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DEP Releases Final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Digital Atlas Of Water Resources And Use

PA Environment Daily

On January 27, the Department of Environmental Protection released the final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan and an interactive online atlas of statewide water resources and use trends to inform leaders’ decision making and educate Pennsylvanians on sustainable use of our lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater.

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State Board Of Education Publishes Final Education Standards For Science, Environment, Ecology, Technology & Engineering Grades K-12

PA Environment Daily

The State Board of Education published notice in the July 16 PA Bulletin of final regulations setting education standards for Science, Environment, Ecology, Agriculture, Technology and Engineering Grades K-12 ( PA Bulletin, page 3946 - Preamble, page 3970 - Standards ) This is the first update of these standards since 2002 and they were based on several (..)

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Society Of American Foresters Honors Penn State Extension Forest Resources Educator David Jackson

PA Environment Daily

An extension educator since 2002, Jackson teaches programs on forest management to private forest landowners, industry foresters, youth and natural resource professionals. Visit the PA Forestry Association website and Facebook page to learn more.

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A Curious Catalyst for Creativity in Social-Ecological Research

HumanNature

Guest Post By Anna Clare Monlezun , 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. I work with government-owned conservation lands, coupled human-natural systems, that are managed to protect and conserve natural resources, provide public access to wild open spaces, and sustainably produce quality food for growing populations.

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The Art of Affect: Creative Expression as Personal Resistance and Resilience

HumanNature

Guest Post by Julia Branstrator , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University How does creativity, imagination, or emotion relate to our resilience and resistance during crises and disasters? link] Cheer, J. Reeves, K.

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Keep PA Beautiful To Work With PennDOT To Reduce Cigarette Litter At State Welcome Centers

PA Environment Daily

In 2021, in collaboration with Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the CLPP program was implemented in Sizerville, Little Buffalo, Cowans Gap, Laurel Hill, Keystone and Ryerson Station state parks. The 2022 Pick Up Pennsylvania Initiative will be held through November 30.

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PA Assn. Environmental Educators Urge You To Attend Dec. 1 Virtual Board Of Education Committee Meeting On State Environment & Ecology & Agriculture Education Standards

PA Environment Daily

DCNR’s Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council met last September to hear an overview of the proposed changes to the standards. Jean Devlin, a Natural Resource Program Specialist for DCNR’s Bureau of Forestry, told the Council, "(I)f something is a mandated standard it will be assessed, and therefore it will be taught.