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May 19, 2023 -
Begins at 10:00 AM
Penn State: Backyard Stream Repair Series Field Day!
Join Penn State Extension for Backyard Stream Repair Series Field Day, a hands-on workshop where you will get the opportunity to help repair a stream while learning.
We will demonstrate and then give you a chance to participate in planting a riparian buffer and live staking in a waterway in need of streambank stabilization.
Planting riparian buffers and live staking are affordable, easy ways that landowners can repair their backyard stream.
Who is this for?
This field component is only available to those that have previously registered for and completed (or are in the process of completing) the Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series.
What will you learn? What should participants bring?
- How to properly plant a tree
- Trees used for riparian buffers
- How live staking works
- Plants to use for live staking
- How to use the First Investigation of Stream Health (FISH) Protocol
- Hands-on experience
What should participants bring?
- Gloves
- Shovel
- Water bottle
- Hand pruners (if possible)
- Mallets/drilling hammers (if possible)
- Waterproof boots
Date: May 19, 2023
Time: 10:00AM – 12:00PM
Where: St. Luke’s Hospice 2455 Black River Rd. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
Register here: Sign In or Create an Account (psu.edu)
Registration deadline: May 18, 2023 11:59 p.m.
