News For May 2007
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Friday May 25, 2007More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Most of the trees growing on land that is now the Arboretum at Penn State were cut and turned into charcoal to feed the Centre Furnace iron-making operation between 1792 and 1858. But one tract of about 42 acres, adjacent to what is now State College's Sunset Park, escaped the loggers' blades and now is receiving special attention.
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Friday May 25, 2007More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With summer upon us, cookout and picnic season has begun for many families. But if you're not careful, harmful organisms can find their way into your picnic basket, according to a Penn State Cooperative Extension foods and nutrition expert.
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Friday May 25, 2007More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Landowners, foresters, loggers and others involved in the forest-products industry can gain valuable knowledge and information by attending the Timber 2007 Forest Products Equipment and Technology Exposition, June 1-2.
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Thursday May 24, 2007More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The growing national quest to generate ethanol has expanded from corn to include cellulosic sources such as alfalfa, switchgrass and other forages, and that has many agricultural producers looking to learn more about growing ethanol feedstocks.
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Thursday May 24, 2007More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Can we forecast the future of the Great Lakes ecosystem? That's a question that will be asked and perhaps answered at the 50th International Association for Great Lakes Research Conference, May 28-June 1 at Penn State. More than 500 scientists from around the world are expected to attend the event -- themed "Celebrating 50 years of Large Lakes Research" -- at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. They will ponder past research to get an idea of what future studies might reveal. The International Association for Great Lakes Research is a scientific organization composed of researchers who study the North American Great Lakes and other large lakes of the world. Members share an interest in aquatic ecology and oceanography, as well as the management of large-lake ecosystems. The Great Lakes ecosystem is in a progressive state of change, according to conference co-chair Hunter Carrick, Penn State professor of aquatic ecology. "Population growth, climate change and invasive species all are contributing to changes in the aquatic environment, affecting the physical, chemical and biological processes that define the lakes' character, including the organisms they support," he says. The Great Lakes contain more than 20 percent of the world's freshwater supply and are a vital resource to the North American economy. Despite the recognized importance of the resource, the lakes have suffered considerable use and abuse since European settlement, points out Carrick, who has studied Lake Erie's oxygen-starved "dead-zone."
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Monday May 21, 2007More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In an effort to better address the environmental issues related to agriculture, an Agriculture and Environment Science and Policy Center has been created in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Thursday May 17, 2007More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and at the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission are hoping a pilot study using specially tagged fish will help them reel in data about smallmouth-bass-fishing pressure and harvest on the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers.
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Thursday May 10, 2007More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- To help provide the tools and strategies needed by municipal officials, community-based conservation organizations and activist citizens, Penn State Cooperative Extension next month will offer a series of workshops on land-use planning. The programs will take place on June 6, June 13 and June 27 at the Cranberry Municipal Center, 2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township, Pa.
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Wednesday May 09, 2007More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- If your ideal school is one where the classrooms include more than 7,000 acres of forest, fields, wetlands and streams, and where learning about our environment goes hand-in-hand with having fun and meeting new friends, then the Penn State Conservation Leadership School is for you.
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Wednesday May 02, 2007More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Women from three African nations are in residence at Penn State for six weeks to promote technological progress in the developing world as they lay the foundation for long-term cultural and scientific exchange.