FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/31/2019 CONTACT: Deb Klenotic, DEP 717-783-9954 DEP Offers Free Webinar on How to Apply for Environmental Education Grants Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is encouraging formal and informal environmental educators around the state to take part in a free webinar to learn how to apply for funding…
Date: November 20, 2019 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Presenter: Dr. Loretta Singletary is a Professor with the Department of Economics and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, and UNR Interdisciplinary Outreach Liaison Abstract: This webinar will describe a suite of collaborative modeling (CM) methods employed to assess and enhance the climate resiliency of…
This summer the Arizona team focused on analyzing stakeholder interviews and survey results to begin the process of identifying key interests and concerns related to water and agriculture in the Verde Valley. There were many perspectives and a lot of content to capture! We are synthesizing the results in a report that will be distributed…
We are excited to be finalizing our the plans for our third Annual Meeting to be held in Mesa Arizona October 15-18, 2019. The Annual meeting allows us to bring together all project and advisory team members to assess the past year’s accomplishments, identify needs and strategies for the coming year and put together an…
Critical Water and Agricultural Issues in Potter County and Tioga County Being Studied by a Local Leadership Team of Community Members The Potter-Tioga Local Leadership has released an update on their recent activities and the results of a survey of landowners in the region regarding ground and surface water issues. The mail survey…
North Platte Update: Summer 2019 In the North Platte Valley of western Nebraska, access to water for agriculture, whether by a surface canal system, ground water or traditional rain-fed approach, is never taken for granted. That was abundantly clear for this region on July 17 when a surface water canal breach impacted over 107,000 acres…
Central Platte Update: Summer 2019 The Central Platte region, like much of the eastern half of the state, has experienced numerous episodes of flooding this year beginning in March. Participants in the Water for Agriculture program have been responding in their various capacities to these challenges. The Central Platte Local Leadership Team has met several…
Following a brief ‘pause’ in our local leadership team’s schedule to accommodate seasonal farming priorities, we have now resumed our strategic action discussions. During our July meeting we focused on long-term goals for the group as well as changes we think need to be considered in terms of best management practices and other activities on…