The May issue of the Environmental Synopsis newsletter is now available from the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring stories on --

-- Opportunities For Hiking In Pennsylvania

-- Good Farm Soil Management Builds Resiliency (photo)

-- Urban Farmers Making The Most Of Small Space

-- Wax Moth Caterpillars Join Ranks Of Plastic Digesting Organisms

-- Agriculture Industry Tries To Recruit, Retain Young Farmers

-- Road Salt Contaminating Lakes

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May 22 Environmental Issues Forum

The May 22 Environmental Issues Forum hosted by the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee will feature a presentation on the decline of pollinator populations in Pennsylvania.

The presenters include Dr. Harland Patch, a research scientist at Penn State’s Department of Entomology, and Mr. Charles Vorisek, past president of the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association and member of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.

The Forum will be held in Room 8E-A East Wing of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg starting at Noon.  Click Here to watch the Forum live online.

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.

[Posted: May 19, 2017]

5/22/2017