Goddard Forum to examine oil, gas development impacts on forests
live.psu.edu/story/58780#nw69 Thursday, March 29, 2012 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s 2012 Goddard Forum, “Oil and Gas Development Impacts on Forested Ecosystems: Research and Management Challenges,” will bring together scientists, managers, conservation organizations and industry representatives working with oil and gas development to share research results and management strategies. The conference, to be held April… Read more
Penn State Master Well Owner volunteer training opportunities in 2012
Penn State Extension will be offering several training workshops for new Master Well Owner Volunteers in 2012. The six week online course will begin on February 6, 2012. Two Saturday training workshops will also be offered this spring in McKean and Butler Counties. More details on these training workshops, including a link to the online… Read more
Safe Drinking Water program planned for Oct. 15
www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111007/COMM011101/110070301/-1/NEWS Published: 10/07/11 HAWLEY, Pa. — If your well was flooded after the recent visit by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee or any other high water event, then you need to test your water for a number of potentially harmful substances such as bacteria and nitrates, which can have health effects on you and… Read more
Program will focus on water safety
http://www.njherald.com/story/news/23Local-briefs2011-06-22T21-37-09 HAWLEY, Pa. — Penn State Extension in Pike County will conduct a Safe Drinking Water program from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 29 at the PPL Environmental Learning Center on Route 6 in Hawley. There is a registration fee of $7 per person or couple for handouts. Pre-registration, including payment, is required by Friday.… Read more
Learn about safe drinking water test
http://www.wayneindependent.com/news/x1595580764/Learn-about-safe-drinking-water-test Posted Jun 05, 2011 @ 03:39 PM Palmyra Twp. (Pike) — Homeowners and business people often take it for granted that the water coming out of their tap is safe for drinking. There are a number of potentially harmful substances that can harm your family or customers. These include bacteria, nitrates, iron and manganese. … Read more
Learn what You Can Do To Protect Drinking Water
WREN OFFERS TWO FREE WORKSHOPS IN JUNE Communities undergoing natural gas development have expressed a keen interest in protecting the purity of public water supplies. To help communities, planners, and public water systems learn more about available tools and management options to protect drinking water now and for future generations, WREN and PA DEP are… Read more
Panelists will discuss Marcellus Shale development at Wilkes forum
http://citizensvoice.com/news/panelists-will-discuss-marcellus-shale-development-at-wilkes-forum-1.1150635#axzz1NGoFQInA Published: May 23, 2011 Wilkes University will host a forum, “Consensus on Marcellus development: What would it look like, and how do we get there?” at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. The event, sponsored by the Wilkes University Alumni Association and the Institute for Energy and… Read more
Workshop offered to train private well owners
The Penn State Master Well Owner Network is hosting a free workshop for private well owners in and around Tioga County, Pa., according to Stephanie S. Clemens with the Master Well Owner Network. Natural gas drilling and its impacts on the local private wells will be addressed during the workshop, she noted. According to a… Read more
Workshop to train private well owners
Residents of Tioga and surrounding counties will be offered a training workshop on how to properly manage their home wells, springs, or cisterns. Residents who rely on private water systems for home drinking water can be at risk of drinking contaminated water. Resource professionals such as Penn State Cooperative Extension, the Pennsylvania Ground Water Association,… Read more
Forum to Address Threats to Water Supplies in Delaware Basin
Forum to Address Threats to Water Supplies in Delaware Basin: Connecting Four States for Drinking Water Protection Release date: 03/02/2011 Contact Information: David Sternberg 215-814-5548 sternberg.david@epa.gov PHILADELPHIA (March 2, 2011) – Threats to sources of drinking water and public health for more than 15 million people in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and New York will… Read more
