SMETHPORT — County Commissioner Cliff Lane of Turtlepoint, McKean County, recently was appointed as Pennsylvania’s representative to the National Association of Conservation Districts.   

Lane has been a director for the conservation district since 2004. He has also been a McKean County commissioner for 10 of those 14 years. During his first term as a commissioner, he was instrumental in moving the district from a part time district with one staff member in 2006 to a full time district with six staff members as it exists today. He is very active in conservation education and outreach. For the past five years he has been serving as the Northwest Regional Director of the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD) and is a member of the PACD executive board.

“We are excited to have Cliff as our new Pennsylvania representative to NACD,” said PACD Executive Director Brenda Shambaugh. “His background and expertise will allow us to continue promoting natural resource conservation on the local, state and national level.”

“I look forward to the work I’ll be able to embark on as a member of NACD’s board,” said Lane of his appointment. “I am proud to represent Pennsylvania and know that my experiences here have positioned me to enact change on a national level with this association and I am committed to working with our next generation of leaders.”

The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) provides a unified, national voice for the more than 3,000 conservation districts across the United States.