With heavy rain forecast for parts of the Commonwealth this Labor Day weekend, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency is reminding Pennsylvanians to consider taking steps to protect lives and property from flooding.

Many deaths caused by flooding occur because people try to drive through water-covered streets and roads and become trapped. Follow this simple advice: Turn Around, Don’t Drown.

If you live in flood-prone areas, monitor stream levels and listen for weather warnings and flooding advisories from local officials.

Here are some Flood Preparedness Tips and Flood Recovery Information.

NewsClip: Ernesto’s Rain Arrives in PA as Officials Prepare

Session Schedule

The Senate returns to session September 19 and the House on September 25.

On the Hill

· On the Senate/House Agenda

Other News

· Land Trust Assn. Conservation Easement Assistance Program Grants Available

· New Federal Pension Protection Act Offers Incentives for Land Preservation

· CBF Asks Court to Overturn Ruling Allowing Development on Preserved Land

· PA Sustainable Agriculture Assn. Hosts Harvest Celebration, Fall Harvest Dinners

· Cove Manure Digester Receives Grant for Pilot Test

· Deadline for Federal EQIP Energy Cost Assistance Grants Extended

· Pennsylvania Doubling its Purchase of Green Electricity

· EPA Becomes First Federal Agency to Be Powered By 100% Green Energy

· Alternative Energy Educator Workshop Set for October 11

· BioCycle Hosts Renewable Energy From Organics Recycling Conference in October

· Household Hazardous Waste Collection Nets 35,000 Pounds of Waste

· Free Test Kits, Oil Tank Cleanup Services Available Until September 8

· 92.7 Percent of Wild Trout Caught Are Released by PA Anglers

· Share Your Vision for the Connoquenessing Creek Watershed in September

· First Ever Lake Erie Sojourn Set for September 8-10

· Middle Creek Wildlife Area to Host Wildfowl Show September 16-17

· Stream Restoration Workshop to be Offered in Meadville September 13

· Chesapeake Bay Meaningful Watershed Education Grants Due October 15

· River of Words Educator Workshop Set for November 4

· Wild About Fish Educator Workshop September 27 in Carbon County

· FallinPA.com Features Live Webcams, Foliage Reports, PA Fall Roadtrips

· State Parks Open for Early Goose Hunting September 1

· Pennsylvania Wilds Discovery Weekend Offers Outdoor Adventure

· Latest State Parks and Forest Foundation Tag Features Bobcat

· Help Wanted: Recycling Markets Center Looking for New Executive Director

Opinion

· From Environmental Activists to Active Environmentalists – Today’s Environmental Movement, By David E. Hess, Former Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

9/1/2006