Have a passion for photography? Enter our photo contest!
The Lancaster County Conservation District (LCCD) is calling any and all photographers to showcase their talents and admiration of nature or the outdoors in a photograph contest to celebrate the Conservation District’s 75th anniversary of conserving Lancaster County’s natural resources.
Photo submissions will be accepted from May 12th to July 31st, 2025. Youth and adult photographers are encouraged to share the images that best represent the beauty and uniqueness that Lancaster County has to offer in the following categories:
- Agricultural/Farming Best Management Practices (BMPs)
- Watershed/Riparian Buffer/Water Quality Best Management Practices Streamside
- Outdoor Recreation
- Miscellaneous (wildlife, Lancaster County culture/lifestyle, etc.)
What has happened in 75 years?
Let's take a walk down memory lane. Click on the images to expand them!1950’s & 1960’s
1957 District Board
Board of Directors in 1957
1959 District Awards
Awards given to LCCD in 1959
1953 Tobacco Regions
1965 Bob Mowrer at Chiques Creek Preserve
1965 Bob Mowrer at Chiques Creek Preserve
1968 Miss Queen of Farrow
1968 Queen of Farrow, Lynn Heistand
1969 Plowing contest
1969 grassed waterway
1969 grassed waterway
1970’s & 1980’s
1976 ENS manual
1976 ENS manual
1977 Contoured Land
1979 Governor Thornburgh visit
1979 Governor Thornburgh visit New Holland
1979 Youth Conservation School
1979 Youth Conservation School begins
Jul 78 – Fish Shocking at YCS
Jul 78 – Fish Shocking at YCS
1979 Youth Conservation School Article
1979 Youth Conservation School Article
1980 YCS Instructor Banding Bird
1980 YCS Instructor Banding Bird
1985 Chesapeake Bay Articles
1985 Chesapeake Bay Articles
1985 Save the Bay Article
1985 MD, VA, & PA governors visit Lancaster to discuss Chesapeake Bay Agreement
1985 Enviro-Olympics
1985 Enviro-Olympics at Garden Spot. Envirothon began in Lancaster County in 1984
1988 One of the first computers at the District
1988 One of the first computers at the District
1990’s & 2000’s
2002 – Ombudsman Program begins in PA
2002 – Ombudsman Program begins in PA with Shelly Dehoff serving the eastern half of the state.
2010’s & 2020’s
Telemetry installation for monitoring units
WQVC Training event
Water Quality sampling training for volunteers
Today
As the climate of conservation changes over time, the need for natrual resource management has never shifted.
Scroll through the gallery of social media posts remembering the District’s history!
Never miss a memory by following the Lancaster County Conservation District on social media.
Lancaster County
Conservation District
1383 Arcadia Road
Room 200
Lancaster, PA17601
Business Hours
Monday through Friday
7:30am-4:00pm
Phone
(717) 299-5361 ext. 5
Fax: (717) 299-9459