February 15 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The February 15 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 10-11

[ Leadership ]

17 New Stories - What REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership Looks Like In PA

John Hoover: My Experience With The Family Forest Carbon Program That Pays Landowners To Implement Sustainable Forest Practices

Lightsource bp 17.5 Megawatt Solar Farm Now Operational In Franklin County

Lebanon County Dairy Farmer Matt Bomgardner Adopts Rotational Grazing, Other Techniques To Improve Water Quality And His Bottom Line

Lebanon Valley Conservancy: Applications Due For College Scholarship; Volunteer For Tree Plantings; March 14 Migratory Bird Presentation

Stroud Water Research Center: Delivering Watershed Education Programming To Girls' Doorsteps; Summer Internships Available

Greene County Student One Of National Conservation Districts Assn. Poster Contest Winners - Where Would We BEE Without Pollinators?

Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Central PA Conservancy Partner To Permanently Protect Wilderness Center, Native Plant Nursery

The Conservation Fund Donates 528-Acre Addition To Pinchot State Forest In Lackawanna County

South Mountain Partnership Recognizes Dr. Claire Jantz With Spirit of South Mountain Award

Landforce Now Accepting Applications For Crew Positions In Pittsburgh & Surrounding Neighborhoods; Need Help With A Green Infrastructure Project?

Natural Lands, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Host Feb. 24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James

Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1 Million Pounds Of E-Waste, 11,800 Tires In Special Collection Events In 2020

[ Headlines ]

Citizens Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting: DEP’s Hazardous Sites Cleanup Funding Goes Off Fiscal Cliff This Year In Face Of PFAS Cleanup Needs

DEP: Range Resources Pays $294,000 Penalty For Delaying The Plugging Of 42 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In 8 Counties

Delaware RiverKeeper Files To Intervene In PA Senate Republican Lawsuit To Overturn Moratorium On Drilling In Delaware River Watershed

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 755 More Permits, 1,979 More Inspections Since Last Week

NJ Gov. Murphy To Kick Off Delaware River Basin Commission Climate Change Forum March 2; Free Access To Science & Environmental Summit For Educators

WeConservePA Seeking Visitorship Numbers At Parks, Trails, Preserves, Natural Areas Across PA

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: Budget Hearing Season Begins, Election Hearings Continue, New Vaccine Plan

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule

House Environmental Committee Meets Feb. 24 On Opportunities For Growing PA’s Natural Gas Economy

House Committee Sets March 16 & 23 Hearings On Electric Competition, State Of Electric Industry

[ The Feds ]

EPA, NFWF Fund Projects To Improve Water Quality In PA Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Bay Journal: Biden EPA Pick Pledges Resources To Help Meet Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals

[ Water ]

PA American Water Accepting Applications For 2021 Environmental Grant Program

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Offering Free Training For Streamwatchers In Monroe County

Capital RC&D Grazing Advisors Hold March 2, 9 Grazing Webinars

DEP Invites Comments On TMDL For Licking Creek Watershed In Franklin County

Changing Cropping Systems In Impaired Watersheds Can Produce Water Quality Gains

[ Education ]

Call For Abstracts: Bucknell University Sustainability Symposium - Adapting In Uncertain Times April 23-24

PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals March 11 Webinar On DEP’s Revised Clean Fill Policy

Dickinson College To Host Clarke Forum Virtual Panel On Air Pollution In Pennsylvania Feb. 16

[ Energy ]

The Philadelphia Energy Co-op Expands Services

New Report Outlines How PA Utility Companies Can Creatively Invest In Electric School Buses

[ Recreation - Forests ]

DCNR Providing More State Park Campsites Allowing Pets In 2022

PA Forestry Assn. - Upcoming Webinars: Annual Forest Health & Disease Update; Women In Forestry; Natural Area Management And More

Feb. 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

[ Wildlife ]

Lunch & Learn Presentation On Mammals Of PA Hosted By PA Parks & Forests Foundation

New Elk Viewing And Elk County Trail Guides Now Available

[ Opportunity ]

Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Urban Resource Conservationist

[ Helpful Resources ]

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