Conservation Educator: Sheila Burcin

Conservation Educator: Sheila Burcin is the former Director of the Penn State Cooperative Extension Office who was one of the four original individuals that formed the Washington County Watershed Alliance and has served as an officer of that county wide organization since the Alliance’s first days. Sheila was also a major organizer of the Chartiers Creek Watershed Association, which recently completed a Rivers Conservation Plan and other projects. She also serves on the Steering Committee and is one of the original organizers of the Children’s Groundwater Festival in Washington County. In addition to helping to obtain funding for the Festival, she organizes the schedule for the presenters and instructors. Washington County Conservation District Awards Luncheon December 12, 2006. For more information, contact the Washington County Conservation District by sending email to: washcocd@yahoo.com or calling 724-228-6774.