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Senate Confirms Cindy Adams Dunn As Secretary of the Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

On June 7, the overwhelmingly confirmed Cindy Adams Dunn to serve as the Secretary of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Secretary Dunn has spent her career in conservation and public service, previously serving as DCNR Secretary under Gov.

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Centre County Master Watershed Steward Art Gover Earns Natural Resource Education Award

PA Environment Daily

Gover, based in Centre County, recently earned the 2023 Natural Resource Education Champion Award from the PA Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals. Volunteering gives me an avenue to stay more formally connected with my former Penn State colleagues in Extension and natural resource management,” he said.

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Western PA Conservancy Watershed Conservation Program Receives U.S. Forest Service Award For Decades-Long Work To Improve Water Quality In The Allegheny National Forest

PA Environment Daily

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Watershed Conservation Program was awarded the U.S. Forest Service’s Partnership Award for the Conservancy’s long standing watershed work in the Allegheny National Forest and the Allegheny Watershed Improvement Needs (WINs) Coalition. Click Here to see more photos accompanying this article.

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Brandywine Conservancy Names Stephanie Armpriester, Grant DeCosta To Leadership Positions

PA Environment Daily

On April 14, The Brandywine Conservancy announced new leadership changes with the promotions of Stephanie Armpriester and Grant DeCosta , both previously Acting Co-Directors of the organization. Armpriester will now serve as the Conservancy’s Director of Conservation and Stewardship, and DeCosta will act as the Director of Community Services.

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Registration Open For 7-Part Online Tree Tenders Training Workshop Starting Jan. 17 Thru Feb. 28

PA Environment Daily

Since 2004, the program has been supported by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. In 2008 the program expanded to Pittsburgh and smaller metropolitan areas, and since 2013 it has been available statewide. Since 1993 PHS has trained over 4,500 Tree Tenders in 150 Pennsylvania neighborhoods.

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DCNR Blog: Conservation Landscapes - Spotlight On Lehigh Valley Greenways

PA Environment Daily

Since 2004, Pennsylvania’s Conservation Landscape Program has been using place-based partnerships to drive strategic investments and actions around sustainability, conservation, community revitalization, and recreation projects. Since 2013, more than 75 percent of the valley’s industrial development has been warehouse development.

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Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Recognizes PA Master Watershed Steward Jodi Sulpizio, Jodi Rose, Interfaith Partners For Chesapeake, As Watershed Champions

PA Environment Daily

Jodi Sulpizio Jodi Sulpizio is a natural resources educator for Penn State Extension in York County and coordinates its Master Watershed Steward Program and Spongy Moth Program. Sulpizio is passionate about empowering both citizens and volunteers to protect our natural resources.