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 2019 schedules of its advisory committees, councils and board meetings in the Dec. 10 PA Bulletin, page 7708.

July 15-- DEP Hearing [If Requested] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Haysite Reinforced Plastics, Erie County.  DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville. 10:00.

July 15-- NEW. DEP Open House On Stream Maintenance After Flooding.  DEP Moshannon District Office, 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, Centre County.  5:00 to 6:30.

July 16-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is August 20.  Questions should be directed to Laura Edinger by calling 717-772-3277 or send email to: ledinger@pa.gov. (formal notice)

July 16-- CANCELED. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Next scheduled meeting is August 20. Questions should be directed to Keith Salador, Executive Director, by calling 717-787-8171 or send email to: ksalador@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

July 16-- NEW. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff Webinar On Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan. 1:00.

July 16-- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA Pennsylvania State Technical Committee meeting.  NRCS-PA Office, 359 East Park Drive, Harrisburg. 1:00.

July 16-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting. Berwick, Columbia County.

July 16-- NEW. PEMA, DEP, Insurance, DCED Hurricane Season Twitter Chat On How To Prepare For a Flood, What To Do After A Storm.  2:00.

July 17-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on wind energy.  Carbondale Area JR/SR High School Auditorium, 101 Brooklyn Street, Carbondale, Lackawanna County.  2:00.

July 17-- DEP Hearing [If Requested] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Lord Corporation Facility In Saegertown Borough, Crawford County.  DEP Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville. 10:00.

July 17-- DEP Hearing on Bailey Central Mine Complex Coal Refuse Disposal Area NPDES Permit.  Morris Township Community Center, Rt. 18 Browns Creek Road, Nineveh, Greene County. 1:00 to 3:00.

July 17-- DEP Hearing On  Specialty Granules Quarry NPDES Mining Permit in Franklin County.  Fairfield Fire and EMS Building, 106 Steelman Street, Fairfield. 6:30.

July 17-- DEP Hearing On Consol’s Bailey Mine Draft Water Quality Permit, Greene County.  Morris Township Community Center, Rt. 18 Browns Creek Road, Nineveh.  1:00 to 3:00.

July 17- -Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting. Horsham, Montgomery County.

July 17-- Webinar on Including Institutional, Community, Ecosystem Benefits In Solar Power Purchase Agreements. 3:00 to 4:00.

July 17-18-- Inaugural PA Trout In The Classroom Summit. Harrisburg.

July 18-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining And Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Pottsville District Mining Office, 5 West Laurel Blvd, Pottsville.  9:00. Call-In Number: 267-332-8737, Conference ID: 77985019.  Click Here to join by Skype. DEP Contact: Daniel  Snowden, 717-783-8846 or send email to: dsnowden@pa.gov.   Note: Field Trip to Pottsville AMD Treatment Facilities.

July 18-- NEW. Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Funding & Incentives To Implement Energy Efficiency Projects Webinar.  Noon to 1:00.

July 18-- Penn State Extension Webinar on Managing Wastewater From Shale Gas Drilling Operations. 1:00.

July 18-- NEW. Game Commission Open House On Wildlife Feeding Issues. Game Commission Northcentral Region Office, 1566 South Route 44 Highway, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County.  6:00 to 8:00.

July 19-- PA Recreation & Park Society - First Ever Park & Recreation Professionals Day!

July 19-- Rodale Institute Organic Farming Field Day. Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Road, Kutztown, Berks County. 8:30 to 3:30.

July 20-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event. Washington County (Wild Things Park).

July 20-- PA Resources Council Pop Up Glass Recycling Collection Event In Allegheny County. Village Square Mall-- Township Of Upper Saint Clair.

July 20-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 10:30 to Noon.

July 20-- Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association Creek Cleanup. Cumberland County.  8:45 to Noon.

July 20-- Brodhead Watershed Association Cherry Valley Refuge Turtle Hike. 10:00 to Noon. Directions will be provided.

July 20-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Bat Day. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Berks County. 2:00 to 4:00.

July 22-- Lyme Timber Company, Three Rivers Forest Management Harvesting and  Log Markets Forestry Summer Series.  Potter County.  3:00 to 5:00.

July 23-- NEW. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Meeting/Hearing On Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan.  Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey, 4650 Lindle Road,  Harrisburg. 6:00 to 9:00.

July 23-- NEW. Game Commission Open House On Wildlife Feeding Issues. Game Commission Southeast Region Office, 253 Snyder Road, Reading, Berks County. 6:00 to 8:00. 

July 24-- CANCELED. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.  Next scheduled meeting is October 23.  Contact: Nancy Herb 717-783-9269 or send email to nherb@pa.gov. (formal notice)

July 24-- NEW. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Gretchen Leslie, 717-772-9084, gleslie@pa.gov.     (formal notice)

July 24-- Penn State Extension Managing Invasive Plant Species Workshop. Upper Macungie Station 56, 6510 Schantz Road, Allentown.  8:30 to 3:00.

July 24-- Southwestern PA Water Resource Center National Flood Insurance Program: I-Codes And Substantial Damage/ Improvement Workshop.  Community and Recreation Center at Boyce Mayview Park, 1551 Mayview Road, Upper St. Clair, Allegheny County. 8:30 to 4:00.

July 24-- NEW. Game Commission Open House On Wildlife Feeding Issues. Game Commission Northeast Region Office, 3917 Memorial Highway, Dallas, Luzerne County. 6:00 to 8:00.

July 24-26-- Registration Open. Professional Recyclers Of PA Annual Recycling & Organics Conference.  Harrisburg.

July 25-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. Contact: Diane Wilson 717-787-3730, diawilson@pa.gov.

-- Language for new GP-1 small project erosion and sedimentation permit

July 25-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on Green PA: Working Towards A Sustainable Future. West Goshen Township, Building, 1025 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 10:00.

July 27-- NEW. Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Nature & Arts Festival. Millersburg, Dauphin County.  10:00 to 5:00.

July 27-- CleanScapes Bald Eagle Creek Cleanup, Clinton County.

July 27-- PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event-Allegheny County. La Roche University, McCandless. 9:00 to 1:00.

July 30-- NEW. DEP Informal Conference On Allegheny Mineral Surface Mining Application For Lawrence County.  Moraine State Park Regulation Office, 195 Park Road, Prospect, Butler County.  6:00 to 8:00.

July 30-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting. Lancaster County.

July 30-- NEW. Game Commission Open House On Wildlife Feeding Issues. Warren High School, 345 E. Fifth Ave., Warren, Warren County. 6:00 to 8:00.

July 31-- NEW. Game Commission Open House On Wildlife Feeding Issues. Game Commission Southcentral Regional Office, 8627 William Penn Highway, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County. 6:00 to 8:00.

August 1-- NEW. Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on proposed water withdrawal requests.  SRBC Offices, 4423 N. Front Street, Harrisburg. 2:30-500.  (formal notice)

August 3-- PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event-Allegheny County.  West Mifflin Area High School. 9:00 to 1:00.

August 3-4-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers 2019 Festival Of Wood. Grey Towers Historic Site, Milford, Pike County.

August 3-10-- NEW. Berks County Water Week - Because Clean Water Matters.  Penn State Extension Berks County Master Watershed Stewards.

August 4-- Brodhead Watershed Association Annual River Ramble Tour.  Monroe County. 1:00 to 4:00.

August 5-- Lyme Timber Company, Three Rivers Forest Management Sawmilling and  Lumber Forestry Summer Series.   Cameron County.  3:00 to 5:00.

August 5-- NEW. Advanced Watershed Educator Workshop For School Administrators. Dauphin County Agricultural & Natural Resources Center, 1451 Peters Mountain Road, Dauphin.

August 7-- DEP State Board For Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Ed Chescattle Edgar Chescattle, echescattie@pa.gov.

August 7-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting & Field Trip.  Location To Be Announced. Daniel  Snowden, 717-783-8846 or send email to: dsnowden@pa.gov. (formal notice)

August 7-- NEW. Schuylkill Action Network Funding For MS4 Stormwater Projects Workshop. Ursinus College, Collegeville, Montgomery County. 9:00 to 1:00.

August 7-- NEW. Game Commission Open House On Wildlife Feeding Issues. Delmont Fire Department, 2360 PA-66, Delmont, Westmoreland County. 6:00 to 8:00.

August 7-8-- NEW. Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center/Extension Reading The Farm Conservation Training Workshop. Lancaster County.

August 8-- PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 to11:00.  Click Here to join the meeting via Skype. Call in information to join by phone:  +1 (267) 332-8737, Conference ID: 78720365

August 8-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. Contact: Dawn Hissner 717-772-2189 or send email to dhissner@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

August 8-- NEW. Game Commission Open House On Wildlife Feeding Issues. Game Commission Northcentral Region Office, 1566 South Route 44 Highway, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County. 6:00 to 8:00.

August 10-- NEW. Lacawac Sanctuary & Biological Field Station Farm To Plate Dinner To Honor 2019 Achievement Award Winners. Historic Watres Lodge at Lacawac in Lake Ariel, Wayne County

August 10-- PA Resources Council Pop Up Glass Recycling Collection Event In Allegheny County. Village Square Mall-Municipality of Bethel Park.

August 12-- NEW. DEP Hearing On Air Quality Plan Approval AND Stormwater Permit For Slate Belt Biosolids Heat Recovery Center. Wind Gap Middle School, 1620 Teels Road in Pen Argyle, Northampton County. 6:00 to 9:00

August 12-- NEW. Wildlife Leadership Academy Hosts Special Screening Of Live The Stream: The Story Of Joe Humphreys.  Tull Family Theater, 418 Walnut Street in Sewickley, Westmoreland County. 6:00.

August 12-16-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Youth Appalachian Adventure Camp.  Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Berks County.

August 13-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting, 16th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. Contact: Allison Acevedo, 484-250-5942.

August 13-15-- NEW. Penn State Ag Progress Days. Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, Centre County.

August 14-- DEP State Board for Certification Of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Amy Forney, 717-772-2186,   aforney@pa.gov.

August 15-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15. Contact: Kirit Dalal, 717-772-3436 or send email to: kdalal@pa.gov.

August 15-- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Building Re-Tuning For Energy Efficiency In Downtown Buildings Webinar. Noon to 1:00.

August 15-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting. Bloomsburg, Columbia County.

August 17-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event.  Allegheny County (Boyce Park). 9:00 to 1:00.

August 17-- PA Resources Council Pop Up Glass Recycling Collection Event In Allegheny County. Moon Municipal Building.

August 17-- PA Resources Council Recycling Workshop. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Allegheny County.  10:30 to Noon. 

August 17-- Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association Creek Cleanup. Cumberland County.  8:45 to Noon.

August 20-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  Questions should be directed to Laura Edinger by calling 717-772-3277 or send email to: ledinger@pa.gov.

August 20-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Questions should be directed to Keith Salador, Executive Director, by calling 717-787-8171 or send email to: ksalador@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

August 22-25-- PA Association Of Hazardous Materials Technicians Annual Hazmat Training and Education Conference.  Seven Springs, Somerset County.

August 27-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Lindsay Byron 717-772-8951, lbyron@pa.gov.

August 29-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:30.  Contact: Jay Braund 717-772-5636 or jbraund@pa.gov.

September 3-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Phipps Garden Center, Mellon Park, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30.

September 4-- DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting.  Bureau of Laboratories, Room 206, 2575 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg. 9:00.  Contact: Aaren Alger, 717-346-8212 or send email to: aaalger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

September 4-5-- PA Waste Industries Assn/Solid Waste Assn-Keystone Chapter Joint Conference. Harrisburg Hilton.

September 5-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting.  Lancaster County.

September 8-11-- Registration Open. 2019 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation and National Abandoned Mine Lands Program Conference. Pittsburgh.  PA Environment Digest is a proud sponsor of this event.

September 10-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Kris Shiffer, 717-772-5809, kshiffer@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

September 11-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.  Contact: Janice Vollero, 717-772-5157, jvollero@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

September 11-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For GenOn Northeast Management Company, Armstrong County. DEP’s Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 9:00 to 9:30.

September 11-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For FirstEnergy Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, Beaver County. DEP’s Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive,  Pittsburgh. 9:30 to 10:00.

September 11-- NEW. DCNR Hearing On FY 2019-20 Wild Resources Conservation Fund Grant Applications. 6th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

September 12-- South Mountain Partnership Speakers Series: Methods Of Combating Illegal Dumping And Vandalism In A Forest Setting.  Caledonia State Park in Fayetteville, Franklin County. 6:30.

September 19-- 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.

September 19-- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Alternative Energy Projects For Agriculture-Related Businesses Webinar. Noon to 1:00.

September 19-- Pike County Conservation District. Properly Maintaining Your On-Lot Septic System.  Dingman Township Fire Hall, 680 Log Tavern Road, Milford. 9:00 to 11:00.

September 20-21-- 3rd Annual Pennsylvania Sportsmen’s Forum.  Middle Creek Wildlife Area, Lebanon County.

September 21-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event. Allegheny County (South Park).  9:00 to 1:00.

September 21-- PA Resources Council Pop Up Glass Recycling Collection Event In Allegheny County. Dormont Pool.

September 21-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 10:30 to Noon.

September 21-- Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association Creek Cleanup. Cumberland County.  8:45 to Noon.

September 22-24-- Registration Open. Pennsylvania Greenways And Trails Summit. Shippensburg University Conference Center.

September 24 & 25-- Phipps Conservatory Wild & Neat: Successful Stormwater Management Planting Workshops. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh.

September 26-27-- Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance PA Energy Efficiency Conference. Hilton, Harrisburg.

September 30- October 4-- Penn State Extension 5-Day Intensive Workshops On Managing Mixed Oak Forests.  Jefferson,  Forest County Locations.

October 3-- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Economy, Energy And Environment For Food-Related Industries Webinar. Noon to 1:00.

October 5-- PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event-Allegheny County. Settlers Cabin Park. 9:00 to 1:00.

October 8-10-- Registration Open. Natural Areas Association Natural Areas Conference.  Pittsburgh.

October 12-- PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event.  Beaver County (Bradys Run Park).  (;00 to 1:00.

October 12-- PA Resources Council Pop Up Glass Recycling Collection Event In Allegheny County. Mt. Lebanon Main Park Commissioners Lot.

October 14--PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Phipps Garden Center, Mellon Park, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30. 

October 15-- Villanova University, PA Environmental Council, PA State Association of Township Supervisors Managing Stormwater By Engaging Private Landowners - Success Stories and Strategies Workshop.  Villanova University, Philadelphia.

October 16-- NEW. Registration Open. PA State Association Of Township Supervisors Stormwater Conference.  Monroeville, Allegheny County.

October 16-17-- Villanova University Biennial Stormwater Management Symposium. Villanova University.

October 16-17-- 7th Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum.  Allentown.

October 19-- PA Resources Council Pop Up Glass Recycling Collection Event In Allegheny County. Scott Township Park.

October 19-- Registration Open. National American Chestnut Foundation Fall Meeting. Wyndham Gettysburg, 95 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg. 7:00 a.m.  to 9:30 p.m.

October 23-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Nancy Herb 717-783-9269 or send email to nherb@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 29-30-- Northeast Recycling Council Fall Conference.  Rhode Island.

November 15-- NEW. Registration Open. PA State Association Of Township Supervisors Stormwater Conference. Malvern, Chester County.

November 15-17-- Chesapeake Watershed Forum.  Shepherdstown, WV.

November 21-- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Entrepreneurship Ecosystem At Penn State Webinar. Noon to 1:00.

March 9-11-- Engineers’ Society of Western PA, DEP Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference. State College

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