Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- December 23, 2008
Farms, communities, government agencies can work together to clean watershed (:50)
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FROM CIVIC GROUPS TO THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, PENNSYLVANIANS ARE WORKING TO PRESERVE THE STATE'S WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES. A WATER QUALITY SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS HOLD PROMISE FOR TACKLING OUR STATE'S WATERSHED PROBLEMS. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:
Story:
(::18) A RECENT "STATE OF THE WATERSHED" REPORT FROM PENN STATE'S AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT CENTER HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR MUNICIPAL AND STATE AGENCIES, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND AGRICULTURAL GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE POLLUTION IN THE STATE'S WATERWAYS. BUT CENTER DIRECTOR KRISTEN SAACKE BLUNK SAYS THE CHALLENGE IS GETTING EVERYONE ON THE SAME PAGE:
Saacke Blunk Actuality:
(:19) "WELL, RIGHT NOW, YOU SEE A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS DOING A LOT OF THINGS AND IT'S VERY FRAGMENTED. BY NETWORKING THESE RESOURCES AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A PARTICULAR AREA, WE'RE GOING TO SEE AN IMPROVED CONDITION MORE QUICKLY WITHIN THE STREAMS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. ALL OF THESE PROJECTS STATEWIDE ARE ALL HAVING ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT. IT'S A QUESTION OF HOW TO ACCELERATE THAT BENEFIT IN A WAY THAT YOU CAN MEASURE IT."(:13) SAACKE BLUNK SAYS THE AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT CENTER BRINGS TOGETHER PARTNERS TO WORK ON REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. LEARN MORE ONLINE AT A-E-C DOT C-A-S DOT P-S-U DOT E-D-U. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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