Explore planning and implementing simple stewardship practices on your forest lot to create and enhance natural areas and make a positive impact on the environment during Penn State Extension’s nine-part Woods In Your Backyard webinar series.

The webinars will be held Thursdays from January 17 to March 13 in one-hour sessions.

The manual used for this workshop, The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home, is a self-directed book.

It will guide participants through the process of developing and implementing projects to enhance their land's natural resources.

Each participant will receive a full-color, 108-page copy.

Partnering organizations for this series include: Forests for the Bay; Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay; DCNR Bureau of Forestry; Game Commission; James C. Finley Center for Private Forests at Penn State; and University of Maryland Extension.

Who Is This For?

-- Landowners

-- Land Managers

-- Conservation Organizations

What Will You Learn?

-- Why Manage Forests

-- Forest Ecology

-- Creating and Managing Wildlife Habitat

-- Identifying and Controlling Invasive Plants

-- Forest Health Issues and Management

-- Forests and Water

-- Selecting Native Trees for Various Sites

-- Establishing Meadows and Forests

-- Creating Plans for Your Property

Click Here to register for these webinars and for more information.

Visit the Penn State Extension website for more information on a wide variety of natural resources, environmental, agriculture and energy educational opportunities.

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[Posted: January 9, 2024]

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