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SUMMARY:Winter Lecture: Invasive Species from Field to Plate:
DESCRIPTION:This event immediately follows the 2025 WeConservePA meeting of members. You can attend one without the other. In any case\, the same registration is used for both the annual meeting and winter lecture. \nAs land stewards\, we regularly find ourselves making decisions about subtracting or adding to local plant communities in service of a healthier landscape. With biodiversity as one of our goals\, we often remove species labeled as non-native or invasive. It may surprise some to learn that many of these species have hidden value – and that we may be able to find appreciation and build new relationships with them while continuing to prevent their spread. At the same time\, learning and sharing the edible or medicinal value of native species can inspire people to protect\, propagate\, and incorporate these plants into their own communities. \nForaging – the act of finding and gathering wild foods – can be one tool in the toolbox for conservationists and land stewards in our efforts to educate the public\, restore healthy ecosystems\, and connect on a much deeper level to the landscapes in which we live and work. We’ll discuss foundations of the practice along with some of the most common–and forageable–invasive species found in Pennsylvania. We’ll also highlight some delicious natives that we can tend and support as foragers. \nThe Horn Farm Center is an educational non-profit based in the Lower Susquehanna Riverlands region of York County\, PA. We offer classes\, events\, training programs\, and volunteer workdays that connect people with the land\, supporting our vision of a world where people live in reciprocity with nature and our agricultural practices revive ecosystems and human well-being. Learn more about our work at hornfarmcenter.org. \n		Register\n \n\nPresenter:\nJonathan Darby | Farm & Agroforestry Manager\, Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education \nJonathan Darby is dedicated to educating people about the intersection of farming and ecology\, to growing tomorrow’s farmers\, and to building community resilience in uncertain times. Jonathan is a wild foods enthusiast and educator\, former owner and operator of Sterling Farm\, and has been active in the local farming community for over fifteen years. \nJonathan has been involved at the Horn Farm since 2008 when he volunteered on the committee that conceived and created the Incubator Farm Project. Since then\, Jonathan has served the organization in varying capacities for over 15 years\, including as Farm Manager\, Education Director\, and even as a member of the Board of Directors. Today\, Jonathan serves as Farm & Agroforestry Manager\, leading Horn Farm Center’s demonstration projects and training programs. Jonathan received his Permaculture Design Certification in 2011 from Susquehanna Permaculture and in 2014 completed his Permaculture Teacher Training through Dynamic Ecological Design.
URL:https://weconservepa.org/event/winter-lecture-invasive-species-from-field-to-plate/
LOCATION:Crow’s Nest Preserve\, 201 Piersol Road\, Elverson\, PA\, 19520\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:WeConservePA Member Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Member organizations are requested to attend WeConservePA’s annual meeting of members.  \nThis event will be immediately followed by the WeConservePA Winter Lecture\, Invasive Species From Field to Plate with Jonathan Darby of the Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education. You can attend one without the other. In any case\, the same registration is used for both the annual meeting and winter lecture. \n		Register
URL:https://weconservepa.org/event/weconservepa-2025-member-meeting/
LOCATION:Crow’s Nest Preserve\, 201 Piersol Road\, Elverson\, PA\, 19520\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other
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SUMMARY:Chainsaw Safety Course *SOLD OUT*
DESCRIPTION:Note: This event is SOLD OUT. If you’d like to be added to a waiting list for this or future chainsaw safety trainings\, please email Carol Grayshaw at cgrawshaw@weconservepa.org.\nWhether your woods are big or small\, there may come a time when you need to operate a chainsaw. What’s the safest way to go about it? Attendees of this course will be part of the decision-making process on chainsaw operation. Participants will learn about the required steps to safely operate a chainsaw\, basic maintenance of the chainsaw\, and the equipment needed to do so. We’ll talk through the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) required for chainsaw use. Everyone will have the opportunity to assist with a hazard analysis of a standing tree: what to look for\, how to approach the situation\, the best tools to have in your toolkit\, and if necessary\, when to walk away and leave the job to someone more qualified.  This course will educate you on how to create a tree-cutting plan and follow that plan to a safe conclusion. The safe use of a battery-powered chainsaw will be demonstrated and discussed as part of this course. \n  \n		Agenda & Info\n \n  \n\nPresenter:\nMike Powell | Penn State University Cooperative Extension \nMike Powell has been conducting chainsaw training for Penn State for over 15 years. Prior to instruction\, he worked as a logger and arborist. At Penn State\, he teaches a semester-long course on chainsaw safety and operation\, along with chainsaw training for federal\, state\, local municipalities\, and volunteer fire departments. Mike has completed all four levels of the Game of Logging chainsaw training and is an instructor for the PA Bureau of Forestry Wildland Fire Chainsaw course. \nHost/Partner:\nLancaster Conservancy \nLancaster Conservancy is an accredited nonprofit land trust that protects and restores natural lands for future generations. Since their founding in 1969\, the Conservancy has saved over 10\,000 acres of land to protect the ecosystems and landscapes upon which they depend for food\, clean water\, clean air\, economic and public health\, and the restoration of the soul and spirit. They manage the lands they own in 50 nature preserves and care for over 45 miles of hiking trails. The preserves\, located in Lancaster County as well as along the Susquehanna River in York County\, are open to the public free of charge 365 days a year. \n 
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SUMMARY:Healthy Lands Week 2022
DESCRIPTION:Healthy Lands Week is all about leveraging additional volunteer support for public lands to encourage public engagement and stewardship. WeConservePA is a partner for Healthy Lands Week 2022–we encourage all our partners to familiarize themselves with the activities being planned and\, if possible\, create a volunteer opportunity of their own. Healthy Lands Week is a statewide initiative to strengthen volunteer activities and raise awareness of stewardship of public lands. Through clean-up and beautification events\, invasive species removal and maintenance projects\, volunteer recognitions\, and other initiatives\, it is an annual “rallying cry” for public stewardship of public lands\, parks and open spaces in Pennsylvania. This year’s impactful event runs from National Public Lands Day on September 24 through A Walk in Penn’s Woods Day on October 2. Healthy Lands Week also supports Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Pick Up Pennsylvania initiative.
URL:https://weconservepa.org/event/healthy-lands-week-2023/
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