Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

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

-- DCNR Seeking Nominations For 2023 Watershed Forestry Leadership Award  [PaEN] 

-- In Memoriam: Walter N. Heine, PA Deputy For Mines, First Director Of Federal Office Of Surface Mining  [PaEN] 

-- Pennsylvania State Actions Last Week On Ohio/PA Train Derailment [PaEN]

-- The Guardian: U.S. Averaging One Chemical Accident Every 2 Days From Train Derailments, Pipeline Ruptures, Truck Crashes, Industrial Spills 

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 18 to 24; First Violations Noted At New Well Plugging Sites [PaEN]

-- Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference At Lehigh University On March 14  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Warren County Conservation District Accepting Scholarship Applications

-- TribLive: Summer Interns Sought For Forbes State Forest For Conservation Tasks Based In Westmoreland County

-- Interns Wanted: Trout Unlimited Seeking Summer Interns Based In Lock Haven

-- Help Wanted: Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center Agricultural Outreach Specialist 

-- PA Lake Management Society Annual Conference Feb. 28 to March 1 In State College

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Invites Presentation Proposals For Annual Conference 

-- Warren Times: Eagle Scout Project Brings New Recycling Container To Sheffield 

-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds: Healthy Soils Remain Resilient In Changing Climate; Cover Crops For Healthy Watersheds; Online Learning Opportunities  [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts 2-Part Webinar On Opportunities, Challenges Of Green Parking Lots March 29, April 12  [PaEN]

-- Rodale Institute: Now On Demand 2022 Virtual Regenerative Healthcare Conference

-- Penn State: New Grant Will Help Empower Small Farms With Sustainable Practices

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Salt For Snow And Ice - Effects On Waterways Not Very Nice - By Harry Campbell, PA Science Policy and Advocacy Director  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Air Quality Committee To Hear Presentation On Methane Emissions Monitoring Overflight Study Of 91 Oil & Gas Facilities, Coal Mines, Landfills On March 9 [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Penn State Behrend Project Resolve Initiative To Bolster Industry And Environment

-- DCNR Blog: Spongy [Formerly Gypsy] Moth Damage Expected In Central PA This Year - By Andrew Rohrbaugh, Bureau of Forestry

-- PA American Water Charitable Foundation Awards STEM Education Grants 

-- WESA: Carnegie Mellon Wants To Diversity STEM Fields With $150 Million Investment In Graduate Level Education

-- WITF/NPR: Activist Group Spreading Misinformation To Stop Solar Energy Projects In Pennsylvania, Other States

-- Penn State: Time In Nature May Help Older Adults With Improved Health, Purpose In Life

-- WGAL: 50-Year Old Message In A Bottle Found In Perry County State Park

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Spotlights March Educational Events: The Story Of Rachel Carson; The Lorax And More! 

-- Williamsport Sun: Forest Associations Set Programs For This Year

-- DCNR Blog: How Invasive Plants Negatively Impact Fishing - By Ryan Reed, Bureau Of Forestry 

-- PennLive: Digger Crayfish Went Undetected For 100+ Years, Now PA May Need A Plan To Save It From Disappearing Forever 

-- Game Commission: Learn More About American Martens

-- York Daily Record: Hanover Bald Eagle Cam: Viewers Anxiously Await Arrival Of First Egg

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Celebrates Pi Day With Pie Auction March 3-8

-- Williamsport Sun: Seven Mountains Audubon Holding Events In March

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: February 26, 2023]  PA Environment Digest