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

· No-Cost Online Training Courses March/April for Cleanups

· 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 – House 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 (1:30). 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 13 – House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee organizational meeting. Room 39 East Wing. 9:00.

· March 13 – House Consumer Affairs Committee informational meeting with PUC Commissioners. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 9:00.

· March 13 – CANCELLED. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. The next scheduled meeting is June 12.

· March 15 – House Consumer Affairs Committee information meeting to get an overview of the electric industry with industry leaders. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00.

· 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 20 – Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

· 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 16 - Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring Julia Marano, Keep PA Beautiful. Room 205 Ryan Building. Noon.

· 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.

· May 3 – Forestry Task Force (Joint Conservation Committee) will meet. Penn Stater Conference Center, State College. 10:00.

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

3/2/2007