More than 140 agricultural/technical staff at county conservation districts make the ACAP program a success across Pennsylvania. Their outreach and communication efforts with farmers and ag landowners have reached over 115,000 contacts across the Commonwealth and resulted in over 2,300 ACAP applications.
Total people reached: 115,107
ACAP Applications
64% assisted
2,233 Applications submitted
1,426 Applications assisted
Annual ACAP MVPs
2024 - Tracey Crawford, Crawford County
2025 - Devyn McPheeters, Centre County
"Having consistent local staff leads to stronger relationships, better trust, and higher quality projects over time."
Patrick McCarthy, SCC
ACAP Awards
ACAP awards are given annually at the ACAP Ag Conservation Con.
2024
- ACAP Team Collaboration Award: The Lancaster County Conservation District
- ACAP Partnership Award: Team Ag
- Innovative ACAP Project: Delzell and Jadick Project from the Wyoming County Conservation District
2025
- ACAP Team Collaboration Award: Westmoreland Conservation District
- ACAP Partnership Award: Hammer Creek (Lebanon County) Wetland, Floodplain, and Stream Restoration Partnership
- Innovative ACAP Project: Jay Zullinger Project from the Cumberland County Conservation District
- ACAP Rookie of the Year: Emily Stambaugh of the Cumberland County Conservation District
Karl Brown Award for Conservation Leadership
Created in 2024 to recognize a person or group who has demonstrated significant initiative in the field of ag conservation in Pennsylvania.
2024 - Karl Brown, former State Conservation Commission Executive Secretary
2025 - Pennsylvania Senators Gene Yaw and Scott Martin
