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Webinar: A conversation with Alex Echols of the Campbell Foundation. Thursday December 9th, 2021

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Please join us for a conversation with Alex Echols of the Campbell Foundation.

The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment is a family foundation focused on how a vibrant economy provides support for regional economies. Geographic focal areas include the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays and Northern California and the San Francisco Bay watershed.

Alex Echols, the Foundation’s program director for agriculture, will discuss how the Foundation sets priorities and what they are. He will provide a few examples of how they work to bring groups together, focusing the use of science in decision making, improving environmental returns on investment (E-ROI), and developing innovations in conservation. He will further discussion how this has worked with nutrient management, particularly with chicken and dairy production.

Watershed-Friendly Property Certification Program Announced

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WHEN:Mon., Apr. 12, 2021
(7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 11, 2021
11:59 p.m.

Is your property watershed-friendly? Join the Watershed-Friendly Property Certification Program to learn how to follow a few simple guidelines to manage your property in a way that protects our streams and rivers. We will also discuss how you can apply to have your property officially certified in the Watershed Friendly Property Program, a collaboration between the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program and the Nurture Nature Center.

This event is being offered at no charge to participants. Registration is required to receive the link to access the webinar. Registrants will also receive access to the webinar recording.

Watershed-Friendly Property Certification Program (psu.edu)

Watershed Winds

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The most recent edition of Watershed Winds includes a wide variety of helpful information and opportunities related to everything from the Do’s and Don’ts of Winter Manure Spreading to information related to ponds streams, well owners and more.

You can find more information or to subscribe to this informative newsletter here.

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Penn State Extension Releases Informative Riparian Buffer Video Series

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Growing Great Buffers

Growing Great Buffers is a series of short, helpful videos that describe step-by-step maintenance tasks needed for newly planted riparian buffers.

Riparian buffers are a great way to protect streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes. They also serve as beneficial wildlife habitat. Newly planted riparian buffers need care and upkeep in order to succeed in both of these roles. Growing Great Buffers is a series of short, helpful videos that describe step-by-step maintenance tasks for anyone who owns or manages streamside plantings. Topics include weed identification, and pest management, mulch options, replacing dead trees, tree tube issues, and more.

those pests.

 

You can access all 7 videos at https://extension.psu.edu/growing-great-buffers

  • Integrated Pest Prevention in Buffers

    Integrated Pest Prevention in Buffers

    length: 00:04:00 | Sarah K Xenophon

    Newly planted riparian buffers are subject to many pests. To make your buffer successful, your pest management plan needs to identify which pests you have and include a variety of strategies to deal with those pests.
  • Replanting Dead Trees in Your Buffer

    Replanting Dead Trees in Your Buffer

    length: 00:03:15 | Jennifer R Fetter, Zachary Cowell, Amanda Grube, Allyson Ulsh

    In the first few years of establishment, it’s good to replace riparian buffer trees that die and try to eliminate the causes of these mortalities in the future.
  • Invasive Species Management in Buffers

    Invasive Species Management in Buffers

    length: 00:06:36 | Jennifer R Fetter, Ryan Hill

    This video provides a brief introduction to the identification and management of five commonly encountered invasive riparian buffer weeds in Pennsylvania.
  • Maintaining Tree Tubes and Shelters in Buffers

    Maintaining Tree Tubes and Shelters in Buffers

    length: 00:02:20 | Kristen Koch, Zachary Cowell, Amanda Grube, Allyson Ulsh

    Many new riparian buffers include tree tubes or shelters to protect the newly planted trees from environmental and manmade stress. Those tubes need to be properly maintained.
  • Tree Tube Pest Management in Buffers

    Tree Tube Pest Management in Buffers

    length: 00:06:36 | Jennifer R Fetter, Sean Bernheisel, Sarah Xenophon

    Tree tubes are a great way to help your newly planted riparian buffer trees grow, but they can also make great homes for weeds and wildlife pests.
  • Mulching for Weed Control in Buffers

    Mulching for Weed Control in Buffers

    length: 00:04:08 | Jennifer R Fetter, Zachary Cowell, Amanda Grube, Allyson Ulsh

    Mulching is one option for helping to control weeds in your newly planted riparian buffer.
  • Understanding When to Remove Tree Tubes in Your Buffer

    Understanding When to Remove Tree Tubes in Your Buffer

    length: 00:04:24 | Kristen Koch

    Knowing when it’s time to remove tree tubes or shelters from your riparian buffer trees can be difficult. Taking them off too soon or too late can create additional issues and work for you and your trees.

NWC to Host August 3 Mini-Conference

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NWC to Host August 3 Mini-Conference

Mon, 07/13/2020 – 11:21
Water canal running beside field

In lieu of a full-day, in-person event, the Nebraska Water Center hosted a 2020 Mini-Conference – from 2-4 p.m. CDT on August 3 – with two virtual sessions on the hydrogeology and sociology of water resources in western Nebraska.

Together with partners at the UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center, the first session features Nebraska researchers Steve Sibray and Troy Gilmore who presented western Nebraska’s unique hydrogeology. The second session features the Water for Agriculture Project, a USDA-NIFA-funded effort focused on stakeholder engagement for addressing critical issues at the nexus of water and agriculture. Presenters included Nebraska team members Mark Burbach and Jessica Groskopf, and collaborators Wes Eaton, Penn State University, and Jason Farnsworth, Platte River Recovery & Implementation Program.

Please see below for more details, including session abstracts and speaker information. Both sessions will be posted to NWC’s YouTube channel.

Conference Video Recording

 

Engage in the Science of Community and Stakeholder Engagement Workshop Announced

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Engage in the Science of Community and Stakeholder Engagement

An engagement workshop series that will produce 1) a special issue of a journal on workshop themes, 2) a collaboratively defined and co-produced research agenda on the “science of engagement,” and 3)  the formation of a new collaborative research network.

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This workshop is supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Advancing scholarship and practice of stakeholder engagement in working landscapes grant no. 2020-01551 project accession no. 1023309 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Penn State Extension Unveils Roadside Guide to Clean Water

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Roadside Guide to Clean Water

Introduction Roadside Guide to Clean Water

Your neighbors and your community may already be taking big steps to help reduce water pollution. Farmers, townships and cities, businesses, and homeowners are using practices on their land to help protect our waterways. Many of these practices may look unfamiliar and go unnoticed. Recognizing what to look for is a first step to appreciating the good work being done for water all around you.

In this guide, you will discover some of the most popular practices being used in urban, suburban, and rural areas. By noticing and appreciating the progress being made, we can all be part of protecting our local water.

Using This Guide

This guide includes some of the most popular best management practices for water quality. Pictures of each practice from different perspectives and in different settings will help you narrow it down. But every site is unique and what you find in your community may look different from what you see here.

The Roadside Guide to Clean Water includes information on:

https://extension.psu.edu/roadside-guide-to-clean-water