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.

Note: DEP published Agricultural Advisory Board 2020 meeting schedule in February 22 PA Bulletin.

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-- 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-- 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-- Agenda Released. Dept. Of Agriculture Pesticide Advisory Board meeting to discuss proposed ban on Chlorpyrifos (House Bill 2901).  Room 309 Agriculture Building, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg. 9:30 a.m.  Contact: Jessica Lenker, 717-772-5217 or jeslenker@pa.gov.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

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-- 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-- Time Change. 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. 1:00 p.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-- 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 6-- Game Commission Briefing On Status Of Atlantic Flyway Waterfowl Populations.  Game Commission Northwest Region Office, 1509 Pittsburgh Road, Franklin in Venango County.  1:00 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.  (formal notice)

March 10-- 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 10-- NEW. Dept. Of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council meeting. Dept. of Labor & Industry, 651 Boas Street, Room E-100, 1st Floor, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.  Contact: Nathan Clark, 717-772-9162. (formal notice)

March 11-- CANCELED. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. Next scheduled meeting is June 17.  DEP Contact: Janice Vollero, 717-772-5157 or jvollero@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

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- National Fish And Wildlife Foundation Webinar On Chesapeake Bay And Delaware River Watersheds Grant Opportunities. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

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

March 12-- Joint Legislative Air & Water Pollution Control And Conservation Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission’s Cooperative Nursery Program.  Room 8E-A East Wing. 10:00 a.m.

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 12-- Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event.  J. Lewis Crozer Library, 620 Engle St., Chester, Delaware County. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

March 13-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission business meeting. SRBC Headquarters, 4423 N. Front Street in Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m.  (formal notice)  Click Here for more on the agenda.

March 13-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County. Blueberry Hill Park, Franklin Park Borough. 6:30 – 8 p.m.

March 14-- 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 14-- Dauphin County Woodland Owners Conference. Dauphin County Agricultural & Natural Resources Center, 1452 Peters Mountain Road in Dauphin.  8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

March 16-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board Regulation, Legislation & Technical Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.  Contact: Dr. Daniel Snowden, 717-787-5103, dsnowden@pa.gov.

March 16-- 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-- 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-- 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-- 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-- 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-- 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-- 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-- 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-- Agenda Posted. Independent Regulatory Review Commission meets to consider final unconventional gas well permit fee increases, setting sulfur content of heating oil at 15 PPM, hazardous was generator improvements rule. 14th Floor Conference Room, 333 Market Street in Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch live online.

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 21-- NEW. SEEDS (Sustainable energy & Education Development Support) Hosts Resilient Regional Economies By Entrepreneur Judy Wicks. The Cooperage Project, 1030 Main Street, Honesdale, Wayne County. 10:00 a.m. to Noon.

March 21-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Pittsburgh. 10:30 a.m. – Noon.

March 24-- Westmoreland Conservation District, Brandywine Conservancy How To Repair & Maintain Gravel Driveways And Unpaved Lanes Workshop.  Penguin Court, 104 California Avenue, Laughlintown. 1:00 to 3;00 p.m.

March 25-- 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 25-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County.  Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

March 25-- NEW. World Trade Center Health Program/Victims Fund meeting for individuals who worked at the Flight 93 crash site in Somerset County.  Marriott Towneplace Inn & Suites, 117 Tollgate Road in Somerset. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

March 26-- Schuylkill River Greenways Hosts International Paddling Film Festival. The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge Street in Phoenixville, Chester County. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

March 26-- NEW. World Trade Center Health Program/Victims Fund meeting for individuals who worked at the Flight 93 crash site in Somerset County.  Marriott Towneplace Inn & Suites, 117 Tollgate Road in Somerset. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 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 27-- PA Plant Conservation Network Stakeholders Meeting. Penn State Beaver Campus, Student Union Building, Room 16, 100 University Drive in Monaca. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

March 27-- NEW. World Trade Center Health Program/Victims Fund meeting for individuals who worked at the Flight 93 crash site in Somerset County.  Marriott Towneplace Inn & Suites, 117 Tollgate Road in Somerset. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

March 28-- CleanScapes Celebrates 20 Years Of Service With Bald Eagle Valley Trail Fest. Castanea Fire Company, 111 McElhattan Avenue in Castanea, Clinton County.

March 28-- Pennsylvania Rare Plant Forum. Penn State Beaver Campus, General Classroom Building Room 115A in Monaca, Beaver County.  9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

March 30- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board Regulatory, Legislative & Technical Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.  Contact: Dr. Daniel Snowden, 717-787-5103, dsnowden@pa.gov.

March 31-- Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Stormwater & Flooding Management Workshop. Green Tree Municipal Building, Sycamore Hemlock Room, 10 Manilla Avenue in Pittsburgh. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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

April 1-- Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Stormwater & Flooding Management Workshop.  Cranberry Township Municipal Building Council Chambers, 2525 Rochester Road in Cranberry Township, Butler County.  8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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

April 2-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board Regulation, Legislation & Technical Committee meeting. Room 105, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.  Contact: Dr. Daniel Snowden, 717-787-5103, dsnowden@pa.gov.

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 2-- NEW. DEP Hearing On Air Pollution Findings, Installation Of 2 Ethane Storage Tanks At Sunoco’s Natural Gas Liquids Facility, Delaware County. Marcus Hook Elementary School, 711 Market Street in Marcus Hook.  6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

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-- Registration Open. Cameron County Chamber of Commerce Sinnemahone Paddle.

April 4-- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Stream Cleanup In Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery Counties.

April 4-- NEW. PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop, Allegheny County. Construction Junction, Point Breeze. 10:30 a.m. – Noon.

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 8-- DEP State Board For Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.  Contact: Laura Chambers, 717-772-5158, lchambers@pa.gov.

April 8-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County.  East End Food Coop, Point Breeze. 6:30 – 8 p.m.

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 9-- NEW. Game Commission/DEP WILD About Falcons Educator Workshop. Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Kleinfeltersville in Lebanon County.  9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

April 15-- NEW. Pocono Heritage Land Trust Invasive Species Removal Work Day.  Monroe County.  9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

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

April 16-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting.  Conference Call meeting.  1:00 p.m. Contact: Allison Acevedo, 484-250-5818,  alacevedo@pa.gov.

April 16-- NEW. PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop, Allegheny County. North Park, Rose Barn. 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

April 18-- NEW. PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop, Allegheny County. Lauri Ann West Community Center, O’Hara Township. 10:30 a.m. – Noon.

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

April 21-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277 or ledinger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

April 21-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  Contact: Keith Salador, Executive Director, 717-787-8171 or ksalador@pa.gov.

April 21-- NEW. PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop, Allegheny County. Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

April 22-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.  Contact: Lucas Hershey, 717-787-7019,  luchersh@pa.gov.

April 23-- NEW. PA Resources Council Recycling Workshop, Allegheny County. REI Pittsburgh, South Side. 7:00 - 8 p.m

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

April 26-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County. Mt. Lebanon Earth Day. 1:00 – 2 p.m

April 26-- NEW. PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop, Allegheny County.  Mt. Lebanon Earth Day. Noon – 1 p.m

April 26-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County. North Park, Rose Barn. 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

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 29-- NEW. PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop, Allegheny County.  REI Settler’s Ridge, Robinson Township. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

April 30-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Lindsay Byron, 717-772-8951 or lbyron@pa.gov.

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.

April 30-- NEW. Pocono Heritage Land Trust Invasive Species Removal Work Day.  Monroe County.  9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

May 1-- NEW. PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop, Allegheny County. Blueberry Hill Park, Franklin Park Borough. 6:30 – 8:00 p.m

May 2-- NEW. PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop, Allegheny County.  Ross Community Center. Noon – 1:30 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 5-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County. Green Tree Municipal Building. 6:30 – 8 p.m.

May 6-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County. REI Pittsburgh, South Side. 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

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

May 7-- NEW. Pocono Heritage Land Trust Invasive Species Removal Work Day.  Monroe County.  9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

May 9-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County. Ross Township Community Center. Noon – 1:30 p.m.

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 13-- NEW. Pocono Heritage Land Trust Invasive Species Removal Work Day.  Monroe County.  9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 to 4:00 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.

May 19-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County.  West View HUB.  6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

May 20-- NEW. PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop, Allegheny County.   East End Food Coop, Point Breeze. 6:30 – 8 :00p.m.

May 23-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County. Lauri Ann West Community Center, O’Hara Township. 10:30 a.m. – Noon.

May 28-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County.  REI Settler’s Ridge, Robinson Township. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m

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

June 9-- 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-- 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 16-- NEW. PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop, Allegheny County. UPMC Passavant, McCandless. 6:30 – 8 :00p.m

June 17-- NEW. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.  DEP Contact: Janice Vollero, 717-772-5157 or jvollero@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

June 18-- 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 17-18-- NEW. Delaware River Watershed Forum.  Philadelphia.

September 25-- 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-- Registration Open. Cameron County Chamber of Commerce Sinnemahone Ultra Trail Run.

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