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On October 21, Penn State Extension and the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania will host a Backyard Stream Repair Field Day at the Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve In Allegheny County from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.
Penn State Extension’s Backyard Stream Repair Program focuses on simple, inexpensive actions that landowners can take to improve their local streams.
The program introduces three do-it-yourself options for improving stream health, concentrating on using native plants to stabilize streambanks, slow erosion, and filter uphill runoff.
This program includes access to the pre-recorded Backyard Stream Repair webinar series that you can view at your own pace, a copy of the companion publication, “Simple Solutions for Your Eroding Backyard Stream,” and the opportunity for hands-on learning at a field day
Click Here to register for this program.
If you are unable to participate in this program, but are interested in learning more about backyard stream repair, getting access to the recorded webinar series, or purchasing a copy of the publication, "Simple Solutions for Your Eroding Backyard Stream," visit the Penn State Extension Backyard Stream Repair webpage.
(Reprinted from the latest Penn State Extension Watershed Winds newsletter. Click Here to sign up for your own copy - bottom of page.)
Upcoming Events
-- September 11, 12, 14: Wetlands In The Agricultural Landscape - What Conservation Professionals Need To Know - Webinar + Field Sites in Elizabethtown, State College
-- September 14: Rain Barrel Workshop Webinar + Rain Barrel Pickup (optional)
-- September 21: Tap Talks - Freshwater Mussels - York County
-- September 28: Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Watershed Education Summit
-- Penn State Extension Online Water-Related Courses
Related Extension Articles This Week:
-- Increased Drought And Flooding Risk For Pennsylvania
-- Video: What Are Nutrients And Why Are They Stormwater Pollutants?
-- Watershed-Friendly Mosquito Control
-- Sanitary Private Water Well Construction
-- Become A Master Watershed Steward
NewsClips This Week - Watersheds:
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Restoration Of Abandoned Mine Drainage In Espy Run A Significant Achievement
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA, The Hershey Company Commit $2 Million For PA Dairy Farm Conservation
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: County Action Plan Updates; Training; Grants; Accomplishments; More
-- DEP PA Clean Water Academy: Releases Training On Guiding Principles Of Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
-- StateImpactPA: In PA, Climate Change Stresses Old Infrastructure, Stormwater Fees To Fund Projects Are A Way To Help Limit Flooding, Pollution
-- PA Environmental Council: Cultivating Connections At Rodale Institute On Organic, Restorative Farming Practices
-- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn. Hosts Woodland Stream Protection Program Saturday, Aug. 26
-- Altoona Mirror: Western PA Conservancy Working On Juniata River Watershed Plan
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 25 RiverWatch Video Report
-- WHYY: New Study To Determine Causes Of Flooding Along Brandywine Creek
-- WHYY: Delaware County Confronts Climate Crisis With First-Ever Sustainability Plan
-- WHYY: High Tide Flooding ‘Growing In Leaps And Bounds’ In Mid-Atlantic, NOAA Says
-- PennLive: Heavy Rains Have Eased Drought Across PA, But Not Everyone Has Caught Up
-- TribLive: 75th Anniversary Of Construction Of Youghiogheny River Dam
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Advocates Push For Conservation Money In Next Federal Farm Bill
Related Articles This Week - Watersheds:
-- Scholarships Available For 2023 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 24-26 In Altoona [PaEN]
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Provides $100,000 Grant To Schuylkill Headwaters Assn. To Treat Mine Drainage In Schuylkill County [PaEN]
-- Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Receives $100,000 Federal Grant To Repair Mine Drainage Treatment System In Tioga County [PaEN]
-- How Penn State Extension Launched One Of The Most Successful Volunteer Training Programs In The US To Help Revive Struggling Local Watershed Groups - By Diane Huskinson, Stroud Water Resource Center [PaEN]
-- EPA, The Hershey Company Commit $2 Million To Land O'Lakes Dairy Farms Members In PA For Sustainable Farming Initiatives [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Supplement To Manure Management For Environmental Protection Guidance For Animal Manures And Agricultural Process Wastewater [PaEN]
-- Funding Now Available For Energy Efficiency, Farm Conservation Projects Thru DEP’s Small Business Advantage Grant Program [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Announces New $150,000 Stream & Watershed Enhancement Grant Program [PaEN]
-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For Coastal Zone Grants Aug. 28 [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center, PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Launching Agroforestry Project At Wild Fox Farm In Berks County In-Person Sept. 6 [PaEN]
-- How One Man's Journey To Becoming A Tree Parent Is Growing A Forest And Inspiring Others - By Diane Huskinson, Stroud Water Resource Center [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension, Audubon Society Of Western PA Host Oct. 21 Backyard Stream Repair Field Day In Allegheny County; Other Extension Watershed Resources [PaEN]
-- Bipartisan Group Of PA Members Of Congress Urge President To Declare Federal Disaster After Severe Flooding, Storms Caused 7 Deaths, Property Damage In Berks, Bucks, Northampton Counties [PaEN]
-- Brandywine Conservancy, Partners Announce Launch Of Brandywine Creek Flood Study Following Historic Flooding From Hurricane Ida [PaEN]
-- DEP: Drought Watch Remains For 20 Counties, Lifted For 47 Counties [PaEN]
-- $75,000 In Groundwater Level Monitoring Grants Awarded To 12 Recipients By The Susquehanna River Basin Commission [PaEN]
[Posted: August 23, 2023]
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