Gerry Sechrist, Thomas Kerr, Harry Miller & Dr. Ruth Patrick Receive Fish & Boat Commission Awards
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Thousands of watershed groups, businesses, local and state officials and individuals do great things to protect and restore the environment every day in Pennsylvania.
Throughout 2007 PA Environment Digest published many of their stories so they could serve as an inspiration to others.
Here are just some of the people and organizations that received recognition and awards for their environmental good works. Follow these links and find out how you can do the same thing too!
PennDOT Anti-Litter Program Earns National Acclaim
State Forester, Landowners Honored for Forest Stewardship
Three Conservationists Recognized by Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show
Ralph Abele, Mahon Access for All, Boating Education Awards Presented
Pennsylvania Leads the Nation in College RecycleMania Participation
EPA Recognizes Pollution Reduction Efforts of Bethlehem, Allentown Companies
Sen. Ferlo, CMU Professor, PPG Researcher Win Shades of Green Awards
4 Townships Receive EAC Achievement Awards, Climate Change Issue Highlighted
Berks Conservancy Honors PA Environmental Council for Local Work
Rep. Stern, John Dawes Receive Susquehanna Watershed Protection Awards
Devin Fester Winner of Youth Hunter Essay Contest
Conservation Districts Recognize Farmers Working to Protect Chesapeake Bay
Video Blog – John Quimby Receives CBF Educator of the Year Award
PECO WIND Ranked in Top 10 By U.S. Department of Energy
Game Commission Recognized by Chestnut Ridge Chapter Trout Unlimited
Lehigh River Named Pennsylvania’s River of the Year
Winners of 2007 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence Announced
Dirt and Gravel Road Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary
EPA, PennVEST Recognize Mine Cleanup Work Bristol Drinking Water Facility
Pittsburgh’s Bayer Corp Honored by Rachel Carson Homestead Association
Innovative Municipalities, Individuals Recognized with Governor’s Awards
EPA Recognizes North Area Environmental Council in Allegheny County
Two Philadelphia Schools Honored With Environmental Community Service Award
Lehigh University Among EPA P3 Award Winners
PA CleanWays Announces Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Winners
Philadelphia Sustainability Award Winners Announced
PA Senior Environment Corp Volunteer, Others Named Leadership Fellows
House, Senate Celebrate 10th Anniversary of PA Senior Environment Corps
PennVEST’s Paul Marchetti Receives James McGirr Kelly Award
McNeil PPC in Lititz Winner of EPA Performance Track Award
Railpower Hybrid Corp. Among EPA Clean Air Award Winners
Schuylkill Partnership Recognizes Schools for Protecting Schuylkill River
Parks and Recreation Foundation Award Winners Honored
Dr. Chun, PA Senior Environment Corps, Wins Double Recognition
GreenTreks Network’s Natural Heroes Series Receives Regional Emmy
Chemsweep Program Wins 2007 Karl Mason Environmental Award
York County Team Wins State Envirothon Competition
EPA Honors 4 Philadelphia Hospital with Pollution Prevention Awards
Winners Announced for 2007 Western PA Environmental Awards
EPA Spotlights Watershed Restoration Efforts in Bedford, Huntingdon Counties
Shippenville Farm Regional Winner of 2007 Environmental Stewardship Award
Joanne Denworth, Joseph Manko Recognized with PEC’s Curtin Winsor Award
2007 Friends of the Lehigh River Award Recipients Recognized
Indigo Technologies Recognized at Air & Waste Management Assn. Conference
PA Student Places 2nd in Rachel Carson “A Sense of Wonder” Competition
PA Conservationists Recognized By State Conservation Commission
U. of Pennsylvania, PA Companies Among Top Green Power Purchasers
Hard Work, Local Involvement Improves Vintondale Flood Protection
EPA Lauds Infrastructure Success at Erie Drinking Water Facility
EPA Recognizes Erie’s Edward Kissell for Environmental Volunteerism
Nathan Renaudin Wins PA CleanWays’ Sue Wiseman Scholarship
York County Team Wins 2nd Place in International Envirothon Competition
Tom Kerr to Receive L.L. Bean Outdoor Hero Award
Three Students Receive Ralph Abele Conservation Scholarships
Hikers Recognized With Trail Challenge Award By DCNR
Three PA Businesses, Groups Among Those Honored for Energy Savings
PROP Announces 2007 Waste Watchers Award Winners
Keep PA Beautiful, PA Horticultural Society Present Community Greening Awards
Video Blog Feature – Ohio Watershed Celebration Honors Environmental Initiative
Springside 4th Grader Wins “Green Award” in the Great Green America Program
EPA Honors Pittsburgh Hospitals for Exceptional Efforts to Protect Children
EPA Recognizes Marple Township for Energy Conservation
PA Trout Unlimited Announces Winners of Annual Awards
Pennsylvania, Berks County Achieve Farmland Preservation Milestones
Penn State Scientists Park of Nobel Peace Prize Winning UN Climate Change Panel
Northeast Environmental Partners Recognize Local Environmental Achievements
8th Annual Green Power Awards Presented to 33 Individuals, Groups, Companies
Students Answer Challenge to Promote Green Energy in Poster Contest
Fayette County Mine Reclamation Project Wins Federal Award
PA Resources Council Honors Environmental Leaders at Awards Dinner
Larry Williamson to Be Honored as Conservationist of the Year
Lehigh/Berks Air Quality Partnership Honors Tom DiLazaro
EPA Partners Recognized for Improvements to Environment, Balance Sheets
Butler Conservation District Honors Margaret Dunn as Conservation Educator
Lower Perkiomen Valley Sewer Authority Recognized for Excellence
Leading Corporations Cutting Greenhouse Gases, Including 3 in PA
Sen. Noah Wenger Honored by Susquehanna River Basin Commission
PA Environment Digest Video Blog
On the Hill
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Other News
· Pittsburgh Ringing in New Year with Environmentally Friendly Ball
· PA Farm Show Offers Learning Stations, Biofuels Exhibit January 5-12
· Public-Private Partnership Protects 3,500+ acres in Southcentral PA
· Counties Reminded to Take Advantage of Unspent Landfill Closure Account Money
· Metals Now Removed from Ash at the Lancaster Resource Recovery Facility
· Deadline for Host Municipality Inspector Grant Applications March 31
· Innovative Farming Methods Conference Set for January 23 in Greensburg
Spotlight
· GreenTreks Highlights Year of Innovation in Online Environmental Messaging
Feature
· What’s Your Green New Year’s Resolution?
Grants & Awards
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