CRC Member News

Unversity of Maryland Environmental Finance Center
The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) located at the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland College Park, announces the launch of a new agriculture products exchange website located at http://www.agtrader.org/. The first of its kind in Maryland, agtrader.org is a free exchange for farmers and others to buy, sell, and trade manure, compost, hay, fodder crops, fruits and vegetables, organics, equipment, livestock, and much more. For any questions regarding, please contact Joanne Throwe at 301/405-5036.

VIMS hosts VA Sea Grant and a new Sea Grant Director
The Virginia Sea Grant Program has been relocated to VIMS and has hired a new director, Dr. Troy Hartley, effective September 1st of this year. Troy has a multi-disciplinary academic background with a Ph.D. in natural resources and environmental policy from the University of Michigan, a M.A. from George Mason University in environmental dispute resolution, and a B.S. from the University of Vermont in zoology. He is presently employed as a Research Associate Professor at the University of New Hampshire. His research has focused on policy and management of coastal, fisheries, and water resources and in particular on collaborative research, regional governance networks, public communication, and the science-to-management process. He also serves as the Associate Director of the Northeast Consortium which encourages and funds cooperative research among commercial fishermen, scientists, and managers on a wide range of fisheries and marine issues in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank. Troy possesses a unique mix of skills, experience, and expertise that makes him exceptionally well suited for the needs of the Virginia Sea Grant Program and VIMS.

JHU's Vice Provost for Research
Dr. Ted Poehler, Vice Provost for Research at The Johns Hopkins University, is down-scaling his long-term administrative responsibilities for the University. As a long-term member of the CRC Board, including past chair and Executive Board member, Ted has passed his major university responsibilities on to Dr. Scott Zeger, a renowned biostatistician who in his early career, analyzed environmental impacts of power plant operations in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Ted has been instrumental in CRC's growth and expanded programs, most notably the current strong commitment to community modeling as complementary modeling options to the Chesapeake Bay Program's watershed and estuarine biophysical model suite. Ted will remain active in several JHU programs, including continued representation of the University on the CRC Board.

PSU’s Ag Progress Days (http://apd.psu.edu/)
Ag Progress Days, Pennsylvania's largest outdoor agricultural exposition, will return for its annual three-day run, Aug. 19-21. Sponsored by PennState's College of Agricultural Sciences, the event is held at the RussellE.LarsonAgriculturalResearchCenter at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College on Pa. Route 45. Recent agriculture advances, in research, extension, education, and practices, are on display for the 3-day period.

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