CAMBRIDGE, Ohio — Ohio State University Extension is hosting a community education workshop on shale energy development Nov. 10.

“Shale and You: A Workshop for Landowners and Communities” will be held at the Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center, 7033 Glenn Highway, Cambridge, 1-6 p.m. Registration is $10 and must be received by Nov. 5, by the Guernsey County office of OSU Extension in Old Washington, Ohio.

Register

Registration forms with the office’s address and other details can be downloaded at http://go.osu.edu/shaleandyouPDF or by going to http://shalegas.osu.edu and clicking on the “Shale and You” event under “Upcoming Extension Events.”

“What we hope to do is help landowners and community leaders make the best decisions possible,” said Peggy Hall, assistant professor and OSU Extension field specialist in agricultural and resource law. “We’re not attempting to discuss the pros and cons of such development,” Hall said.

“As an educational institution, OSU Extension simply aims to provide relevant information to help inform those who are dealing with shale energy development.”

Shale gas topics

The workshop includes the following presentations: Update on Ohio Shale Development and Activity by Chris Penrose, OSU Extension educator in Morgan County; Community and Strategic Planning by Eric Romich, OSU Extension field specialist in energy development; Tax Issues for Communities and Landowners by Dave Marrison, OSU Extension educator in Ashtabula and Trumbull counties; What to Do When Sudden Wealth Happens by Polly Loy, OSU Extension educator in Belmont County; Leasing Issues for Farms and Rural Land by Hall and Clif Little, OSU Extension educator in Guernsey County; Pumping the Product: Pipeline Easements and Construction by Mark Landefeld, OSU Extension educator in Monroe County and Chris Zoller, OSU Extension educator in Tuscarawas County; Natural Resource Issues: Where to Find Helpful Resources by Steve Schumacher, OSU Extension educator in Belmont County, and Mike Lloyd, OSU Extension educator in Noble County; and A Landowner’s Point of View, featuring Schumacher and a panel of landowners who have dealt with shale development directly.

The program ends with “What If Problems Arise?” featuring a panel of Extension educators and moderated by Dale Arnold of the Ohio Farm Bureau.

Information

In addition, tables with information in the lobby of the auditorium will be staffed throughout the afternoon to allow participants to get more information on issues they are specifically concerned about.

The workshop is partially funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s North Central Region Risk Management Education Center. OSU Extension is the outreach arm of Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.