Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--

-- Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment Dec. 1; Student Entries Invited  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For BHE GT&S Watershed Mini Grants In Western PA  [PaEN]

-- Construction Begins On University Of Pittsburgh’s 20-MW Gaucho Solar Project Near Pittsburgh International Airport  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Construction Begins On University Of Pittsburgh’s Big New Solar Energy Project

-- Protect PT Hosts 4-Part Online Living Near Shale Gas Community Training Workshops Starting Nov. 10 - Documenting Complaints  [PaEN]

-- On-Demand Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood  [PaEN]

-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County High School Closed By Equitrans Midstream Natural Gas Pipeline Fire 796 Feet From School On Nov. 4

-- AP: Hazmat Incident At Lehigh Valley School Sends 39 To Hospital 

-- Berks Nature: 300 Explored Extreme Weather & Climate Change At 14th Annual State Of The Environment Breakfast  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Honors Michael E. Mann, Ph.D., Leading Climate Scientist And Author  [PaEN]

-- New Program Brings Together Residents, Businesses To Help Make Lancaster County Carbon Neutral  [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: E-School Buses Drive Progress

-- WHYY: How A Philly Hiking Group Is Improving Women’s Wellness: ‘A Sisterhood Built On Healing And Nature’ 

-- Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Launches New We Are Nature Podcast Series, Exploring Natural Histories And Livable Futures  [PaEN]

-- PA Dept. Of Health Highlights Benefits Of Community Water Fluoridation

-- PA Resources Council Hosts In-Person, Virtual Workshops On Backyard Composting In November [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Valley High Students Among Volunteers Planting Trees In New Kensington, Westmoreland County

-- Republican Herald: Williams Valley Students Plant Trees To Improve Water Quality In Schuylkill County 

-- Young People, Adult Leaders Sought For New Sea Scouting Program Starting Soon In Middle Susquehanna Region - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper  [PaEN]

-- Songs Of The Susquehanna Vol. 3: Original Songs Inspired By The River Now Being Accepted By the Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper   [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Pennsylvania Forest Webinar Series Starting Nov. 8  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Camp Nov. 11 For Ages 4-12

-- WESA: End Of Daylight Saving Time Means Uptick In Vehicles Crashing Into Deer  

-- Reminder! PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Annual Conference Proposals Due Nov. 11 

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Little Explorers Take Time For Turkeys Nov. 12

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Nov. 15 Webinar On Technology & Tips For Volunteer Management  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Nov. 16 Webinar: Western PA Conservancy Education Programs - Connecting Youth To Nature Through Art and Science. Noon.

-- Nominate Someone Now!  PA Environmental Educators Annual Education Award Nominations Due Dec. 2 

-- Sign Up Now! PA Assn. Environmental Educators Schedule Of Professional Development Workshops

-- Guest Essay: Summer Of 2022 Gave Us A Glimpse Into Our Climate Future - PA Should Heed The Warning, Flooding Biggest Threat - By Laura Fowler, Director, Penn State's Sustainability Institute  [PaEN]

-- WESA: Concerned About Daily Air Pollution? Experts Advise Against Looking At Only One Reading

-- A Study Finding Microplastics In 100% Of Exceptional Value, High Quality, Class A Trout Streams Sampled In PA Is Disturbing To Wildlife Advocates  [PaEN]

-- Pocono Record: Report: Microplastics Found In Some Of Cleanest Streams In Poconos, Across PA

-- WLVR: Microplastics Are Everywhere, Even In PA’s Cleanest Waterways

-- Scranton Times/Republican Herald Editorial: Legislators Like Plastics, Expect More  [PaEN]

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s 2022 Litter Summit A Success!  [PaEN]

-- Pike County Conservation District: Where Does Our Water Really Come From? + Climate Change & Drinking Water

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 4 RiverWatch Video Report

-- DCNR Blog: Ecological Benefits Of Old-Growth Forests

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: October Newsletter - Forests For The Bats Stories; Fall Tree Plantings In PA; Monster Trunk Tally Photo Contest Winners

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Pennsylvania Nature News: Working Woodlands Video; Tannersville Bog Walks; Fall At Eales Preserve, More

-- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Programs Coming In November

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In October Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Bradford Era: Wildlife Biologist Gary Alt Paid A Price For Healthier Deer Herd, But Says It Was Worth It

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: The Flight Of Raptors In SE PA Studied By Visitors, Leading Experts At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Turkey Vultures Are Scavengers, Not Hunters

-- WESA: New Glass Panes At Pittsburgh’s National Aviary Will Make Things Safer For Birds

-- Warren Times: Meet Audubon Nature Center’s New Birds Of Prey Nov. 5

-- AP: Climate Questions: Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change?

-- The Economist Special Report: The Challenge Of The Age - Climate Change

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

[Posted: November 6, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

11/7/2022