Exploring the Environmental Effects of Shale Gas Development in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

The Chesapeake Bay Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee is hosting a workshop on "Explring the Environmental Effects of Shale Gas Developent in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed" which will be held in State College PA on April 11-12 immediately following the Penn State School of Forest Resources/US Forest Service meeting "Oil and Gas Development Impacts on Forested Ecosystems: Research and Management Challenges" to be held on April 9-10.

The objectives of the workshop are:

To review and synthesize the research available regarding shale gas development's environmental effects

To identify the environmental effects that shale gas development may pose to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed relative to Chesapeake Bay water quality

To identify and prioritize future research needs relative to shale gas development and Chesapeake Bay water quality

Location and Lodging

When:

April 11, 2012 -April 12, 2012

Where:

The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel

215 Innovation Boulevard

State College, PA

814-863-5084

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Additional Information:

When you book a guest room, use the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee's room block. Please book you hotel room before Sunday, March 11, 2012. The Penn Stater Room Booking Code is: CHED12A