Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

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

-- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Recruiting Families In Southwest PA For Study Of Childhood Cancer, One Of 3 Studies Of Potential Health Impacts Linked To Shale Natural Gas Development [PaEN]

-- Rare Eastern Hellbender Habitat In Loyalsock Creek, Lycoming County Harmed By Sediment Plumes From Pipeline Crossings, Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Construction Projects [PaEN]

-- PA League Of Women Voters, University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Host Nov. 15-16 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference  [PaEN]

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Professional Development Webinar Oct. 18 - Setback Distances For Unconventional Shale Gas Well Pads - How Close Is Too Close?  [PaEN]

-- Bobscaping Blog: What Would Rachel Carson Say About Fracking?  Video Of Aerial Photos Of The Oil & Gas Industrial Landscape In SW PA, Eastern OH And Northern WV

-- DEP Celebrates 60 Years Of Scientist, Writer, Pennsylvania Native Rachel Carson’s Literary Work 'Silent Spring'  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald - Doyle Dietz: Conservation Museum At Middle Creek Wildlife Area Makes This National Hunting And Fishing Day Like No Other 

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Going Native - Fall A Good Time To Plot Your Turf Lawn Makeover To Native Plant Garden

-- Westmoreland Pollinator Partners, Penguin Court Recognize PA Pollinator Photo Challenge Winners  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Penn Students Camp Out To Demand More University Action On Climate Change

-- West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund, Six&Kane Will Host Oct. 7-8 Programs On A 120+ Year Old Commercial Building In McKean Being Reborn To Passive House Energy Standards  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Climate Change Is A Parenting Issue - Work Toward Bold, Immediate Climate Action

-- Better Path Coalition Webinar Sept. 21 - How Green Is Blue Hydrogen?  7:00 p.m.

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Cloggers, Runners, Kayaks And More At Freeport September By The River Festival Sept. 17

-- Brandywine Conservancy Online Program Sept. 21: Exploring Nature In A Connected World Via iNaturalist App - Part I

-- Brandywine Conservancy Online Program Sept. 24: Exploring Nature In A Connected World Via iNaturalist App - Part II

-- TribLive: Western PA Region Targeted For Aerial Geological Survey To Map Underground Mineral Deposits

-- Festival Of Wood Returns To Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Sept. 24 & 25 In Pike County [PaEN]

-- Eastern PA Greenways & Trails Summit Sept.27-28 In Easton, Northampton County

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Tour Of Dauphin County Game Lands Included In Game Commission Fall Schedule

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Webinar Sept. 20: Forest Restoration In PA With TNC Land Managers, Noon 

-- StateImpactPA: Oct. 1 In-Person Forum On Climate Change At WITF Media Center 

-- Join The 6th Annual Walk In Penn's Woods Oct. 2 And Learn How Forests Work For You [PaEN]

-- American Lung Association Report Details Health And Environmental Impacts Of Fuel-Burning Appliances At Home [Natural Gas, Wood, Propane, Heating Oil]   [PaEN]

-- Northeast Recycling Council Fall Conference: Next Frontier For The 3Rs, Nov. 2-3  

-- Let’s Bio-Blitz: Become A Citizen Scientist With North Branch Land Trust In NE PA  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Ginseng: PA’s Little Know Wild Herb Shrouded In Mystery

-- DEP Blog: The Ins And Outs Of On-Lot Septic Systems In Pennsylvania

-- Three Rivers WaterKeeper: Oct. 15 Celebrating 50 Years Of The Federal Clean Water Act, Pittsburgh

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Oct. 15 Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act, Lewisburg 

-- New PA Parks & Forests Foundation Video: Children And Outdoor Recreation Are A Perfect Match  [PaEN]

-- Save Pennsylvania’s Forests: Sept. 21 Webinar: Get To Know William Penn State Forest, Noon 

-- Chesapeake Bay States Riparian Forest Buffer Networking Summit Oct. 12 In Maryland  

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Healthy Woodlands Partnership September Update

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation: Fall Member Meeting Nov. 12, Festival Of Wood

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster’s North Museum Of Nature & Science To Host STEM Girls Summit Sept. 24

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Nature Heals And Reminds Us Of How Much Is At Sake - Helen Ubinas

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Fall Workshops, Events Line-Up - Pasture Walks To Potlucks  

-- Inquirer: West Kensington’s Community Garden A Refuge For Neighborhood, Advocates Trying To Give All Philly Neighborhoods Similar Spaces

-- Warren Times: Audubon Member Sneak Peek & Annual Meeting Sept. 26 At Audubon Community Nature Center

-- Audubon Scientists Use Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Data To Develop New Method For Mapping Bird Migrations

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: New Birding Festival Set For Oct. 7-9 In Philadelphia

-- Lehigh Valley-based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Events Coming Up In October 

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections On Nature: Algae Is Important To Health Lakes

-- Penn State’s Sustainability Efforts In Beaver Football Stadium Suites Lauded

-- Centre Daily Times: Recycling: Show Off Your Clean Tailgate Spot This Football Season For A Chance To Win A Gift Card

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: September 18, 2022]  PA Environment Digest