registration open for the 2nd annual hellbender hustle!

The Lehigh County Conservation District is excited to host the SECOND Annual Hellbender Hustle – a 5-Mile Trail Run/Walk Around Leaser Lake. The meandering loop will take you through PA meadow, woodland, and streamside habitats of varying elevation, where you...

LOOK UP!

Look up for the new hazard in the landscape – falling ash trees. Once a popular commercial timber tree used for flooring, furniture, cabinetry and favored for baseball bats, ash trees were also a common species for street and park plantings. They are beautiful...

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to PLANT this weekend!

Tree planting opportunity in Allentown’s beloved Lehigh Parkway for anyone interested in providing essential vegetation buffering to one of the county’s most urban streams! Saturday, April 13th from 9am-12pm at 40.56086° N, 75.51285° W Parking lot is on Keystone...

What not to dump down the drain! FREE EDUCATIONAL EVENT!

The Lehigh County Conservation District, in partnership with Lehigh County Authority and Penn State Extension, is carrying out a FREE Household Hazardous Waste event for Lehigh County Residents on Saturday, April 27th, 2024 from 10am to 12pm at Lehigh County Authority...

successful steamm expo at springhouse middle school

Several hundred 5th grade students were exposed to science and related subjects last week at the Springhouse Middle School STEAMM EXPO. Staff from the Conservation District set up an indoor stream to teach students about the importance of protecting water quality,...