Lower Susquehanna Community Comes Together to Save a Stream Using Trees

July 11, 2017

Volunteers gathered on June 10th at a family farm just outside of New Holland along the banks of Mill Creek. The group included Penn State’s AEC staff, Greening the Lower Susquehanna volunteers, dedicated Lancaster County Citizens, and enthusiastic attendees from Lancaster County’s first annual Water Week activities. The day was filled with hard work for a good cause.

Inaugural Lancaster Water Week a Resounding Success

July 11, 2017

AEC staff members were among the nearly 1,400 who participated in Lancaster Water Week activities June 3-10 to celebrate the county’s waters, educate about the challenges we face in achieving clean water, and activating people to take action.

Landscape Professional Training Comes to Lancaster July 24-25

July 11, 2017

Landscape professionals in Pennsylvania can now become Chesapeake Bay certified through a new training and certification program coming to Lancaster later this month.

Join the AEC this Summer in the Chiques Creek Watershed

July 11, 2017

The AEC and Chiques Creek Re-envisioned partners are offering several events this summer to promote conservation practices and clean water in the Chiques watershed in Lancaster County.

Catch Us at Ag Progress Days August 15-17

July 11, 2017

You can visit the AEC at two locations at this year’s Ag Progress Days

Winter Farmer Meetings offered in Chiques, Conewago watersheds

February 10, 2017

The AEC and other partners will provide winter farmer meetings focused agriculture and conservation in the Chiques and Conewago watersheds in Lancaster, Dauphin and Lebanon Counties. The Chiques farmers meeting will be held February 23 at Acorn Farms in Mt. Joy. Londonderry Township will host the Conewago meeting on March 3 at Sunset Golf Course in Middletown.

Penn State Extension part of new regional conservation partnership to improve soil health and water quality

February 10, 2017

Penn State Extension is part of a recently announced Regional Conservation Partnership Program provided by USDA NRCS to support soil and water conservation efforts on farms in Centre, Clinton and Lycoming Counties. Along with Extension, lead partner Chesapeake Bay Foundation will work with the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, and local conservation districts and NRCS offices to conduct outreach, education and research to accelerate adoption of soil health practices to improve water quality.

Feature Spotlight: Survey finds Pennsylvania farmers have done much to protect Chesapeake Bay water quality

February 10, 2017

A recent College of Ag study shows Pennsylvania farmers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have voluntarily implemented many conservation practices with their own dollars. The study is the first comprehensive effort to document and report these previously unreported practices to the Chesapeake Bay Program.

Student Spotlight: AEC Interns Play Key Role in Developing Chiques Watershed Plan

February 10, 2017

Agriculture and Environment Center interns work with public and private sector partners to create a blueprint for restoring an impaired watershed.

Research Spotlight: Planting Green – A new cropping technique for a sustainable farming future

February 10, 2017

Could “planting green” be the preferred tool in the soil health tool box, one that brings multiple conservation and management benefits to producers without negatively impacting yield? An interdisciplinary team of Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences researchers is exploring the answers to this question.

Extension Spotlight: Winter a Busy Time for Extension Workshops and Meetings

February 10, 2017

Winter is a great time to attend a Penn State Extension workshop or conference. There are many Extension offerings related to land and water conservation coming up in February and March.

Welcome Spring Semester Interns!

February 7, 2017

The AEC welcomes three interns for the Spring 2017 Semester. Meet Jenna, Dylan, and Sarah.

AEC Summer Internships 2017 (Deadline to apply extended)

January 30, 2017

The Agriculture and Environment Center has three openings for internships for summer 2017. Deadline to apply has been extended to February 28, 2017.