The U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA invites the public to attend the Pennsylvania State Technical Committee meeting on October 16 at the USDA State Office in Harrisburg at 359 East Park Drive.

Quarterly State Technical Committee Meetings are held to discuss natural resources conservation in Pennsylvania and provide recommendations to NRCS on the implementation of Farm Bill programs.

Along with Farm Bill Program updates, October's meeting will feature presentations about source water protection and Farm Bill collaboration in Pennsylvania by Patrick Bowling of the Department of Environmental Protection and Michelle Audie of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and an update on Penn State's equine education and training partnership by Laura Kenny of Penn State Extension.

The public is invited to attend the meeting which starts at 1:00 p.m. To attend via teleconference, call 1-888-844-9904 with access code 6941559.

Attendees with disabilities requiring special accommodations and/or alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) associated with this meeting should contact Ted Evans at 717-237-2209, or send an email to: ted.evans@pa.usda.gov.

For more, visit the NRCS-PA Pennsylvania State Technical Committee webpage.

For information on landowner technical and financial services and other upcoming events, visit the NRCS-PA webpage.

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