PA Environment Digest Blog: Penn State Extension Webinar: March 29 Water Cooler Talk

Penn State Extension will hold another in its series of online Water Cooler Talks March 29 on Agroforestry’s Impact On Water Quality from Noon to 1:00 p.m.

The program will discuss the potential role of trees and agroforestry systems in watershed management and provide examples of a few different agroforestry practices.

Forests are the most significant users of water worldwide. As forests and trees are removed from the landscape for development or agriculture purposes, this creates concerns for hydrological function loss and increases the competition for scarce water between agriculture, urban centers, industries, and wildlife.

Agroforestry integrates trees and shrubs in the landscape (e.g., in cultivated fields, riparian zones, and pastures).

Agroforestry can regulate water cycling, enhance water supply, increase water productivity and quality, and provide co-benefits such as reducing soil erosion, supporting biodiversity, and increasing carbon sequestration.

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Upcoming Events

-- Multiple Dates: Private Water Supply Education & Water Testing Events

-- Multiple Dates: More Private Water Supply Education & Water Testing Events

-- March 28: Do-It Yourself Guide - Converting Your Lawn To A Meadow

-- March 29: Water Cooler Talk - Agroforestry’s Impact On Water Quality.

-- March 29: Water Webinar Series - Corrosive Water

-- May 9: Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium

-- May 18: PA Native Species Day

-- June 3-6: International Conference On Pollinator Biology, Health & Policy, State College

-- June 19-25: Pollinator Week

(Reprinted from Penn State Extension - Watershed Winds newsletter. Click Here to sign up for your own copy - bottom of page.)