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Northeast Housing Summit Video Recordings

Click on the image below to launch the video player. For detailed description of the available recordings, jump to the agenda. You can also watch recordings of individual tracks: Agenda 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. — Opening Remarks (Stephan Goetz, Director, NERCRD) 11:30 – 11:45 AM — Break 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. — Closing Remarks (Stephen […]

Past titles in the Penn State Land Use Webinar Series

In 2025, the NERCRD began a partnership with Penn State Extension and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association (PA-APA) on a collaborative webinar series that focuses on issues of land use in Pennsylvania. John Turack is the series’ lead organizer, with support from Stephen Alessi (NERCRD) and Neal Fogle (Penn State Extension). Learn […]

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Penn State Spring 2026 Land-Use Webinar Series announced

The Penn State Extension Land Use Webinar Series, organized in partnership with the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association (PA-APA) and the NERCRD, offers five monthly webinars beginning January 21 on land use topics affecting the communities of Pennsylvania.

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NERCRD agritourism research brief featured in Mainebiz story

A feature story written by Renee Cordes and published in MaineBiz includes research on agritourism that was published by NERCRD. The story, which also features a quote by one of the research authors, Jason Entsminger (University of Maine), provides insights into the latest data on Maine agritourism farms, and interviews the managers of several different Maine-based agricultural operations that have incorporated agritourism activities into their business models.