The Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Alliance wants to remind you to register your cleanup event for the third annual Great PA Cleanup! on April 22.

So far, 228 groups have registered with registrations running at 30-40 a day.

Last year, 140,000 volunteers cleaned up more than 11,000 miles of roadways, 12,000 acres of parkland and 3,500 miles of streams.

Groups that register their cleanup events through the Great PA Cleanup website will be eligible for free disposal of the trash they collect at participating landfills, get a supply of gloves and safety vests and are eligible for entry into reward contests in Pennsylvania and nationally to thank volunteers and groups for their participation.

Events must be registered by no later than April 20 to qualify.

For more information, visit the Great PA Cleanup! website.

Link: 2005 Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Annual Report - PDF

Session Schedule

The Senate returns to session the week of March 20 and the House returns April 3.

On the Hill

· On the Senate, House Agenda

· Senate Committee Schedules Hearing on MTBE, Gasoline Additives

· Senate/House Bills Moving/Introduced

· Joint Committee’s Environmental Synopsis, Annual Report Now Available

Other News

· Geisinger’s Skip Wieder Receives Susquehanna River Basin Excellence Award

· Environmental Advisory Council Network Honors Local Councils

· Friend of French Creek Award Winners Announced

· Erie Access Improvement Grant Applications Due May 15

· Watershed Group Insurance Sharing Program Renewed for 2006 by POWR

· Yellow Breeches Watershed Association Celebrates 5th Year Anniversary

· Yellow Breeches Creek Water Trail Public Meeting May 5

· Pennsylvania Celebrates National Groundwater Awareness Week

· DEP Provides Update on Senior Environment Corps, Citizens Water Monitoring

· Nominations for 2006 Waste Watcher Awards Due May 2

· Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful 2005 Anti-Littering, Beautification Accomplishments

· How Will You Cope with 25-50% Increase in Electricity Costs? Workshops Can Help

· Mesa Environmental Seeks Farmers for Alternative Energy Audits

· April 14 Wind Turbine Forum to Explore Impacts of Wind Power in Erie

· Applications Being Accepted for Environmental Scholarship

· March 19-25 is Wildfire Prevention Week in Pennsylvania

· Game Commission Releases 2005-06 Deer Harvest Estimates

· Game Commission - LBFC Report Supports Need for Increased Revenues

· Three Nominated to Fish and Boat Commission Board

· Help Wanted – Allegheny County PA CleanWays

· Help Wanted: LeTort Regional Authority Executive Director

· Interns Wanted for Paid Positions with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Projects

· Council Seeks Candidates for the Game Commission Board

See & Hear

· Falcon Focus – Learn About Peregrine Falcons, Raptors

· Redtail Hawk Loses Battle with Female Falcon on Rachel Carson Building

· Sustainable Financing for Watershed Groups Webcast – March 22

Feature

· Caring for William Penn’s Great Oak, By Jim Crater

· Conservation Easement Assistance Helps Land Trusts Conserve 6,153 Acres

Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

3/17/2006