'Webinars' On Natural Gas Issues. Penn State Cooperative Extension continues to hold free seminars on issues related to Marcellus Shale natural gas production, available free through the internet. Upcoming sessions include:

• July 15: "Natural Gas Development Land Use Controls," Kurt Hausamann, Lycoming County Planning Department.
• Aug. 19: "Local Natural Gas Task Forces," Mark Smith, Bradford County; Pam Tokar-Ickes, Somerset County; Paul Heimel, Potter County.
• Sept. 16: "Preliminary Results from the Community Satisfaction Survey," Kathy Braiser, Penn State University.

Registration information is available at http://naturalgas.extension.psu.edu/Events.htm.
Previous webinars, which covered topics such as water use and quality, legal questions, gas-leasing considerations and implications for local communities, can be viewed at http://naturalgas.extension.psu.edu/webinars.htm. For more information, contact Joann Kowalski, extension educator in Susquehanna County, at 570-278-1158 or by e-mail at jmk20@psu.edu.

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