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

· September 24 – NEW Time. Gov. Rendell’s formal address to open the Special Session on Energy. 2:00?

· September 24 –Environmental Issues Forum Presentation on Clean Up Our American Lands Program sponsored by the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee. Room 205 Ryan Building. 12:00.

· September 24 – NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing on funding Hazardous Site Cleanups. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 1:30.

· September 25 – Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee public hearing on proposed alternative fuels mandate included in House Bill 1202 (Gerber-D-Montgomery) and Senate Bill 789 (Dinniman-D-Chester). Room 8 E-B, Capitol East Wing. 9:30.

· September 25 – NEW. House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meeting to consider House Bill 690 (Cohen-D-Philadelphia) establishing the Plug-In Hybrid Task Force, House Bill 1374 (Saylor-R-York) amending the Sewage Facilities Act related to Sewage Enforcement Officers, House Bill 1519 (McGeehan-D-Philadelphia) providing penalties for illegal posting of signs and depositing penalities in a new TreeVitalize Program Fund. G-50 Irvis Building. 9:00.

· September 25 – DEP Critical Water Planning Area Subcommittee, State Water Resources Committee meeting. 10th floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Office Building. 10:00.

· September 26 –Delaware River Basin Commission public hearing on multi-jurisdictional use of Delaware River Basin. 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ. 10:15

· September 26 –DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00.

· September 27 –House Game and Fisheries Committee hearing on legislation creating a junior fishing license. Hub Cira Centre, 2929 Arch St., Philadelphia 7:00.

· October 3 – NEW. House Local Government Committee information meeting on House Bill 1525 (Steil-R-Bucks) providing for greenways, stormwater and other green infrastructure improvements and House Bill 1787 (McIlvain-Smithe-D-Montgomery) amending the Municipalities Planning Code related to curative amendments. Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:30.

· October 3 –CANCELLED. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board.

· October 4 –Joint Legislative Air & Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee hearing on electronic waste recycling. Room 8E-A, East Wing. 9:00.

· October 10-11 – DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting on on October 10 from 7-9 p.m. and October 11 from 9:30 to 12 p.m. at the Best Western Inn.

· October 13 – Schuylkill River Festival. Pottstown. Contact: Carolyn Brunschwyler, Montgomery County Community College, 610-718-1847, or send email to: cbrunsch@mc3.edu

· October 16 – CANCELLED. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting on October 16 was cancelled in favor of a regional meeting in Bedford on October 10 from 7-9 p.m. and October 11 from 9:30 to 12 p.m. at the Best Western Inn.

· October 16 –DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. Room 206 Bureau of Laboratories building, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. 10:00.

· October 23 – DEP Nonpoint Source Liaison Workshop meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00. Contact: Steven Lathrop, 717-772-5618 or send email to: slathrop@state.pa.us .

· October 25 –Sewage Task Force, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee. Penn Stater Conference Hotel, State College. 10:00.

· October 25 – DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. DEP Cambria District Mining Office, Ebensburg.

· October 27 – Global Warming: Rising to the Challenge by Acting Locally. Gwynedd Mercy College, Gwynedd Valley, Montgomery County. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

· November 1 –DEP Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

· February 22-23 – 2008 Keystone Coldwater Conference. State College.

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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