Apr 18, 2022 | General News
The Lehigh County Conservation District is excited to join in on the fun at Lower Macungie Community Days on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 from 4pm – 8pm. Stop by our table to meet staff and learn about different ways YOU can help protect the natural resources of Lehigh...
Apr 18, 2022 | General News
The Lehigh County Conservation District, in partnership with South Whitehall Township, will be celebrating EARTH DAY on April 23, 2022 from 9am to 12pm at Covered Bridge Park (2466 Wehr Mill Road). Help us celebrate by volunteering for trash clean-up, making...
Jan 11, 2022 | General News
While we get a respite from mosquitoes in the winter, Ixodes scapularis keeps on ticking. Black-legged ticks that transmit Lyme disease can be active year-round. Unseasonably warm temperatures, or what may well be the new seasonal weather patterns, are quite suitable...
Jan 11, 2022 | General News
Container breeding mosquitoes are happy just about anywhere as long as they have a bit of water. This includes the Culex species that are the main vector for West Nile virus. Recent increased amounts of rain have brought out the flood pool mosquitoes. These species...
Nov 9, 2021 | General News
If you have HORSES, CATTLE, CHICKENS, or any other manure producing animal, or if you are interested in learning about the SPOTTED LANTERN FLY and PESTICIDE APPLICATION, the Lehigh and Northampton County Conservation Districts are hosting a joint agriculture workshop...
Sep 15, 2021 | Water Quality
The Water Quality Department moving forward will only be accepting submissions electronically. Please see the Electronic Submission Document for information on procedures for submissions and pre-application meetings. Refer to the Document Submittal Guidelines for...
May 4, 2021 | Education, Envirothon
The Lehigh County Conservation District carried out the 2022 Lehigh County Envirothon at Trexler Environmental Center in April. The ENVIROTHON is a program that educates High School and Middle School students in natural resources and environmental sciences, while...
Mar 26, 2021 | Spotted Lanternfly
In effort to reduce the spread of Spotted Lanternfly, LCCD is providing banding materials to residents in Lehigh County who are facing SLF nymph insect infestations on their trees. Neighborhood communities are making banding efforts most effective by joining together...
Mar 26, 2021 | Spotted Lanternfly
AVAILABLE THROUGH LEHIGH COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT (LCCD) Are you wondering what you can do now and how can to prepare for the upcoming spring hatch of the Spotted Lanternfly? Successful control for this invasive species needs to be a community effort and...
