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

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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

March 6, 2024

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.

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Webinar to introduce new open-access data set available on caregiving in North Central US

February 22, 2024

February 27 at 2:00 p.m. ET: A free webinar will introduce a new open-access data set on who provides child, adult, and elderly care and how caregiving affects economic development and quality of life. The webinar is hosted by the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development.

Webinar Recording: Local Climate Action Planning—Penn State and Municipal Partners Implementing Together

May 31, 2023

This webinar, which took place on June 28, 2023, provided an overview of the Local Climate Action Program (LCAP), a partnership initiative of the PA Department of Environmental Protection, Penn State’s Sustainability Institute, Penn State’s Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, and ICLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability. While this webinar described a Pennsylvania-based program and related opportunities for PA municipalities, it will also give non-PA viewers an overview of an innovative program that could potentially be replicated in other states.

Land-use webinar series offered by Penn State Extension

January 23, 2023

Penn State Extension is offering a monthly webinar series, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association (PA-APA), to provide in-depth information on land use topics affecting the communities of Pennsylvania, including current planning issues, land-use planning tools and techniques, and local regulations. This series benefits land owners, farmers, elected and appointed officials, developers, and community members who are involved in decision-making processes regarding using or preserving natural resources.

Webinar: Dealing with Contentious Public Issues

December 2, 2022

This webinar, presented by Walt Whitmer, Senior Extension Educator with Penn State Extension, explored the changing landscape of contentious issues, how this evolving landscape affects our work, and some of the strategies available to us to navigate this new environment, regardless of program area or expertise. View the recording and related resources here.

Webinar: Building the Capacity to Invest in Rural Prosperity

August 2, 2022

On Friday, May 27 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern, the Council on Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics (C-FARE) and the Regional Rural Development Centers (RRDC) are holding a panel discussion on building the capacity needed for impactful investments in rural prosperity.

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