Penn State Extension Stormwater BMP Trainings

Penn State Extension hands-on workshops on stormwater best management practice design, installation, and maintenance.

Penn State Extension regularly hosts workshops on stormwater best management practice (BMP) design, installation, and maintenance. Topics include rain gardens, bioswales, infiltration trenches, permeable pavement, and constructed wetlands. Workshops combine classroom instruction with field site visits.Watershed group staff and board members can attend to build technical skills, network with municipal stormwater coordinators, and identify potential demonstration project opportunities. Workshops are typically held in spring and fall and are low-cost or free.Critical for groups working on urban or suburban watersheds where stormwater is the dominant pollution source.