The Staff and Directors of the Columbia County Conservation District would like to thank the Wagner Family for thinking of us at this very difficult time. If you wish to make a donation to Kocher Park in Memory of Al Wagner, they can be mailed to:
Columbia County Conservation District
702 Sawmill Rd., Suite 103
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
or call 570.317.9456 for more information.
Checks can be made out to 'CCCD' or 'Kocher Park', but please write on the memo line that it is for the Al Wagner Memorial. Thank you!
Columbia County Conservation District
702 Sawmill Rd., Suite 103
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
or call 570.317.9456 for more information.
Checks can be made out to 'CCCD' or 'Kocher Park', but please write on the memo line that it is for the Al Wagner Memorial. Thank you!
Kocher Park & JOHNSON FLATS:
a creekside nature experience
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Frank W. Kocher Memorial Park is a nature and educational area, located on Fishing Creek off of Rte. 487 North, near Lightstreet, PA (1519 State Route 487, Orangeville, PA 17859).
Be sure to also check out the Johnson Flats section of the park, located about 1/2 mile north of the main park on Rt. 487!
Free and open to the public.
Current Summer Hours:
Monday-Friday from Dawn to Dusk
Kocher Park and Johnson Flats are owned and managed by the Columbia County Conservation District.
For more information please call 570.317.9456
Both areas are completely maintained strictly by volunteers and donations
Become a Friend of Kocher Park!
Donations enable us to maintain the Park. Please consider becoming a Friend to help keep Kocher Park beautiful! All donations are tax-deductible.
Click here for the Friends of Kocher Park brochure
GO ON A FUN NATURE SCAVENGER HUNT
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educational materials for the park
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Intro to Insects Backpack Click here for more information on our backpacks and how to borrow them. |
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY FISHING CREEK WATER QUALITY MONITORING STATION
Click here to access real-time water quality data for Fishing Creek collected at Kocher Park.
Thank you to Dr. Steve Rier, PhD, Bloomsburg University, for his hard work and coordination efforts to acquire funding, install and maintain the monitoring station, and collect the water quality data.
Thank you to Dr. Steve Rier, PhD, Bloomsburg University, for his hard work and coordination efforts to acquire funding, install and maintain the monitoring station, and collect the water quality data.