{"id":27384,"date":"2026-05-29T12:38:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=27384"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:38:57","slug":"clean-water-academy-hosts-lunch-and-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=27384","title":{"rendered":"Clean Water Academy Hosts Lunch and Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_27385\" style=\"width: 523px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27385\" class=\" wp-image-27385\" src=\"http:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CWA-Lunch-and-Learn-May-2026-1024x503.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CWA-Lunch-and-Learn-May-2026-1024x503.png 1024w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CWA-Lunch-and-Learn-May-2026-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CWA-Lunch-and-Learn-May-2026-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CWA-Lunch-and-Learn-May-2026-1536x755.png 1536w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CWA-Lunch-and-Learn-May-2026.png 1904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from the webinar provided by Molly Bengs.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Participants from conservation districts, the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and others joined the Clean Water Academy\u2019s Lunch and Learn, \u201cLandowner Outreach: Communicating the Value of Riparian Buffer Installation\u201d on May 14, 2026.<\/p>\r\n<p>Lamonte Garber, Watershed Restoration Coordinator from the Stroud Water Research Center, led the session. Lamonte provided an overview of effective strategies for engaging landowners in conversations about installing riparian buffers. Drawing from recent field experience, it highlighted practical approaches for communicating the value of buffers, addressing common concerns, and building trust with landowners.<\/p>\r\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/pacleanwateracademy.remote-learner.net\/course\/view.php?id=1727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to view the recording on Clean Water Academy. You must be logged in to view it.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>The Pennsylvania Clean Water Academy is an online training library administered by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and supported by PACD. It provides training for DEP staff, Conservation District staff, Sewage Enforcement Officers (SEOs), and the public.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Participants from conservation districts, the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and others joined the Clean Water Academy\u2019s Lunch and Learn, \u201cLandowner Outreach: Communicating the Value of Riparian Buffer Installation\u201d on May 14, 2026. Lamonte Garber, Watershed Restoration Coordinator from the Stroud Water Research Center, led the session. Lamonte provided an overview of effective strategies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clean-water-academy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27384\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}