Woods in Your Backyard
The Woods in Your Backyard is a one day workshop designed specifically (but not exclusively) for smaller landscapes. These small lots are a big deal, for the vast majority of Pennsylvania's landowners have less than 10 acres. This land, wooded or not, can provide benefits.
By enhancing wooded areas or creating natural areas on your lot, you can enjoy recreation, aesthetics, wildlife, improved water quality and reduced energy costs.
Owners of even the smallest landscapes can make a positive difference in their environment through planning and implementing simple stewardship practices learned at this workshop.
The Woods in Your Backyard workshop will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 at Keystone College in LaPlume and on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at East Stroudsburg University from 9:00am to 3:30pm.
Workshop topics include: Forest Ecology; Managing Invasive Plants; Native Woodland Plants; Wildlife; Streams, Lakes and Wetlands; Reforestation; Designing Rain Gardens; and Developing a Management Plan.
Each Attendee will receive a free copy of "The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home (a $20 value). The full-color, 139 page manual is a self directed book that will guide you through the process of developing and implementing projects to enhance your land's natural resources.
To register for this program visit http://agsci.psu.edu/backyard/woods
The Woods in Your Backyard is part of a Sustainable Landscapes Series that was developed in partnership with Penn State Extension, Penn State School of Forest Resources, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, and Forestry for the Bay.
