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

· Notice of Regional State Water Plan Advisory Committee meetings.

· May 1 – Senate Rules & Executive Nominations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 723 (Wenger-R-Lancaster) providing for definitions and legislative report under the Agricultural Area Security law. Off the Floor. Rules Committee Meeting Room.

· May 2 – Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. Room 8E-B East Wing. 9:00.

· May 2 – House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee meets to consider House Bill 243 (Semmel-R-Berks) to provide premium assistance for property owners eligible for federal flood insurance. Hearing Room 2, North Office Building. 9:30.

· May 2 – Joint Senate/House Agriculture Committees informational meeting to discuss conservation issues and the 2007 Federal Farm Bill. Room 156. 9:30.

· May 2 – House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee informational meeting on State Water Resources Planning. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 9:00.

· May 5 – Forestry Task Force meeting (Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee). Penn Stater Conference Center. State College. 10:00.

· May 10 – Delaware River Basin Commission meeting. 25 State Police Dr., West Trenton, NJ. 10:15.

· May 18-19 – 2006 Pennsylvania Heritage Partnerships Conference. Preservation PA. Franklin, Venango County.

· May 20 – Dauphin County Community Recycling Event. HACC Parking Lot. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

· May 22 – Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee Environmental Issues Forum to hear presentation on LaFarge Alternative Energy Initiative. Room 205 Ryan Building. 12:00.

· May 26 - DEP Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy Steering Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 to 1:00.

· June 12 – Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee Environmental Issues Forum – Jim MacKenzie, Octoraro Native Plant Nursery “Going Native – Opportunities for Using Native Plants in Pennsylvania.” Room 205 Ryan Building. 12:00.

· July 19 – Governor’s Invasive Species Council meeting. Agriculture Building, 2301 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg.

· October 31-November 5 – National Historic Preservation Conference. National Trust for Historic Preservation. Pittsburgh.

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

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