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Watershed Webinar - Lessons From The Land Webinar Hits The Road For Summer Features
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With three exciting programs featuring Pennsylvania’s watershed successes under its belt, the Lessons from the Land webinar takes to the road for its June and July featured programs.
June 29, Lessons from the Land broadcasts live from the Penn State Center at Pittsburgh’s Stormwater Management Workshop and will feature Department of Environmental Protection’s Chief of the Watershed Support Section, Diane Wilson, speaking about “Success at the Streamside – Pennsylvania Riparian Buffers that Work.”
The noon webinar will highlight the benefit of riparian buffers for stream protection and the state’s requirements and guidance for riparian buffers in different landscapes. Following the live broadcast, Pittsburgh based engineers, landscape architects, planners, and other practitioners will participate in an extended technical session on riparian buffer development, restoration, regulations and guidance, and hands-on design activities.
Joining Wilson for the technical session are David Wise, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Lyle Sherwin (Penn State Center for Watershed Stewardship), Kristen Saacke Blunk (Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center) and Diane Oleson (York County Extension).
For more information on the technical session and how to register, visit the Penn State Center at Pittsburgh’s website.
The July 18 Lessons from the Land program will broadcast live from the 66th Annual International Conference of the Soil and Water Conservation Society in Washington, DC, beginning at 10:30 a.m. where the Conewago Creek Watershed Initiative will be highlighted in a symposium titled “Anatomy of a Conservation Partnership for Integrated Watershed Restoration.”
Lessons from the Land will broadcast the entire 90 minute symposium which will feature partner representatives from the conservation districts, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Geologic Service, and Penn State Extension.
The Conewago Creek Collaborative Initiative is one of the three USDA designated “Showcase Watersheds” and was selected because of the high level of coordination and collaboration underway between the community, agencies and organizations that seek to improve local water quality and decrease the loads of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment stemming from cumulative land practices.
To participate in one of the upcoming sessions broadcast from the road – simply sign in at the webinar start time. To access this site, webinar participants will need a free “Friends of Penn State” digital identity – which is essentially a user ID and password which can be obtained online.
Recordings of all Lessons from the Land programs can be viewed online following the live broadcast.
(Written by: Kristen Saacke Blunk, Senior Extension Associate and Director, Agriculture & Environment Center, Penn State Extension Watershed Winds Newsletter.) |
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