Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts May 27 Webinar On Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance Practices For Dirt & Gravel Roads

To help agriculture professionals beginning their journey in agricultural conservation, the Penn State Extension Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training will hold a May 27 webinar-- Conservation Cornerstone: Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance For Dirt & Gravel Roads-- from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m..  

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 explore environmentally sensitive maintenance practices for dirt and gravel roads, offering cost-effective solutions to reduce sediment pollution and improve road

 sustainability. 

Attendees can learn about road base improvement practices, road surface drainage, ditch management, driving surface aggregate application and road surface maintenance.  

Participants also will gain insight into the ACAP Farm Access Lane Program, which supports better access while protecting natural resources. 

The Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission, through the Clean Streams Fund, partially funds this program. 

Penn State Extension offers this event at no charge, but registration by 8:30 a.m. May 27 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.

There are more than 25,000 miles of dirt and gravel roads in Pennsylvania.  Read more here.

Visit the Penn State Extension Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training webpage for more information on other training opportunities.

Resource Links:

-- Penn State Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies

-- Late Night Road Dumping: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Continues To Be Dumped On Dirt, Gravel, Paved Roads; DEP Expected To Provide Update At April 24 Meeting  [PaEN]

Upcoming Extension Events

Multiple Days--  Penn State Extension Webinar Series To Focus On Successful Tree And Shrub Planting

Multiple Days-- -- Penn State Extension Hosts Plant Identification Walks Thru Parks In Centre, Franklin, Huntingdon, Lebanon, Somerset Counties

May 2-3-- Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center’s Birding Cup Bird Identification Competition To Benefit Musser Gap Greenway’s Grassland Habitat In Centre County

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.

July 29 to Aug. 1-- Penn State Extension Hosts Soak Up Science - Be A Stream Doctor Day Camp For Youth 8-12 At The Southeast Agricultural Research Farm In Centre County  [PaEN]

September 25-- Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Summit For Water Educators. Harrisburg.

Related Articles This Week - Watersheds:

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Continue To Push DEP To Legalize Road Dumping Their Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts May 27 Webinar On Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance Practices For Dirt & Gravel Roads  [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Trees Across PA Will Thrive With Grants To Nine Partner Groups  [PaEN] 

-- Keep PA Beautiful Seeking Volunteers To Become PA Waterway Stewards To Reduce Litter On Water Trails, Waterways  [PaEN]

-- House Hearing: Local Communities Ask For State, Federal Help After Devastating Floods  [PaEN]

-- Brandywine Conservancy, Partners Release Brandywine Flood Study Report [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $6.1 Million To Support 17 Drought Resiliency Projects; 400+ Million Gallons Of Water Savings Expected Annually  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: Sediment Buildup Complicates Planned Dam Removal Along Chiques Creek In Lancaster County 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Marginalized Communities In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Struggle To Overcome The Nature Gap-- Deficit In Green Spaces, Protected Land

-- TribLive: Clearer Waters Expected At Burrell Lake Following Last Year’s Algal Bloom In Westmoreland

[Posted: April 30, 2025]  PA Environment Digest