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RESOURCES
This page list countless applicable resources including current programs landowners can participate in, conservation and water related information specific to Washington County, regional resources, and general watershed resources, and more.
20 D Rivers Conservation Plan (Raccoon Creek, Cross Creek, Harmon Creek, and Kings Creek)
Local Organizations
Watershed Tools
Local Organizations
Washington County Conservation District
http://www.pawccd.org/index.html
Penn State Cooperative Extension - Washington County
www.extension.psu.edu/washington
Upper Saint Clair Citizens for Land Stewardship
http://www.usccls.org/
Allegheny Land Trust
https://alleghenylandtrust.org/
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
https://waterlandlife.org/
Watershed Tools
Watershed/Water Cycle Vocabulary: www.oberk.com/watercycleglossaryofterms
Macroinvertebrate Viewer: https://gis.dep.pa.gov/macroviewer/index.html
Macroinvertebrate DEP Story Map: https://gis.dep.pa.gov/macroinvertebrate/index.html
GIS Mapping Resources
DEP eMap PA
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/emappa/eMap PA
DEP GIS Data & Mappers
https://www.dep.pa.gov/DataandTools/Pages/GIS.aspx
Outdoor Recreation
Venture Outdoors
https://www.ventureoutdoors.org/
Canonsburg Lake
https://www.fishandboat.com/Resource/Lakes/Pages/CanonsburgLake.aspx
Cross Creek Lake
https://www.co.washington.pa.us/DocumentCenter/View/3561/2015CrossCreekMap
Dutch Fork Lake
https://www.fishandboat.com/Resource/Lakes/Pages/DutchForkLake.aspx
National Organizations
Trout Unlimited (TU)
https://www.tu.org/
Ducks Unlimited
https://www.ducks.org/
Pheasants Forever
https://pheasantsforever.org/
Watershed Grants
Coming Soon!
For Landowners
How to build a Rain Barrel
Local/Regional Planning
Washington County Planning Office
https://www.co.washington.pa.us/169/Planning
State/Federal Agencies
PA Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)
https://www.dep.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Office of Water Programs
https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/Pages/default.aspx
PA Fish & Boat Commission
https://www.fishandboat.com/Pages/default.aspx
PA Game Commission
https://www.pgc.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
PA Department of Agriculture
https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
https://www.epa.gov/
Office of Water
https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-water
US Geological Survey (USGS)
https://www.usgs.gov/
Water Resources Mission Area
https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
https://www.usda.gov/
Wildlife Services
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/SA_Program_Overview
Farm Service Agency
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/
Natural Resources Conservation Service
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/
Rural Development
https://www.rd.usda.gov/
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
https://www.usace.army.mil/
US Fish and Wildlife Service
https://www.fws.gov/
US Forest Service
https://www.fs.fed.us/
Plants & Animals
DCNR Pennsylvania Native Plants Information
https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Conservation/WildPlants/LandscapingwithNativePlants/Pages/default.aspx
PA Native Plant Society
http://www.panativeplantsociety.org/
iConserve PA
iconservepa.org/index-2.html
Flowering Plant Identifier – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/
Common Trees of PA
http://www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_20029752.pdf
Pennsylvania 2015-2025 Wildlife Action Plan
https://www.fishandboat.com/Resource/StateWildlifeActionPlan/Pages/default.asp
PA Amphibians & Reptiles
https://www.fishandboat.com/Resource/AmphibiansandReptiles/PaAmphibiansReptiles/Pages/default.aspx
Aquatic Invasive Species
https://www.fishandboat.com/Resource/AquaticInvasiveSpecies/Pages/default.aspx
Conservation
Coming Soon!
Energy Industry Resources
Center for Coalfield Justice
https://www.coalfieldjustice.org/
Western PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
https://www.fractracker.org/map/us/pennsylvania/
FracTracker Alliance
http://www.wpcamr.org/
Invasive Species
Dotted Duckweed
Alligator Weed
Garden Valerian
Indian Swampweed
Java Waterdropwort
Leafy Spurge
Marsh Thistle
Reed Managrass
Water Primrose
Water Soldier
GIS Mapping Resouces
Outdoor Recreation
National Organizations
Watershed Grants
For Landoners
Local/Regional Planning
State/Federal Agencies
Plants & Animals
Conservation
Energy Industry Resource
Invasive Species
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