February 22, 2009

Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Penn State Cooperative Extension are offering a series of online seminars about natural gas exploration in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale.

The “webinars,” which run through May, will cover a variety of topics ranging from local government’s role in gas exploration to the effects of deep-well drilling methods on water supplies.

The series is targeted at extension educators, federal and state agency representatives, and interested citizens. Sessions are March 18, April 16 and May 21.

To register, visit naturalgas.extension.psu.edu/WebinarRegistration.htm. Those without Web access may call the Pike County Cooperative Extension office at 296-3400.