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Penn State Ag/Environmental Center Sponsors Buffer Workshop November 15
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The Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center is sponsoring a Riparian Buffer and Stream Ecology Workshop on November 15 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Elizabethtown.
This free workshop will feature one of the world's foremost experts on stream ecology, Dr. Bern Sweeney, Director of the Stroud Water Research Center. Dr. Sweeney will present on stream ecology and the functions and values of forest riparian buffers, with emphasis on their water quality benefits.
The workshop will also include a field visit to a local buffer site and presentations and discussion of buffer restoration programs and opportunities for streamside landowners in the Conewago Creek watershed and beyond.
Who should attend? streamside landowners; Conservation District, NRCS, FSA, and Cooperative Extension staff; municipal officials; planning commission members; EAC members; park and recreation professionals and volunteers; land trust staff and volunteers; developers; consultants; environmental educators; anyone who wants to learn more about improving the water quality of our local streams!
Space is limited, so if you are interested in attending, register online or contact Matt Royer by sending email to: mroyer@psu.edu or call 717-948-6459 to register today.
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11/1/2010 |
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