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The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will hold its 2025 Watershed Forestry Summit on May 13-15 at a location to be announced.
A request for proposals (RFP) for sessions/presentations will be released in the coming weeks, as well as registration for the event.
The Conference is an event for all conservation professionals who work with riparian forest buffers and lawn-to-habitat projects.
Practitioners, leaders, funders, and conveners of all experience levels are encouraged to attend and learn more about watershed forestry best management practices and their impacts on the Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Watershed and beyond.
The three-day event will consist of one optional field trip day and two conference days.
Questions should be directed to: c-stark@pa.gov.
Visit DCNR’s Forest Buffers Along Waterways webpage to learn more about riparian buffer initiatives.
(Reprinted from DEP’s latest Chesapeake Bay Program newsletter. Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)
Upcoming Penn State Extension Events
February 5-- Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Series (Part 4 of 9) - Forest Ecology and Woodlot Management Techniques. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
February 10-- Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Nitrogen - Crop Nutrient And Water Pollutant. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
February 11-- Penn State Extension (6 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Tree Communication. Noon and 7:00 p.m.
February 12-- Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Series (Part 5 of 9) - Providing and Enhancing Wildlife Habitat. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
February 14-- DCNR, Penn State Extension Meaningful Watershed Education Workshop At Greenwood Furnace State Park, Huntingdon County. 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
February 19-- Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Series (Part 6 of 9) - Identifying and Controlling Invasive Plants In Small Woodlots. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
February 21-- Penn State Extension In-Person Volunteer Live Staking Workshop. Orrs Bridge Road Restoration Site, 1 Stone Spring Lane in Camp Hill, Cumberland County. 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
February 24-- Penn State Extension Ag Water Webinar Series: PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' 101 For Farmers. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
February 26-- Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Series (Part 7 of 9) - Healthy Woods - Common Insects and Diseases. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
March 3-- Penn State Extension Ag Water Series Webinar: Practices To Mitigate Flooding & Drought. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
March 4-- Penn State Extension Webinar On Residential Stormwater Solutions - Rainwater Catchment Systems. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
March 5-- Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Series (Part 8 of 9) - Converting Lawns to Natural Areas (Meadows and Woods). 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
March 10-- Penn State Extension Ag Water Series Webinar: Tile Drainage In Pennsylvania. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
March 11-- Penn State Extension (7 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Hazard Tree Analysis. Noon and 7:00 p.m.
March 12-- Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Series (Part 9 of 9) - Putting Your Knowledge To Work - What’s Your Plan? Map it Out. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
March 17-- Penn State Extension Ag Water Series Webinar: Where Does Water Go? Watersheds & Mapping. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
March 19-- Penn State Extension Pond Management Series (1 of 4). Noon to 1:00 p.m.
March 24-- Penn State Extension Ag Water Series Webinar: Countywide Clean Water Plans - Beyond 2025. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
March 26-- Penn State Extension Pond Management Series (2 of 4). Noon to 1:00 p.m.
April 2-- Penn State Extension Pond Management Series (3 of 4). Noon to 1:00 p.m.
April 8-- Penn State Extension (8 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Forest Resilience Scorecard for PA. Noon and 7:00 p.m.
April 9-- Penn State Extension Pond Management Series (4 of 4). Noon to 1:00 p.m.
May 13-- Penn State Extension (9 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Tree Nuts in Pennsylvania. Noon and 7:00 p.m.
May 13-15-- Save the Date: DCNR Watershed Forestry Summit
June 10-- Penn State Extension (10 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - The Use of Slash Walls to Exclude Deer and Regenerate Native Forest Tree Species. Noon and 7:00 p.m.
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-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters Newsletter Highlights Nearly 16,700 BMPs In 2024; Grant Opportunities; County Clean Water Projects [PaEN]
-- Rodale Institute Accepting Applications For The Good Farmer Award [PaEN]
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-- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Now Accepting Mine Reclamation Grant Applications [PaEN]
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-- Penn State Extension To Hold Feb. 21 In-Person Volunteer Live Staking Workshop In Cumberland County [PaEN]
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-- Penn State Extension Water Cooler Talk Feb. 26 Quality Of PA Roadside Springs Webinar [PaEN]
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-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Hosts 3-Part Online Faithful Green Leaders Training Starting March 11 [PaEN]
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NewsClips:
-- York Daily Record: The Hellbender, PA’s Official State Amphibian, Is Proposed For Endangered Species Status
-- Beaver Times: Beaver County Receives State Grants For Parks, Green Spaces
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Billions Have Been Allocated To PA From Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure, Inflation Reduction Acts, New Administration Ordered Halt To Disbursements [Water Infrastructure, Mine Reclamation, Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging, $396 million in RISE PA decarbonization funding]
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Nearly $1 Million Federal Stormwater Climate Grant In Allegheny County Environmental Justice Communities [New Administration Froze Disbursements In This And Other Programs]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 31 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Altoona Mirror: Rain Garden Projects Get Logan Township Approval In Blair
[Posted: January 29, 2025]
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