Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- September 1, 2009
Farmers have a role in maintaining a "green" and natural Pennsylvania (:46)
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ENVIRONMENTALISTS HOPING TO MAINTAIN PENNSYLVANIA'S NATURAL HABITATS ARE DISCOVERING THE ROLES THAT FARMERS CAN PLAY IN KEEPING THE STATE'S WILD AREAS AT THEIR BEST. MORE FROM GARY ABDULLAH:
Story:
(:19) WHILE MANY PEOPLE PICTURE PENNSYLVANIA'S NATURAL, UNDEVELOPED STATE AS ONLY WOODED WILDERNESS, IT'S ACTUALLY MANY HABITATS THAT CHANGE AND TRANSITION FROM DENSE FOREST TO MARSHES AND WETLANDS. PENN STATE COOPERATIVE WETLANDS CENTER RESEARCHER GIAN ROCCO EXPLAINS THAT TODAY'S FARMERS CAN HELP PENNSYLVANIA KEEP THE PROPER BALANCE IN ITS MOSAIC OF HABITATS:
Rocco Actuality:
(:17) "AGRICULTURE, ESPECIALLY GRAZERS -- COWS, GOATS, HORSES -- CAN PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THAT RESPECT, IN HELPING TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE LANDSCAPE IN THIS EARLY SUCCESSIONAL STAGE. SO, WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH FARMERS."(:10) ROCCO SAYS PROPERLY MAINTAINED FARMLAND HAS A ROLE IN PROTECTING THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE WETLANDS, AND CAN EVEN SLOW THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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