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 2020 schedules of its advisory committees, councils and board meetings in the December  21 PA Bulletin.

February 3-- Joint Legislative Air & Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee hearing to discuss the impact of a cap-and-trade program on coal waste,  cogeneration electric power industry.  Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:00.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

February 4-- Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 915 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) which sets standards for the application of fertilizer to turf, provides for the certification of professional fertilizer applicators and for labeling and an education program (sponsor summary).  Room 461.  9:45.  Meetings and hearings are typical webcast through the Committee’s webpage.   Click Here for more on the agenda.

February 4-- Governor’s Budget Address.  High Noon.

February 5-- House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2025 (Struzzi-R-Indiana) which would take away the authority of DEP to adopt any program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Room 205 Ryan Office Building. 9:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch the hearing live online.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

February 5-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Daniel E. Snowden, 717-787-5103, dsnowden@pa.gov.

February 5-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II air Quality Plan For IPSCO Koppel Tubulars Corp, Beaver County. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 11:00.

February 5-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II air Quality Plan For OMNOVA Solutions LLC, Westmoreland County. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 9:30.

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

February 6-- DEP State Water Plan Lower Susquehanna Water Resources Regional Committee meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: DEP Contact: DEP Contact: Mark Matlock, 717-783-2285 or marmatlock@pa.gov.   Click Here to join the meeting online through Go To Meeting.  You can also join via Conference Call: 312-757-3121, Access Code: 978-335-981.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

February 6-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Sasol Chemicals, Venango County.  DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville. 10:00 a.m.

February 6-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on water withdrawal projects, groundwater monitoring guidance for project sponsors. SRBC Headquarters, 4423 N. Front Street in Harrisburg. 2:30 p.m.  (formal notice)  Click Here for more on the agenda.

February 6-7-- Registration Open. American Fisheries Society-PA Chapter Spring Technical Meeting. Juniata College in Huntingdon County.

February 10-- NEW. DEP Webinar On Clean Diesel Grant Program. 10:30 a.m. to Noon.

February 10-11-- Penn-Del ISA 55th Annual Shade Tree Symposium. Lancaster Marriott and Convention Center.

February 11-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Molded Fiber Glass Company, Erie County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville. 10:00 a.m.

February 11-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Carpenter Technology, Berks County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.

February 11-- Manada Conservancy Union Canal: Preserving A Piece Of The Past, Update On Swatara Creek Conservation, Dauphin County.  Hershey Gardens Conservatory, 170 Hotel Road in Hershey. 7:00 p.m.

February 11-12-- NEW. Stroud Water Research Center, DCNR Education For Community Resilience Workshop.  Stroud Center, 970 Spencer Road in Avondale, Chester County.

February 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting.  11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Amy Forney, 717-772-2186 or aforney@pa.gov.

February 12-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Laura Chambers, 717-772-5158 or lchambers@pa.gov,

February 12-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For United Refining, Warren County.  DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville. 10:00 a.m.

February 12-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Consol Coal Facility, Greene County. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive in Pittsburgh. 10:00 a.m.

February 12-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Jessop Steel, Washington County. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive in Pittsburgh. 10:00 a.m.

February 12-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Vandergrift Facility, ATI Flat Rolled Products, Westmoreland County. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive in Pittsburgh. 10:00 a.m.

February 12-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Nova Chemicals, Beaver County. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive in Pittsburgh. 1:00 p.m.

February 12-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Pixelle Specialty Solutions, York County.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.

February 12-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission hearing. DRBC’s Office Building, 25 Cosey Road in West Trenton, New Jersey. 1:30 p.m.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

February 13-- Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Advisory Committee meeting to unveil draft regulations to participate in RGGI, capping carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15. DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, 717-772-3436 or kdalal@pa.gov.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

February 13-- Penn State Master Food Preservers Introduction To Home Food Preservation.  Cumberland County Service Center, 310 Allen Road, Carlisle. 6:30 to 8:00.

February 15-- Pennsylvania Solar Congress. Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort and Conference Center, 132 Pine Ridge Road in Blairsville, Indiana County.  9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

February 15-- NEW. Brodhead Watershed Association Talking Turtles Program, Monroe County. Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, 2138 Croasdale Road in Stroudsburg. 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

February 18--  Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00 - Independent Fiscal Office; 1:00 - Dept. of Revenue/Lottery. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online.

February 18-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 - Dept. of Revenue/Lottery; 1:00 - Independent Fiscal Office. Room 140 Main Capitol.  Click Here to watch online.

February 18-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277 or ledinger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

February 18-- NEW. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  Contact: Keith Salador, Executive Director, 717-787-8171 or ksalador@pa.gov.

February 19-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For York Group, Inc., Caskets, York County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.

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

February 19-- Penn State Extension Online Open House On Becoming A Master Watershed Steward Program In Philadelphia. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

February 20-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 3:00 - Attorney General. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online.

February 20-- House Game and Fisheries Committee hearing on the Saturday opening day of deer season.  Mon Valley CTC, 5 Guttman Blvd, Charleroi, Washington County. 5:00 p.m.

February 20-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting.  16th Floor Delaware Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  8:30.  DEP Contact: Allison Acevedo,  484-250-5818 or alacevedo@pa.gov.

February 20-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Dart Container, East Lampeter Twp, Lancaster County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.

February 20-- Penn State PennTAP 50001 Energy Management Systems Webinar.  Noon to 1:00 p.m.

February 20-- NEW. Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association Restoring American Shad To The Brandywine River Program.  WaR3house3, 100 Park Avenue in Swarthmore, Delaware County. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

February 21-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Dart Container, Upper Leacock Twp., Lancaster County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.

February 22-- Clarion Forest Landowner Conference. Clarion University Grunenwald Science and Technology Center, 80 Greenville Avenue in Clarion. 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

February 22-- Allentown Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day. Miller Symphony Hall 23, N. 6th Street in Allentown. 2:00 p.m.

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

February 24-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Auditor General. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online.

February 24-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings:10:00 - Dept. of Environmental Protection; 1:00 - Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources; 3:00 - Dept. of Health, Dept. of Drug & Alcohol Programs.    Room 140 Main Capitol.  Click Here to watch online.

February 25-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Dept. of Transportation; 3:00 - State Treasurer. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online.

February 25-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 - Dept. of Transportation. Room 140 Main Capitol.  Click Here to watch online.

February 25-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Lindsay Byron, 717-772-8951 or lbyron@pa.gov.

February 25-- DEP Hearing [If Needed} On RACT II Air Quality Plan for the Domtar Paper Company, Borough of Johnsonburg, Elk County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville. 10:00 a.m.

February 25-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan for the International Waxes facility, Keating Twp., McKean County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville. 10:00 a.m.

February 25-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan for the Clarion Bathware facility in Elk Twp., Clarion County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville. 1:00 p.m.

February 25-- NEW. Monroe, Pike Conservation Districts NPDES Water Quality Permitting Workshop. Northampton Community College - Monroe Campus, 2411 Rte. 715 in Tannersville. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

February 26-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 3:00 - Dept. of Health. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online.

February 26-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 - Dept. of Community & Economic Development; 1:00 - Dept. of Agriculture.  Room 140 Main Capitol.  Click Here to watch online.

February 26-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner, 717-772-2189 or dhissner@pa.gov.

February 26-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan for the MarkWest Liberty Bluestone Facility, Jackson Twp., Butler County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville. 10:00 a.m.

February 26-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan for the Buck Company foundry facility, Providence Twp., Lancaster County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.

February 26-- DEP/DOE Local Incentives To Improve Building Efficiency & Community Resilience Webinar.

February 27-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00 - Dept. of Education; 3:00 - Dept. of Community & Economic Development. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online.

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: Weather Make-Up.     Room 140 Main Capitol.  Click Here to watch online.

February 27-- CANCELED. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Mike Maddigan, 717-772-3609 or mmaddigan@pa.gov.

February 27-- Green Building Alliance Celebration To Launch Erie 2030 District. Renaissance Centre, 1001 State Street in Erie.  5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

February 27-28-- Wild & Scenic Film Festival In Chester County To Benefit Stroud, Land Conservation.  Chester County Historical Society, 225 N. High Street in  West Chester.

February 28-- Foundation for Sustainable Forest, French Creek Valley Conservancy Our Woods & Waters Film Series. Venango VFW, 20628 Gospel Hill Road in Venango, Crawford County. 6:30 p.m.

February 28-- NEW. Webinar: Carp Management And Lake Restoration For Pond, Lake, Reservoir Owners. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

February 28-29-- Registration Open. Keystone Coldwater Conference. Ramada Inn Conference Center in State College.

February 29-- Northwestern PA Forest Landowner’s Conference.  Edinboro University Student Center, 405 Scotland Road, Edinboro, Erie County.  8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

March 2-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00 - Dept. of Agriculture; 3:00 Penn State Agricultural Research & Extension. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online.

March 2-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 - Dept. of Education.  Room 140 Main Capitol.  Click Here to watch online.

March 2-- House Game and Fisheries Committee information meeting on Game Commission annual report.  Room 60 East Wing. 1:00 p.m.  Click Here to watch live online. 

March 2-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For The Kawneer Commercial Windows, LLC Facility, Cranberry Township, Butler County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville. 10:00 a.m.

March 3-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online.

March 3-- House Game and Fisheries Committee information meeting on Fish and Boat Commission annual report.  Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch live online. 

March 3-- CANCELED. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Kris A. Shiffer, 717-772-5809 or kshiffer@pa.gov.

March 3-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan for the Appvion Operations, Inc. Paper Mill, Blair County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg.  10:00 a.m.

March 3-- Dept. Of Agriculture Pesticide Advisory Board meeting.  Room 309 Agriculture Building, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg. 1:00.  Contact: Jessica Lenker, 717-772-5217 or jeslenker@pa.gov.

March 3-- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Building Energy Re-Tuning & Operations Conference.  Nittany Lion Inn, 200 W. Parke Avenue, State College. 8:00  to 4:00 .

March 4-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00 - Dept. of Environmental Protection; 3:00 Governor’s Budget Secretary. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online.

March 4-- Philadelphia Air Management Services Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Naval Surface Warfare Center in Philadelphia. Spelman Building, 321 University Avenue, 1st Floor Conference Room, Philadelphia. 6:30 p.m.

March 4-- Philadelphia Air Management Services Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Veolia Energy Philadelphia & Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership - Schuylkill Station in Philadelphia. Spelman Building, 321 University Avenue, 1st Floor Conference Room, Philadelphia. 6:30 p.m.

March 4-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] on RACT II Air Quality Plan For Brunner Island Power Plant, York County.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue in Return to PA Environment Digest - Events Administration PageHarrisburg. 10:00 a.m.

March 4-- PA Horticultural Society Gardening For Biodiversity Symposium. Philadelphia Flower Show, PA Convention Center.  8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

March 4-5-- PA Lake Management Society Conference.  Wyndham Garden Conference Center, 310 Elks Club Road in Boalsburg, Centre County.

March 5-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing Weather Make-up Day. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online.

March 5-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:30 - Budget Secretary/Governor’s Executive Offices.  Room 140 Main Capitol.  Click Here to watch online.

March 5-- Philadelphia Air Management Services Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals Frankford Plant in Philadelphia. Spelman Building, 321 University Avenue, 1st Floor Conference Room, Philadelphia. 6:30 p.m

March 5-- Philadelphia Air Management Services Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Newman and Company, Inc. Facility, Philadelphia.  Spelman Building, 321 University Avenue, 1st Floor Conference Room, Philadelphia.  6:30 p.m.

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

March 10-- CANCELED. DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00. DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloske, 724-404-3143 or  mscheloske@pa.gov.

March 11-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.  DEP Contact: Janice Vollero, 717-772-5157 or jvollero@pa.gov.

March 11-- NEW. Delaware River Basin Commission business meeting. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing in Bucks County.  10:30 a.m.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

March 11-12-- Registration Open. 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit.  Blair County Convention Center in Altoona.

March 12-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Laura Henry, 717-772-5713 or lahenry@pa.gov.  

March 13-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission business meeting. SRBC Headquarters, 4423 N. Front Street in Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. 

March 17-- NEW. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277 or ledinger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

March 17-- NEW. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  Contact: Keith Salador, Executive Director, 717-787-8171 or ksalador@pa.gov.

March 17-- 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.

March 17-- Penn State/DCNR Forest Health, Insect & Disease Briefing.  Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, 215 Innovation Boulevard, State College. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

March 21-- PA/NJ Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation Growers Meeting.  Penn State Harrisburg, Education Activities Building North on College Avenue, Middletown. 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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

March 18- Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center MS4 - Smart Green Corridors. Peters Township Municipal Building, 200 Municipal Drive, McMurray, Washington County. 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

March 19-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  DEP Contact: John Chippo,717-783-9730  or jchippo@pa.gov. 

March 19-- Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center MS4 Stormwater Refresher. North Fayette Municipal Building, 400 North Branch Road, Oakdale, Allegheny County. 9:00 to Noon.

March 25-- NEW. DEP Webinar On Marine & Rail Freight Movers Clean Transportation Grants.  10:30 a.m. to Noon.

March 25-- NEW. PA Organization for Watersheds & Rivers Regional Watershed Workshop.  Rushton Conservation Center, Newtown Square, Chester County.  8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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.

March 27-- NEW. PA Organization for Watersheds & Rivers Regional Watershed Workshop.  Trees and Trails Environmental Center, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

March 31-- DEP/DOE Using Utility Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs To Enhance Community Resilience Webinar.

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

April 2- DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 206, DEP Bureau Of Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Martina McGarvey, 717-346-7200 or eplabaccredit@pa.gov.

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

April 3-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation 3rd Annual Wildlife Gala. The Nittany Lion Inn, 200 West Park Avenue in State College.  5:00 p.m.

April 7-- DEP Mine Families First Response & Communications Advisory Council meeting.  DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloske, 724-404-3143 or mscheloske@pa.gov.

April 9- NEW. PA Organization for Watersheds & Rivers Regional Watershed Workshop. The Lackawanna Heritage Valley, Scranton, Lackawanna County.  8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

April 15-16-- WaterNow Alliance Tap Into Resilience Summit In Philadelphia.  The Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom Street, Philadelphia.

April 20-21-- Registration Open. Northeast Recycling Council Spring Conference. Connecticut.

April 29- NEW. PA Organization for Watersheds & Rivers Regional Watershed Workshop. Erie National Wildlife Refuge, Guys Mills, Crawford County. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

April 30-- DEP/DOE Sustainable PA Communities - Tools To Improve Community Resilience Webinar.

April 30- NEW. PA Organization for Watersheds & Rivers Regional Watershed Workshop. Lycoming College, Williamsport, Lycoming County.  8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

May 2-- Manada Conservancy 20th Annual Spring Native Plant Sale In Dauphin County.  Hummelstown Borough Park in Dauphin County.

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

May 11-12-- Penn State Extension PA Groundwater Symposium. State College.

May 12- NEW. PA Organization for Watersheds & Rivers Regional Watershed Workshop. The Watershed Farm, Loyalhanna Watershed Association Headquarters, Ligonier, Westmoreland County.  8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

May 14-15-- 2020 Shale Network Workshop. Graduate Hotel in State College.

May 15-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Friends Of The Foundation Dinner.  Iroquois Boating and Fishing Club at Conneaut Lake in Crawford County.

May 16-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Loving The Land Through Working Forests Conference. Thompsons’ Wood in Centerville Crawford County.

June 7-- NEW. Capital Area Greenbelt Association Tour de Belt.  Harrisburg.

June 14-- NEW. French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust 18th Annual French Creek Iron Tour Cycling Event, Chester County.

July 16-- Penn State PennTAP Funding For Energy Efficiency Equipment Upgrades Webinar.  Noon to 1:00 p.m.

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

September 10-- DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee + DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee Joint meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Laura Henry, 717-772-5713 or lahenry@pa.gov.

October 1-- Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Water Education Summit. Harrisburg.

October 2-- DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Rich Janati, 717-787-2147 or rjanati@pa.gov. 

October 2-- Penn State PennTAP Manufacturing PA Innovation Program Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

October 15-- Penn State PennTAP Comfort Heating Systems Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

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