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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.

November 12-- NOAA Meeting To Take Comments On Evaluating DEP’s Coastal Resources Management Program. Ridley Township Marina, 500 North Lane, Ridley Park, Delaware County. 6:30.

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 13-- Agenda Posted. Delaware River Basin Commission public hearing. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 1:30. (formal notice)

November 13-- NEW. Shippensburg Center For Land Use & Sustainability - Climate Change Impacts On Forestry and Wildlife. Shippensburg University, Orndorff Theater (Room 123), Anthony F. Ceddia Union Building. 6:30.

November 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. Contact: Dawn Hissner, dhissner@pa.gov or 717-772-2189.

November 14-- Keep PA Beautiful, DEP, PennDOT Litter Summit. Harrisburg Hilton. 8:00 to 4:00.

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-- Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event. Red Lion Inn, 4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg. 9:00 – 3:00.

November 15-- NEW. America Recycles Day!

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 16-- Brodhead Watershed Association Glen Run Nature Preserve Hike, Monroe County.

November 18-- DEP Meeting/Hearing On Easton Road PFOA/PFOS Hazardous Site Cleanup Plan, Bucks County. Lenape Middle School, 313 W. State St., Doylestown. 6:30.

November 18-- DEP Webinar On Applying For Environmental Education Grants. 1:00.

November 19-- Agenda Posted. 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)

November 19-- Agenda Posted. Joint Meeting: DEP Citizens Advisory Council & Environmental Justice Advisory Board 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)

November 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board. 16th Floor Delaware Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. Contact: Glenda Davidson, gldavidson@pa.gov or Allison Acevedo, 484-250-5942.

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

November 19-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting. Mt. Airy United Fellowship Church, 701 W. Johnston Street, Philadelphia. 7:00 to 8:00.

November 20-- House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee will hold an informational meeting on conservation district operations and activities. Room 140. 9:00. Click Here to watch live.

November 20-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Boyertown Foundry, Berks County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.

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 20-- NEW. PennFuture: A Call For Climate Action Educational Forum, Harrisburg. Dixon University Center, 2986 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg. 6:00 to 9:00.

November 21-- NEW. PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Webinar On Stream Redesignation Evaluations & Water Quality Designations. Noon to 1:00.

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

November 22-- DEP Hearing On Proposed State Air Quality Implementation Plan Revision & 2nd Maintenance Plan For The Clearfield/Indiana Area Related To Ozone Attainment. Moshannon District Office, 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg. 10:00. (formal notice)

November 22-- NEW. PA Municipal League, DEP Webinar On Community Resilience - Role Of The Building Energy Code. 1:00 to 2:00.

November 22-- NEW. Central PA Conservancy Cave Hill Park & Nature Preserve Cleanup/ Invasive Species Removal, Cumberland County.

November 23-24-- NEW. Capital Area Greenbelt Restoration Area Trail Maintenance, Dauphin County.

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

December 4-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Operators meeting. 10th Floor Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Ed Chescattie, echescattie@pa.gov or 717-787-5236.

December 4-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On International Metals Reclamation Company RACT II Air Quality Plan, Lawrence County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville. 10:00.

December 4-- DEP Hearing On Broad Mountain Wind Power Water Quality Permit, Carbon County. Panther Valley High School Auditorium, 912 Coal Region Way, Lansford. 6:00.

December 5-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Laura Henry, 717-772-5713, lahenry@pa.gov.

December 5-- Westminster College/Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Student Symposium On The Environment. Westminster College, Wilmington, Lawrence County.

December 5-6-- Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Turning A New Leaf Conference. Harrisburg.

December 6-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On Altoona Air Quality Maintenance Plan For Ozone. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.

December 7-8-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Dickens’ Christmas Carol Program. Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, Pike County.

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 10-- Governor’s Invasive Species Council meeting. Room 309 Agriculture Building, 2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg. 10:00. Contact: Kristopher Abell, 717-787-2227 or krabell@pa.gov.

December 10-- Schuylkill Action Network Annual Meeting. Albright College, 1621 North 13th Street, Reading, Berks County. 9:30. to 3:30.

December 10-11-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training. Lancaster.

December 11-- Delaware River Basin Commission business meeting. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 10:30. (formal notice)

December 12-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15. Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalal@pa.gov or 717-772-3436.

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)

December 12-- Penn State Extension Landscape & Green Infrastructure Analysis & Planning Workshop. Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. 9:00 to Noon.

December 13-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed] On Erie County Ozone Reduction Maintenance Plan. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville. 10:00.

December 13-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed] On Franklin County Ozone Reduction Maintenance Plan. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.

December 13-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed] On Greene County Ozone Reduction Maintenance Plan. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

December 16-- House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on bipartisan Anti-SLAPP-- Citizen Intimidation-- Lawsuit Legislation. Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:30. Click Here to watch live.

December 17-- 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)

December 17-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On Allegheny & Tsingshan Stainless RACT II Air Quality Plan, Beaver County. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

December 17-- DEP Hearing [If Needed} On RACT II Air Quality Plan For General Carbide Corp, Westmoreland County. DEP’s Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

December 18-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Todd Wallace, twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-9438. (formal notice)

December 18-- NEW. DEP Hearing On Allen Road TCE Hazardous Waste Site Interim Response, Cumberland County. Cumberland County Service Center, 310 Allen Road, Carlisle. 7:00.

December 18-- PA Women’s Agricultural Network Symposium. Temple University, Philadelphia. 8:30 to 5:00.

December 19-- 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.

January 9-- NEW. DEP Coal & Clay Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Board meeting. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: James Charowsky, 717-787-7007 or jcharowsky@pa.gov

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.

April 1-3-- PA Land Trust Association Land Conservation Conference. Gettysburg.

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

July 29-31-- Professional Recyclers of PA 2020 Recycling & Organics Conference. Gettysburg.

Related Tools ----------------

Visit DEP’s Public Participation Center for public participation opportunities.

Click Here for links to DEP’s Advisory Committee webpages.

Visit DEP Connects for opportunities to interact with DEP staff at field offices.