Upcoming conferences, meetings, workshops, plus links to other online calendars. Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted. Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

· DEP’s Annual schedule of board and advisory committee meetings for 2006

· February 22 - The Department of Environmental Protection is holding a briefing for members of the Citizens Advisory Council, Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee and Mercury Rule Workgroup to discuss concepts and options for the development of regulations to control mercury emissions from coal-fired electric utility generating units. Room 105 Rachel Carson State Office Building. 2:00.

· February 23 – House Environmental Resource & Energy Committee informational meeting to understand the general, scientific, environmental, health and economic issues associated with reducing mercury emissions from power plants. North Office Building, Hearing Room 1. 10:00.

· February 23 – House Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Room 140. 3:00.

· February 23 – CANCELLED – DEP Upper Susquehanna Water Resources Regional Committee meeting.

· February 27 – House Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Environmental Protection. Room 140. 2:30.

· February 28 – House Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Agriculture. Room 140. 1:00.

· February 28 – CANCELLED – DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting has been rescheduled for March 17.

· March 1 – Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Agriculture. Senate Majority Caucus Room. 1:15.

· March 1 – Delaware River Basin Commission meets on State of the Basin Report and other issues.

· March 2 – Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Senate Majority Caucus Room. 10:30.

· March 3 – DEP Tributary Strategy Steering Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.

· March 9 – Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Environmental Protection. Senate Majority Caucus Room. 1:15.

· March 13 – Governor’s Renewable Agricultural Energy Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

· March 15 – CANCELLED - DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting has been rescheduled for June 15.

· March 18-19 – Fundamentals of Geology and Practicing Geology Seminars for Professional Geologists. Camp Hill (near Harrisburg).

· April 18-19 - Chamber Environmental Conference and Trade Show. Camp Hill (near Harrisburg).

DEP Calendar of Events

Watershed Events

(courtesy PA Organizations for Watersheds & Rivers)

Environmental Education Workshop/Training Calendar

(courtesy PA Center for Environmental Education)

Senate Committee Schedule

House Committee Schedule

2/17/2006