Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

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

-- DEP Opens Next Round Of Environmental Education Grants Aug. 1 [PaEN]

-- Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Install Downspout Planters, Naturalize Stormwater Basins, Plant Live Stake Nursery With KPB, The GIANT Company Healing The Planet Grant  [PaEN]

-- PA Outdoor Writers Association Awards $9,000 In Youth Education Grants To 14 Recipients  [PaEN]

-- North Branch Land Trust Receives PPL Foundation Grant For 'Loving Our Local Waters - Amando Nuestras Aguas Locales'; Bilingual Stewardship Sign Contest Open  [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice: North Branch Land Trust Receives PPL Foundation Grant

-- PA Environmental Council Intern Alexsys Frierson Celebrating Summer With TrailOff

-- Pike/Wayne County Homeowner Environmental Resource Fair July 29  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: July Is Lake Appreciation Month In Pennsylvania; Interpreting Water Tests; Field Guide To Aquatic Plants  [PaEN]

-- Delaware River Basin Commission: River Sojourns - Connecting People To Our Share Waters Through Paddling And Partnerships

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Teen's Experiment To Monitor Local Water Quality Wins At Science Fair  [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Passing The Internship Torch From Older To Younger Brother; Partnership With Grove City College  [PaEN]

-- StateCollege.com: July 30 Community Day Offers Activities To Learn How To Protect Marsh Creek In Howard, Centre County

-- WITF Smart Talk: Dickinson College Project Will Turn Composted Waste Into Electricity

-- Washington & Jefferson College Hosts Oct. 4 Harnessing Hydrogen: Exploring Local & Regional Opportunities In Appalachia  [PaEN]

-- PPL Foundation Awards $450,000 In Grants To Support Education, Building Sustainable Communities, Promote Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

-- Call For Presentations: Bucknell University's 17th River Symposium Nov. 4-5  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Seeks Monarch Festival Volunteers, Vendors, Supporters For Aug. 27 Festival

-- MCall: Migrating Monarch Butterflies, Which Summer In Lehigh Valley, Now Endangered; What You Need To Know

-- WHYY/AP: Monarch Butterflies Are In Trouble, Here’s How You Can Help

-- Erie Times - Brain Whipkey: Hop To It: PA Woods & Forests Gears Up For Frog Week [Video/Article]

-- PA Woods & Forests Facebook Page

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Pine Siskin Makes Journey Of 2,400+ Miles, Crossing PA On Its Way To Canada

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partners Name Winners Of 2022 Photo Contest [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Celebrate Recent Grants; Accepting Watershed Leadership Academy Applications  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: See Inside Lancaster Science Factory’s New Mueller Family Outdoor Courtyard

-- Reading Eagle: Albright College Summer Camp Part Of Science Research Institute’s Effort To Change Education

-- Land Health Institute: Join Fun, Entertaining, Educational WonderWalks In Philadelphia

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: These Key Projects Would Boost Quality-Of-Life In York County [Recreation, Land Conservation, Farm, Historic]

-- Warren Times - Audubon Community Nature Center: Through A Butterflies’ Eyes

-- The Allegheny Front: A Rare Prairie In PA Is In Full Bloom Right Now In Butler County

-- WHYY: Take Me To The River -Academy Of Natural Sciences Sends Visitors Outside To The Schuylkill River

-- Republican Herald: Mortimer, 15-Year-Old, 60-Pound Tortoise Missing From His Home In Schuylkill County

-- Republican Herald: $200 Reward Offered For Return Of Mortimer, Missing 60 Pound Tortoise From Schuylkill County

-- Republican Herald: Mortimer, The Runaway Tortoise, Found Safe Returns Home In Schuylkill County

-- WITF Smart Talk: Cherry Springs State Park One Of The Best Places On East Coast For Stargazing

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Blotchy Bass Syndrome Has Affected Local Fish For Years, Studies Continue

-- Game Commission Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Art Show Returns Aug. 5-7, Lancaster County  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Middle Creek Visitors Center ‘Excited’ To Again Host Wildlife Art Show

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: What It’s Like To Be A Park Ranger? - By Brian Price, Ranger Supervisor, French Creek State Park

-- PA Resources Council Releases August Workshop & Webinar Schedule For Southwest PA Residents  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: It Takes An Ecovillage To Raise A Child [Rachel Carson EcoVillage] - Stefani Danes, Remaking Cities Institute At Carnegie Mellon University

-- Health/DEP/DCNR Urge Pennsylvanians To Fight The Bite And Protect Themselves From Mosquitoes To Prevent West Nile Virus  [PaEN]

-- WITF Smart Talk: PA Takes Aim At Mosquitoes And West Nile Virus

-- AP: Feds Hope New Website Can Prevent Deaths From Worsening Heat

-- AP: Climate Disinformation Leaves Lasting Mark As World Heats

-- Help Wanted: Audubon Society Of Western PA Buffalo Creek Watershed Coordinator  [PaEN]

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: July 31, 2022]  PA Environment Digest