Elk County Conservation District, 9 Other Districts Partner To Host Regional Forest Landowners Workshop June 17 In Ridgway

The Elk Conservation District will host a Regional Forest Landowners Workshop on June 17 at the Elk County EMS & 911 Center in Ridgway from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

The agenda includes--

-- Finding Funding to Implement Forest Practices: Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Joint Chiefs Initiative Grant Program;

-- Implementing Forest Best Management Practices: What's in a Forest Stewardship Plan and How to get one; What types of practices can be implemented; Combatting invasive species.

The Elk District is partnering with conservation districts in Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Venango and Warren county conservation districts on the workshop.

Click Here to register and for more information.  Questions should be directed to Elk County Conservation District at 814-776-5369 or kwehler@countyofelkpa.com. 

Upcoming Events:

-- May 31-June 1-- TreeVitalize Conference To Focus On Urban Trees, Community Resilience May 31-June 1 In Philadelphia

-- June 13-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Pennsylvania Forest Webinar Series: (Part 5 of 5) - Wildlife Adaptations.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- June 13 - 15-- DCNR, Western PA Conservancy 2023 Watershed Forestry Summit.

-- June 14-- Allegheny County Conifer SymposiumTo Explore Future Of Conifers In A Changing Climate In Western PA. Pittsburgh. 

[Posted: May 15, 2023]  PA Environment Digest