ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) Pennsylvania’s Laurel Ridge at tracts residents of Pittsburgh. Cleveland, Baltimore and Wash ington who enjoy the area’s hunt ing. fishing, hiking skiing and boating activities. The ridge also provides potable water to a large section of southwestern Pennsyl vania. Visitors to Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, August 17-19, can learn more about efforts to pre serve the Laurel Ridge environ ment A display in the College of Agricultural Sciences Exhibits Building will explore how scient ists are helping local officials ga ther the information needed for sound resource management deci sions. .The Laurel Ridge divides Fay ette and Westmoreland counties from their eastern neighbors, Somerset and Cambria counties. Nearly half of the 330 square mile area is publicly owned, and it con- STIR DRYING SAVES MONEY Design 111 Stir-Ator Is Engineered To Do Just That Save Money A Design 111 Stir-Ator turns any drying bin into a self contained drying system. 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"A computerized Geographic Information System gives people an easier way to examine and comprehend the many interrelated factors affecting natural resource management,” said Dr. Rick Day, director of Penn State’s Land Analysis Lab. “Layers of geog raphically referenced maps with For further Information, contact: aFs agi related statistics and attributes ate stacked in a computer’s memory to perform complex assessments of a region’s natural resources. “Maps displaying different in formation for example, water sheds, wells, water and sewer lines, soils and topology—can be superimposed on the GlS’s com puter screen to create images that show combinations of factors.” At the College Exhibits Build ing, visitors can see how a CIS works. A computer demonstration will show visitors how easily the system can mix and match differ ent types of information, while educational exhibits will detail the scope and goals of the Laurel Ridge CIS project. 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