ChicoryLane Field Day: Conservation and Habitat Improvement for Different Conditions August 18,  2012 Brochure PSU Extension Site: http://agsci.psu.edu/conservation-wildlife-habitat FieldNotes

Theme & Topics

Information, discussion, and tour of several conservation practices, including:

• Developing a cool and warm season native grassland (Dana Beckstrand)
• Establishing a pollinator field  (Dana Beckstrand)
• Managing invasives (Adam Smith)
• Designing and building vernal pools (Adam Smith)
• Managing riparian habitat to encourage wildlife (e.g., American Woodcock) (Mario Giazzon)
• Managing a successional forest (Tim Cole & Dave Jackson)
• Planting and maintaining a new hardwood forest (Tim Cole & Dave Jackson)

Additional topics discussed over lunch include

• Federal support programs (Scott Heckman)
• County support programs (Ann Donovan)
• Conservation Easements (Bill Hilshey)

Who Should Come

• Farmers and other landowners wishing to start a conservation program
• Someone with a segment of land -- perhaps a "problem" spot -- where they want to do something different and constructive
• Anyone interested in conservation and habitat improvement in central Pennsylvania

 Location

ChicoryLane Farm
246 Brush Mtn. Rd.
Spring Mills, PA 16875

Registration

• Call: 814-355-4897 (Dave Jackson, Penn State Extension)
• Email: drj11@psu.edu
• On-line: http://agsci.psu.edu/conservation-wildlife-habitat  and select RSVP

Sponsors

• ChicoryLane Farm
• Penn State Extension - Centre County
• Wildlife Management Institute
• Headwaters Resource Conservation and Development Council
• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)
• Woodland Owners of Centre County
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Pennsylvania Game Commission
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Clearwater Conservancy
• Centre County Conservation District
• Penns Valley Conservation Association (PVCA)

Announcements

• Newsletter Copy

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February 14, 2012
http://www.chicorylane.com/
jbs@cs.unc.edu