Upcoming conferences, meetings, workshops, plus links to other online calendars. Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted. Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

· February 27 - House Appropriations Committee – PA Emergency Management Agency (11:30). Majority Caucus Room.

· February 28 - House Appropriations Committee – Public Utility Commission (9:00), Dept. of Community and Economic Development (10:00). Majority Caucus Room.

· February 28 –Senate Appropriations Committee - Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (9:00). Hearing Room 1, North Office.

· February 28 – DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

· February 28 – Delaware River Basin Commission meeting to hear presentation on the Flood Mitigation Task Force Report and the proposed Flexible Flow Management Plan for New York City Reservoirs and a report by the NRCS on activities in the Watershed. Commission Offices, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ. 10:15.

· March 1 – House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on Alternative Fuels and New Energy Technologies. IBEW Local 98, 1701 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia. 1:30.

· March 3 – Schuylkill Watershed Congress. Montgomery County Community College, Pottstown.

· March 5 - House Appropriations Committee – Dept. of Environmental Protection (1:30), Dept. of Agriculture (3:00). Majority Caucus Room.

· March 5 – Hosue Game & fisheries Committee meeting to hear the Game Commission present their annual report. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 1:00.

· March 6 - Senate Appropriations Committee - Dept. of Transportation (9:00). Hearing Room 1, North Office.

· March 6 - House Appropriations Committee – PA Economy League on Transportation Funding (10:00), Dept. of Transportation (2:00). Majority Caucus Room.

· March 7 - Senate Appropriations Committee - Dept. of Community and Economic Development (1:15). Hearing Room 1, North Office.

· March 7 – House Appropriations Committee – Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (3:00). Majority Caucus Room.

· March 7 – PA Energy Development Authority meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

· March 8 - Senate Appropriations Committee- Dept. of Agriculture (9:00), Public Utility Commission (10:30), Dept. of Environmental Protection (1:15). Hearing Room 1, North Office.

· March 9-18 – Pennsylvania Heritage Week.

· March 12 – Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee Environmental Issues Forum: Update on Regional Water Management Task Force. Room 205 Ryan Building. 12:00.

· March 13 – Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Michael DiBerardinis to be Secretary for Conservation and Natural Resources. Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:00.

· March 16 - Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs a “Building a Vision for Rural Pennsylvania” listening session. Four Seasons Produce, 400 Wabash Road, Ephrata. 10:00.

· March 18-20: Governor’s Outdoor Conference. State College.

· March 21 – Tree Care and Planting Workshop at Gifford Pinchot State Park. 10:00. Contact: Bob Deffner at R.B. Winter State Park to register by sending email to: rbwintersp@state.pa.us .

· April 5-6: Preparing for the Storm: Stormwater Solutions for PA Communities. State College.

· April 13-15: PA Assn. Environmental Educators “No Child Left Inside” Conference. Wilkes-Baree.

· April 27-28: West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium III. Genetti Hotel. Williamsport. Contact: Amy Wolfe at 570-726-3118 or send email to: awolfe@tu.org . Video Blog: Amy Wolfe Talks About Restoring the West Branch.

DEP Calendar of Events

Watershed Events (courtesy PA Organization for Watersheds & Rivers)

Environmental Education Workshop/Training Calendar

(courtesy PA Center for Environmental Education)

Senate Committee Schedule

House Committee Schedule

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