Webinar Recording: Food Recovery for Rhode Island — Cultivating Community-Led Solutions to Food Access and Food Waste

March 17, 2025

A recording is now available of the April 2025 webinar presentation by University of Rhode Island’s Dr. Amanda Missimer and Vanessa Venturini, who will share the story of Food Recovery for Rhode Island—a Cooperative Extension community development train-the-trainer program that simultaneously addresses food waste, food insecurity and climate change.

“Addressing the Housing Crisis” is focus of March 12 Land-Use Webinar

March 4, 2025

March 12, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. ET — This webinar will explore a collaborative approach being taken in New Hampshire to address the housing crisis. The webinar is part of the Land Use Webinar Series, organized by Penn State Extension in partnership with the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association (PA-APA) and the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development.

Webinar Recording: “Marylanders Online: Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Communities”

February 24, 2025

This webinar took place on March 20, 2025, and a recording is available. University of Maryland Extension’s Teri Mumm and Julie Slivka presented on innovative strategies and initiatives aimed at increasing internet access and digital literacy in Maryland’s rural areas.

Land Use Webinar Series kicks off with “Motivating and Engaging Volunteers in Local Governance”

February 18, 2025

The first webinar in the Land Use Webinar Series is taking place on February 19th at 12:00 p.m. ET. The series is organized by Penn State Extension in partnership with the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association (PA-APA) and the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, and includes five monthly webinars on various land-use topics.

NERCRD Webinar (recording available): Engaging Extension and Community Partners for the Creation of Active Transportation Plans

Tuesday, December 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET — The next NERCRD webinar will feature Penn State Extension’s Leadership and Community Vitality team members Neal Fogle and John Turack, who will share their experiences of working with Huntingdon County, PA, on the development and implementation of an Active Transportation Plan (ATP) in collaboration with PA WalkWorks, a PA Department of Health initiative. Learn more and register here.

Recording available: NERCRD webinar on the National Broadband Navigator instrument

September 10, 2024

This NERCRD webinar introduced the National Broadband Navigator, an innovative, public spatial-analysis tool designed to help community leaders plan broadband projects in areas currently underserved by high-speed internet. A recording from the event, which took place on Tuesday, September 24, is available.

Penn State Extension’s Land Use Webinar Series resumes with a focus on improving rural communities’ response to homelessness

July 10, 2024

July 17, 2024 from 12:00-1:15 p.m. ET – “Improving Rural Communities Response to Homelessness” is the first webinar in the Penn State Extension Summer/Fall 2024 Land Use Webinar series that runs monthly from July through November 2024.

Webinar: Accessibility in Rural Tourism and Agritourism

Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET — This National Extension Tourism (NET) webinar will focus on accessibility in rural tourism and agritourism and will feature speakers Rupa Valdez and Claire Wellbeloved-Stone from the Blue Trunk Foundation. Co-hosted by NERCRD.

National Extension Agritourism Working Group Meeting

January 10, 2024 at 2pm ET: Join the Agritourism Working Group of the National Extension Tourism Network (NET) for a facilitated discussion about sharing resources and building partnerships. This virtual gathering is an important step for developing a national network of agritourism service providers and a central location for housing the latest research and best resources.