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Since June of 2004, the PA Environment Digest has printed over 1,669 stories about thousands of businesses, farmers, schools, local governments, students of all ages, nonprofit groups, organizations and individuals just like you recognized for doing great things to protect and restore Pennsylvania’s environment in every corner of the Commonwealth.
Here are the 197 stories we published during 2019.
Will we find YOU on this list in 2020?
Feature: Looking Back To Improve Pennsylvania’s Environment Going Forward
20 Years Of Growing Greener: A Celebration Of Leadership, Partnership, Accomplishment
In Memoriam: Sen. Ted Erickson, Environmental, Community Leader From Delaware County
KPB: Over 13,000 Volunteers Collected 523,855 Pounds Of Trash During 2018 International Coastal Cleanup Of PA
Gov. Wolf Lists Environmental, Energy Accomplishments In First Term
Dept. Of Conservation & Natural Resources Highlights 2018 Accomplishments
Harvest Home Farms In Northampton County Receives Sand County Foundation Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award
Clarion River Named 2019 Pennsylvania River Of The Year
PA Trails Advisory Committee Names Mid State Trail 2019 Trail Of The Year
2 Pennsylvanians Receive International Emerging Trail Leaders Recognition By American Trails
Agriculture Announces Winners Of Student Spotted Lanternfly Calendar Contest
The Hershey Company Announces New Environmental, Climate Initiatives To Significantly Reduce Its Impact On The Planet
Keep PA Beautiful Recognizes Outstanding Volunteers In Blair, Clinton, Huntingdon, Lehigh, Perry, Washington Counties
Delaware River Watershed Initiative Wins National American Water Resources Assn. Award
Local Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates Collect 2.2 Million Pounds Of Electronics, 17,000 Tires, And More During 2018
Villanova's Dr. Robert Traver Receives National Environmental & Water Resources Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
PA Parks & Forests Foundation Honors 2019 Award Winners
Allegheny Land Trust Posts Record Year For Conservation Protecting 411 Acres Of Green Space
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Noah Lewis 16th Century Reenactor
National Wild Turkey Federation Honors Game Commission Forester Brent McNeal
Pittsburgh's U.S. Steel Tower Becomes 2nd Largest Building In The World To Achieve LEED Silver Certification For O+M
PA Resources Council Honors 23 Organizations With Zero Waste Awards In Western PA
Latest Penn’s Stewards From PA Parks & Forests Foundation Features A Look At 20 Years Of Inspiring Stewardship
Penn State Climate Scientist Michael Mann Awarded 2019 Tyler Prize For Environmental Achievement
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Matt Keefer, Assistant State Forester, Named Chesapeake Bay Forest Champion
Winners Of The Women In Conservation Awards Announced By PennFuture
Game Commission Manager Lauren Ferreri Recognized For Conservation Achievements
R. Timothy Weston To Receive PA Bar Assn. Environmental & Energy Law Section Lifetime Achievement Award
Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Awards College Scholarships To 5 Students
DRBC Announces Delaware Watershed Winter Photo Contest Winner; Spring Contest Begins March 20
Gov. Wolf Announces Winners Of Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence
Keep PA Beautiful Engages Nearly 130,000 Volunteers To Remove Over 7.2 Million Pounds Of Trash In 2018
Susquehanna National Heritage Area Officially Designated By Congress
Fayette County Boy Scout Peter Livengood Awarded William T. Hornaday Silver Medal For Conservation
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Jodi Sulpizio, York County Watershed Steward
Ted Evgeniadis, Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper, Recognized By York County Master Watershed Stewards
Award-Winning Master Watershed Steward Projects Across Pennsylvania
Westmoreland Conservation District To Receive Governor's Environmental Excellence Award
Sustainable Pittsburgh Announces Winners Of Sustainable Pittsburgh Challenge
Phipps' Center For Sustainable Landscapes In Pittsburgh First Project In World To Be Awarded SITES Platinum Certification
Berks Nature's The Nature Place Earns LEED Gold Certification
Keep PA Beautiful Earns National Recognition From Keep America Beautiful With President's Circle Award
Keep America Beautiful Recognizes DEP, PennDOT For Great American Cleanup Of PA
PEC, Dominion Energy Announce Winners Of 2019 Western PA Environmental Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Girl Scout Hannah Puttcamp, Lackawanna County
PA Environmental Educators Announce Winners Of 2019 Awards
Northeast Recycling Council Recognizes 3 PA Communities For Environmental Leadership
NRCS-PA Recognizes Student & Adult Earth Team Volunteers For Community Conservation Work In PA
Finalists Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Mark Houser Uses His Passion As A Diver To Clean Up Lakes
DCNR, Corrections Collaboration To Teach Inmates Tree Maintenance Recognized Nationally By Fast Company
Pennsylvania’s Conservation Activism Began Long Before The First Earth Day On April 22, 1970
Ohio River Sweep Set For June 15; 2 PA Students Win River Sweep Poster Contest
Clarion River National Wild & Scenic Rivers Stamp To Be Released May 21
Pennsylvania Declares Eastern Hellbender As Official State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
Chris Crockett, Aqua America Chief Environmental Officer Receives PA Section-American Water Works Assn. George Fuller Award
PA Environmental Council To Honor 2 With Curtin Winsor Awards, 1 Project With Special Place Award At June 13 Philadelphia Dinner
DCNR: Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ron Minnich, Wildland Fire Program
Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers New Home Of Historic Forest Fire Tower
Frick Environmental Center Receives AIA National Committee On Environment Top 10 Ten Plus Award
Wallenpaupack Area High School Students Overall Winners Of 2019 Pike/Wayne Envirothon
Yough Senior High School Takes First Place In Westmoreland County Envirothon
John Ackerman Named Lehigh Valley 2018 Engineer Of The Year
PA Environmental Professionals Recognize Robert Eppley, Jr. And Allegheny CleanWays With Awards
Student Leader Involved In Passing Hellbender Recognition Says: We're Not Done
Pike County Commissioners Recognize Mikki Weiss For Her Work On Tick Borne Diseases Task Force
Pittsburgh 2030 District 2018 Progress Report Reception May 23
PA Chapter National Assn. Of Water Companies Honors Sen. Tomlinson With James McGirr Kelly Award For Excellence
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ashley Dohe, Easton
Phipps Conservatory In Pittsburgh Opens Exhibit Staging Center, Setting A New Standard In Green Buildings
Schuylkill Action Network Announces Winners Of 2019 Schuylkill Student Street Art Contest
Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Water Education Program Receives Governor's Award
Op-Ed: In Praise Of Rachel Carson And Public Service; Happy Birthday Rachel Carson!
DEP's Mark Hand Receives Governor's Award For Excellence For Work On Encouraging Electric Vehicle Use
Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced
DCNR, Mid State Trail Association Celebrate Mid State Trail As PA's 2019 Trail Of The Year
PA Land Trust Assn. Honors Troy Firth, Stroud Township With Conservation Leadership Awards
Winners Of PEC, Dominion Energy 2019 Western PA Environmental Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award Honored
Team From Carmichaels Area High School, Greene County Wins 2019 PA State Envirothon
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Elisa Sarantschin, NaturePHL
Pittsburgh 2030 District Achieves 2020 Goals Ahead Of Schedule; Members Saved $135 Million Since 2012
PRPS Celebrates First Ever Park & Recreation Professionals Day July 19 Across Pennsylvania
Sen. Yaw Receives Public Official Of Year Award From PA Water Environment Association
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Sal Fulginiti, Hiker, Volunteer Maintaining Trails
20th Anniversary Of Natural Gas Competition In PA Highlighted By PUC
Stroud's WikiWatershed Wins Philadelphia Region Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Award
Penn State High School-College EnvironMentors Team Wins First Place In National Competition
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians - Austin Unruh & Multi-Functional Stream Buffers
Millersville University Is First In PA To Receive Zero Energy Building Designation
PA Conservation Heritage Project Releases Online Story Map Exploring The History Of Pennsylvania’s Forests
PA Rivers Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp Presents Award To Ashley Wilmont
And The 2019 Winners Of The Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest Are…
Northeast PA Audubon Society Awards College Scholarship
Brandywine Conservancy Highlights Chester County's 30 Years Of Open Space Preservation
PEC Blog: Leaving My Mark, Citizens Planning Institute Philadelphia
Weis Markets Continues To Reduce Its Environmental Impact, Marks 10th Anniversary Of Sustainability Program
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater Home In Fayette County Added To World Heritage Sites List By UNESCO
Gov. Wolf, House, Senate Declare July As Lakes Appreciation Month In Pennsylvania
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Jennifer Brooks, Berks County Parks & Recreation
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Three Cheers For Parks, Recreation & Recreational Professionals
PennDOT Marks 30th Anniversary Of 100,000+ Volunteers Strong Adopt-A-Highway Litter Cleanup Program
Interns: Michael Gallagher, BioMost, Inc. Working On Mine Drainage Treatment
Buck Neely, Stream Restoration, Inc., Recognized At 2019 American Society Of Mining And Reclamation Conference
Lacawac Sanctuary Honors 2019 Achievement Award Winners At Farm To Plate Dinner Aug. 10
PRPS Celebrated Park & Recreation Professionals Day On July 19!
Join DCNR At 75th Birthday Bash For Smokey Bear! Pine Grove Furnace State Park Aug. 8
Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. Marks 30th Anniversary With New Digital Story Of The Conodoguinet In Cumberland County
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Tyler Fairchild, Shippensburg Parks & Recreation
Pennsylvania's 12 Heritage Areas Celebrating 30th Anniversary!
DCNR Good Natured Blog: DCNR Recognizes Employees Going Above And Beyond To Support Agency Mission
PA Conservation Districts: 5 Farms Receive 2019 Clean Water Farm Awards
Fish & Boat Commission/PA National Guard/PEMA Swiftwater Rescue, PA Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Teams Receive National Recognition
Pennsylvania Envirothon Team Heads To International Competition In North Carolina; Send Them A Good Luck Email!
EPA Recognizes Heritage Conservancy For Reuse Of Croydon TCE Superfund Site, Bucks County
Pennsylvania Envirothon Team Takes 3rd Place In International Envirothon Competition!
Carmichaels High School Envirothon Team Thanks Everyone Who Helped Them Win 3rd Place In International Envirothon Competition!
Green Building Alliance To Recognize Emerald Evening Gala Award Winners Sept. 12
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Joe Neville, Keystone Trails Association
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum Of Art Earns Accreditation Renewal Through National Land Trust Association
Brodhead Watershed Assn. 30th Annual Members & Friends Celebration Sept. 13 In Monroe County
EPA Recognizes Juniata County Farmer For Environmental Stewardship At PA Ag Progress Days
Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce 2019 Award Recipients
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Richard Lewis, PA Forestry Association
State Historical Marker To Be Dedicated At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Sept. 14
EPA Recognizes Veterans’ Medical Centers In Altoona, Coatesville With Green Challenge Awards
Rodale Institute Announces 2019 Organic Pioneer Award Winners
Winners Of 2019 Champions Of The PA Wilds Awards Announced, To Be Recognized Nov. 7 In DuBois
Penn State Environmental Resource Management Program Rated Among Best In Nation
Scenic Pittsburgh: Connellsville, Fayette County Earns Inaugural Community Scenic Achievement Award
Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Honors Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership Founder John Cox, Other Award Winners Sept. 26
Group Against Smog And Pollution To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Oct. 12 In Pittsburgh
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Andre Weltman, Friends Of Pine Grove Furnace State Park
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Trail Heroes: The Critical Role Of Volunteers
EPA Honors 17 Green Power Leaders, Including Northampton Community College
Westmoreland Conservation District Presents 2019 Outstanding Conservation Awards
Finalists Selected For Pennsylvania Leopold Farm Conservation Award
Great Allegheny Passage Trail Relay Presented By UPMC Health Plan On Oct. 11-12 Aims To Be First Carbon Neutral Trail Relay In U.S.
Kinzua Bridge State Park In McKean County Named Best In Culture Category By American Bus Association
PA Resources Council Holds 80th Anniversary Celebration Oct. 17 In Newtown Square, Delaware County
Group Against Smog & Pollution Announces 2019 Michelle Madoff Environmental Excellence Award Winners
PA's REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credit Program Recognized By Environmental Defense Fund, National Assn. Of State Departments Of Agriculture
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Chris Strohler, Wildlands Conservancy
Delaware River Basin Commission Announces Summer Photo Contest Winners
Rep. Toohil Introduces Bill To Name Regal Fritillary The State Butterfly To Honor Fallen Veterans At Fort Indiantown Gap
Stroud Water Research Center Celebrates Chad Pregracke Of Living Lands & Waters
Dept. Of Agriculture, County Officials Celebrate Over 20,000 Acres Of Farmland Preserved In Cumberland County
John R. Ackerman Receives Recognition From NE Chapter PA Society Of Professional Engineers
Pittsburgh Named UN Centre Of Excellence On High Performance Building
United Nations Program Spotlights Pittsburgh As Leader In Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ron Freed, Volunteer Hawk Watcher At Waggoner's Gap, Cumberland County
3 Penn State Master Gardener Projects Earn International Recognition For Efforts To Restore Bee Populations, Support Local Food Pantries, Education
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Kittatinny Ridge Recognized As PA's Newest Conservation Landscape
6 PA Colleges, Universities Included In 2019 International Sustainable Campus Index Top Performers
DCNR Recognized With National Climate Adaptation Leadership Award For Adaptation & Mitigation Plan
Westmoreland Conservation District Celebrates 70 Years
Harrisburg University’s Susquehanna River Basin Data Dashboard Project To Be Displayed At AI World Conference In Boston
Keep PA Beautiful: 92,342 Volunteers Picked Up Over 7 Million Pounds Of Trash In 2019 Great American Cleanup Of PA
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Charlotte R. Catalano, Hawk Counter At Waggoner’s Gap
Northumberland County Tree Farm Provides White House Blue Room Christmas Tree
DCNR Receives Independent Sustainable Forest Certification For State Forest System
In Memoriam: Walter N. Peechatka
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Lindsay Hughes, North Penn Water Authority
Armstrong Ceilings Recycling Program Recognized With Northeast Recycling Council Sustainability Leadership Award
Gov. Wolf Recognizes October 30 As Mine Rescue Day In Pennsylvania; 51,523 Fatalities Have Occurred In PA Mines Since The 1870s
Pike's Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Receives Environmental Partnership Award
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Discovering Nature & Public Service In The PA Outdoor Corps - John Jimenez
CBF Student Leaders Recognize Sen. Yaw For Eastern Hellbender Designation; But We’re Far, Far, Far From Done, We Need $324 Million This Year
State Agencies Generate Nearly $1.1 Million Thru Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Programs
Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority, Weis Markets Announce Student Poster Contest Winners
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Sarah Presongna, Environmental Ed Specialist
U.S. Forest Service National Wilderness Program Staff Make Pilgrimage To Howard Zahniser Sites In Tionesta, PA
Society For Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Salutes Miners For National Miners Day Dec. 6
National Weather Service Recognizes Pennsylvania After All 67 Counties Achieve StormReady® Status
Help The 4th Pennsylvania Geological Survey Celebrate Its 100th Anniversary Dec. 6
Ann Swanson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Chesapeake Conservancy
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ryan Davis, Chesapeake Bay PA Forest Manager
Dr. Beth Brantley Receives 2019 Sandy Cochran Award For Excellence In Natural Resources Education From PA Forestry Association
Rachel Reyna Receives Inaugural Mira Lloyd Dock Outstanding Woman Conservationist Award From PA Forestry Association
Mel & Marc Lewis 2019 Joseph T. Rothrock Conservationist Of The Year Award Recipients From PA Forestry Association
Celebrating 50 Years Of The PA Environmental Council In 2020
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Another Successful PA Outdoor Corps Season, Sign-Ups Underway For 2020
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Suzanne DeArment, Wildlife Rehabilitator, Crawford County
Lancaster County Farmer Roger Rohrer Named A 2019 Chesapeake Bay Champion
Craighead House Being Reborn Into Nature, Environment, Literature, Local History Center In Cumberland County
Lancaster Conservancy Honored On 50th Anniversary By Senate, House
Public Utility Commission Highlights 2019 Accomplishments And Programs
Borough Of Etna In Allegheny County Becomes World’s First Certified EcoDistrict
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Lysle Sherwin, Loyalhanna Watershed Assn, Penn State Center For Watershed Stewardship
CBF Blog: Trees, Grasses Make A Haven For Wildlife And Clean Water In Centre County
Landforce Stewardship, Workforce Development Program Finishes Another Successful Year; Have A Project For Them In 2020?
Foundation For Sustainable Forests: Loving The Land: The Story Of Thompsons’ Wood In Crawford County
DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Turtle Creek Restoration Success Story, Union County
Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment A Success!
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Completes 85 Years Of Migration Count Data; Update On Other Projects
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[Posted: December 27, 2019]
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