The latest quarterly newsletter from the Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center is now available featuring articles on--

-- Feature Spotlight: AEC Buffer Planting Helps Pennsylvania Partners on the Road to Ten Million Trees

-- Research Spotlight: Center for Nutrient Solutions Explores Smart Approaches for Addressing Nutrient Pollution June 12

-- Extension Spotlight: AEC’s Kristen Kyler Certified as Conservation Landscape Professional Trainer

-- Student Spotlight: AEC Summer Interns Ready to Hit the Ground Running

-- Bellefonte Residents Learn Green Stormwater Management Tips

-- AEC Partners with Conservancy, Brewery and Others to Green Lower Swatara (photo)

-- Stomping in Chiques Creek with Manheim Central Students

-- Clean Up Mother Earth this Mother’s Day Weekend

-- Farmers Encouraged to Add Conservation Practices

-- Choose Clean Water Conference Comes to Lancaster May 22-23

-- Join the AEC at Lancaster Water Week June 1-9

-- Stream Stewardship Workshops in Mount Joy June 13 and 20

-- Click Here to sign up for your own copy

For more information on programs, initiatives and upcoming events and education opportunities, visit the Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center website.  Questions should be directed to Matt Royer Director, 814-863-8756 or send email to: mroyer@psu.edu.

NewsClips:

Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Ag Conservation Programs Await Details Of Federal Farm Bill

Crable: PA Ag Officials Reach Out To Public For Ideas, Set Hearings On Dairy Crisis

Editorial: Resolving Lancaster Farm Dairy Crisis Won’t Be Easy, But Must Be Done

Crable: State, Lancaster County Preserve 3 Farms

Editorial: Philly’s Urban Gardeners Deserve A Thank You, Not An Eviction Notice

9-Year Old Nazareth Boy Creates Pollinator Garden App To Help Environment

Related Stories:

PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Meets May 17

Op-Ed: Partnership’s New Tree-tment Helps PA Streams, Streets Tackle Runoff Ills

Tree Pittsburgh Sets Goal To Distribute, Plant 4,000 Trees In 2018

Darby Creek Valley Assn: Making A Difference Through Green Infrastructure May 9, Delaware County

New Statewide Partnership Launches Major Effort to Plant 10 Million Trees To Cleanup Pennsylvania’s Streams, River

Action Required:

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[Posted: May 4, 2018]

5/7/2018