nature Preserve. eBird is among the world’s largest biodiversity-related science projects, with more than 100 million bird sightings contributed annually by eBirders around the world.

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Potter Township is home to Rocky Bend Nature Preserve at 247 Raccoon Creek Road, Monaca PA 15061.

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Championing reforestation, forest-based education and community-building. Headquartered in Brady’s Run Park, Beaver County PA.

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The Washington County Watershed Alliance is a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 to enhance and coordinate conservation efforts throughout the Washington County and support the activities of individual watershed associations.

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Broadly supports the Washington County community by awarding grants in eight focus areas including conservation and the environment. Hosts online giving through WCCF Gives, held each September.

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Protecting land, water, wildlife, and quality of life. WeConservePA’s seventy land trusts have conserved over 800,000 acres of Pennsylvania as wildlife habitat, parks, productive farmland, game land, greenways and other open spaces.

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Learn more about the invasive plants we battle here in western Pennsylvania. 

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Learn more about invasive plants including those to watch out for in the future.

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Get fact sheets on many varieties of invasive plant species from the Penn State Extension

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