The Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee’s next Environmental Issues Forum will be held on November 14.

The Committee will welcome Paul Zeph, Project Director of Audubon Pennsylvania’s Kittatinny Ridge Project. Zeph will provide an overview of the Kittatinny Ridge (also known as Blue Mountain and North Mountain), which winds 185 miles through 11 counties in Pennsylvania and is an extremely important habitat area for many forms of wildlife, an important recreation corridor (it’s home to part of the Appalachian Trail) and a valuable source of drinking water for thousands of Pennsylvanians.

In addition, Zeph will introduce Audubon PA’s statewide “Important Bird Area” program (the Kittatinny Ridge is the state’s largest IBA), and discuss how Pennsylvania’s other ridges have similar value for wildlife and people.

The chair of the Joint Committee is Rep. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango) and the vice-chair is Sen. Ray Musto (D-Luzerne).

11/11/2005