Sunday, May 8, 2022

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students And Adults

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--

-- Center For Private Forests At Penn State Renamed To Honor Founder Jim Finley [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: County Envirothon Returns To Chapman State Park

-- DEP’s Latest Teaching Green Environmental Education Newsletter

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Live Raptor Program May 4 At ArtsWalk Pocket Park In Allentown 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

-- York Daily Record: ‘Meltdown - Three Mile Island’ To Air On Netflix On Wednesday

-- PA Emergency Management Agency, DRBC Virtual Hazard Mitigation Workshop Series Starts May 6  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Initiative for Resilient Communities, Bucknell University, and the Selinsgrove Flood Task Force May 7 Flood Resilience Fest In Selinsgrove, Snyder County  [PaEN]

-- CBF, Stone Independent School To Plant Over 2,000 Trees In Lancaster, York Counties May 7, Volunteers Welcome  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Conservation District, Partners To Host Flood Education Workshop May 9 For Homeowners, Business Owners  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Center For Energy Law & Policy Hosts May 10 Online Panel Discussion On Scaling Up Equitable Distributed Energy [PaEN]

-- University Of Pennsylvania Water Center, DRBC Hosting May 11 Climate Change Planning & Adaption Virtual Panel Discussion.  Noon to 1:00 p.m.  [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill Action Network May 11 Pathogens & Point Source Workgroup Meeting 

-- Penn State Extension To Host National Energy & Sustainability Extension Conference May 15-18 Focusing On Green Infrastructure, Solar Land Use, Water Quality, Climate Initiatives  [PaEN]

-- Water Science Institute Hosts May 17 Dam Removal Forum At SRBC’s Harrisburg Conference Center  [PaEN]

-- PSU Agricultural Sciences Hosts May 18 Webinar On Utility Scale Solar Energy - Considerations And Impacts  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA May 25 Virtual Roundtable On Environmental Advisory Councils And Environmental Justice  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Energy Days Set For May 25-26 In State College, Online  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Hummingbirds Are Back!

-- WeConservePA June 2 Webinar On Advocating For Local Bird-Friendly Policies  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: National Aviary Writes The Book On Birds

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: National Aviary Researcher Says Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Elusive And Beautiful, Not Extinct Yet 

-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Bluebird Mothers Appreciate Man-Made Nesting Boxes

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In April [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Protect PT Will Open Westmoreland Environmental Education Center In May

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: AML Conference June 22-23; NW PA GIS Conference, Oct. 27-28; Synchronous Firefly Season  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: On 50th Anniversary Of Hurricane, ‘Agnes’ Documentary Premiers June 23 At Kirby Center

-- DEP Blog: Air Quality In Pennsylvania - How To Be Air Aware

-- Environmental  Health Project On-Demand Webinar: Reproductive Health And Shale Gas Development

-- CBF Blog: Acid Mine Drainage - The Legacy Of Coal Mining A Key Source Of Harm To Pennsylvania's Headwaters  [PaEN]

-- PSU Institutes Of Energy & The Environment Growing Impact Podcast: Flooding, Environmental Justice

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Monarch Butterfly Moves Closer To Endangered Status 

-- WHYY: Hey Nature Nerds, You Can Help Us Understand Climate Change In The Philly Area - City Nature Challenge  [Google City Nature Challenge PA to find other locations] 

-- Celebrate First Ever Pennsylvania Native Species Day June 17  [PaEN]

-- Pollinator Partnership Celebrates Pollinator Week June 20 - 26  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Fallingwater Institute: Sign Up Now For In-Person, Virtual Summer Camps & Programs

-- Nature At Risk: A Fishy Name For A Fruitful Tree - Shadbush - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Become A Water-Miser Gardener - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- StateCollege.com: State College Boro Encourages Residents To Take A Break From Lawn Mowing In May To Participate In Pollinator-Friendly Lawn Care

-- Penn State Altoona: The Final ‘Plant A Tree At Flight 93’ Memorial

-- NextPittsburgh: The Secret Tree Laboratory At Schenley Park 

-- Allegheny College, East Stroudsburg University Join Forces To Take On Tickborne Diseases Through Local Tick Mitigation Study; Free Tick Testing  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Free Tick Testing Available To PA Residents: TickLab.org [East Stroudsburg University] 

-- Republican Herald - Doyle Dietz: Hunters, Anglers Should Be Aware Of Possible Increased Tick Infestation

-- Pike Conservation District: Wetlands Conservation; Environmental Resources For New Homeowners; Intern Wanted [PaEN]

-- The Nature Conservancy PA/DE May Pennsylvania Nature News; Explore Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve; Chesapeake Bay Summit Video 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Reminder - Do Not Disturb Vernal Pools And Their Aquatic Life

-- Erie Times: Wildlife Activity At Presque Isle Heats Up With Spring Weather

-- Casey Sclar Named Director Of The Arboretum At Penn State

-- Help Wanted: Forest Heritage Discovery Center Assistant Manager  [PaEN]


Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

[Posted: May 8, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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