Forestry Training and Tree Planting Grants in Pennsylvania PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

TreeVitalize state-wide 2017 grant applications available The Pennsylvania Urban & Community Forestry Council has secured funding for tree planting grants and innovative projects grants throughout the state through our partnership with the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Tree planting grants will be available to Pennsylvania municipalities and non-profit agencies throughout the state for… Read more

Watershed Energy Conservation – Maintaining the Balance in Pennsylvania

Community Connections to Our Watershed –  Pennsylvania DCNR Program – “Working as a Community” presentation by Mr. Brian Oram, Professional Geologist, owner of B.F. Environmental Consultants Inc. and manager of the Keystone Clean Water Team. The program brings “Real world experiences bridge the gap between classroom “knowing” and community “doing””. PA Land Choices has been developed to… Read more

DCNR Agrees to Discuss Drilling in the Loyalsock State Forest

On Friday, DCNR announced it’s planning to hold a public meeting. It will also have its own experts participating in a web-based information session next week about plans to drill in the forest. “DCNR has heard from numerous individuals and organizations on this issue through letters, phone calls and in a meeting this month with… Read more

From Superfund to Super Habitat: Lehigh Gap Nature Center

The Lehigh Gap Nature Center is currently being highlighted in a statewide publication called Keystone Wild! Notes published on line by PA DCNR (Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources). Click on the following link to read the article. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/wrcp/wildnotes/spring10/index.html

PA Groundwater Recharge Information Available in User-Friendly Report

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pa-groundwater-recharge-information-available-in-user-friendly-report-89393997.html PA Groundwater Recharge Information Available in User-Friendly Report HARRISBURG, Pa., March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The month of April is known for rain showers, but a new Pennsylvania Geological Survey report says that the state’s groundwater actually recharges the most during March. The report, “Summary of Groundwater-Recharge Estimates for Pennsylvania,” was done in cooperation with… Read more