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  Exploring Expansion of Biogas Energy Production on Homesteads, Small-Scale, and Large-Scale Farms

  Morgan Powell and Shaunna Barnhart
  7-2023

  This project analyzes how the perception and implementation of biogas differs across large-scale farms, small-scale farms, and homesteading operations. Its end goal is to better understand the economic feasibility and practicality of biogas at different scales with the hope of establishing a more solid foundation for the sustainability community to operate on and more widespread use of biogas. Both a survey and in-person interviews were conducted during this research. The results of both indicate that ... Read More

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  Walnut Acres Digital Museum

  Natalie Ring
  7-2021

  Walnut Acres was an organic farm located in the town of Penns Creek, Pennsylvania that is considered to be one of America’s original organic farms. Founded in 1946, Walnut Acres helped begin the organic agriculture movement in the US. Though the Walnut Acres brand has since been sold, the Walnut Acres Foundation remains intact and is now focusing on documenting the history and influence of Walnut Acres. Digital media has presented the Walnut Acres Foundation ... Read More

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  Connecting With Nature: An Ecological Restoration Plan for the Robert Porter Allen Natural Area at the Sylvan Dell Environmental Center

  Matthew Semeraro
  7-2021

  The Robert Porter Allen Natural Area and the Sylvan Dell Environmental Center is a 227 acre former farmstead in South Williamsport, PA, bordering the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. This site holds one of the largest remaining floodplain wetlands on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. This poster summarizes a mapping project that is part of developing an Ecological Restoration Plan to restore and expand the wetland to its original size and shape. ... Read More

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  Local Economic Revitalization through Mobile App and Rewards Program

  Hongyi Wang
  2019

  Businesses use rewards programs to drive customer loyalty. However, rewards programs can be used to build partnerships and impacts beyond just one business. The Ready, Set, Fit (RSF) app is a free health and wellness app that connects physical fitness to place-based learning through themed walking paths. The app allows users to accumulate virtual miles through walking on designated themed local trails. Such rewards programs can be developed through the RSF app, giving the app ... Read More

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  Exploring Sustainability Through Campus Landscapes

  Abbie Winter and Dalton Stewart
  2018

  Having a positive sense of place, or respect and appreciation for one’s surroundings, can foster a stewardship role necessary to combat current social and environmental issues. Individuals with a positive perception of their environment and community will more likely develop an interest in protecting its assets and improving its shortcomings. This project focuses on Bucknell’s landscapes to encourage engagement between the audience and the outside environment, with the hopes of building this sense of stewardship ... Read More

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  Community Distributed Solar Power: Advancing the Establishment of Solar Power in Pennsylvania

  Reid Harrison and Shaunna Barnhart
  2016

  In the United States, community distributed solar has been highly successful when implemented; yet the country is stages behind leading users of solar such as Germany and Denmark. Distributed solar has generated income for owners of panels and developed into a sustainable energy model for those who can afford the initial cost. Many communities have explored different business models for implementing a solar photovoltaic (PV) system and have a wide range of reasons for desiring ... Read More