Congratulations to Pownall Jones, who received the Ann Rudd Saxman Conservation District Director Excellence Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts at their July convention in Williamsport. According to the Association, the award "is given to a conservation district director or associate director for his or her outstanding volunteer efforts which have furthered the activities and accomplishments of conservation districts on a statewide basis."
Mr. Jones, who grew up on his family's dairy farm in New Garden Township, joined the Chester County Conservation District's board in 1955, chaired the board from 1991 to 1993, and served as a director until 1998, when he became a director emeritus. The association said that he "was one of the earliest adopters of no-till farming, led by
example and frequently hosted farmer tours to see his no-till fields with multiple years of crop residue
visible."
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