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CURRENTS
Pennsylvania Envirothon Held
O
n May 25, 2022, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission (PFBC) participated in the 39th
Pennsylvania Envirothon state competition held
at Camp Mount Luther, Union County. High school
students from 62 counties participated in this year's
event. Five-member teams completed a series of field
station tests on five topic areas including soils and land
use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and environmental
issues. The PFBC developed aquatic ecology learning
topics, objectives, resources, county tests, and the
state test. Commission staff also assisted with staffing
the aquatic ecology station at the state and county
Envirothon events.
The 2022 champions were from Penncrest High
School, Delaware County. The team scored 556.3 out of
600 possible points and received first place in the aquatic
ecology station with a score of 94 out of 100 possible points.
Penncrest High School will represent Pennsylvania at
the 33rd National Conservation Foundation Envirothon on
July 24 through July 30, 2022, at Miami University of Ohio,
Oxford, Ohio. More than 45 teams from the United States,
Canada, and China are expected to compete.
Pictured (left to right) are Pennsylvania Agricultural Education Excellence Commission Director Stephon Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania
Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) Northeast Region Education Specialist Allan Schreffler, PFBC Southwest Region Education
Specialist Mandy Smith, Penncrest High School Advisor Mark Samilenko, Arun Mohan, Zaid Salaria, Sara Kristiansen, Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Sophia Murphy, Jordan Knox, PFBC Northeast Region Outreach and Education
Coordinator Walt Dietz, Penncrest High School Advisor Chrissa Kuntz, and PFBC Executive Director Tim Schaeffer.
Grant Funding to Establish Lackawaxen River Trail
O
n June 3, 2022, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission (PFBC) joined with the Pennsylvania
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and Wayne County
Commissioners to announce grant funding that will help
establish a Lackawaxen River Trail, Wayne County.
Through its Boating Facility Grant
Program, the PFBC has awarded more
than $559,000 towards the development
of three access areas that will provide
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission, Pennsylvania Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
and Lackawaxen River Trail supporters
at the event.
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safe and convenient access to approximately 10 miles of the
Lackawaxen River from Honesdale to Hawley.
The event was held at the future site of Industrial Point River
Access Park, Honesdale. Other projects include the White
Mills River Access Park in Texas Township and a river access at
Indian Orchard, Hawley.
photo-Mike Parker
photo-Kristie Smith, Perry County Conservation District

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