PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is pleased to announce the winners of its fifth annual juried photo contest for the Upper Delaware River region, that was open to professional and amateur photographers. Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Conservancy, Like on Facebook and Follow on Twitter.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Through the summer of 2021 the Delaware Highlands Conservancy held its fourth annual juried photo contest, “ Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife.” For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Delaware Highlands Conservancy website or call 570-226-3164 or 845-583-1010. Click Here to see all the winners.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Photo credit: Mark Anson On August 31, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced the availability of $65 million for the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. CIGs bring a wide range of partners to the table to support innovation.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

Insect declines have been well-documented globally and conservation actions are being taken to mitigate and reverse those declines. In this webinar, you will learn about the insects of Pennsylvania’s forests and what can be done to better understand and conserve them.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2022

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy is pleased to announce its fifth annual juried photo contest for the Upper Delaware River region , open to professional and amateur photographers. For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Delaware Highlands Conservancy website or call 570-226-3164 or 845-583-1010.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Through summer 2021, the Delaware Highlands Conservancy held its fourth annual juried photo contest, "Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife." The winning photographs are also available for viewing on the Conservancy’s Facebook page. The winning photographs are also available for viewing on the Conservancy’s Facebook page.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Yet conservation funding centers on lands and oceans. Despite this unprecedented and ongoing decline, research and conservation related to freshwater ecosystems receive far less attention than those of terrestrial and marine realms. Freshwater species are dying off and decreasing in abundance. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 23, 2022

It’s the most wonderful time of the year … the annual Ocean Conservancy Photo Contest has arrived! This year, our Photo Contest’s featured submission category is … Ocean Stories. Our other submission categories include these three: Human Impact, Marine Wildlife and Spectacular Seascapes. That’s TEN chances to win!

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2022

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Women In Conservation Awards Program to recognize excellence in conservation and to forge a stronger network of women who are deeply committed to working to protect Pennsylvania’s environment. Nominees should have dedicated at least 25 years of work to conservation in Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host a November 3 virtual Grant Workshop for applications for 2023 recreation and conservation projects from 9:00 a.m. Visit DCNR’s Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program webpage for more information. 2023 potential applicants are strongly encouraged to attend.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

It employs a similar method: sending out appeals for energy conservation through the public news media during times of extreme heat. SPP in the Southwest employs a more general ‘Weather Advisory’ category for severe weather. Source: [link] The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is the RTO serving most of Texas.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

The PA Association of Conservation Districts recently announced the five state-level winners of the National Association of Conservation Districts 2021 "Healthy Forests Healthy Communities" poster contest. Submissions were judged based on the entry’s conservation message, visual effectiveness, originality, and universal appeal.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 8, 2024

Proposed activities must fit within one of the three eligible categories: 1) Education & Outreach, 2) Wayfinding & Signage, and 3) Trail or Access Site Improvement. Detailed descriptions of these categories are available on the grant landing page at the Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grant Program webpage.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 22, 2023

For the past seven years, Rachel has slowly been sailing around the world on her boat Agape, capturing the wild beauty of our planet to inspire others to protect and conserve our precious ocean. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The Category 4 hurricane made landfall on August 29 as one of the strongest storms to hit the United States. In New Orleans, the Sewerage and Water Board is asking residents to conserve water to prevent sewage backups. Days later, local and state officials have begun to tally the extensive damage. Roads are washed out.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grant program aims to support the advancement of regional outdoor recreation, conservation, and trail projects and programs within the Susquehanna Greenway’s ‘Middle Susquehanna’ region. Detailed descriptions of these categories are available on the grant program webpage.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 27, 2022

Open to the public, this contest has categories for adults 18 and over and youth 17 or younger. Prizes in the adult category include cash and passes to Longwood Gardens , while prizes in the youth category include Dairy Queen gift cards and field guides.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The funding opportunities listed below are broken down into three categories: Research and Education Local Food (including urban and rural-focused programs) and Nutrition Climate, Conservation, and Energy The Requests for Applications (RFA) in this post are organized by category and then by application date, from earliest deadline to furthest out.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2023

Events are hosted by Keystone Trails Association (KTA) staff members, outdoor industry leaders, conservation experts, and/or members of KTA. KTA’s Trail Academy educational webinars and in-person training events are grouped into three categories of outdoor skills, maintenance and safety, and hiking topics.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 26, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. While our panel of esteemed judges will select our grand prize-winning photograph—the Judge’s Choice—the remaining four category winners will be selected by a public vote. The post Our 2021 Photo Contest Has Finally Arrived appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 17, 2023

In the weeks since late October, when the province tabled its various proposals, conservation authorities and regional and municipal governments have published reports and statements containing their preliminary evaluation of the effects they are expecting within their jurisdictions. Image courtesy of Conservation Ontario.

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Legal Planet

MAY 23, 2023

The bill would eliminate the most restrictive category of species protection under California law, which has existed since 1970 and applies to 37 species. Now back to this year’s “Fully Protected Species Trailer Bill.” But CESA protections are not as stringent as those provided by “fully protected” status.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Become A Master Watershed Steward Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards is a volunteer training program to expand upon your water and natural resources knowledge with Penn State's research-based information so that you will broaden our conservation outreach into the community. Click Here to learn more about how to volunteer.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MARCH 8, 2024

This post explores some of the high-level themes from across the Census, while the subsequent post will take deeper dives into conservation and local foods. Over the last five years, all categories of farms declined, except the two largest categories: farms with farms with sales between $1-4.9m Last month, the U.S. Source: U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2021

Exhibitors cover virtually every product category, including field machinery, milking systems, animal genetics, storage structures, seed, feed, tools, trailers, sprayers, mixers, livestock housing, utility vehicles, fertilizers, fencing, financial products, insurance and more. Reprinted from Penn State News.)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

The results would be submitted to the Department or CCD [conservation districts] with the SCM Construction Certification Form. Related Articles - Watersheds: -- WVIA: Bernie McGurl, Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. - Click Here for a copy of the draft PAG-02 and supporting documents. Written comments are due to DEP by April 8.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

The federally-funded program is expected to award about $116 million nationwide to conserve, connect, and restore land, water, and wildlife. Although the eligible funding categories for land trusts and municipalities are narrow (e.g. Match and program requirements vary depending on the applicant and federal funding source.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

Party comments from the major investor-owned utilities urged the Commission to adopt a set list of all costs that do not vary with usage, which would “comprise the existing universe of fixed cost categories that would be eligible for potential inclusion” in an income-graduated fixed charge.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

. -- Installation costs of up to $2,000 may be included for each technology category. Related Articles: -- Funding Now Available For Energy Efficiency, Farm Conservation Projects Thru DEP’s Small Business Advantage Grant Program [PaEN] -- DEP Now Accepting Applications For $2.6 Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.

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Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The exclusions are lengthy and complicated, but can be conveniently placed into four categories. Facilities in any of the categories are excluded from the definition of “brownfield site”. However, there are several different exclusions about which developers need to be aware.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Both skates and rays are part of a superorder (for the taxonomy buffs, this means a category that is larger than an order, but not quite a class) called Batoidea.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 16, 2022

Basin states have until Tuesday to present a plan to conserve two million to four million acre-feet next year. It outlines three spending categories for the $4 billion. The second is to reduce water demand and use through conservation and efficiency projects like drip irrigation.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 9, 2021

By Tonya Morrey, Outreach and Stewardship Coordinator, Central Cascades The Nature Conservancy uses trail cameras in the Central Cascades to get an idea of what is going on in the forest. I had the pleasure of sorting through thousands of images our trail cameras captured on the Cle Elum Ridge over the summer.

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Environment, Law, and History

JULY 25, 2023

Legal history, while having moved beyond its previously narrow focus on legal doctrine to embrace wider contexts of society, economy, and culture, has to date remained largely indifferent to environmental issues or to the environment as a category of analysis.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

The banquet will recognize individuals and programs that have demonstrated outstanding dedication to stewardship across 10 different categories. “We The winners will be honored at an Awards Banquet on May 14 at Little Buffalo State Park in Newport, Perry County. Related Articles: -- WeConservePA Honors Steven J. Schiffman, Esq.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2021

With a mission of stewardship through volunteerism and education, PPFF’s annual awards serve to recognize those who share in the commitment of conserving and enhancing our state’s natural resources, help to ensure a welcoming environment for all in the outdoors, and strive to protect public lands for future generations.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

Applications are open for the Champions in Action program in the category of energy efficiency/renewable energy. The deadline is August 18. Citizens is committed to driving positive climate impact and building a more diverse, equitable and sustainable future for all those we serve,” said Mark Rendulic, Citizens’ Pittsburgh Market President.

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