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

September 17-- NEW. House State Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 1107 (O'Neal-R-Washington)- creates 5 member politically appointed commission to “administer the permitting and plan approval process es vested in DEP by law,” including promulgating regulations establishing permitting requirements and environmental standards and taking action on individual permit applications and the firing of all DEP employees now reviewing permits;  House Bill 1106 (Puskaric-R-Allegheny)- requires DEP approval of any permit regulating air quality, waste, erosion and sedimentation and dam safety and encroachments within 30 days without regard to public review of permits, creates a new bureaucracy in the form of a “referee” to decide disputes between DEP and applicants over appication completeness (sponsor summary).  Room 205 Ryan Building.  Call of the Chair.  Committee meetings are usually webcast live online. Click Here for more on these bills.

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-- 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-- Mid-Atlantic Bioenergy Conference & Expo.  Maritime Conference Center, Baltimore.

September 18-- 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-- NEW. House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee meets to consider House Resolution 461 (Farry-R-Bucks) recognizing the 75th anniversary of Smokey Bear [which was August 5]  (sponsor summary).  Room B-31 Main Capitol. 9:00.  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 18-- NEW. Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event.  Northampton Community College, Alumni Hall Room 130A-D, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem.  8:00 to 1:00.

September 19-- NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds informational meeting with DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell on “the Administration’s position and progress regarding climate change initiatives.”   Room G-50 Irvis Building starting at 10:00.  Committee meetings are usually webcast live online.  Click Here for more on the meeting.

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-- NEW. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Autumn Lecture: The Ghost Of Schaumboch’s: The Allegheny Woodrat.  Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Berks County.  5:00.

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-- 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 25-- NEW. Delaware Valley University One Health Working Group: Farming In Climate Chaos Seminar. University's Life Sciences Building Auditorium, Doylestown, Bucks County. 6:00 to 7:30.

September 26-- CANCELED. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is October 30.  Contact: Diane Wilson, diawilson@pa.gov or call 717-787-3730. (formal notice)

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-- NEW. PA Resources Council Pop Up Glass Recycling Event-Washington County.  South Strabane Administration Building, Washington County. 9:00 to 2:00.

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-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership 2019 River Valley Ride Williamsport, Lycoming County.

September 28-- NEW. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Autumn Lecture: Cat Wars.  Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Berks County.  5:00.

September 28-- 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 28-- NEW. Center For Coalfield Justice, Solar United Neighbors Greene County Solar Festival.  Greene County Fairgrounds, 107 Fairgrounds Road, Waynesburg. 10:00 to 6:00.

September 30-- NEW. Little Shamokin Creek Watershed Association Book Signing For Matt Miller- Fishing Through The Apocalypse. Watershed Association’s pavilion, 182 Houser Road, Sunbury. 6:30.

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 Location. Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Bald Eagle State Park, 149 Main Park Road, Howard, Centre County. 1:00 - 3:00.   Contact: Gretchen Leslie, 717-772-9084, gleslie@pa.gov.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

October 2-- NEW. Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event. Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe, 1000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg. 8:00 – 3:30.

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 5-- NEW. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Autumn Lecture: Hawks On The Wing: Seeing Beyond Field Marks.  Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Berks County.  5:00.

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-- NEW. Pike County Conservation District Stormwater, Snow Management Road Maintenance Workshop.  Palmyra Township Building, 115 Buehler Lane, Paupack. 9:00 to Noon.

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-- 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 11-12-- NEW. Great Allegheny Passage Trail Relay, Presented By UPMC Health Plan. Cumberland, Maryland to 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 12-- Group Against Smog And Pollution 50th Anniversary Celebration. Rodef Shalom Congregation, Oakland section of Pittsburgh. 5:00 to 8:30.

October 12-- NEW. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Autumn Lecture: Rooks: Rendez-vous With A South Atlantic Raptor.  Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Berks County.  5:00.

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

October 15-- 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-- 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 17-- NEW. PA Resources Council 80th Anniversary Celebration. Newtown Square, Delaware County.

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

October 18-19-- 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 21-- NEW. DEP Hearing On Broad Mountain Wind Power Project Water Quality Permit, Carbon County. Weatherly Elementary/Middle School Cafeteria, 602 6th Street, Weatherly. 6:00 to 9:00.

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 24-- NEW. Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event. Mohegan Sun – Conference Center, 1280 Highway 315, Wilkes-Barre. 8:00 – 3:30.

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 26-- NEW. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Autumn Lecture: Rooks: Can Drones Help Our Bird Populations?.  Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Berks County.  5:00.

October 29-- NEW. House Children and Youth Committee hearing on municipal recreational programs for preschool-aged children.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  9:00.  Committee meetings are usually webcast live online.

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

October 30--  NEW. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Diane Wilson, diawilson@pa.gov or call 717-787-3730. (formal notice)

October 30-- NEW. Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event.  Holiday Inn Johnstown Downtown, 250 Market Street, Johnstown. 8:30 – 3:30.

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 1-- NEW. Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event.  DoubleTree by Hilton, 701 Penn Street, Reading. 7:45. – 4:15.

November 2-- NEW. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Autumn Lecture: Ecology and Conservation of Raptors of the Caribbean Islands.  Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Berks County.  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-- 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-- 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-- NEW. Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event.  Red Lion Inn, 4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg.  9:00 – 3:00.

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

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

November 20-- 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-- 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-- 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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