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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

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.

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 9-- House Health Committee hearing on Lyme Disease and Tick Borne Illnesses. East Stroudsburg University, 562 Independence Road, East Stroudsburg. 10:00.

September 9-10-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness - Allegheny River Cleanup Of Allegheny Islands Wilderness. Warren County.

September 10-- House Game and Fisheries Committee hearing on Sunday Hunting-- Senate Bill 147 (Laughlin-R-Erie). Room 60 East Wing. 1:00.

September 10-- CANCELED. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is December 4. Contact: Kris Shiffer, 717-772-5809, kshiffer@pa.gov. (formal notice)

September 10-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. South Park Buffalo Inn, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00.

September 10-- NEW. Cumberland County Municipal Land Preservation Forum. South Middleton Township Municipal Building,520 Park Drive, Boiling Springs. 3:00 to 5:00.

September 11-- Location Change. Agenda Posted. Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee hearing on MS4 Stormwater Program. Antrim Brethren in Christ Church, 24 Kauffman Road East, Chambersburg, Franklin County. 1:00.

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

September 11-- Agenda Posted. Delaware River Basin Commission business meeting. Conference Center, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, New Jersey. 10:30. (formal notice). Click Here for more on the agenda.

September 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee and Recycling Fund Advisory Committee joint meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Laura Henry, lahenry@pa.gov or call 717-772-5713.

September 12-- NEW. PA Organization for Watersheds & Rivers Webinar on DEP’s Integrated Water Quality Report and Mapping Tool. Noon to 1:00.

September 12-- Green Building Alliance Recognition Of Emerald Evening Gala Award Winners. Pittsburgh.

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 12-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. North Park Rose Barn, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00.

September 12-- Kleinman Energy Center National Climate Discussion. The Kleinman Center, Room 414, Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia. 4:30.

September 12-- StateImpact PA Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, Social Equity Forum. The Kleinman Center, Room 414, Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia. 6:00.

September 13-- Schuylkill Action Network Tour Of Restoration Sites In Montgomery County.

September 13-- Brodhead Watershed Association 30th Annual Members & Friends Celebration. Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort in Shawnee-on-Delaware, Monroe County.

September 13-- PennTAP E3-Economy, Energy, Environment For Food-Related Industries Webinar. Noon to 1:00.

September 14-- Environmental Advisory Council Network Connecting People To Places Workshop. Philadelphia.

September 14-- Huntingdon County Tire Collection Event. Huntingdon County Fairgrounds, Huntingdon.

September 14-- Mifflin County Tire Collection Event. Lewistown Borough Public Works, Lewistown.

September 14-- Perry County Tire Collection Event. Loysville Community Center, Loysville.

September 14-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary State Historical Marker Dedication. Berks County.

September 14-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Fall Native Plant Sale. Berks County.

September 14-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Lauri Ann West Community Center, O’Hara Township, Allegheny County. 10:30 to Noon.

September 15-- NEW. Watershed Alliance Of Adams County Annual Picnic. Cashtown Community Lions Club Park. 1:30 to 4:30.

September 16-- Get Outdoors PA Exchange for Recreation & Conservation Professionals. Berks County.

September 17-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is October 15. Questions should be directed to Laura Edinger by calling 717-772-3277 or send email to: ledinger@pa.gov. (formal notice)

September 17-- Agenda Posted. 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. Click Here for more on the agenda.

September 17-- West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Coalition meeting. Bald Eagle State Park at Pavilion #5 on Skyline Drive, Howard, Centre County. 5:30.

September 17-- NEW. Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support (SEEDS) to reveal new initiatives, show electric vehicles at annual meeting. The Cooperage, 1030 Main Street, Honesdale, Wayne County. 5:30.

September 17-18-- NEW. Mid-Atlantic Bioenergy Conference & Expo. Maritime Conference Center, Baltimore.

September 18-- NEW. House Tourism & Recreational Development Committee information meeting on National September 11th Memorial Trail Alliance progress to date. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00. Click Here to watch online.

September 18-- PA Energy Development Authority Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 1:00. Contact: Christopher Noble, chnoble@pa.gov or call 717-783-8411. (formal notice)

September 18-- Chesapeake Bay Riparian Buffers For Landscape Professionals Workshop. Paradise Township, York County. 8:30 to 3:30.

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-- Penn State Extension Dive Even Deeper: Bog Environments Workshop For Educators. Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center in Monroe County.

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 21-- Cambria County Tire & Appliance Collection Event. Susquehanna Township, Northern Cambria.

September 21-- Manada Conservancy Owl Pellet Lab For Youth. Camp Catherine, 1275 Swatara Creek Road, Hershey, Dauphin County. 10:00 to Noon.

September 21-- Brodhead Watershed Association Hike To Goose Pond Dry Flood Control Dam. Monroe County. 10:00.

September 21-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Seeing The Forest Through The Trees: Finding Deeper Meaning In Nature Program. Milford, Pike County.

September 21-22-- Fayette County Tire, Appliance, Electronic Waste Collection Event. Fayette County Fairgrounds, Farmington.

September 22-- NEW. Westmoreland Green Gathering: Changes In Curbside Recycling In Westmoreland County. Major Stokes restaurant, 108 West Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg. 2:00 to 4:00.

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

September 24-- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Awards Dinner. Woodlands Inn and Resort in Wilkes-Barre.

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

September 25-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Daniel E. Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-783-8846. (formal notice)

September 26-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Diane Wilson, diawilson@pa.gov or call 717-787-3730.

September 26-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Awards Dinner. Annapolis.

September 26-- Penn State Schuylkill Campus Centralia Mine Fire: Social Conflict, Death Of A Pennsylvania Community Program. Penn State Schuylkill Campus, Morgan Auditorium, Schuylkill Haven. 7:00.

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

September 28-- Cambria County Tire & Appliance Collection Event. Tunnelhill Borough Building, Gallitzin.

September 28-- Juniata County Tire Collection Event. Juniata County Fairgrounds, Port Royal.

September 28-- PA Forestry Association Annual Wildlife & Woodlands Symposium. State College.

September 28-- Brandywine Conservancy Bike The Brandywine, Chester County. 6:30 to 4:30.

September 28-- Sinnemahone Gravel Race, Cameron County.

September 28-- NEW. Susquehanna Greenway Partnership 2019 River Valley Ride Set For Williamsport, Lycoming County.

September 28-- NEW. Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Free Ice Cream Social/Open House. Grey Towers National Historic Site, Pike County. 11:00 to 4:00.

September 28-- Frontiers In Ornithology: A Symposium For Youth. Ashland Nature Center in Hockessin, Delaware.

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

October 1-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Lindsay Byron 717-772-8951, lbyron@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 2-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] on RACT II Air Quality Plan For GE Transportation Plant, Mercer County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville. 10:00.

October 2-- DEP Hearing On Regional Haze Revision To State Air Quality Implementation Plan. DEP Southwest Regional Office, Waterfront Conference Room A, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

October 2-- NEW. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. Contact: Gretchen Leslie, 717-772-9084, gleslie@pa.gov.

October 3-- DEP Hearing On Regional Haze Revision To State Air Quality Implementation Plan. Rachel Carson State Office Building, 12th Floor Conference Room, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg. 10:00.

October 3-- DEP Hearing On Regional Haze Revision To State Air Quality Implementation Plan. DEP Southeast Regional Office, Delaware River Conference Room, 2 East Main Street, Norristown. 1:00.

October 3-- Lehigh/Northampton Master Watershed Stewards The Power Of Water In The Lehigh Valley. Bangor Trust Brewing, 15 Broadway, Bangor. 6:30 to 7:30.

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 6-- Walk In Penn’s Woods Happening Across Pennsylvania.

October 6-- Manada Conservancy 3rd Annual Walk In Penn’s Woods. Halafax, Dauphin County 1:00 to 3:00.

October 7-- Get Outdoors PA Exchange for Recreation & Conservation Professionals. Pittsburgh.

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

October 9-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. East End Food Co-op, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00.

October 10-- NEW. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. Contact: John Chippo, 717-783-9730 or send email to: jchippo@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 10-- Manada Conservancy Watershed Health Program, Dauphin County. South Hanover Township Building, 161 Patriot Way, Hershey, Dauphin County. 7:00 to 8:00.

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 12-- NEW. Group Against Smog And Pollution 50th Anniversary Celebration. Rodef Shalom Congregation, Oakland section of Pittsburgh. 5:00 to 8:30.

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

October 15-- NEW. 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. (formal notice)

October 15-- NEW. 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.

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 15-- Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley 8th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference. Lehigh University, Bethlehem. 7:30 to 4:00.

October 16-- DEP Hearing [If Needed} On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Truck Accessories Group, Northumberland County. DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street in Williamsport. 10:00.

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

October 16-- EPA Workshop On Risk Assessment And Emergency Response Plan Training For Water, Wastewater Utilities. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 9:00 to 5:00.

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

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

October 18-- Tree Canopy Conference, Haverford College, Delaware County.

October 18-19-- NEW. Bucknell University Susquehanna River Symposium. Bucknell’s Elaine Langone Center, Lewisburg, Union County.

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

October 19-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 10:30 to Noon.

October 19-- Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Centralia Trash/Litter Cleanup Day. Centralia, Columbia County. 9:00 to 3:00.

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 19-- Ultra Trail Run, Cameron County.

October 19-- Natural Lands ChesLen Chase Race For Open Space. Chester County.

October 19-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Laurel Hill Cemetery Dramatic Reading Program. Grey Towers National Historic Site, Pike County. 11:00 and 2:00.

October 22-- CANCELED. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Lindsay Byron 717-772-8951, lbyron@pa.gov. (formal notice)

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 23-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Ross Township Community Center, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30.

October 26-- PA Resources Council Recycling Awareness Workshop. Lauri Ann West Community Center, O’Hara Township, Allegheny County. 10:30 to Noon.

October 26-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Dramatic Readings Of Edgar Allan Poe Program. Grey Towers National Historic Site, Pike County. 6:00 and 8:00.

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

November 1-- EPA Workshop On Risk Assessment And Emergency Response Plan Training For Water, Wastewater Utilities. Pip Moyer Recreation Center, 273 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis, Maryland. 9:00 to 5:00.

November 4-5-- Registration Open. 10th Anniversary National EcoDistricts Summit. Pittsburgh.

November 7-- PA Wilds Annual Dinner & Awards Program. DuBois.

November 9-- PA Resources Council Recycling Awareness Workshop. Cooper-Siegel Community Library, Fox Chapel, Allegheny County. 11:00 to Noon.

November 12-- PA Resources Council Recycling Awareness Workshop. East End Food Co-op, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00.

November 13-- NEW. DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Application Workshop. Conshohocken, Montgomery County. 9:00 to Noon.

November 14-- Manada Conservancy Preservation Updates. East Hanover township Building, 8848 Jonestown Road, Granville, Dauphin County, 7:00 to 8:00.

November 14-- NEW. DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Application Workshop. Camp Hill, Cumberland County. 9:00 to Noon.

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

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

November 16-- PA Resources Council Vermicomposting (Worms) Workshop. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 10:30 to Noon.

November 19-- NEW. DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Application Workshop. Wexford, AlleghenyCounty. 9:00 to Noon.

November 20-- NEW. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. Contact: Gretchen Leslie, 717-772-9084, gleslie@pa.gov.

November 20-- NEW. DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Application Workshop. Clarion, Clarion County. 9:00 to Noon.

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

November 26-- NEW. DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Application Workshop. State College, Centre County. 9:00 to Noon.

December 3-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00. Contact: Margaret Scheloske, mscheloske@pa.gov ,or 724-404-3143. (formal notice)

December 4-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Kris Shiffer, 717-772-5809, kshiffer@pa.gov.

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

December 12-- 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)

February 23-16-- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration MineXChange Annual Conference & Expo. Phoenix, Arizona.

February 28-29-- NEW. Keystone Coldwater Conference.

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

March 11-12-- 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit.

March 17-20-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators/PA Recreation & Parks Society Joint Conference. Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Somerset County.

May 6-8-- PA Association of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference. State College.

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