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.

December 3-- CANCELED. 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 3-- South Mountain Partnership: Tri-County Watershed Association meeting for Adams, Cumberland, Franklin & York county residents.  Anthony F. Ceddia Union Building (CUB) at Shippensburg University. 6:00 to 8:30.

December 3-- DEP Workshop On Performance Excellence In Electricity Rating Program For Green Buildings. PA Emergency Management Agency, 1310 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:30 to 3:30.

December 3-- NEW. Dept. Of Agriculture Pesticide Advisory Board meeting to consider neem oil issues and pesticide use on hemp.  Room 309 Agriculture Building, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg. 1:00.  Contact: Jessica Lenker, 717-772-5217 or jeslenker@pa.gov.

December 3-- NEW. PA Horticultural Society Public Meeting On Philadelphia’s Urban Agriculture Plan - Growing From The Root. Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia. 5:30 to 8:00.

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

December 4-- Agenda Posted. 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 4-- NEW. Environmental Hearing Board Rules Committee meeting.  Hearing Room 2, Second Floor, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.  2:15. EHB Contact: Kathleen A. Berwager, Kberwager@pa.gov, 717-705-5957.  (formal notice)

December 4-- Pike Conservation District Workshop On Spotted Lanternfly Permits For Business.  Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, 126 PPL Drive, Hawley. 9:30 to 10:30.

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

December 5-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting.  SRBC Offices, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg. 9:00.  (formal notice)  Click Here for more on the agenda.

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

December 5-- NEW. PA Environmental Council Public Meeting On Proposed Wilkes-Barre & Eastern Rail Trail Corridor In Lackawanna County.  Lackawanna College Environmental Education Center, 93 MacKenzie Road, Covington Township. 6:00.

December 5-- NEW. EPA Webinar On Grants For Research On PFAS Impacts In Rural Communities and Agricultural Operations.  2:00 to 3:00.

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 6--  NEW. Youth #ClimateStrike Day Action Rally In Harrisburg. State Capitol.  11:00 to 2:00.

December 6-- National Miners Day.

December 6-- NEW. DCNR Pennsylvania Geological Survey 100th Anniversary Celebration. Survey Office, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, Dauphin County. 9:00 to 3:00.

December 7-- Tree Pittsburgh Tree Tender Training.

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

December 9-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program Info Meeting, York County.

December 9-10-- PA Conservative Energy Forum Clean & Renewable Energy Symposium. Harrisburg Hilton.

December 10-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Lindsay Byron 717-772-8951, lbyron@pa.gov.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

December 10-- Agenda Posted. 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 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-- Water Environment Federation Stormwater Institute Workshop On Overcoming Risk From Extreme Weather Through Green Infrastructure In Community Redevelopment.  Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. 8:30 to Noon.

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 11-- Appalachian Regional Commission Workshop On POWER Grants To Diversify The Economy Of Coal Mining Areas.  Seven Springs Mountain Resort, 777 Water Wheel Drive, Champion, Somerset County. 9:00 to 3:00.

December 12-- Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee hearing on regulatory reform, red tape reduction and transparency.  Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc., 1000 Potato Roll Lane, Chambersburg, Franklin County. 10:00.

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 12-- Penn State Symposium To Explore The Future Of Solar Energy.  100 Life Sciences Building at Penn State’s University Park, State College.  4:00 to 5:30.

December 13-- House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on residential stormwater management.  Upper Providence Township Building, 1286 Black Rock Road, Phoenixville, Chester County.  10:00.

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

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

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

December 14-- NEW. Brodhead Watershed Association Table Rock Hike Above The Delaware Water Gap In Monroe County. 10:00 to Noon.

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-- CANCELED. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. The next scheduled Board meeting is January 15. Contact: Todd Wallace, twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-9438.  (formal notice)

December 18-- 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.

December 20-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle Ozone Attainment Maintenance Plan.  DEP’s Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.

January 3-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed] On Proposed Johnstown Area Ozone Attainment Maintenance Plan. DEP Southwest Regional Office, Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 10:00.

January 8-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Truck Accessories Group, Northumberland County. DEP’s Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport. 10:00.

January 8-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program Info Meeting, Lebanon County.

January 9-- 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

January 9-- South Mountain Partnership: South Mountain Water Workshop: Municipalities and Watershed Groups Working Together for Greater Impact. Stern Great Room of Dickinson College, Carlisle. 2:00 to 6:00.

January 14-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed] On ArcelorMittal RACT II Air Quality Plan Dauphin County.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.

January 14-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program Info. Meeting, Cumberland County. Cumberland County Services Center, 310 Allen Road, Carlisle.  7:00.

January 14-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program Info Meeting, Dauphin County.

January 15-- 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. Register at the Board webpage to attend the meeting via Skype.  (formal notice)

January 21-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program Info Meeting, Lancaster County.

January 25-- PA Horticultural Society Tree Tender Training. Philadelphia.

January 28-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program, Cumberland County. Cumberland County Services Center, 310 Allen Road, Carlisle.  7:00.

January 29-- NEW. DCNR Webinar On Apply For Recreation & Conservation Grants. 10:00 to 11:30.

January 29-March 11-- Penn State Extension Online Tree Tender Training, Wednesdays.  Noon.

January 29-March 25-- Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series,   Wednesdays. January 29, February 5, February 12, February 19, February 26, March 4, March 11, March 18, March 25.  7:00 to 8:00.

January 31-- South Mountain Partnership 9th Annual Power Of The Partnership Celebration.  Liberty Mountain Resort located at 78 Country Club Trail, Fairfield, Adams County. 7:30 to 10.30 a.m.

February 1-- PA Horticultural Society Tree Tender Training. Philadelphia.

February 5-8-- Registration Open. PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Conference.  Lancaster.

February 19-- NEW. DCNR Webinar On Apply For Recreation & Conservation Grants. 10:00 to 11:30.

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.

March 27-- South Mountain Partnership: PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Regional Water Workshop. Trees & Trails Environmental Education Center, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. 8:30 to 3:30

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

April 3-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Pennsylvania Wildlife Gala.  Nittany Lion Inn, State College.

April 20-21-- NEW. Northeast Recycling Council Spring Conference. Connecticut.

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

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

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

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

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DEP Calendar of Events        DCNR Calendar of Events

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Senate Committee Schedule                House Committee Schedule

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12/2/2019