40 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Here are 40 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Thank you for your leadership!

-- PAEP Recognizes Marci Mowery With Karl Mason Award; The Wildlife Leadership Academy With Walter Lyon Award  [PaEN]

-- WilliamsportS: County Clean Water Action Plan Aims To Address Flooding, Pollution Across Lycoming County

-- DelcoTimes: Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Presents 2021 Environmental Awards

-- Appalachian Voices Blog: How Acid Mine Drainage Fits Into Pending Federal Mine Cleanup Legislation - A Conversation With Joe Pizarchik  [PaEN]

-- Nov. 4 Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing On Proposed Fee Schedule Change To Encourage Use Of AMD Impacted Waters, SRBC/DEP Letter Of Understanding  [PaEN]

-- Rep. Webster Resolution To Study Use Of Abandoned Underground Mines As Geothermal Energy Source  [PaEN]

-- Knouse Foods Cooperative, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay, DCNR Partner On Riparian Buffer Planting In Adams County  [PaEN]

-- Chapman State Park Hosts Local Master Watershed Stewards In Warren County  [PaEN]

-- Green Infrastructure: Religious Institutions & Clean Water For Healthy Communities Webinar Nov. 15  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority: Joins October 21 Imagine A Day Without Water Education, Advocacy Initiative  [PaEN]

-- EPA, USDA Announce Winners Of Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge - 2 From PA  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Land Trust, Partners: 120-Acre Tract Of Woodlands/Meadows Preserved In Butler County  [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: Donors Honor Promise Of Farmland Preservation In Lancaster County

 

-- TribLive: Environmental Advisory Group Formed In Tarentum, Allegheny County To Focus On Green Space, Stormwater, Parks  [What’s An Environmental Advisory Council?]

-- TribLive: Officials Toast Jeannette Glass Site’s Transformation To Cryogenic Testing Facility

-- NextPittsburgh: Scenic Pittsburgh Honors Ligonier For Protecting, Preserving Its Small Town Charm

-- Wellsboro, Tioga County Named A Bird Town By National Audubon Society [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Penn State Master Gardeners Launch PA Bee-Monitoring Effort

 

-- PA Resources Council: 2021 Virtual Awards Celebration And Program Booklet

 

-- TribLive: Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group Wins Award For Picking Up The Most Trash  During Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics

 

-- Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling: Fall Newsletter Includes Article By Retiring Executive Director Ellen Keefe

 

-- Coalition For Community Solar Access Honors PA Individuals Dedicated To Passing Bipartisan Legislation Enabling REAL Community Solar Energy  [PaEN]

-- Outdoor Industry Urges Congress To Act On Climate Proposals, Including L.L. Bean, REI Co-op, Orvis, Eddie Bauer  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Since 2015 Green Energy, Sustainability Initiatives Will Save $30 Million, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 5,110 Tons A Year  [PaEN]

-- CONSOL Energy Sets Goals Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 50% By 2026, Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2040; Coal Mining Produces More GHG Emissions Than Natural Gas Production In PA [PaEN]

-- Penn State’s Dr. Michael Mann To Receive Leo Szilard Lectureship Award From American Physical Society

-- AP: Nun Imprisoned Over Peace Activism Dies In Montgomery County At 91

-- PA State Parks Offer Dozens Of Ideas For Using Halloween As A Teaching Opportunity For Students  [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Sensory Trail At Blue Marsh Lake 25 Years Old

-- LehighValleyLive: Moving The Appalachian Trail, How Volunteers Finished A Lehigh Valley Job Long In The Making

 

-- DCNR Dedicates Trail Connector Project At Canoe Creek State Park In Blair County  [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council: Critical Connection For Circuit Trails Nearing Completion In SE PA

-- CourierT Guest Essay: Newtown Rail Trail A Win-Win For Its Users, Neighbors

-- WESA: New Trail Connects Etna To Allegheny River For First Time In Nearly A Century

 

-- Landforce Crews Help Restore Trails, Remove Invasive Plants In The Hazelwood Greenway In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- Sinnemahone Ultra Trail Run Participants Braved Weather To Finish Triple Crown In Cameron County [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Winners Of Confluence - Land, Water, Wildlife Photo Contest, Gallery Exhibition [PaEN]

 

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Eels In The Susquehanna - A Surprising Success Story

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Patience, Persistence, Collaboration - All Lessons Learned In The Successful Resurgence Of Bald Eagles, Osprey

-- Penelec Installs Equipment On Power Lines To Protect Eagles In Crawford County [PaEN]

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[Posted: October 24, 2021] PA Environment Digest