This section lists House and Senate Committee meetings, DEP and other public hearings and meetings and other interesting environmental events.

NEW means new from last week. [Agenda Not Posted] means not posted within 2 weeks of the advisory committee meeting.  Go to the online Calendar webpage for updates.

Note: DEP published the 2018 meeting schedules for its advisory committees and boards.

March 23-- Brodhead Chapter Trout Unlimited. Annual Banquet - Honoring John Arway, Fish & Boat Commission.  Ridgecrest at the Stroudsmoor Country Inn in Stroudsburg, Monroe County.

March 24-- Dauphin County Master Gardeners. Attracting Bluebirds. Dauphin County Agriculture & Natural Resources Center, 1451 Peters Mountain Road, Dauphin. 9:00 to 11:00.

March 26-- House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee holds information meeting on PennVEST investments in Lyme Timber Company working timberland conservation easements.  Room 60 East Wing. 1:00.  Click Here for more.

March 26-- DEP Public Meeting, Hearing On Rose Valley Lake TCE Contamination Site In Lycoming County.  Gamble Township Community Hall, 17 Beech Valley Road, in Trout Run.  Meeting- 6:00, Hearing- 7:00.

March 26-- DEP, PennDOT. Drive Electric Pennsylvania Coalition Unveiling Of Electric Vehicle Plan.  PA Turnpike Commission headquarters, 700 S. Eisenhower Blvd., Middletown. 10:00 to 3:00.

March 26-- Pike County Conservation District. Discovering Your Drinking Water Program.  District Office, 556 Route 402, Hawley.  7:00 p.m.

March 27-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1088 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) re-enacting the 1984 Oil and Gas Act to regulate conventional oil and gas drilling [Click Here for summary], House Bill 544 (Moul-R-Adams) further providing for liability protection for landowners opening their land for public recreation (House Fiscal Note and summary).  Rules Room.  Off the Floor.  (Note: Because this meeting is in the Rules Room, it will not be available online.)

March 27-- NEW. Senate Consumer Affairs and Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider the nomination of Gladys Brown to the Public Utility Commission. Room 461 Main Capitol. Noon.

March 27-- House Game and Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish and Boat Commission annual report.  Room 60 East Wing. 10:00.  Click Here for more.

March 27-- NEW. DEP/PA Sea Grant. PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum.  Erie County Conservation District Office, 1927  Wager Road, Erie. 1:00 to 4:00

March 27-- DCNR, Penn State Extension Forest Health & Disease Briefing. Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College, Centre County.  8:30 to 3:30.

March 27-- PA Trout Unlimited. Roundtable on Climate Change Effects On Wildlife.  Marts Sport and Conference Center, Room 214, Wilkes University, 274 Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre.  4:00 to 6:00.

March 27-- NEW.  Penn State Institutes for Energy and the Environment. Water Insights Seminar. Dr. Tom Richard: Profiting More By Farming Less? A New Paradigm For Chesapeake Bay Watershed Water Quality.  Room 102 Forest Resources Building at Penn State in State College from Noon to 1:00.  Click Here to attend the Seminar by webinar (sign in with your name and email).

March 27-30- PA Recreation & Park Society Annual Conference.  Pocono Manor, Monroe County.

March 28-- House Game and Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission annual report.  Room 60 East Wing. 10:00. Click Here for more.

March 28-- DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DCNR Contact: Gretchen Leslie, 717-772-9084 or send email to: gleslie@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

March 28-- NEW. DEP Meeting/Hearing On Remacor Hazardous Sites Cleanup Proposal In Lawrence County. Taylor Township Building, 218 Industrial Drive in West Pittsburg. 6:00.

March 29-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner, 717-772-2189, dhissner@pa.gov.

March 29-- NEW. Penn State Water Research and Education Initiative, Institutes of Energy and the Environment.  Water Research Showcase. 110 Henderson Building, University Park, State College. 3:00.  Click Here to join the program online (register with your name and email.)

April 3-- [Agenda Not Posted] DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board conference call.  2:00. DEP Contact: John Brakeall, 717-783-9731 or send email to: jbrakeall@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

April 3-- DEP Hearing On Proposed Shell Ethane Pipeline. Central Valley High School Auditorium 160 Baker Road Extension, Monaca, Beaver County. 6:30 to 8:30.

April 3-- Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

April 3-6-- Carnegie Mellon University Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. 2018 Energy Week Program.  Carnegie Mellon University.

April 3-- Northeast Recycling Council. Spring Workshop Markets Or Bust. Sheraton Baltimore Washington Airport Hotel in Maryland.

April 4-- Agenda Posted DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Mike Maddigan, 717-772-3609, mmaddigan@pa.gov.

April 4-- DEP Hearing On Proposed Shell Ethane Pipeline. Burgettstown Area School District Campus, LGI Room, 104 Bavington Road, Burgettstown, Washington County. 6:30 to 8:30.

April 5-- CANCELED. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is June 14. DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, 717-772-3436, kdalal@pa.gov.      (formal notice)

April 5-- DEP Hearing On Proposed Shell Ethane Pipeline. Quaker Valley Middle School Auditorium, 618 Harbaugh Street Sewickley, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:30.

April 5-- PA Camber of Business & Industry Environmental Conference & Trade Show. Eden Resort Inn & Suites, Lancaster.  8:00 a.m. to 3:15.

April 6-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation. Pennsylvania Wildlife Gala. Nittany Lion Inn in State College, Centre County. 5:30.

April 7-- Penn State Extension, DCNR Woods In Your Backyard Workshop For Small Woodland Owners. Union County Government Center, 155 N. 15th Street, Lewisburg. 9:00 to 4:15.

April 7-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation. Internationally Acclaimed Birder, Photographer Richard Crossley Visits State College. Nittany Lion Inn’s Fireside Lounge, State College, Centre County. 11:00 to 1:00.

April 9-- DEP Hearing Amending PA’s Air Quality Plan To Repeal Low-RVP Gasoline Requirement In Pittsburgh Region. DEP’s Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive,  Pittsburgh. 1:00.

April 10-- DEP Mine Families First Response & Communications Advisory Council meeting. DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloske, 724-404-3143, mscheloske@pa.gov.

April 10-- CANCELED. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board conference call rescheduled for April 3. DEP Contact: John Brakeall, 717-783-9731 or send email to: jbrakeall@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

April 10-- Center for Watershed Protection. 2018 National Watershed & Stormwater Conference.  Maryland and Virginia In-person and online.

April 11-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee On Diesel Powered (Mining) Equipment. DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloski, 724-404-3143 or mscheloske@pa.gov.

April 11-- DEP State Board For Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Edgar Chescattie, 717-772-2814 or eschescattie@pa.gov.

April 11-- NEW. Penn State Extension Private Water Well Owners Drinking Water Clinics. Neshaminy Manor Center, 1282 Almshouse Road, Doylestown, Bucks County.  The same Clinic will be presented at 1:00 and 6:00.

April 12-- DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. DEP Bureau of Laboratories building, 2575 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Aaren Alger, 717-346-7200, aaalger@pa.gov.

April 12-- NRCS-PA Women In Agriculture: Nurturing Your Land & Sustaining Your Farming Business Program. Union County Government Center, 155 N. 15th Street, Lewisburg.  8:30 to 3:30.

April 14-- PA Land Trust Association. 2018 Environmental Advisory Council Network Conference. In Conjunction with the PA Land Conservation Conference, Malvern, Chester County.

April 14-- Master Gardeners Of Lancaster County. 26th Annual Shirley R. Wagner Garden Symposium. Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster.  7:30 - 2:45.

April 14-- NEW. Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling. Westmoreland County Conservation District. Tire Recycling Event.  Westmoreland Cleanways Recycling Center, (Building F), 113 Innovative Lane, Latrobe.  8:30 to Noon.

April 17-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.

April 17-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  Contact: Executive Director Lee Ann Murray, 717-787-8171, leemurray@pa.gov.

April 17-- Dept. of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting.  Room E-100, First Floor, Department of Labor of Industry Building, 651 Boas Street in Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Cindy Holtry, Department of Labor and Industry, 717-783-4560.  (formal notice)

April 17-19-- National Forum On Low-Zero Energy Buildings. Wyndam Grand Hotel, Pittsburgh.

April 18-- NEW. House Commerce Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 234 (Blake-D- Lackawanna) Property Assessed Clean Energy Program local energy efficiency funding (Senate Fiscal Note and summary). Harrisburg University, 326 Market Street.  9:00.

April 19-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board Legislative and Technical Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  8:30. DEP Contact: DAniel Snowden, 717-783-8846 or send email to: dsnowden@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

April 19-- DEP Hearing On Proposed Changes To Regional Haze Air Pollution Plan. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

April 19-- DEP Hearing On Proposed Changes To Regional Haze Air Pollution Plan. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown. 10:00.

April 20-- DEP Hearing On Proposed Changes To Regional Haze Air Pollution Plan. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.

April 20-- Berks County Conservation District. Tree Seedling Sale & Education Programs Event.  Berks County Agricultural Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport.  11:00 to 7:00.

April 20-- NEW. Stroud Water Research Center. Exelon Corporation. Tree Planting Coatesville, Chester County. 1:00 to 4:00.

April 20-22-- NEW. PA Council Of Trout Unlimited. Women’s Initiative Leadership Retreat. GodSpeed Hostel, 7897 South Eagle Valley Road, Port Matilda, Centre County.

April 21-- PA Resources Council. 2018 Reuse Fest. Children’s Hospital Employee Parking Lot, 55th & Harrison Streets, Lawrenceville, Allegheny County. 10:00 to 2:00.

April 22-- Earth Day.  What Are You Doing?

April 22-- Butler County Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Waste Collection Event.  129 Ash Stop Road, Evans City, Butler County.

April 24-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: John Krueger, 717-783-9264 or jkrueger@pa.gov.

April 24-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:30.  DEP Contact: Janice Vollero, 717-772-5157, jvollero@pa.gov.

April 24-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission. Public Water Supply Assistance Program.  Technical and Regulatory Considerations For Public Water Supply Managers and Consultants Workshop.  SRBC Offices, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg.  8:00 to 3:00.

April 25-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, 717-783-9269 or nherb@pa.gov.

April 25-- NEW. DEP Hearing On Proposed NPDES Water Quality Permit For NRG Cheswick Generating Station In Allegheny County. Springdale Jr./Sr. High School Marshall Auditorium, 501 Butler Road, Springdale. 6:00 p.m.

April 25-- NEW. DEP Hearing On Proposed NPDES Water Quality Permit For Brunner Island Power Plant In York County. Union Fire Company, 201 York Street, Manchester. 6:30 to 8:30.

April 26-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg.  9:00. DEP Contact: Jay Braund, 717-772-5636, jbraund@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

April 26-27-- PA Wilds Center Awards Dinner and Entrepreneur’s Conference.  Pajama Factory, Williamsport, Lycoming County.

April 27-30-- 2018 City Nature Challenge In Pittsburgh Region.

April 28-- Stroud Water Research Center. Wildlands Conservancy. Citizen Science Volunteer Training.  Emmaus, Lehigh County.  9:00 to 3:00.

April 28-- Manada Conservancy Native Plant Sale.  Hummelstown Borough Park, Dauphin County. 10:00 to 3:00

April 28-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy. Foods Of The Delaware.  Silver Birches Waterfront, 205 PA 507, Hawley, Wayne County.

April 28-- Audubon Society of Western PA. Backyard Habitat Biodiversity Workshop. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

May 2-4-- PA Association Of Environmental Professional. Annual Conference. State College.

May 8-- Registration Open. 2018 PA Groundwater Symposium. Ramada Inn in State College, Centre County.

May 8-- DEP Keystone Energy Education Workshop For Teachers. DEP Northwest Regional Office, Meadville, Crawford County.  8:30 to 3:00. Click To Register.

May 8-10-- PA Section American Water Works Association. 70th Annual Conference. Kalahari Resort and Convention Center at Pocono Manor, Monroe County.

May 9-- DEP Keystone Energy Education Workshop For Teachers. Westmoreland County Conservation District Office, Greensburg, Westmoreland County.  8:30 to 3:00. Click To Register.

May 17-- DEP Keystone Energy Education Workshop For Teachers. King’s Gap Environmental Center, Carlisle, Cumberland County. 8:30 to 3:00. Click To Register.

May 22-23-- Choose Clean Water Coalition. 9th Annual Clean Water Conference.  Lancaster Marriott.

May 23-24-- Penn State Extension Healthy Trees, Healthy People Program. Frick Environmental Center, 2005 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh.

May 26-- Audubon Society of Western PA. Backyard Habitat Organic Garden Solution Workshop. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

June 6-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Dawn Heimbach, 717-772-5556, daheimbach@pa.gov. (formal notice)

June 10-14-- Rails-To-Trails Conservancy. Delaware & Lehigh Trail Sojourn. Eastern Pennsylvania.

June 12-- DEP Weathering The Storm Stormwater Education Workshop. Alumni Room of the Waldron Campus Center, Gannon University, 109 University Square, Erie.  8:30 to 3:30.

June 13-- DEP Weathering The Storm Stormwater Education Workshop. Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve, Saint Vincent College, 744 Walzer Way, Latrobe, Westmoreland County.  8:30 to 3:30.

June 14-- NEW. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:15. DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, 717-772-3436, kdalal@pa.gov.      (formal notice) 

June 20-21-- 20th Anniversary PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference.  Ramada Conference Center, State College.

June 23-- Audubon Society of Western PA. Backyard Habitat Flowers And Feathers, The Connection Between Plants and Birds Workshop. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

July 25-27-- Registration Open. Professional Recyclers of PA. 28th Annual Recycling & Organics Conference.  Best Western Premier Hotel, Harrisburg.

July 28-- Audubon Society of Western PA. Backyard Habitat Gardening for Pollinators and Butterflies Workshop. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

August 20-23-- U.S. Biochar Initiatives Conference. Chase Center on the Riverfront, Wilmington, Delaware.

September 6-9-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy. Educational Retreat For Women Forest Landowners. Highlights Workshop Facility in Boyd’s Mill, Milanville, Wayne County.

September 22-- Joint meeting of DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee and Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Laura Henry, 717-772-5713, lahenry@pa.gov.

September 23-- Audubon Society of Western PA. Backyard Habitat Trees and Shrubs, Supporting Wildlife In Winter Workshop. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

September 28-- DEP Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee meeting Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Rich Janati, 717-787-2147, rjanati@pa.gov.

October 1-3-- Engineers’ Society of Western PA. PA Brownfield Conference. Sands Bethlehem Casino, Bethlehem.

October 17-21-- Passive House Western PA. North American Passive House Network 2018 Conference. David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh.

November 1-2-- PA Water And Wastewater Technology Summit. Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College.

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