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Farmers in 14 counties will be surveyed on their use of conservation practices
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If you're a farm operator in 14 central Pennsylvania counties, you now have a chance to highlight what steps you have taken to protect and enhance water quality for your local streams and the Chesapeake Bay. Several agricultural and governmental organizations have partnered to develop a survey, found at https://farm-bmp.psu.edu, that asks producers in Bedford, Centre, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lebanon, Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder and Tioga counties to document conservation practices they have adopted to promote water quality and soil health in the bay watershed.2022-03-15T16:43:00ZNews ItemHundreds of plants installed along stream in Manheim Township park
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Ryan Davis took a break, setting down his tools where he worked Friday morning on the grassy banks of a Manheim Township stream that cuts through Overlook Park. There, he pointed to colleagues equipped with shovels and augers they used to dig holes that would soon be planted with hundreds of shrubs and trees.2021-06-28T20:09:37ZNews ItemOverlook Park Action Team Planting
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In May 2021, the Lancaster Clean Water Partners Action Teams came together for the first time ever to plant 2.5 acres of riparian forest buffer at Overlook Park in Manheim Township.2021-06-03T14:25:00ZNews ItemChiques Creek, Conewago watershed in Lancaster County to undergo extensive cleanup effort
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As Dellinger Run wends its way toward Chiques Creek, it stretches through 56 acres of farmland in Rapho Township, where owner Mark Heller enjoys watching the ducks and fish that swim in the stream.2021-02-28T16:01:21ZNews ItemAmbitious Conservation Program Covers Total Costs for Farmland Improvements
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A million-dollar grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will pay the total costs of riparian buffers and other conservation practices on farms in three contiguous watersheds in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster, Lebanon and Dauphin counties.2021-02-28T15:59:17ZNews ItemPartnership in Action: Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center
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Conservation Calluses as Silver Linings to a COVID Year: How conservation professionals pivoted to meet the needs of 2020 and strengthen plans for 20212021-02-23T13:50:00ZNews ItemDiverse Group Of Agriculture, Conservation Partners Launch Project To Help Farmers Install Conservation Practices In 3 Watersheds In Lancaster, Dauphin & Lebanon Counties
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A diverse set of agriculture and conservation partners has launched a project in the Chiques, Conoy and Conewago watersheds in Lancaster, Dauphin and Lebanon counties to provide sampling and data collection, outreach, technical assistance, and funding assistance to interested farmers.2021-02-23T13:49:10ZNews ItemFeature Spotlight: AEC Buffer Planting Helps Pennsylvania Partners on the Road to Ten Million Trees
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Learn more about the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership - an initiative of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.2018-05-04T20:12:00ZNews ItemResearch Spotlight: Center for Nutrient Solutions Explores Smart Approaches for Addressing Nutrient Pollution June 12
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Nutrient pollution of water has often been described is a “wicked” problem, one that involves a complex, multidisciplinary approach to problem solving. 2018-05-04T20:09:07ZNews ItemExtension Spotlight: AEC’s Kristen Kyler Certified as Conservation Landscape Professional Trainer
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Kristen Kyler, the first two conservation professionals in Pennsylvania to be certified as a conservation landscape professional trainer under the new Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals (CBLP) certification program.2018-05-04T19:57:31ZNews ItemStudent Spotlight: AEC Summer Interns Ready to Hit the Ground Running
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The Agriculture and Environment Center welcomes four Environmental Resource Management students as full time interns this summer, Sean Bernheisel, Bill Ryan, Ryan Hill and Craig Zemitis.2018-05-04T19:56:34ZNews ItemBellefonte Residents Learn Green Stormwater Management Tips
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AEC student interns conducted a homeowner's stormwater workshop in Bellefonte, PA.2018-05-04T19:55:18ZNews ItemAEC Partners with Conservancy, Brewery and Others to Green Lower Swatara
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Volunteers planted 400 trees along the Swatara Creek. 2018-05-04T19:54:06ZNews ItemStomping in Chiques Creek with Manheim Central Students
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Manheim Central high school students and their agriculture education instructor explored the health of their local stream. 2018-05-04T19:52:46ZNews ItemClean Up Mother Earth this Mother’s Day Weekend
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Spend time with Mom and help Mother Earth!2018-05-04T19:51:37ZNews Item