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 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-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00. Conference Call-In: 267-332-8737 Conference ID #: 941265504.  Contact: Keith Salador, Executive Director, 717-787-8171 or ksalador@pa.gov.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

February 18-- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Cumberland County Gardening With Nature.  Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th Street in Camp Hill. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

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 19-- NEW. Tiadaghton Audubon Bird Conservation Program For Landowners. Wellsboro Area High School, 225 Nichols Street in Wellsboro, Tioga County. 7:00 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-- Agenda Posted. 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-- 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 20-- NEW. Interfaith Dinner In Allentown On The Water We Share.  Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown. 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

February 21-- Joint Conservation Committee hearing on the impact of a RGGI-type cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on coal waste-fired electric generation facilities.  The Strand Theatre in McAdoo, Schuylkill County. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here for more on this issue.

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 21-- CANCELED. Dept. of Agriculture PA Fertilizer Advisory Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is March 6.  Contact: Heather Heenan 717-783-8732, heheenan@pa.gov.

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-- NEW. Pocono Heritage Land Trust Winter Tree & Wild Plant Identification Program, Monroe County.  Brodhead Creek Heritage Center, 1539 Cherry Lane Road, East Stroudsburg. 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

February 23-26-- 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 24-- NEW. DEP Northcentral Region DEP Connects With Agriculture Program, Lycoming County. DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101 in Williamsport. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

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

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. Western Pocono Trout Unlimited Guest Speaker Ed Wytovich, Luzerne County. White Haven Library, White Haven, Luzerne County. 7:00 p.m.

February 25-- 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 25-- NEW. Loyalhanna Watershed Assn, Westmoreland County Keeping Farmers On The Land Workshop. Watershed Farm, 6 Old Lincoln Highway West in Ligonier. 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 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-- Agenda Posted. 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 Hearing [If Needed] On Chesapeake Energy Well Setback Waiver Request, Bradford County.  Wyalusing Township Office, 2473 Old Stagecoach Road, Wyalusing.  6:00 to 7:30 p.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.  (formal notice)

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-- 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 2-- NEW. Conservation Finance Network Webinar - Watershed Finance Models, Comparing Structure, Scalability, Scope. Noon to 1:00 p.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-- NEW. PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture Insights On Common Soil Health Challenges Webinar. Noon to 2:00 p.m.

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.  (formal notice)

March 3-- 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 3-- NEW. PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Webinar On General Liability Insurance Program. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

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-- NEW. Joint Conservation Committee hearing on the impact of a RGGI-type cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on coal waste-fired electric generation facilities. Mon Valley Hospital, Ant. M. Lombardi Ed. Conference Center,  1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela, Washington County. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here for more on this issue.

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 5-- Pike & Monroe Conservation Districts Workshop On Resource Conservation Issues Affecting Local Realtors.  Wallenpaupack Environmental Education Center, 126 Lamberton Lane in Hawley, Wayne County.  8:00 a.m. until after lunch.

March 6-- NEW. Dept. of Agriculture PA Fertilizer Advisory Committee meeting. Agriculture Building, Room 309, 2301 N. Cameron Street in Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m.  Contact: Heather Heenan 717-783-8732, heheenan@pa.gov.

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.  (formal notice)

March 10-- NEW. Governor’s Invasive Species Council meeting. Fish & Boat Commission Building, Susquehanna Room, 1601 Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Contact: Kristopher Abell, Coordinator, 717-787-2227, krabell@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-- 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 14-- NEW. Monroe County Waste Authority & Pocono Heritage Land Trust Backyard Composting Basics Workshop. Brodhead Creek Heritage Center, 1539 Cherry Lane in East Stroudsburg. 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

March 16-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan for Superior Tube Company, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street in Norristown. 10:00 a.m.

March 16-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan for Braskem America, Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street in Norristown. 2:00 p.m.

March 17-- 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-- 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-- NEW. EQB Hearing On Proposed Land Recycling Reg. Changes Including PFOS/PFOA/PFAS Cleanup Standards. DEP’s Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 6:00 p.m.

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 18-- NEW. EQB Hearing On Proposed Land Recycling Reg. Changes Including PFOS/PFOA/PFAS Cleanup Standards. DEP’s Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Driver, Pittsburgh. 6:00 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-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed} On RACT II Air Quality Plan For ArcelorMittal Monessen, City of Monessen, Westmoreland County. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive in Pittsburgh. 9:30 a.m.

March 18-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed} On RACT II Air Quality Plan For NOVA Chemicals, Potter Township, Beaver County. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive in Pittsburgh. 11:00 a.m. 

March 18-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed} On RACT II Air Quality Plan For IPSCO Koppel Tubulars Corp. City of Ambridge, Beaver County. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive in Pittsburgh. 1:00 p.m.

March 18-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed} On RACT II Air Quality Plan For IPSCO Koppel Tubulars Corp, Beaver Borough, Beaver County. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive in Pittsburgh. 2:00 p.m.

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 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 25-- NEW. EQB Hearing On Proposed Land Recycling Reg. Changes Including PFOS/PFOA/PFAS Cleanup Standards. Warminster Township Library, 1076 Emma Lane, Warminster, Bucks County. 6:00 p.m.

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

March 25- 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-- 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 3rd Annual Wildlife Gala. The Nittany Lion Inn, 200 West Park Avenue in State College.  5:00 p.m.

April 3-- 2020 Industry Forum On Energy Efficiency - Healthcare, Food Services & Higher Education. Philadelphia Navy Yard, 4960 S. 12th Street in Philadelphia.  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

April 4-- NEW. Registration Open. Cameron County Chamber of Commerce Sinnemahone Paddle.

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- 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 26-- NEW. Central PA Conservancy Ironmasters Challenge, Cumberland County. Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Cumberland County.

April 29- 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- 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 2-- Registration Open. PALTA Environmental Advisory Council Network Conference. Upper Merion Township Building, 175 W. Valley Forge Road in King of Prussia, Montgomery County.  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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- 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.

May 16-- Trout Unlimited Delaware River Fly Tri Event, Pike County. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area near Bushkill, Pike County

May 16--  Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Cumberland County Vegetable, Native Plant Fest And Sale.  Cumberland County Service Center, 310 Allen Road in Carlisle.  8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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

June 9-- NEW. 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.  (formal notice) 

June 10-- NEW. 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.  (formal notice)

June 14-- 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.

June 18-- NEW. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Troy Conrad, 717-783-9480 or tconrad@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

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.

September 25-- NEW. Registration Open. Cameron County Chamber of Commerce Sinnemahone Gravel Bike Race.

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.

October 17-- NEW. Registration Open. Cameron County Chamber of Commerce Sinnemahone Ultra Trail Run.

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