What’s New

List of attendees from past Bureau of Forestry ESM trainings. Download the updated list here.

The Center has two positions currently available. For more information on the positions and how to apply, click here.

With sorrow, honor and respect we must announce the passing of Ed Bellis (93), a major player in the creation of the Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Roads Program.  From our current perspective of working within one of the most successful ongoing locally controlled government programs in history, it is …

The propose of this page is to provide a one-stop shop for recorded trainings and webinars in support of PA’s Dirt and Gravel Road Maintenance Program. Visit this new page here.

Updated two page summary of DGLVR Program for municipalities and other eligible applicants. Visit the Program-Specific Resources’ Reference Material page to download the annual report.

The updated handbook includes the Aggregates 101 Technical Bulletin released in January 2021.

The current cutoff values for project deliverables. Helps indicate potential errors with entered project totals. Visit the Program-Specific Resources’ Reference Material page to download the updated summary.

Visit the Products page to download the updated Approved Products list.

In order to facilitate the November PA State Conservation Commission Meeting, the PSU Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies will be using Penn State’s Zoom Webinar System to host the meeting. Visit the SCC Meetings page for detailed information.

Information and a downloadable fact sheet for using scaled-down woodchip bioreactors in roadside ditches to filter out dissolved nitrate Visit the Current Research page for more information.

In order to facilitate the September PA State Conservation Commission Meeting, the PSU Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies will be using Penn State’s Zoom Webinar System to host the meeting. Visit the SCC Meetings page for detailed information.

At its 7/22 meeting, The State Conservation Commission adopted revisions to the administrative manual. Visit here for more information.

The SCC approved Conservation District Allocations for both “Dirt and Gravel”, and “Low Volume” funding at their July meeting. You can view the updated allocations on the Conservation District Allocations page. 

This is a listing of people who last attended an ESM training in 2014. Because ESM trainings have not been held in 2020 due to the Coronavirus, the SCC has approved these attendees as eligible to apply for DGLVR funding for an extra year, through 12/31/2020. Download the list here.

In order to facilitate the July PA State Conservation Commission Meeting, the PSU Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies will be using Penn State’s Zoom Webinar System to host the meeting. Visit the SCC Meetings page for detailed information.

At the July 22nd SCC meeting, several changes will be proposed to the Program’s Driving Surface Aggregate.  Details about the proposed changes can be downloaded on the Driving Surface Aggregate (DSA) page.

This optional Request for Quote allows users to specify the type or quality of material for use as road fill in projects.  The RFQ is provided in an editable format and can be customized by users. Download the new form located under Example Forms here.

In order to facilitate the June PA State Conservation Commission Call, the PSU Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies will be using Penn State’s Zoom Webinar System to host the call. Visit the SCC Meetings page for detailed information.

This new page summarizes the policy and educational material available related to replacing a stream crossing to address these issues in PA’s DGLVR Program. Visit the Stream Crossings Replacements page for detailed information.

In order to facilitate the June PA State Conservation Commission Meeting, the PSU Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies will be using Penn State’s Zoom Webinar System to host the meeting. Visit the SCC Meetings page for detailed information.