Penn State Extension Hosts 9-Part Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series Starting Jan. 11

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Penn State Extension is hosting a nine-part Woods In Your Backyard webinar series starting January 11 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. each day.

Explore planning and implementing simple stewardship practices on your lot to create and enhance natural areas and make a positive impact on the environment during this series.

The vast majority of landowners have small woodlots less than 10 acres in size. Woods in Your Backyard Series is designed specifically, but not exclusively, for smaller landscapes. 

Join us to learn how landowners can positively influence the environment by implementing simple stewardship practices.

The manual used for this workshop, The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home, is a self-directed book. It will guide participants through the process of developing and implementing projects to enhance their land's natural resources.

Each participant will receive a full color, 108-page copy of The Woods in Your Backyard manual (a $29 value).

The webinars will be held January 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8.

Registration is required to receive the link to access the webinars. Registrants will also receive access to the webinar recordings.

Click Here to register and for more information.


(Reprinted from Penn State Extension Community Trees newsletter.)

[Posted: October 14, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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