The March edition of the Environmental Synopsis newsletter is now available from the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring articles on--

-- PA To Receive $33.5 Million U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Grant

-- Select Group Of Trees Have Traveled Over 238,000 Miles

-- Taller Turbines Could Unlock More Wind Power

-- Advanced Treatment Of Dairy Farm Waste Still Falls Short

-- The Impact, Growth Of PA’s Heritage Areas

-- To get your own copy, send an email to: cengvall@jcc.legis.state.pa.us.

Upcoming Events

-- April 11: Environmental Issues Forum.  Topic To Be Announced. Room 8E-A East Wing.  Noon.

-- April 14: Legislative Forestry Task Force.  Room 217 Forest Resources Building, Penn State University.  State College. 10:00.   The topic of the meeting will be invasive species and their impact on forest health. Presenters for the task force meeting include: Mr. Don Eggen, forest health manager, DCNR's Bureau of Forestry; Mr. Sven Shichiger, entomology program manager, PA Department of Agriculture; and Dr. Sarah Johnson, conservation GIS analyst, The Nature Conservancy-Pennsylvania Chapter.

Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango) serves as Chair of the Joint Conservation Committee.

For more information, visit the Joint Conservation Committee website, Like them on Facebook or Follow them on Twitter.

3/28/2016