Caddisfly larva moving under clear pond ice (center). Contributed by Rachel Baur, Nolde Forest EE Center, Reading, PA. Print your own copy from the file at the bottom of this webpage.

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Contents – On the Hill

· Senate Environmental Com. to Consider Wild Resource, Hazardous Sites Fund Bills

· House Committees Set to Consider Green PA Plan, Other Bills

· Senate, House Republicans Outline Legislative Agenda, Including Growing Greener

· PA Members Report on Cost-Effective Bay Cleanup Methods

· Nutrient Trading Efforts Get Joint Conservation Committee Spotlight

· Report on ATV/Snowmobile Grants Program Released

· Environmental Legislation Introduced So Far in the General Assembly

Other News

· Reminder: Growing Greener Grant Applications Due March 4

· USDA Provides Up to $5 Million for Chesapeake Bay Watershed Innovation Grants

· Chesapeake Bay 2005 Riparian Buffer Plant Give-Away Set

· DEP Wetland Monitoring Report Now Available

· 1^st Annual Adams County Fishing & Outdoors Expo – March 5 & 6

· Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show Opens in Harrisburg

· Three New River Conservation Plans Approved by DCNR

· Southeast Watershed Grants Available

· Watershed Management Toolbox Workshop Set for March 1 & 16

· Rural Water Association Schedules Upcoming Training

· "Post 9-11 Water System Security and Liability" Seminar

· Water Resource Committees Set More Meetings

· Game Commission Presents Annual Report to House Committee

· EPA Awards Wet Weather Funding for the Ohio River

· Fish Commission Seeks Applicants for Boating Facilities Grant Program

· Bloomsburg U. and PPL Montour Preserve, Host 2005 PA Envirothon

· Coatesville School Join EPA’s Tools for Schools Indoor Air Quality Program

· West Penn Sustainable Energy Fund Seeking Proposals

· PPL Releases Annual CERES Principles Report on Environment

· DEP Corrects Mercury Reporting Error

· Housing Alliance Opposes Increasing Real Estate Transfer Tax to Fund Transit

· Grant for Research Into Beneficial Reuse of Municipal Waste Combustion Ash

· EPA Completes Construction on Mifflin County Superfund Site

· Fish Commission Mourns the Loss of Leon H. Reed

· New Book from PHMC: “ Voices of the Knox Mine Disaster”

· High School Internship: Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program

· Quick Clips: Tom Ridge Center, New Wind Farm, Montco Open Space Milestone, Bean-Based Fuel, Preserved Farms Higher Prices, Raptors, Green PA Plan Reaction

Taking Positive Action

· Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show Presents Annual Outdoor Achievement Awards

Black History Month

· Ralph E. Brock, Pennsylvania’s First African-American Forester

Inspiring People

· “Inspiring Folks to Get Involved in Their Watershed” By Jo Ellen Litz

Calendar of Events – Check out all the new items!

2/4/2005