Water Quality and Management
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Repairing My Stream: Do I Need a Permit?
Having a stream in your yard can be a beautiful addition to your property. It can also be a source of frustration and confusion when things aren't going well. - Webinars
Free
Water Cooler Talk: Adenosine Triphosphate in Bloom Tracking
When 10/17/2024Event Format Virtual | LiveInterested in water resources? Join this Water Cooler Talk webinar to learn about monitoring surface water for harmful algal blooms. - Webinars
$30.00
Backyard Stream Repair Series
When 08/11/2024Length 1.5 hour twice a week for 2.5 weeksJoin this virtual series to learn simple and affordable techniques to help repair your stream. - Videos
Growing Great Buffers
Growing Great Buffers is a series of short, helpful videos that describe step-by-step maintenance tasks needed for newly planted riparian buffers. - Articles
Watershed-friendly Deicing
Did you know that runoff containing deicing chemicals can damage our rivers and streams? - Articles
Downspout Planters for Residential Stormwater Management
Downspout planters are an effective and attractive way to help minimize stormwater problems. - Workshops
Watershed Teaching Tools for Educators
Length 2 hours, 30 minutesFree workshops enhancing water education for 6-12 grade educators. Curriculum kits and training provided. Earn Act 48 Hours. - Guides and Publications$47.00
Naturalized Area Metal Sign
These metal yard signs will be installed near Master Watershed Steward restoration projects to prevent maintenance workers from accidentally mowing over plantings. - Articles
Microplastics
Why plastic overuse is a problem, defines what microplastics are, and provides tips to reduce our use of plastics. - Guides and Publications$13.00
Naturalized Area Yard Sign Kit
These yard signs will be installed near Master Watershed Steward restoration projects to prevent maintenance workers from accidentally mowing over plantings. Kit includes 1 Coroplast sign with wire stake. - Articles
Riparian Stabilization on an Acre or Less
This article discusses controlling water's edge erosion problems on small riparian sites. - Articles
Rain Barrel Construction Guide
Create and maintain a water-saving rain barrel using the purchased kit, a barrel, and these step-by-step instructions, including photos. - Articles
Understanding PFAS - What They Are, Their Impact, and What We Can Do
This article provides information on what PFAS chemicals are, their sources, how they impact us, and what we can do about it. - Articles
A Green Solution to Stormwater Management
As landscapes grow and develop, the health of streams and rivers affects the quantity and quality of the rainfall entering waterways; what many call stormwater. - Articles
Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffers: More Than Just Trees
Thoughtful selection of streamside trees and shrubs can have the added bonus of producing fruit, nuts, berries, or woody florals for profit or personal enjoyment. - Articles
Rain to Drain: Slow the Flow Adaptation
Tips for using the Rain to Drain: Slow the Flow Curriculum at fairs and community events when time is limited. - Articles
Pennsylvania's Digital Water Atlas
An interactive online atlas of statewide water resources and use trends to inform and educate Pennsylvanians on the sustainable use of our lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater. - Videos
Live Staking - A How-to Guide
Length 12:56A video guide to affordable and easy stream bank restoration using branch cuttings called live stakes. - Videos
Aquatic Invasive Species in Pennsylvania
Length 12:36Several Aquatic Invasive Species of particular concern in Pennsylvania are discussed, and their identifying characteristics reviewed. - Articles
Manure Management for Youth Projects
Manure impacts water quality. In PA, everyone who produces manure needs a plan. That includes 4-H youth! - Articles
Rain to Drain: Slow the Flow Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
The following is a list of Middle School Level performance expectations from the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)*, which are addressed by Rain to Drain – Slow the Flow. - Articles
Learn, Protect, and Promote Water Lesson Plan and Demonstration
Comprehensive Water Quality and Pesticide Stewardship Outreach lesson plan on water sources, pollution, and best management practices, including engaging groundwater recharge and pollution activity. - Articles
Examination of Failing Private Septic Systems in Pennsylvania
Results of a 2006 Penn State study on the condition of septic systems statewide, funded by a grant from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. - Online Courses
$99.00
Ag101: Introduction to Agriculture
Sections 9Length 11 hoursLearn the basics of farms and farming, including crops, livestock, and natural resources, common to Pennsylvania and other Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states. - Articles
Rain to Drain: Slow the Flow Curriculum
Rain to Drain: Slow the Flow is a hands-on stormwater education curriculum available from Penn State Extension Youth Water Resources and 4-H.