Armstrong Conservation District

10/01/2026

Join us on October 16th for a drone cover crop planting demonstration! This event is free and refreshments will be provided. 🌱

09/30/2026

🚧 Construction Update: 🚧

The Agricultural Education Center (AEC) is well underway! The construction crew is currently working to complete the siding, rough in utilities, begin insulation, and complete seeding and mulching.

✔️ Located at 143 Armsdale Road, Kittanning

If you missed our last AEC post, here is the project summary:
This Center will be a dedicated space designed to be a central place where agriculture, education, community services, and innovation come together under one roof.
Agriculture touches every part of our daily lives — from the food on our tables, to the clothes we wear, to the products we use every day. This Center will help us share that story with the public while providing hands on learning opportunities for our farmers, families, students, and community partners. 🌽🧑‍🌾🐷🐮
Key components of the Center:
🔑 Internet Café — Free public internet, laptop style tablets, digital literacy classes, continuing education classes, and farm to table products from local vendors.
🔑 Tele Health Suite — A private space for rural residents to attend virtual medical appointments.
🔑 Commercial Kitchen — PA Dept. of Agriculture licensed space for farmers, growers, and entrepreneurs to create value added products, test new business ideas, and extend the shelf life of perishable products through flash freezing.
🔑 Teaching Greenhouse — A year round learning space for growing native plants, vegetables, herbs, flower arranging, seasonal workshops, and community groups — all with broadband and streaming capabilities.
🔑 Teaching Kitchen — A residential style kitchen for in person classes, recorded cooking demonstrations, and live streamed interactive programs with area senior centers.
🔑 Outdoor Classroom — A 1,300 square foot learning area for youth camps, sportsmen’s programs, outdoor food preparation demonstrations, and seasonal markets.
🔑 Community Gardens — Raised beds and accessible gardening areas for hands on learning and fresh food production.
🔑 Incubator Office Space — A flexible workspace for start ups, entrepreneurs, and partner agencies.

Stay tuned for updates!

This project was financed in part by two grants: the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, Capital Projects Fund and the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program. Thank you to our grant funders!

09/28/2026

Don't forget to get your tickets for the annual Armstrong County Agricultural Banquet! Deadline is October 9th!

The Annual Armstrong County Agricultural Banquet is coming up! Hosted in partnership with Armstrong County Farm Bureau, Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Penn State Extension of Armstrong County

🐷 October 23, 2026 @ 6:00 pm
🐷 Held at the Worthington-West Franklin VFD located at 171 Linton Street, Worthington, PA 16262
🐷 Delicious food 😋🍗
🐷 Full Throttle Band 🎶
🐷 Tickets are $25.00

Come join us for a great evening!

Tickets on sale now through October 9th!

09/22/2026

We had a wonderful time at Leechburg’s Pink Day Celebration and Fundraiser!
We were excited to bring Myrtle, our Eastern Box Turtle, along with our Mobile Environmental Display, and share a little environmental education with everyone who stopped by. 🐢
Pink Day is such a special community event, bringing together local businesses, organizations, and the community to support breast cancer research and those whose lives have been affected by breast cancer.
We truly enjoyed being part of this year’s event and meeting so many wonderful people throughout the day. A big thank you to the Kiski Watershed Association for all of their help and support during the event. We greatly appreciate the opportunity to participate and be part of such a meaningful community tradition.
And, of course, Myrtle enjoyed meeting everyone too!
Thank you, Leechburg, for a fantastic Pink Day! We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!

09/15/2026

Join the Keystone Sportsmen's Club, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Pennsylvania Game Commission, the Keystone Generating Station and ACD for the 4th annual Keystone Lake Clean Up! 💦🚮

Come out and make a difference! 💪

09/04/2026

The Annual Armstrong County Agricultural Banquet is coming up! Hosted in partnership with Armstrong County Farm Bureau, Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Penn State Extension of Armstrong County

🐷 October 23, 2026 @ 6:00 pm
🐷 Held at the Worthington-West Franklin VFD located at 171 Linton Street, Worthington, PA 16262
🐷 Delicious food 😋🍗
🐷 Full Throttle Band 🎶
🐷 Tickets are $25.00

Come join us for a great evening!

Tickets on sale now through October 9th!

08/29/2026

We had the wonderful opportunity to introduce our local 4-H Cloverbuds to the fascinating world of Box Turtles with the help of our very own office turtle, Myrtle! 🐢

The Cloverbud program, offered through Penn State Extension of Armstrong County, gives 5- to 7-year-olds the chance to explore, learn, and grow through differing activities. Myrtle helped us teach the group a little about Box Turtles, their unique characteristics, and what makes these amazing creatures special.

One of the coolest things about Box Turtles is their unique ability to pull their head, legs, and tail tightly inside their shell and close up using a hinged portion of their lower shell (plastron) for protection.
We loved seeing the curiosity and excitement from these young learners! We hope Myrtle inspired a few future wildlife enthusiasts along the way.

08/28/2026

Come out and support your local Watershed Association!

💦 Cowanshannock Creek: September 2, 2026 @ 5:30 pm
💦 Crooked Creek: September 15, 2026 @ 5:30 pm

Both at the Armstrong Conservation District office, 124 Armsdale Road, Kittanning, PA!

08/26/2026

We’re excited to announce the construction of our Agricultural Education Center! 🏗️

✔️ Located at 143 Armsdale Road, Kittanning

This Center will be a dedicated space designed to be a central place where agriculture, education, community services, and innovation come together under one roof.

Agriculture touches every part of our daily lives — from the food on our tables, to the clothes we wear, to the products we use every day. This Center will help us share that story with the public while providing hands on learning opportunities for our farmers, families, students, and community partners. 🌽🧑‍🌾🐷🐮

Key components of the Center:
🔑 Internet Café — Free public internet, laptop style tablets, digital literacy classes, continuing education classes, and farm to table products from local vendors.
🔑 Tele Health Suite — A private space for rural residents to attend virtual medical appointments.
🔑 Commercial Kitchen — PA Dept. of Agriculture licensed space for farmers, growers, and entrepreneurs to create value added products, test new business ideas, and extend the shelf life of perishable products through flash freezing.
🔑 Teaching Greenhouse — A year round learning space for growing native plants, vegetables, herbs, flower arranging, seasonal workshops, and community groups — all with broadband and streaming capabilities.
🔑 Teaching Kitchen — A residential style kitchen for in person classes, recorded cooking demonstrations, and live streamed interactive programs with area senior centers.
🔑 Outdoor Classroom — A 1,300 square foot learning area for youth camps, sportsmen’s programs, outdoor food preparation demonstrations, and seasonal markets.
🔑 Community Gardens — Raised beds and accessible gardening areas for hands on learning and fresh food production.
🔑 Incubator Office Space — A flexible workspace for start ups, entrepreneurs, and partner agencies.

Stay tuned for updates!

This project was financed in part by two grants: the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, Capital Projects Fund and the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program. Thank you to our grant funders!

08/25/2026

We are currently accepting applications for cover crops!

Cover crops are a great way to prevent erosion and improve soil health! 🌱