Penn State Extension Hosts 9-Part Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series Starting Jan. 15

The Penn State Extension is hosting a 9-part webinar series on the Woods In Your Backyard starting January 15 and ending on March 12.

This webinar series is designed specifically, but not exclusively, for smaller landscapes. 

Join us to learn how landowners can create and enhance natural areas around their homes while positively influencing the environment by implementing simple stewardship practices.

The series will cover topics such as forest ecology and soils, tree planting and native landscaping, tree identification, enhancing wildlife habitat, water in the woods, invasive species management, and woodlot management techniques. 

Who is this for?

-- Landowners

-- Land Managers

-- Conservation Organizations

-- Watershed Volunteers

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

Workshop series participants will receive a copy of The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home, is a 108-page self-directed book ($29 value) guiding participants through the process of developing and implementing projects to enhance their land's natural resources.

The sessions are scheduled for Wednesdays from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on

-- January 15: The Woods In Your Backyard: Why Are They Important

-- January 22: The Importance Of Woods To Healthy Watersheds

-- January 29: Trees and Shrubs For Different Sites And Objectives

-- February 5: Forest Ecology and Woodlot Management Techniques

-- February 12: Providing and Enhancing Wildlife Habitat

-- February 19: Identifying and Controlling Invasive Plants In Small Woodlots

-- February 26: Healthy Woods - Common Insects and Diseases

-- March 5: Converting Lawns to Natural Areas (Meadows and Woods)

-- March 12: Putting Your Knowledge To Work - What’s Your Plan?  Map it Out

Partnering organizations for this webinar 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

Click Here to register and for all the details.

Visit the Penn State Extension website to learn more about many other educational opportunities.

Upcoming Extension Workshops - Forests & Agriculture:

-- Upcoming Training And Events For Ag Conservationists

-- Underway Now: Woodland Stewardship: Guided Engagement With Your Land - 8 Parts

-- Underway Now. Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series

-- October 28-30: Penn State Extension’s Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training ‘Ag Conservation Keystone Training’ in-person workshop. Penn State Beaver

-- October 29:  Penn State Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Conservation Cornerstone Webinar Series For Ag Professionals - Working With Plain Sect Farmers.   8:30 a.m.

-- October 29: Penn State Extension Maintenance of On-Lot Septic Systems Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m. 

-- November 7: Penn State Extension Dive Even Deeper Educator Workshop - Stream Health & Watersheds - Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience.  Penn State Extension Office, Carlisle, Cumberland County.  9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

-- November 7: Penn State Extension Dive Even Deeper Educator Workshop - Acid Mine Drainage In Indiana County.  Penn State Extension Office, Indiana, PA. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

-- November 10: Penn State Master Watershed Stewards - Walk With Watershed Stewards In The Paxtang Parkway, Dauphin County - Learn About the Watershed Landscape You Live In!  1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

-- November 12: Penn State Extension (3 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Update on Carbon Credit Programs for PA.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- November 26: Penn State Extension Conservation Cornerstone Webinar- Ag Best Management Practices Value.  8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

-- November 27: Penn State Extension Webinar On Environmental Sensitive Areas On The Farm - Ponds and Lakes.  Noon to 1:00 p.m.

-- December 10:  Penn State Extension (4 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series -Invasive Toolkit for Landowners.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- December 12: Penn State Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Webinar on Project Management for Agricultural Conservation.  9:00 a.m. to Noon.

-- January 14: Penn State Extension (5 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Our Unique Native Populations of Brook Trout.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- February 11: Penn State Extension (6 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Tree Communication.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- March 11:  Penn State Extension (7 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Hazard Tree Analysis.  Noon and 7:00 p.m.

-- April 8: Penn State Extension (8 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Forest Resilience Scorecard for PA.  Noon and 7:00 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.

[Posted: October 21, 2024]  PA Environment Digest