Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

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

-- Warren Times - Katie Finch, Audubon Community Nature Center: Nature Inspires With Both Diversity And Unity

-- Post-Gazette: Fred Rogers Production’s Family Nature Day Series, Experience Butterflies, Bunnies And Mister Rogers - Oh My! 

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Aug. 31 Virtual Local Government Engagement Conversation Café  [PaEN]

-- American Chestnut Foundation 2022 American Chestnut Symposium Accepting Student Poster, Talk Proposals; Hunting Chestnut Trees!  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Digging Into History In State Parks & Forests - PA Outdoor Corps Cultural Resources Crew -- By: Angie Jaillet-Wentling, M.A., RPA, DCNR Cultural Resources Program Coordinator  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Program Blog: Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Develops Corporate Partnerships To Tackle Agricultural Pollution Along Susquehanna River - By Caroline Grass, Communications Intern, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay   [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: What Is The Economic Value Of Protected Open Space In Pennsylvania? -- By Jason Lenker, Intern, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Feature: Lenape Nation Travelers Journey Hundreds Of Miles Seeking PA Recognition, To Renew A Years-Old Treaty With Lenape Sipu (Delaware River) Communities [PaEN]

-- Bucks County Courier Times: Lenape Tribe Bring Treaty, Fight For PA Recognition To Bucks During Delaware River Journey

-- Courier Times: Lenape River Nation Journey, Treaty Signing Arrives In Bucks County [Photos]

-- Call For Abstracts For The PFAS Specialty Conference Nov. 10 In Cumberland County  [PaEN]

-- GridPhilly.com: Abandoned Mines Spewing Toxic Water Is Unwanted Legacy Of Coal 

-- PUC Recognizes National 811 Day & Safe Digging Efforts Of PA One Call To Prevent Hitting Pipelines, Other Underground Utilities

-- Post-Gazette: Groundbreaking Set For This Fall For Rachel Carson Ecovillage On Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus

-- PA Solar Center Aug. 19 Webinar: A Brighter Future - Solar Energy For PA Schools; Save Millions, Avoid Energy Cost Spikes [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Aug. 17 Program On Dangers Of Particulate Air Pollution  [PaEN]

-- Penn State City Semester Students Become Architects Of Sustainability With Pittsburgh Businesses  [PaEN]

-- Philadelphia Citizen: Michael E. Mann, Founding Director Of Penn’s New Climate Change Institute, Is Coming For Your Climate Doomism

-- Penn State Names Bruce Logan Director Of The Institutes Of Energy & The Environment

-- WESA: Fmr North Allegheny H.S. Students Release Guide For The Next Generation Of Young Activists

-- August 19 Planet Philadelphia Radio Show:  Flooding - Climate Change & Dangers To Infrastructure And Health

-- WHYY: Exploring Philly Nature: A Guide For All Four Seasons

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Farm Research Grants, Nov. 14 Deadline

-- LancasterOnline: Low-Flying Aircraft Will Update Geologic Maps In Lancaster, 20 Other Counties 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: What’s An Acre Of Pennsylvania Farmland Worth?

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: To Reduce Violence In Philly, Plant Trees And Gardens

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: August Newsletter - What’s Poppin?; Striped Maple; Special Events

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Offering Wilderness First Responder Certification, Recertification Courses In January

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Events: Preserving Your Land, Chainsaw Safety, Mindful Family Yoga, More 

-- WeConservePA Sept. 8 Webinar: Personal Injury Liability Protection Under State Recreational Use of Land and Water Act. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

-- Republican Herald: Boy Scouts At Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation Build Leadership Skills In 6-Day Training Program

-- Scranton Times: Girl Scouts Recognized For Park Contribution In Dalton

-- Game Commission Celebrates Another Successful Piping Plover Nesting Season In Erie  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: National Aviary Researchers Submit Drone Footage To Make Case For Ivory-Billed Woodpecker’s Existence

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Hawk-Watching Season About To Launch

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Annual Autumn Hawk Watch Begins August 15

-- Williamsport Sun: Internship Experience With Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Was Beneficial For College Student

-- Pittsburgh To Host National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference Aug. 22-25  [PaEN]

-- North American Mining: Penn State Fayette Campus Reinstates Mining Tech Program

-- WITF Smart Talk: Lightning Fatalities Are Rare But Precautions Should Be Taken 

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Watch For This Teen Fishing Phenom From Tioga County!

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: That’s No Fish!  It’s An American Eel In The Kiski River

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA’s Elk Herd Can Be Viewed Throughout The Year In Elk County

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Elk Watching Season Gets Under Way With Annual Elk Expo Aug. 20-21 In Elk County

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Scientists Used Experiments To Determine If Birds Can Smell

-- Pocono Record: Brodhead Watershed Assn. Nature At Risk: Otters Still Call Delaware River Home, For Now 

-- WLVT: Monarch Butterflies Are Endangered, But You Can Help 

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Crickets, Lightning Bugs, Frogs Bring August Nights Alive

-- Bay Journal: Flashing Fireflies Add Spark Of Magic To Summer Nights

-- Wissahickon Trails: The Magic And Mystery Of Fireflies

-- NPR: Photos Shed New Light On How Fireflies Interact With The World

-- Post-Gazette: Documentary ‘Boom & Bust’ Gives A Potential Preview Of Beaver County’s Petrochemical Future

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 14, 2022]  PA Environment Digest