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Centre County Recycling Coordinator Joanne Shafer To Retire; Longest Serving Recycling Coordinator In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

Over her 33-year career at the Authority, Joanne managed the countywide recycling program, including curbside collection from 27,000 households, a system of over 125 drop-off sites; commercial recycling from 850 establishments and a source separated Materials Recovery Facility with a yearly capacity of 15,000 tons.

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Master Watershed Stewards In York County Recognize Betsy Leppo, Western PA Conservancy, Gifford Pinchot State Park Staff As 2023 Outstanding Partners For Work On Vernal Pools

PA Environment Daily

The Master Watershed Stewards collaborate with Betsy, Pinchot staff (namely Jennifer Park – Park Operations Manager, Michael Plish – Assistant Park Manager, and Beth Kepley-McNutt – Environmental Education Specialist), and the Friends of Pinchot volunteer group to extensively monitor several vernal pools in the park.

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Keep PA Beautiful Launches Waterway Steward Program To Protect Water Trails July 1

PA Environment Daily

Volunteers in this program will help preserve the beauty of Pennsylvania’s waterways; Improve water quality; Enhance the health and safety of our environment, people, animals, birds and fish; Protect the natural resources that we depend on for recreation and tourism from pollution.

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Dr. Marco Hatch: Merging Ocean Science and Community-Driven Environmental Restoration

Washington Nature

By Anya Blaney Ocean scientist and TNC in Washington trustee Marco Hatch creates opportunities for under-resourced students to pursue higher education while revitalizing ancestral clam gardens. Some days are spent tagging and tracking clam development, others gathering water samples at low tide to test for biotoxins.

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Interested In Becoming A Master Watershed Steward? Penn State Extension Holding Information Sessions For Areas Across The State Starting In December

PA Environment Daily

Those accepted to the program attend training classes that focus on a broad range of water resource topics, including groundwater, stream ecology, wetlands, invasive plants, water recreation and stormwater management. This is to cover the cost of the manual, name tag, and cost of the meeting facilities.

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PA Resources Council, Partners Complete Drexel Gardens Park Streambank Restoration In Delaware County

PA Environment Daily

By Mary Beth Mueller The PA Resources Council and its partners recently completed a 450-linear-foot restoration of a portion of the streambanks of Naylor’s Run as it flows through Drexel Gardens Park in Delaware County. For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the PA Resources Council website.

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Only 15 Out Of 256 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Who Abandoned Wells Without Plugging Them Were Fined By DEP; Small Penalties No Deterrent To Future Abandonments

PA Environment Daily

Inc. - $1,000 -- Seneca Resources Co, LLC (Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean) - $560,780 (and many other violations) -- Snyder Bros, Inc. LLC (Cambria,Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington) - $464,548 -- EOG Resources, Inc. Ball & Son (Butler) - $300 -- Otter Exploration, Inc. Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland) - $115,000.

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