METRO DIGEST || No-till workshop

No-till workshop

HERMITAGE, PA.

Join the Mercer County Conservation District in cooperation with PA No-Till Alliance and U.S. Department of Agriculture for a workshop that showcases how no-till planting and cover crops work together to improve soil health.

Demonstrations on incorporating the use of drones in agriculture and mixed cover crop and soil health also will be offered. The workshop will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at East Hill Farm “The Cannon’s,” 4766 Lamor Road.

Registration fee is $10 (includes lunch). The deadline is Sept. 22. To register or for questions about this program, contact the MCCD at 724-662-2242 or email at jrichael@mcc.co.mercer.pa.us.

Giraffe calf born at Living Treasures

NEW CASTLE, PA.

Living Treasures Wild Animal Park, 268 Fox Road, welcomed the first giraffe calf to be born in western Pennsylvania in many years at 5:31 p.m. Aug. 27.

The calf, named Calvin, measured 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighed about 145 pounds. Calvin has not yet made his public debut. The park will make regular announcements on its Facebook page to alert fans when Calvin will be out in the park’s giraffe yard. Times are expected to vary based on weather conditions and the health and cooperation of the giraffe’s family.

The park is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through October, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in November until the end of the season. Admission rates are $15.99 for adults, $12.99 for children age 3 to 11, and $13.99 for seniors 62 and older. Children age 2 and under get in free. For information, visit www.LTzoo.com or email info@LTzoo.com.

Board members to speak at forum

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown school board members Jackie Adair and Corrine Sanderson will speak from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at a forum about the school system and school district CEO Krish Mohip. The Buckeye Review newspaper hosts a series of forums at Mount Gilead Baptist Church, 2821 Hillman St., about issues affecting the black community. The forum is free.