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

· Revised Meeting Schedule for DEP Certification Program Advisory Committee

· Revised Meeting Schedule for Water, Wastewater Systems Operators Board

· Watch budget hearings on PCN on cable or online through your computer.

· February 14—CANCELLED. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Advisory Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is May 7. (Pa Bulletin notice)

· February 25— House Appropriations Committee budget hearing – Public Utility Commission. Room 140. 9:00.

· February 25— House Appropriations Committee budget hearing – PEMA, Homeland Security, Fire Commissioner. Room 140. 10:00.

· February 25— Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing – Budget Secretary. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 3:00. (PCN Live Coverage)

· February 26— Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing – Department of Insurance. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 10:30.

· February 26— House Appropriations Committee budget hearing – Department of Community and Economic Development. Room 140. 2:00. (PCN Live Coverage)

· February 26—PA Chamber Energy Summit. Harrisburg Hilton.

· February 27—NEW. House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee informational meeting on alternative energy. Room 205 Ryan Building. 2:00.

· February 27—NEW. Joint Legislative Budget and Finance Committee on House Resolution 193 (Haluska-D-Cambria) fiscal impact of future increased value of the assets of Game Commission. Room 168 Main Capitol. 12:45.

· February 27— House Appropriations Committee budget hearing – Department of Transportation. Room 140. 9:00.

· February 27— House Appropriations Committee budget hearing – Office of Consumer Advocate and Small Business Advocate. Room 140. 1:00.

· February 27—NEW. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

· February 28—NEW. House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Economic Impact and Infrastructure hearing on Municipal Water, Sewer & Natural Gas Infrastructure. Middletown Township Building, Langhorne. 10:00.

· February 28— Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing – Department of Agriculture. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 9:00. (PCN Live Coverage)

· February 28— Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing – Department of Health. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 10:30. (PCN Live Coverage)

· February 28—Pennsylvania Wild Resources Symposium. Powdermill Nature Reserve. Pittsburgh.

· February 28-March 2—PA Assn. of Environmental Educators Conference. Antiochian Village Camp and Conference Center near Ligonier, Pa.

· March 1-2— Schuylkill Watershed Congress. Montgomery County Community College, Pottstown.

· March 3— Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing – Department of Environmental Protection. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 3:00.

· March 3— 2008 Philadelphia Sustainability Awards Program. Philadelphia Flower Show.

· March 4—House Appropriations Committee budget hearing – Department of Environmental Protection. Room 140. 9:00.

· March 4— House Appropriations Committee budget hearing – Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Room 140. 10:00.

· March 4— Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing – Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 9:00. (PCN Live Coverage)

· March 4— Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 1:15. (PCN Live Coverage)

· March 5—NEW. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board Risk Assessment and Vapor Intrusion Subcommittees meeting. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

· March 6— Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing – Department of Community and Economic Development. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 1:15.

· March 6—House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 1989 (Wansacz-D-Luzerne) establishing the PA Flood Grant and Assistance Program. Council Chamber, Scranton. 10:00.

· March 8— Southeast PA Environmental Advisory Council Conference. Villanova University, Villanova.

· March 10-NEW. House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee meets to consider House Bill 1360 (Casorio-D-Westmoreland) imposing a moratorium on implementation of the vehicle emissions inspection program. Room 302 Irvis Building. 12:30.

· March 11-NEW. House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee meets to consider House Bill 1360 (Casorio-D-Westmoreland) imposing a moratorium on implementation of the vehicle emissions inspection program, House Resolution 567 (Petri-R-Bucks) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study intermodal transit in southeastern PA. Room 302 Irvis Building. 8:30.

· March 11— Senate Game and Fisheries Committee information meeting on the Game Commission’s Deer Management Program. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 11:00.

· March 17—NEW. House Republican Policy Committee hearing on electric rate cap mitigation. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:30.

· March 17—NEW. Environmental Issues Form featuring a presentation on the Northampton Generating Company co-generation plant sponsored by the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee. Room 205 Ryan Building. Noon.

· March 18—CANCELLED. Environmental Quality Board meeting.

· March 19— Capital Region Water Board Meeting. Susquehanna River Basin Commission Building. 1:00. Contact: Cindy Rock, Cindy.L.Rock@comcast.net or call 717-633-7959.

· March 28— Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference and Shad Symposium. Holiday Inn, Fogelsville. Information, send email to: rkennedy@lehighconservation.org .

· March 29— PennFuture’s Annual Watershed Conference. Chadd’s Ford.

· April 1-2— The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry 2008 Environmental Regulations & Technologies Conference. Eden Resort Inn & Suites, Lancaster.

· April 17— Sewage Task Force, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee meeting. Penn Stater, State College. 10:00.

· April 18—PEC Water Trail Working Session Conference.

· April 19— Protecting Our Headwaters Streams and Wetlands-What You Can Do. Cedar Crest College, Allentown. 10:00-3:00. Contact: Barbara Benson, 610-282-33611 or send email to: barbarabenson@bensonsails.com .

· May 13-15—PA Water/Wastewater Association annual conference. Valley Forge.

· May 28— Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards Program. Pittsburgh.

Environmental Education Workshop/Training Calendar

(courtesy PA Center for Environmental Education)

Senate Committee Schedule

House Committee Schedule

You can watch the Senate Floor Session and House Floor Session live online.

2/22/2008