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 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 and consider Senate Bill 99 (Musto-D-Luzerne) repealing the prohibition on General Fund dollars going to the Wild Resources Conservation Fund, Senate Bill 355 (MJ.White-R-Venango) requiring additional public review of Clean Air State Implementation Plans and their publication on the Internet and Senate Bill 356 (MJ.White-R-Venango) establishing the PA Center for Environmental Education in statute. Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:00.

· March 13 – Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Dennis Wolff to be Secretary of Agriculture. Room 8E-A East Wing. 12:00.

· 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 – Joint State Government Commission Task Force on the Kilbuck Township Landslide organizational meeting pursuant to House Resolution 897 (Petrone-D-Allegheny). Room 108 Finance Building. 12:00.

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

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

· March 14 – Susquehanna River Basin Commission holds its regular meeting. Will also hear a special presentation on Morrison Cove: A Watershed Under Stress. Ramada Conference Center, Altoona. 1:00.

· 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 – CANCELLED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is April 17.

· 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 .

· March 22 – House Consumer Affairs Committee informational meeting with members of the Natural Gas industry. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00.

· 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 – CANCELLED. 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

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