Here are 36 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Thank you for your leadership!

-- Dec. 1 Webinar: Discussion Of Proposals To Use Part Of PA’s $7 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding For Conservation.  6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program Now Accepting Applications For 2022 Training  [PaEN]

-- Now Available On Demand: Caring For The Earth Webinar - Opportunities For Religious Institutions To Protect Clean Water

-- Allegheny County Conservation District Plants 3,000 Trees To Reduce Flooding; Celebrates 75th Anniversary  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny County Conservation District Webinar: Dec. 7 - Streambank Stabilization For Residential Landowners. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

-- Armstrong, Indiana & Westmoreland Master Watershed Stewards Plant Live Stake Nursery In Indiana County Park  [PaEN]

-- Northeastern High School Students Plant 1,200 Trees Along Hartman Run In York County [PaEN]

-- Virginia Pilot: Streams Are Cutting Into Land In York County, Restoration Projects Aim To Slow Their Flow, Reduce Chesapeake Bay Pollutants

-- Hunters And Wildlife Enthusiasts In PA Are Finding Many Benefits In Streamside Forests  [PaEN]

-- Elizabethtown College, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Partner On Lawn Conversion Project To Reduce Polluted Runoff  [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Increased Flooding Due To Climate Change Will Be Worse In Small Watersheds; Underestimating Flood Risks Due To Climate Change Can Lead To Poor Infrastructure Design  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Philly’s Eastwick Residents Want Biden’s Infrastructure Plan To Fund Philly’s First Climate Migration Project 

-- American Rivers: New Report: Funding The Future Of Green Infrastructure In Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- Nature World News: New Study Sheds Light On Role Of Urban Trees In Alleviating Stormwater Flows

-- U.S.G.S. Issues Report On Greatest Opportunities For Nitrogen Reduction In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Thru 2050  [PaEN]

-- Wildlife Leadership Academy Awards $2,500 In Ralph Abele Excellence In Outreach Scholarship Awards To 5 Students  [PaEN]

-- PA Master Naturalist: 80 PA Master Naturalists Graduate From 10 Counties

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Releases New Book: Sentinels Of The Susquehanna To Raise Awareness, Spark Collaboration  [PaEN]

-- Register Now For Penn State Extension 9-Part Webinar Series Woods In Your Backyard Starting Jan. 19  [PaEN]

-- John Nierer Partners With Heritage Conservancy To Protect 14+ Acres In Northampton County  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Lancaster Conservancy Saves 130-Acre Forest In York County

-- DailyLocal Guest Essay: The Case For Cap And Invest In PA To Reduce Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions - By Sen. Carolyn Comitta, Minority Chair of the Senate Environmental Committee

-- YorkD Guest Essay: PA Lawmakers Out Of Touch In Opposing RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program - Kathy Cook, PA League Of Women Voters

-- MCall Guest Essay: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Will Create Funding For PA Clean Energy Jobs - By iSpring Associates

-- PG: Pittsburgh Transit Prepping 40 New Clean Diesel Buses For Road Service

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Advocates Hope Federal Infrastructure Money Will Spur People To Buy EVs

-- CourierT: It Could Be Years Before PFAS Rules Are Set, Sen. Collet Has A Plan To Move Faster By A New Law

-- State Releases First-Ever Litter Action Plan, Calls For Universal Access To Trash Disposal, Recycling, Extended Producer Responsibility, New Anti-Litter Funding  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Proposal Would Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags At Most Pittsburgh Stores

-- PA Resources Council December Conservation Workshops Spotlight Backyard Composting; Give A Gift Of Environmental Learning  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Frankie Pace Park Dedicated Over I-579 As Connection Between Downtown Pittsburgh And Hill District

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: KayakLanCo’s First Season A Success Amid Pandemic-Inspired Interest In The Outdoors

-- WBTimes: Fish & Boat Commission Breaks Ground On Dam Rehabilitation Project In Wayne County

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Game Warden Patrols Lancaster County Enforcing Game Rules During Deer Season Opener

-- AltoonaM - Jessica Mundie: Birdwatchers See Deeper Meaning

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: PA Wildlife Samaritans To Benefit From Calendar Sales

Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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[Posted: November 28, 2021]

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