UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) —The Recycling Education Program, a Penn State Coopera tive Extension effort aimed at keeping recyclable organic mater ials out of landfills in southeastern Pennsylvania, will celebrate the start of its third year this May. “Since May 1993, we’ve prom oted backyard composting and laiger-scale composting for land scapers, farmers, and businesses,’’ said Sally Pick, recycling educa tion director for Penn State Cooperative Extension in Mont gomery County. “We also give technical assistance to municipali ties and other medium- to large scale composters.’’ The program also helps connect generators of excess organic materials with people who recycle or compost organics. The prog ram’s "Directory of Organic Material Recycling and Compost ing” lists SO Pennsylvania sites that presently or in the future will LIM • Dump Truck Loads • Spreaders Available Rohrer’s Quality Hi-Cal Damp Lime 88% CCE ENP67 55% 65% 98% NOW ONLY S S M Per Ton (Picked Up) SH Registered with PA Department of Agriculture BARTVILLE WELDING SHOP 1 1 i \ i 'hk Kii (ti i M urn,i I* \ !«'M) l > i .ti H.ii i\ii Ir ) Southeast Compost Program In Third Year accept organic materials. Along with part-time assistant Dorothy Thomas, Pick oversees the county’s Master Composter program, one of two in the state. “So far, we’ve educated 36 people about backyard composting,” she said. “They in turn commit to 20 hours of community service work, usually teaching others to compost.” “After the last of three training sessions, we build a compost edu cation park,” Pick said. Montgom ery County now has three such parks, which feature different types of compost bins filled with materials such as leaves and grass to show composting in action. Pick plans a variety of special events at the parks for the 2Sth annual Earth Day, April 22. “Each park always offers visi tors a self-guided tour of compost bins and the composting process,” she said. ‘There are also fliers about bin construction and a bro- Calcium Oxide 41% Magnesium Oxide 6% passing 100 mesh passing 60 mesh passing 20 mesh Lititz, PA *(717) 626-9760 EA chure on the how-to’s of composting.” The Recycling Education Prog ram also participates in applied research to show the simplicity of making and using compost A col laborative effort with the Rodale Institute is evaluating how well a passively aerated windrow system (PAWS) composts manure on farms. This simple composting method originally was developed for composting fish wastes in Canada. -- Another project, supported by the Ben Franklin Technology Center of Southeastern Pennsyl vania, studies compost as a potting mix. “We’re seeing how well ger aniums perform in three different potting mixtures to see if the com post has a beneficial effect,” she said. 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This summer, she plans to help a local church begin com posting. ‘The congregation has a community garden they use to Fund Seeks Forestry WARREN (Warren Co.) —The Sandy Cochran Memorial Fund is seeking applica tions for the funding of educational projects that will support good forest management and the forest industry in north western Pennsylvania • Smoother Finish Stays Cleaner grow food for food banks, home less people and others who need it. It’s a chance-to help needy people while showing these home gar deners the benefits of using compost” For more information about the Recycling Education Program, contact Penn State Cooperative Extension in Montgomery Coun ty, 1015 Bridge Road, Suite H, Collegeville, PA 19426-1179, (610) 454-1245. To Support Projects and southwestern New York. The Cochran Fund was established in the memory of Roe “San dy” Cochran, a former Penn State forestry extension agent. According to Ray Mill er, a consulting forester from Wanen, "Cochran Was widely known and respected. He stressed the importance of conti nuing education and understanding by all those involved in fore stry, from independent loggers to mill opera tors, from those in edu cation to those in state and federal government” Susan Stout, project forester with the U.S. Forest Service, points out that “Cochran’s vis ion for the forestry com munity included safe work procedures, the application of best man agement practices in the forests, the cultivation of promising markets for local forest products, the development and application of the most recent research results and technologies, and the creation of a policy environment created by informed political lead ers.” According to Stout, the Cochran Memorial Fund is intended to support pro jects that further these ends. Two recently funded projects include an Allegheny National Forest Forestry Forum for the forest communi ty sponsored by the Allegheny National Forest Coalition which represents users of the ANF and support to the 1994 Warren Area Log gers and Sawmillers Safety Competitions. Each application must show the connection between the proposed project and the purposes of the fund. The dead line for submission of all project applications and supporting informa tion is May IS. Applications for funding can be obtained from: The Sandy Cochran Memorial Fund, c/o Forestry Sci ences Laboratory. PO Box 928, Warren, PA 16365.
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