Federal Agencies
FEDERAL AGENCIES:
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
100 East Walnut Street, Suite 705
Perkasie, PA 18944
Phone: (215) 453-9527 Fax: (215) 453-9528
The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain and improve our natural resources and environment. Conservation efforts are achieved through various programs such as the environmental quality incentives program, conservation technical assistance program and wildlife habitat incentives program. The NRCS and Bucks County Conservation District work cooperatively on these efforts.
United States Army Corps of Engineers – Regulatory Branch
Michael Green
Philadelphia District Office
Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 656-6836 Fax: (215) 656-6724
The Army Corps of Engineers has been involved in regulating activities by others in navigable waterways through the granting of permits since 1899. Passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972 greatly broadened this role by giving the Corps authority over dredging and filling in the waters of the United States, including many wetlands.
State Agencies
Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD)
Susan Marquart, Executive Director
25 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (717) 238-7223 Fax: (717) 238-7201
PACD provides districts with education and information to help them in their work in land and water conservation. Over the years, the Association has been an integral part of the shaping of the modern conservation district.
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA), Southeast Regional Office
William G. Zollers, Regional Director
Box 300
1015 Bridge Road
Creamery, PA 19430
Phone: (610) 489-1003 Fax: (610) 489-6119
The Department of Agriculture is the regulatory agency responsible for the protection of the consumers of the Commonwealth. They are also charged with promoting agriculture and related industries throughout Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR)
Kevin Fazzini, Regional Manager
2808 Three Mile Run Road
Perkasie, PA 18944
Phone: (215) 453-5000 Fax: (215) 453-5018
The Primary Mission of DCNR is to maintain, improve and preserve our state parks; to manage our state forest lands to assure their long-term health, sustainability, and economic use; to provide information on Pennsylvania’s ecological and geological resources; and to administer grant and technical assistance programs that will benefit rivers conservation, trails and greenways, local recreation, regional heritage conservation and environmental education programs across Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office (DEP)
Joseph Feola, Regional Director
2 East Main Street
Norristown, PA 19401
Phone: (484) 250-5940 Fax: (484) 250-5951
The Department of Environmental Protection’s mission is to protect Pennsylvania’s air, land and water from pollution and to provide for the health and safety of its citizens through a cleaner environment. DEP works as partners with individuals, organizations, governments and businesses to prevent pollution and restore Pennsylvania’s natural resources. DEP delegates various program responsibilities to the conservation district such as the Chapter 102 (Clean Streams Law) Program.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
Dawn Knisley, County Maintenance Manager
238 North Broad Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 345-6060
Through the active involvement of customers, partners, and employees, PennDOT provides a transportation system and services that exceed the expectations of those who use them.
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
Jeffrey Bridi, Manager
Box 9
Elm, PA 17521
Phone: (717) 626-0228 Fax: (717) 626-0486
The PA Fish & Boat Commission provides fishing and boating opportunities in Pennsylvania through the protection and management of aquatic resources.
Pennsylvania Game Commission, Southeast Region
Doug Killough, Director
448 Snyder Road
Reading, PA 19065
Phone: (610) 926-3136 Fax: (610) 926-8835
As the agency charged as steward of the Commonwealth’s wild birds and wild mammals, for the benefit of present and future generations, the Pennsylvania Game Commission will protect, conserve and manage the diversity of wildlife and their habitats; provide wildlife-related education, services and recreational opportunities for both consumptive and non-consumptive uses of wildlife; and maintain and promote Pennsylvania’s hunting & trapping heritage.
County Agencies
Bucks County Commissioners
James F. Cawley, Esq.
Charles Martin, 2007 Chairman
Diane Marseglia
Bucks County Courthouse
55 East Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 348-6000
The Board of County Commissioners consist of three members who are elected countywide to 4-year terms. State law requires both major parties to be represented on the Board. For that reason, county residents can vote for only two of four candidates seeking the three commissioner positions. The commissioners then elect one of their members as chairperson.
The commissioners appoint all department heads and most members of boards, authorities and commissions. They also approve hiring of all county administrative employees. As members of the Salary Board, they determine employees’ pay along with the County Controller and other elected row offices.
The three commissioners manage all county property and finances. They compile and execute the budget, which includes setting tax rates for real estate. The operating budget for 2007 is $448 million. There are nearly 2,800 full and part-time county employees with over 1,200 employed in 24 hour/day, 7 day/week operations (nursing home, prison and youth center, 9-1-1, emergency services and security).
The commissioners are responsible for elections, voter registration and for the maintenance of county bridges. They also supervise the Courthouse and other county buildings and grounds such as the district courts, social services, libraries, and the county park system. In addition, they are also responsible for nearly 10,000 acres of park land and open space and one of the most successful farmland preservation and open space acquisition programs in Pennsylvania.
Bucks County Agricultural Land Preservation Program
Richard Harvey, Director
The Almshouse, Neshaminy Manor Center
1260 Almshouse Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 345-3409 Fax: (215) 345-3886
The Bucks County Agricultural Land Easement Program was established in 1990 as part of the Pennsylvania Farmland Protection Program (Farmland Preservation Act, Act 149 of 1988). The joint state/county easement purchase program provides funds for agricultural conservation easement purchases. The easement limits use of the land to agricultural operations in perpetuity. Land owners apply to the Bucks County Agricultural Land Preservation Board, which meets monthly and works with farmers interested in farmland preservation. Applications are received at the end of each calendar year. To date, the program has preserved 94 farms totaling over 8,500 acres. The program has a goal of preserving 10,000 acres by the end of 2007.
Bucks County Department of Parks & Recreation
William Mitchell, Director
Core Creek Park
901 East Bridgetown Pike
Langhorne, PA 19047
Phone: (215) 757-0571 Fax: (215) 752-1421
The Bucks County Department of Parks & Recreation was established in 1953. The department is responsible for the acquisition, development and preservation of open space and regional parks. The Department seeks in every endeavor, to improve the quality of life and environment for all Bucks County residents, by working to enhance existing and projected recreational and cultural needs for our County.
Bucks County Department of Health
Neshaminy Manor Center, Building K
1282 Almshouse Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 345-3318 Fax: (215) 345-3833
The Bucks County Health Department’s mission is to provide organized community efforts aimed at the prevention of disease, the protection of people from hazards to their health and the promotion of healthy living.
Bucks County Open Space Preservation Program
The Almshouse, Neshaminy Manor Center
1260 Almshouse Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 345-3400 Fax: (215) 345-3400
The Bucks County Open Space Program seeks to provide municipalities and non-profit organizations the best in technical assistance for the preservation or protection of farmland, parks, and natural areas. Through the use of County open space bond funds, overwhelmingly approved by voters in 1997, the county has helped preserve nearly 4,100 acres of open space.
Penn State Cooperative Extension, Bucks County
Michael Fournier, Executive Director
Neshaminy Manor Center, Building K
1282 Almshouse Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 345-3283 Fax: (215) 343-1653
Penn State Cooperative Extension, an outreach of the College of Agricultural Sciences, provides educational programs in the areas of agriculture, horticulture, 4-H youth development and family and consumer science. Seminars, workshops, short courses, newsletters and individual consultations are used to disseminate timely, research-grounded information to citizens of Bucks County
Organizations
Organizations:
Bucks County Audubon Society
Carol Gruber, Acting Executive Director
6324 Upper York Road
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: (215) 297-5880 Fax: (215)-297-0835
Heritage Conservancy
Clifford David, Jr., President
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 345-7020 Fax: (215) 345-4328
Heritage Conservancy is a regional conservation organization dedicated to preserving our natural and historic heritage. The non-profit conservancy works to support healthy and economically vibrant communities through conservation.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Resource Conservation & Development Council
John Metrick, Coordinator
1000 E. Walnut Street, Suite 704
Perkasie, PA 18944
Phone: (215) 453-9527, Ext. 5 Fax: (215) 257-6345
SEPA RC&D is a regional organization that serves the counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, and Northampton. SEPA RC&D partners with other organizations, businesses, and government agencies to address locally important issues dealing with conservation, water resources, and community development.
North Branch Watershed Association
c/o Bucks County Conservation District
1456 Ferry Road, Suit 704
Doylestown, PA 18901
Gretchen Schatschneider 215.345.7577x106
Robert Showalter, Chairman
NBWA's mission is to improve, protect, and preserve the North Branch of the Neshaminy Creek, its stream corridors and tributaries, through environmental education, conservation efforts, and promotion of sound land use practices, for the benefit of the community and the health of the watershed ecosystem.
Friends of the Delaware Canal
Susan Taylor
145 South Main St.
New Hope, PA 18938
(215)862-2021
Delaware River Keeper Network
Maya K. Van Rossum
PO Box 326
Washington Crossing, PA 18977
(215)369-1188
Cooks Creek Watershed Association
Scott Douglas, President
PO Box 45
Springtown, PA 18081
(610)346-1604
Trout Unlimited: Bucks County Chapter
Joe Mihok, Grants Coordinator
412 Manor Drive
Dublin, PA 18917
(215)249-3033
