Utility-scale Solar Development

Sharing Space: Agrivoltaics Enable Grid-scale Solar and Farming to Use Same Acreage. PA Township News. [PDF]

Restoring Solar Sites: Ordinances Should Include Standards for Decommissioning Grid-Scale Installations. PA Township News. [PDF]

Grid-scale Solar Development Requires Specialized Emergency Response. PA Township News. [PDF]

Community Benefits Agreements: What’s in It for Us? PA Township News. [PDF]

New Models for Solar Development: The Landscape Is Changing in Pennsylvania: More, Smaller Installations Are Likely. PA Township News. [PDF]

Managing Grid-scale Solar: Public Input Helps Country Draft Zoning Amendment. PA Township News. [PDF]

Economic impacts: Grid-scale Solar Development Can Affect the Local Economy and Township Budgets. PA Township News. [PDF]

Municipal Officials’ Guide to Grid-scale Solar Development in Pennsylvania. Penn State MCOR.

US Energy Future

Data Centers: Keeping You Connected Requires Unprecedented Power. Siemens Energy.

Nuclear: Reshaping Our Energy Future. Siemens Energy.

Gas Turbines: Driving U.S. Energy Expansion. Siemens Energy.

Agriculture and Environment

“Sack Lunch” for Seedlings: Fall Fertilization of Rangeland Shrub Seedlings to Improve Outplanting Success. U.S. Forest Service, Science You Can Use in 5 Minutes.

Some Good News on Climate Change: High Mountain Streams Act as Strongholds for Cold-water Species. U.S. Forest Service, Science You Can Use Bulletin.

Does Applying Biochar Suppress Emissions from Manure Applications? Science Societies.

Burning Questions: Pre- and Post-wildfire Soil Sampling in Western Cascades Tree Farm Reveals Large-scale Soil Carbon Loss. CSA News. [PDF]

Safeguarding Plant Genetic Resources in the US: Climate Change Brings Challenges to USDA National Plant Germplasm System. CSA News. [PDF]

Ag Application Drones Are Gaining Ground in Canada, But Obstacles Remain. Crops & Soils. [PDF]

Yield Monitoring for Profitability Mapping, On-farm Research, and Precision Conservation. Crops & Soils. [PDF]

Cannabis Growing in Canada: An Expanding Market. Crops & Soils. [PDF] 

Student Profiles

Environmental Fellows profiles, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware:

• Environmental Leaders in the Making. Delaware Environmental Institute announces its 10th class of Environmental Fellows. UDaily.

Reports

Penn State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results. Submitted to U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Cooperative Extension Publications

Their Land, Their Legacy: A Guide to Help Inform Pennsylvania Landowners’ Decisions about the Future of Their Land. Penn State Extension.

National 4-H Farm and Ranch Safety Leader’s Guide. Ohio State University Extension.

Woodland Health Practices Handbook: A Practitioner’s Guide for Creating, Enhancing, and Maintaining Natural Areas. University of Maryland Extension.

The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home. Penn State Extension.

Fuel for Thought: Learning about Biobased Products and Bioenergy. 4-H curriculum. Facilitator’s guide. Penn State Extension.

Research Briefs

Fire History Study Reveals Surprises about Mixed-pine Ecology in Eastern Upper Michigan. Joint Fire Science Program.

Exploring Patterns of Burn Severity in the Biscuit Fire in Southwestern Oregon. Joint Fire Science Program.

Refereed Journal Articles

Wesley College Ignites Potential with Undergraduate Research Program. CUR Quarterly.

Long-term Changes in Forest Soil Acidity in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution.