Jefferson County Conservation District

10/22/2026

Penn State Extension Offers Master Watershed Steward Training Thru County Programs [PaEN] https://tinyurl.com/39bev644

10/15/2026

Today is National Mushroom Day! Here are 6 ways you could celebrate:

1. Start simple by wishing everyone a Happy National Mushroom Day – your family, friends, coworkers, barista, and strangers on the sidewalk.

2. Join your local Pennsylvania mushroom/mycology club! Find a list at https://naturalheritage.dcnr.pa.gov/Fungi.html.

3. Head outside for some foraging or mycologizing. Add your species observations to iNaturalist or Mushroom Observer to help science and conservation efforts! (Don't skip getting a picture of the spore-bearing surface - gills, pores, teeth, etc.)

4. Read something! May we suggest “Hunting Mushrooms” by Pennsylvania-based author Barbora Batokova (FUNGIWOMAN)? Or “The Importance of Fungi,” a free booklet available online comprised of 13 articles written by members of the Pennsylvania Biological Survey’s Mycological Technical Committee.

5. Watch something! Such as a Learn Your Land YouTube video, a fungi documentary, or sure, something from the Cordyceps zombie film genre.

6. Make a new mushroom dish with friends!

10/13/2026

Join our educator on Thursday, October 15th at 7:00 PM for the last Clear Creek Forest District Owl Prowl of the season! Thanks to our neighbors at Cook Forest for letting us borrow their old growth!

10/13/2026

On October 8, 2026, our staff with Meadow and Twilight Flower Farm, held a pollinators and seeds workshop. Attendees learned about different pollinators and the importance of these pollinators. They then had the opportunity to walk the flower farm and collect a variety of seeds to start their very own pollinator areas.

10/08/2026

10/05/2026

There's still time to sign up for Thursday evening workshop! Hope to see you there!

09/30/2026

We are only 2 weeks away from the Meadowlark Farm Grazing Field Day set for October 14th! Don't forget to register with the District by Oct. 7th. Hope to see you there!

09/24/2026

Ladies, here's your friendly reminder to get your registration forms in for the next Women's Outdoor Workshops - WOW! The deadline to register is fast approaching for this all-day event on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 in Tionesta, PA. It includes lunch, many awesome raffle items (pictures and a list coming soon!) and a special presentation during the lunch break by the Northwest PA Region 6 Farm Bureau! This is the year of Women in Agriculture, they have information to share on reducing stress and can answer other agriculture related questions!

Some WOW workshops are almost filled up so email, mail or hand deliver them to us at [email protected] or to our office at 4000 Conewango Ave. Warren, PA 16365!

Registration forms can be downloaded or printed off from our website at www.pennsoil.org, we can email them to you, or pick up pre-printed forms at our office, the Warren County Visitors Bureau, the Forest Co. Conservation District - 526 Elm St., Tionesta, the Forest Co. Visitors Center​ - 422 Elm St., Tionesta, the Tionesta Public Library - 156 Elm St., Tionesta, at the Clarion River Cleanup, Sat., Sept. 26, or at the Penn Soil RC&D table during the Warren, PA Harvest Festival Sat., Oct. 3!