Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--

-- DEP Hosts Sept. 27 Webinar On Applying For Environmental Education Grant Funding  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Solar Center, Generation180 Outline Benefits To Schools Switching To Solar Energy - Saving Money, Avoiding Costly Price Spikes  [PaEN]

-- New PA Parks & Forests Foundation Video: Forests, Clean Water And Craft Beverages? Yes!  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: From ‘Truffala Trees’ To Carbon Storage, Temple’s Ambler Campus Offers New Discoveries One Year After Hurricane Ida

-- Scranton Times: Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Environmental Hazards In Scranton School District

-- DCNR Blog: Connecting With A Missing Voice In Conservation - The Next Generation  [PaEN]

-- Our Shared Waters Coalition Blog: Fostering A Lifelong Appreciation For Our Shared Waters On The Schuylkill River Sojourn - By Sarah Crothers Bach, Education Director, Schuylkill River Greenways  

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Thinking Of Jumping Into The Three Rivers?  Check For Toxins 

-- DCNR Invites Comments On Changes To List Of Extirpated, Endangered, Threatened, Rare PA Native Wild Plants  [PaEN]

-- DCNR To Update Wild Plant Regulations; Public Comment To Open Aug. 27

-- Game Commission Offering Learn To Hunt Webinars Starting Aug. 24

-- Rodale Institute Seeking Grow Clean Water College Outreach Ambassadors In Delaware Watershed  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center August Update: Dirt Diaries - Soil Health Campaign Drives Underwear Digs Across PA

-- DEP News & Views Newsletter Highlights Environmental, Energy, Education Initiatives Over The Last Few Months

-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Office: August Update, Showcasing Partner Accomplishments 

-- University Of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Now Certified As Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary

-- Penn State Extension: Managing Your Drinking Water Well During A Drought [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension To Offer Private Drinking Water Testing Webinars This Fall  [PaEN]

-- Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support Of NE PA Annual Membership Meeting Sept. 7, Milanville, Wayne County

-- Stroud Water Research Center Hosts Sept. 21 What's The Ecological Status Of The Schuylkill River?  [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 26 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Register Now! PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Oct. 5-7, State College

-- Post-Gazette: Inside The Fight To Save The Eastern Hemlock, PA’s State Tree 

-- Centre Daily Times: Have You Noticed Trees Turning Brown In Central PA, Blame The Leafminer

-- Centre Daily Times: Nature Plays A Role In Boosting Mental Health, Try It For Yourself At Millbrook Marsh

-- Call For Session Proposals: WeConservePA 2023 PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28, Reading  [PaEN]

-- Game Commission: Online Elk Viewing Video Cam From Benezette, Elk County Now Live

-- Delaware Currents: Philadelphia Art Exhibit Underscores Mussels’ Vital Role In Delaware River  

-- Republican Herald: Red-Tailed Hawk Released In Schuylkill County After Recuperating At Red Creek Wildlife Center For Nearly A Year  

-- Game Commission: Pennsylvanians Can Help Watch For Rabbit Disease

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Deadly Rabbit Virus Found In PA

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center - Nature Inspires The Best Seasonal Decorations

-- Inquirer: At Philly Bug Fest 2022, Humans Learn To Love The Bug, And Who Knew A Roach Had 2 Brains?

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Honeybee Day?  PA Agriculture Recognizes $76 Million Apiary Industry

-- Republican Herald: Moth Enthusiast Curates Rare Moth, Butterfly Collection At Ned Smith Center Near Millersburg

-- Feature: Native Plant Meadows Experience ‘Growing Pains’ -  By Kristen Koch, Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center  And  Emily Stambaugh, Intern, Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center  [PaEN]

-- Pike Conservation District To Unveil Pollinator Garden Sept. 17 In Dingman Twp. Park  [PaEN]

-- Courier Times: Sahli Nature Park’s Pollinator Program Halts After Someone Frees Monarch Butterflies Prematurely

-- Erie Times: Stop Blaming Goldenrod For Late-Summer Allergies

-- Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Hosts Unique By Nature - Diverse By Design Exhibit By Jerry Hassinger  [PaEN]

-- Financial Times: Back To Nature - Why Employers Are Sending Staff On Environmental Retreats

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

[Posted: August 28, 2022]  PA Environment Digest