March Environmental Synopsis Newsletter Available From Joint Conservation Committee

The March edition of the Environmental Synopsis newsletter is now available from the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring articles on--

-- PA To Receive $33.5 Million U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Grant

-- Select Group Of Trees Have Traveled Over 238,000 Miles

-- Taller Turbines Could Unlock More Wind Power

-- Advanced Treatment Of Dairy Farm Waste Still Falls Short

-- The Impact, Growth Of PA’s Heritage Areas

-- To get your own copy, send an email to: cengvall@jcc.legis.state.pa.us.

Upcoming Events

-- April 11: Environmental Issues Forum.  Topic To Be Announced. Room 8E-A East Wing.  Noon.

-- April 14: Legislative Forestry Task Force.  Room 217 Forest Resources Building, Penn State University.  State College. 10:00.   The topic of the meeting will be invasive species and their impact on forest health. Presenters for the task force meeting include: Mr. Don Eggen, forest health manager, DCNR's Bureau of Forestry; Mr. Sven Shichiger, entomology program manager, Department of Agriculture; and Dr. Sarah Johnson, conservation GIS analyst, The Nature Conservancy-Pennsylvania Chapter.
Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango) serves as Chair of the Joint Conservation Committee.

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