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News These days it feels like even our most cherished family traditions are under attack. More
Articles How Well Do Your Volunteers Represent You?
Judy Chambers
Your volunteers can be your best ambassadors – but it's up to you to encourage them. More
Videos What's In It For Me? Farmers and Local Government
Judy Chambers
8:18
This video explores the opportunities for farmers to have a voice in local government policies that affect their livelihood. More
Articles Finding the Common Ground: Good Neighbor Relations: Advice and Tips from Farmers
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D., Timothy Kelsey, Ph.D.
Land development is bringing residential development into agricultural areas. New residents may have misconceptions about farms, and conflicts can arise between farm and nonfarm neighbors. More
Articles Country Living: A Guide for Homeowners
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D., Timothy Kelsey, Ph.D.
This article will help people living in or considering a move to the country understand the basics about how government and community services and utilities work in rural areas in Pennsylvania. More
Articles A Guide to Preserving Trees in Development Projects
William Elmendorf, Ph.D., Henry Gerhold, Ph.D., Larry Kuhns
This publication explains tree health and environmental considerations and details how to preserve trees. More
Articles Controlling Weeds in Nursery and Landscape Plantings
Tracey Lynn Harpster, Jim Sellmer, Ph.D., Larry Kuhns
This guide explains how people who grow and maintain landscape and nursery plantings can develop effective weed control programs. More
Articles Finding the Common Ground: Understanding Your Community's Agriculture
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D., Timothy Kelsey, Ph.D.
When you live in the country, a basic understanding of agriculture's contribution to the community is useful. More
Online Courses Working with Volunteers
4
3 hours
$89.00
In this online course, learn about strategies in volunteer management, recruitment, retention, and supervision to apply as you work with or manage volunteers. More
Online Courses $69.00
This online course will help you understand how Pennsylvania local governments work, explore ways you can become involved, and explain how to run for office. More
News What Does Good Planning Look Like?
03/06/2017
Planners often ask ‘What should your community look like in 20 years’? More
Articles Water’s Journey Through the Shale Gas Processes
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D.
Using publicly available information, we attempt to track and quantify current water use through the stages of the gas well development process. More
Articles What’s a board member to do?
Judy Chambers
Being clear about expectations and roles is one way to keep board members involved. More
Articles Monitor Pests and Keep Records
Emelie Swackhamer, J. Robert Nuss, Larry Kuhns, Gregory Hoover
Inspecting your plants on a regular basis is essential to identifying and evaluating plant problems in their early stages. More
Articles Promote Plant Health
Emelie Swackhamer, J. Robert Nuss, Larry Kuhns, Gregory Hoover
Healthy, vigorous plants are less vulnerable to attack by insects and disease. More
Articles Plant with Care
Emelie Swackhamer, J. Robert Nuss, Larry Kuhns, Gregory Hoover
One of the most important steps you can take to ensure the health and long life of your plants is to plant them correctly. More
Articles Pest Management Methods
Emelie Swackhamer, J. Robert Nuss, Larry Kuhns, Gregory Hoover
IPM (integrated pest management) primarily consists of methods used to prevent plant problems from occurring in the first place. More
Articles Keeping Plants Well Groomed
Emelie Swackhamer, J. Robert Nuss, Larry Kuhns, Gregory Hoover
Debris that builds up in the landscape can harbor pests and plant diseases. More
Articles Introduction to Creating Healthy Landscapes
Emelie Swackhamer, J. Robert Nuss, Larry Kuhns, Gregory Hoover
When a plant looks unhealthy or has been injured by an insect or a mite, often our first impulse is to apply a pesticide. More
Articles Choosing Plants Wisely
Emelie Swackhamer, J. Robert Nuss, Larry Kuhns, Gregory Hoover
To create and maintain a healthy landscape, choose plants that are suited to the conditions in your yard. More
Articles Planting and After Care of Community Trees
William Elmendorf, Ph.D., Larry Kuhns
This publication is for people who plant trees in public landscapes, such as streets and parks, but its advice also is useful to those who plant trees around homes and businesses. More
Articles River Basin Approaches to Water Management in the Mid-Atlantic States
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D.
Interstate conflict over water resources is growing in the Mid-Atlantic region. As population increases and industries and energy sources shift, water becomes in greater demand. More
Articles Water Withdrawals for Development of Marcellus Shale Gas in Pennsylvania
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D.
This article is an introduction to Pennsylvania's water resources and the impact of deep well drilling on those resources. More
Articles Access and Allocation of Water in Pennsylvania
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D., Kristen Saacke Blunk
This article provides an overview of water rights for citizens, farmers, rural business owners, and elected and appointed officials. (This is not a substitute for advice from a qualified lawyer.) More
Articles A Primer on Water Quality Credit Trading in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D.
Water quality credit trading is a tool for reducing the cost of controlling nutrients and sediments that severely impact streams, rivers, lakes, and estuaries. More