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.  Go to the online Calendar webpage for updates.

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

September 15-- Brodhead Watershed Association. Water Wiser Kids - What’s Under That Log? Program. Seven Pines Natural Area, Cresco, Monroe County.

September 15-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary. PA Coast Day - Delaware River Festival. Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia and the Camden Adventure Aquarium. 10:00 to 4:00.

September 15-- Wild Excellence Films Benefit Showing Of Cathedral: The Fight To Save The Ancient Hemlocks Of Cook Forest.  Sawmill Center for the Arts, Cooksburg, Clarion County. 7:00.

September 15-- Allegheny Mountain Woodland Association Stream Buffer Workshop.  Ebensburg Borough Meeting Room, 300 W. High Street, Ebensburg, Cambria County. 9:00 to Noon.

September 16-- Harrisburg Area Bicycle Club. Three Creek Century Ride To Benefit American Cancer Society. Starting at Penn Township Fire Department, 1750 Pine Road, Newville, Cumberland County.

September 17-- PA Resources Council. Backyard Composting Workshop. Mt. Lebanon Public Library, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

September 17-19-- 11th Eastern Native Grass Symposium.  Erie Bayfront Convention Center.

September 18-- Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee holds a hearing on Senate Bill 1131 (Costa-D-Allegheny) establishing the Landslide Insurance and Assistance Program (sponsor summary).  Millvale Community Center, 416 Lincoln Avenue,  Pittsburgh. 10:00.

September 18-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is October 16. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

September 18-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  Contact: Keith Saladar, Executive Director, ksalador@pa.gov or call 717-787-8171.  Join the meeting by conference call: Bridge #: 717-612-4788, Toll Free #: 855-734-4390, PIN #: 192791

-- Overview of Bureau of Environmental Remediation & Brownfields

-- Draft Transition Documents For Governor

September 18-- CNRAC Field Trip Agenda. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Columbia Crossing River Trails Center, 41 Walnut Street, Columbia, Lancaster County. 1:00. DCNR Contact: Gretchen Leslie, 717-772-9084 or send email to: gleslie@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

September 18-- Public Utility Commission Transource Transmission Line Proposal Franklin County.  New Franklin Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall, 3444 Wayne Road, Chambersburg. 1:00 and 6:00.

September 18-- Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape. 2018 Laurel Highlands Trail Summit. Ebensburg, Cambria County.  8:30 to 4:00.

September 18-- Get Outdoors PA. GOPA Exchange - Danville.  Montour Preserve, 700 Preserve Road, Danville. 8:30 to 2:30.

September 18-- PA Resources Council. Not In Philly Meet-Up To Talk Trash & Combat Litter Event.  Pipeline Philadelphia, Graham Building, Dilworth Park, 30 S 15th Street, 15th Floor, Philadelphia. 5:30 to 7:00.

September 18-19-- PA Association Of State Floodplain Managers Annual Conference.  Central Hotel & Conference Center, Harrisburg.

September 18-20-- Mid-Atlantic Chapter International Erosion Control Association. 25th Annual Conference, Workshop and Trade Show.  Radisson Hotel, Camp Hill, Cumberland County.

September 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Diane Wilson, 717-787-3730, diawilson@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

-- Lake Erie Phosphorus Reduction Domestic Action Plan

-- Renewal Of PAG-05 General Permit (Discharges from Petroleum Product Contamination Groundwater Remediation Systems)

September 19-- Stroud Water Research Center.  Citizen Scientists World Water Monitoring Day Celebration.  Stroud Center, 970 Spencer Road in Avondale, Chester County. 4:30 to 8:00.

September 19-- PA Resources Council. Backyard Composting Workshop. South Park Home Economics Building, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

September 19-- Lancaster County Graziers Group Hosts Savory Institute Founder.  Martindale Reception Center, 352 Martindale Road, Ephrata. 8:00 to 4:00.

September 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee & Recycling Funding Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Laura Henry 717-772-5713 or send email to: lahenry@pa.gov.

September 20-- Public Utility Commission Transource Transmission Line Proposal York County. Airville Volunteer Fire Department, 3576 Delta Road, Airville.  1:00 and 6:00.

September 20-- Green Building Alliance.  Honoring 25 Western PA Green Building Projects - Emerald Evening Gala.  Carnegie Science Center’s PointView Hall, Pittsburgh.

September 20-- Penn State Extension: Update On Shale Gas Rule Of Capture Court Decision Webinar.  1:00 to 2:00.

September 21-- Schuylkill Action Network. 15th Anniversary Schuylkill Action Network Bus Tour-Schuylkill & Berks Counties.  8:30 to 4:30.

September 22-- PA Resources Council. Backyard Composting Workshop. Castle Shannon Library, Allegheny County. 10:30 to Noon.

September 22-- PA Resources Council. Household Chemical Collection Event. South Park, Allegheny County.  9:00 to 1:00.

September 22-- NEW. Brandywine Conservancy Bike The Brandywine In Chester County To Benefit Clean Water Programs.  Chadds Ford Historical Society, 1736 N. Creek Road, Chadds Ford.

September 22-- Westmoreland Land Trust. 10th Anniversary Celebration - Wide Open Spaces Party. Land Trust’s barn headquarters, 218 Donohoe Road, Greensburg. 4:30 to 7:30.

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 23-- Brodhead Watershed Association. East Stroudsburg University Tree Museum Tour/Hike.  Monroe County.

September 25-- Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on foreign influence on natural gas development in PA. Hearing Room 1 North Office Building. 10:00.  Click Here to check to see if the hearing will be webcast live.  Click Here for more.

September 25-- NEW. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Meeting On Extending Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant License For 20 Years.  Peach Bottom Inn, 6085 Delta Road, Delta, York County. 6:00 to 8:00

September 25-- PA Resources Council. Recycling Awareness Workshop. Mt. Lebanon Public Library, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

September 25-26-- Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed. 2018 Delaware River Watershed Forum.  Cape May, NJ.

September 26-- Location Added. DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: William Penn Forest District. French Creek State Park Conference Room, 843 Park Road, Elverson, Chester County. 6:00 to 8:00. Click Here for more.

September 26-- NEW. DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Moshannon State Forest District. Moshannon State Forest District Office, 3372 State Park Road, Penfield, Clearfield County. 6:00 to 8:00. Click Here for more.

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.

September 28-- Brodhead Watershed Association. Members & Friends Celebration, Awards Dinner. Camelback Resort’s Aquatopia in Tannersville, Monroe County.

September 29-- PA Resources Council. Backyard Composting Workshop. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 11:00 to 12:30.

September 29-- PA CleanWays, Vector Control Of Cumberland County Tire Collection Event.  East Pennsboro Township Public Works, 645 Tower Road in Enola. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  NOTE: Pre-registration, Prepayment are requested.

September 29-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers. Free Ice Cream, Magic & Open House. Milford, Pike County. 11:00 to 4:00.

September 29-- NEW. Penn State Extension Rain Barrel Workshops (3).  Hanover Township Community Center, 3660 Jacksonville Road, Bethlehem. 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. and from 11:30 to 12:30.

October 1-2-- 2018 Eastern PA Greenways & Trails Summit. SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way in Bethlehem.

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

October 3-- PA Chamber Fall Regional Environmental Conference In Harrisburg.

October 4-- NEW. Joint House-Senate Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee Roundtable Discussion on the status and future of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania.  LTBA. Coaldale, Schuylkill County.

October 5-- NEW. House Tourism & Recreation Development Committee Roundtable Discussion of tourism issues affecting the Laurel Highlands.  State Theatre For The Arts, 37 E. Main Street, Uniontown, Fayette County. 9:00.

October 5-- Berks Conservation District Farm Conservation Tour.  Deep Roots Valley Farm, 1047 Irish Creek Creek Road, Mohrsville. 11:00 to 2:30.

October 5-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay. 2nd Annual Sportsmen’s Forum.  Middle Creek Wildlife Area, Lebanon  County.  8:00 to 6:00.

October 6-- PA Resources Council. Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event. Settlers Cabin Park, Robinson Township, Allegheny County. 9:00 to 1:00.

October 6-- PA Forestry Association Annual Conference - Managing & Conserving Pennsylvania’s Forested Waters. Toftrees Resort, State College, Centre County.

October 6-- NEW. Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting. Richland Community Library, 111 East Main Street in Richland, Lebanon County. 10:00 to 11:00

October 7-- PA Resources Council. Backyard Composting Workshop. Blueberry Hill Park, Franklin Park, Allegheny County. 10:30 to Noon.

October 9-11-- PA Association of Conservation Districts.  Annual Watershed Specialists Meeting. State College.

October 10-- 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.

October 10- DEP Hearing (If Needed) On Georgia Pacific Plant RACT II Air Quality Plan in Sergeant Township, McKean County.  DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville.  9:00.

October 10-- NEW. Western PA Conservancy.  Affordable Farmland Protection Strategies Workshop. Mattress Factory Museum, 500 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh. 9:30 to 5:00

October 10-- NEW. Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting. Park Street Complex, 648 West Park Street, Honesdale, Wayne County. 6:00 to 7:30

October 13-- PA Resources Council. Vermicomposting Workshop. Ross Township Community Center, Allegheny County.  12:30 to 2:00.

October 13-- PA Resources Council. Household Chemical Collection Event. Bradys Run Park, Beaver County. 9:00 to 1:00.

October 16-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

October 16-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  Contact: Keith Saladar, Executive Director, ksalador@pa.gov or call 717-787-8171.

October 17-- DEP State Board For Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Edgar Chescattle, echescattie@pa.gov.

October 17-- DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Buchanan State Forest District, District Office, 25185 Great Cove Road, McConnellsburg, Fulton County.  6:00 to 8:30 p.m.  Click Here for more.

October 17-- PA Chamber Fall Regional Environmental Conference In Mars, Butler County.

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

October 18-- CANCELED. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting rescheduled to November 15.  DEP Contact: Joseph Melnic 717-783-9730 or send email to: jmelnic@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 18-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, Susquehanna Room, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner 717-787-9633 or send email to dhissner@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 18-- PA State Assn. Of Township Supervisors. PA Stormwater Conference [Western].  Butler County.

October 18-- PA Resources Council. Recycling Awareness Workshop. Sewickley Public Library, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

October 18-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Small Water System Finances, Funding Preparing For Emergencies, Regulatory Updates Workshop.  SRBC offices, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg. 8:40 to 3:15.

October 20-- Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation.  Fall Cleanup In Centralia, Columbia County.

October 20-- NEW. Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting. Lebanon Community Library, 125 North 7th Street, Lebanon, Lebanon County. 10:00 to 11:00

October 23-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: John Krueger, 717-783-9264, jkrueger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

October 23-- NEW. PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop. Montgomery County Fire Academy, 1175 Conshohocken Road, Conshohocken. 9:00 to Noon. Click Here for more.

October 24-- PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  1:00.  Click Here to register to join the meeting by webinar.  Participants also need to call in 1-650-479-3208, PASSCODE 643 952 548.

October 24-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, 717-783-9269,  nherb@pa.gov.

October 24-- CANCELED. DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Clear Creek State Forest District.  Scheduled for October 30.

October 24-- NEW. Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Drexel University Hosts Voting For The Environment Program.  Academy, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia. 6:30 to 8:00.

October 24-25-- Penn State Extension: Biochar & Torrefied Biomass Short Course. Penn State University Agricultural Engineering Building, Shortlidge Road, University Park.

October 25-- NEW. PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop. Luzerne County Community College, Educational Conference Center (Building #10), 1333 South Prospect Street, Nanticoke. 9:00 to Noon. Click Here for more.

October 30-- NEW. DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Clear Creek State Forest District. District Office, 158 South Second Ave., Clarion, Clarion County. 6:30 to 8:00.  Click Here for more.

October 30-- PA Chamber Fall Regional Environmental Conference In King of Prussia.

October 30-31-- Northeast Recycling Council Fall Conference.  Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

October 31-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Kristen Szwajkowski, 717-772-2186, kszwajkows@pa.gov.

November 1-- NEW. U.S. Green Building Council Central PA Chapter  Forever Green Awards Ceremony. Civic Club of Harrisburg.

November 1-- NEW. PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop. Giant Food Store Community Room, 3301 Trindle Road, Camp Hill, Cumberland County.  9:00 to Noon. Click Here for more.

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

November 3-- PA Resources Council. Vermicomposting Workshop. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 11:00 to 12:30.

November 5-- NEW. Penn State Extension Protect Your Springs, Wells, Septic Systems & Cisterns Workshops (2). Terre Hill Community Center, 131 West Main Street, Terre Hill, Lancaster County .  2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00

November 6-- PA Resources Council. Vermicomposting Workshop. North Park Rose Barn, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

November 7-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Todd Wallace, 717-783-9438,  twallace@pa.gov.

November 7-- NEW. PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive Ext., State College, Centre County. 9:00 to Noon.  Click Here for more.

November 8-- DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Rothrock State Forest District, Shaver’s Creek CFD Community Building, 8707 Firemans Park Ln, Petersburg, Huntingdon County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.  Click Here for more.

November 8-- DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Weiser State Forest District, District Office, 16 Weiser Lane, Aristes, Columbia County.  6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Click Here for more.

November 13-- NEW. DCNR Public Meeting On Forest District Plans: Pinchot State Forest District.  District Office, 1841 Abington Road, North Abington Township, Lackawanna County.  6:00 to 8:00.  Click Here for more.

November 13-- NEW. PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop.  Trinity Point Church of God, 180 W. Trinity Drive, Clarion, Clarion County.  9:00 to Noon. Click Here  for more.

November 14-- PA Resources Council. Vermicomposting Workshop. South Park Buffalo Inn, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

November 14-- NEW. PRPS, DCNR Community Conservation Grants Workshop.  Collier township Community Center, 5 Lobaugh Street, Oakdale, Allegheny County . 9:00 to Noon.  Click Here for more.

November 15--  DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Joseph Melnic 717-783-9730 or send email to: jmelnic@pa.gov. (formal notice)

November 16-- PA State Assn. Of township Supervisors. PA Stormwater Conference [Eastern].  Montgomery County.

November 20-- South Mountain Partnership Trails Workshop - Building Strong Community Connections.  Shippensburg University, Cumberland County. 8:30 to 5:00.

November 29-- Academy Of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Delaware Watershed Research Conference. Academy Offices in Philadelphia.

December 5-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kris Shiffer 717-772-5809 or send email to: kshiffer@pa.gov. (formal notice)

December 6-- 10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Awards Dinner.  ArtsQuest, Bethlehem.

December 17-- PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  1:00.  Click Here to register to join the meeting by webinar.  Participants also need to call in 1-650-479-3208, PASSCODE 644 895 237.

January 27-30-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary. 2019 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit.  Cape May, NJ.

April 29 to May 2-- Center for Watershed Protection. 2019 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference.  South Carolina.

May 8-10-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals. 2019 Annual Conference - Growth Through Collaboration.  State College.

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