Penn State Extension, Audubon Society Of Western PA Host Oct. 21 Backyard Stream Repair Field Day In Allegheny County; Other Extension Watershed Resources

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

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-- 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

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-- 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]  

-- 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] 

-- Stroud Water Research Center, PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Launching Agroforestry Project At Wild Fox Farm In Berks County In-Person Sept. 6  [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] 

-- $75,000 In Groundwater Level Monitoring Grants Awarded To 12 Recipients By The Susquehanna River Basin Commission  [PaEN]

[Posted: August 23, 2023]  PA Environment Digest