This webinar is aimed at newer conservation district employees, agricultural conservation professionals, and individuals associated with the Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program or other conservation financial assistance programs.
This session will examine the data of effective and ineffective outreach practices from the Chesapeake Bay watershed and beyond.
Participants can learn how to help farmers overcome impediments to adopting agricultural conservation practices and ways to increase effective communication with farmers regarding conservation practices.
Who is this for?
-- Newer agricultural conservation district employees
-- Newer agricultural conservation professionals
-- Individuals associated with the Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP)
-- Individuals involved in other conservation financial assistance program
What will you learn?
-- How to help farmers overcome impediments to adopting agricultural conservation practices
-- Strategies to improve communication with farmers about conservation practices
The Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission, through the state Clean Streams Fund, partially funds this program.
Penn State Extension offers this event at no charge, but registration by April 28 is required to receive the link to access the webinar.
A link to the recorded webinar will be emailed to registrants within 10 business days after the live event. Participants can access the recording for six months from the event date.
Click Here to register and for more information.
Visit the Penn State Extension website to learn more about many other educational opportunities.
Upcoming Extension Events
March 13-- DCNR, Penn State Extension Forest Health, Insect, Disease Update Webinar, 8:30 to 11:00 a.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 Hosts Webinar On Green Infrastructure's Many Functions. 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.
March 29-- Penn State Extension In-Person Rain Barrel Discovery Workshop, Lebanon County 11:00 to Noon
April 1-- Penn State Extension Hosts Private Water Supply Education & Water Testing Webinar; A Free Water Test Included. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
April 1-3-- Penn State ACAP Ag Conservation Con 2025 - Harrisburg
April 2-- Penn State Extension Pond Management Series (3 of 4). Noon to 1:00 p.m.
April 5-- Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center’s Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program Hosts n-Person Riparian Buffer Maintenance Workshop In Lancaster County 9:00 a.m. to Noon
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.
April 21-- Penn State Extension In-Person Private Water Supply Education, Water Testing Workshop, Carlisle, Cumberland County, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
April 28, April 29-- Penn State Extension, PA Sea Grant In-Person Educator Workshops On Watershed Literacy & Tree Plantings In Lancaster County
April 29-- Penn State Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts Webinar On Effective Outreach Engagement On Adopting Farm Conservation Practices 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
May 6-7-- Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium, Harrisburg
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.
September 25-- Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Summit For Water Educators. Harrisburg.
Related Articles - Watersheds:
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Millions In Trout Unlimited Watershed Projects Improve The Environment, Local Economies Across The US; Federal Funding Freeze, Office Closures, Staff Cuts 'Sacrificing Our National Conservation Legacy' [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Poll - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Cleanup Faces Unprecedented Federal Upheaval; Restoring The Bay Is Now MORE Of A Priority [PaEN]
-- Master Watershed Steward Dean Neely Takes A Hands-On Approach To Conservation In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Volunteers Needed! Alliance For Chesapeake Bay To Hold Back-to-Back TreeLay Planting Events On April 5 At 3 PA Locations [PaEN]
-- Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center’s Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program Hosts April 5 In-Person Riparian Buffer Maintenance Workshop In Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- EPA Launches Biggest Deregulation Action For Industry In US History, 'Driving A Dagger Straight Into The Heart Of The Climate Change Religion,’ Unleashing The American Energy Industry [PaEN]
-- EPA Pulls Back Regulations Setting Methane Emission Limits, Regulating Wastewater From Oil & Gas Operations, Risk Management Rule At Petrochemical Plants [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Pennsylvania Program To Boost Innovation And Conservation On Farms
-- WESA: ALCOSAN Says Pittsburgh Region Should Begin Seeing Fewer Sewer Overflows Later This Year
-- MCall: Palmer Twp. Wins 2nd Court Case Over Warehouse, Manufacturing Development In Northampton County
-- TribLive: Stormwater Fee Tabled, But Stark Fiscal Challenges Stand For Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland County
-- York Dispatch: DOGE Lists York County USGS Water Science Center Among Lease Cancellations
[Posted: March 13, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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