Following a brief “pause” in most of our local leadership team’s schedule to accommodate seasonal farming priorities we have now resumed our strategic action discussion in our project sites. The majority of our leadership groups’ efforts prior to this summer have focused on creating a common understanding of each group’s perspectives, issues, challenges, and successes.…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Bob Casey, D-Pa., encouraged Pennsylvania’s farmers to sign up for the Conservation Stewardship Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Interested producers must complete an initial, short application by Friday in order to participate in the current annual funding cycle. Full story: https://www.morningagclips.com/casey-encourages-pa-farmers-to-sign-up-for-csp/
Phil Dress and Glen Steiner, both from Allentown, and Gary Mitchell, of Lewistown, drove to Centre County on April 11 to help the Fish and Boat Commission stock Bald Eagle Creek with rainbow trout, and to do some fishing of their own in Spring Creek. Read more
The webinar and slide deck from Promise and Peril in Participatory Approaches to Water Quality Research are now available. Due to technical difficulties, the first five minutes of the webinar are missing. Promise and Peril in Participatory Approaches to Water Quality Research
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) invites comments from residents, communities, farmers, and local government leaders on a draft plan to improve water quality in streams and rivers by removing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollution in the Susquehanna and Potomac watersheds. Full Story: https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/DEP_details.aspx?newsid=1178
News story featuring Water for Ag project: https://www.starherald.com/farm_ranch/penn-state-researcher-explores-public-engagement-water-for-agriculture/article_b470e1f1-6e4b-5dc8-a328-4a01c2bd6b13.html
Water Insights Seminar: The Water for Agriculture Project. Dr Kathy Brasier, PAn overview of the Water for Agriculture project – goals, research design and lessons learned to date. Link to seminar recording: https://psu.zoom.us/recording/play/6lcTqLJJdKfONHwIvaNhz4zIAcjpy4pR3GoSZUWhKK1Aj3E42BoSIU6v9YsRZCuh?continueMode=true
We begin 2019 with the formal kick-off of engagement activities that will form the backbone of community-based activities and research. To date, four out of our five sites (two each in Nebraska and Pennsylvania) have established their leadership teams. These leadership teams will be the focal point of our coordination, assistance, informational and research efforts. …
The Water for Agriculture project has posted its directory for easy contact to any of our project partners. Meet our team and learn about their involvement in Water for Ag. https://water4ag.psu.edu/directory/
A new webinar titled “The Voluntary Stewardship Program: Engaging Diverse Interests to Resolve Conflict Over Preserving Agriculture and Protecting Natural Resources” by Michael Kern is now available. It provides an on-the-ground example of what it can look like when diverse interests are engaged in a collaborative process to address issues around preserving agriculture, while protecting natural…