Healthy Drinking Water and Healthy Homes – Communicating to the Public: What is a Drinking Water Advisory?
Healthy Drinking Water and Healthy Homes – Communicating to the Public What is a Drinking Water Advisory? DO NOT PANIC ! What are Drinking Water Advisories and What Should You Do ? Drinking water advisories let customers know that their tap water or drinking water could be contaminated and make them sick. There are no… Read more
Free Pesticide Recertification Credit Events and Mid-Season Turf Care
Aquarius Supply are holding some valuable (and FREE) PA and NJ pesticide recertification credit events in the coming weeks. I understand your time is valuable, so I make sure to cater the content of the presentations to maximize the amount of recertification credits you receive in only 1 hour. As a bonus, NJ ProFACT, ISA,… Read more
Penn State Extension to Provide No-Cost Drinking Water Testing for Lead and Other Pollutants in a Limited Number of Private Wells, Springs and Cisterns
Community Announcement Have you ever had the drinking water from your well, spring or cistern tested for lead and other health-related pollutants? If not, here is your chance. Penn State Extension has received funding from the Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide no-cost drinking water testing to a… Read more
Job Posting: Forest Watch Coordinator – Sierra Club Pennsylvania
Note: The Keystone Clean Water Team is a political. We are a fact based organization and to maintain this balance, we are posting this job announcement. Please review. Chapter: Pennsylvania Reports To: Chapter Director Context: Pennsylvania’s public spaces are in peril from drilling. In order to prevent this catastrophe, we need to organize and implement the Pennsylvania Forest… Read more
Free Workshop: Build Your Home Energy Toolbox
Learn the latest tools and online resources, to help manage home energy costs and shop for electricity. Save money by learning how your home uses and loses energy. Explore an overview of the benefits and limitations of renewable and nonrenewable fueled systems, including mini-split heat pumps and on-demand hot water systems. What is the latest and… Read more
Ticks – Sars and Zika: ticks are the next global health threat
“Since the beginning of our species we have been at war. It’s a continuous, never ending fight against the smallest of adversaries: armies of pathogens and parasites. As we have developed new ways to survive and stop them, they have evolved ever more complex and ingenious methods to thwart our efforts. Humans have faced numerous… Read more
Master Watershed Steward Program Monroe County Pennsylvania
January 8, 2018 Penn State Extension and the Monroe County Conservation District are excited to launch the Master Watershed Steward Program. The Master Watershed Steward program is a collaborative effort between Penn State Extension, Monroe County Conservation District, and local conservation groups. It is similar to the Master Gardener program and is designed to train… Read more
Supporting Solid Organizations in the Wyoming Valley – Buy a Poinsettia – Kingston Rotary
We always try to help the community, Kingston Rotary is holding a poinsettia sale. There biggest project to date just happened this year, and that is the Forty Fort Park Pavilion. If you are driving down Wyoming Avenue take a look at this structure and the picnic tables etc, that are there. This project cost… Read more
Job VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Executive Director, Pike County Conservation District, Pike County, Pennsylvania
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PIKE COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT Pike County Conservation District (PCCD) is accepting applications for a full-time Executive Director (ED). Challenging position responsible for management of the overall administration and supervision of Conservation District programs, personnel, and operations implementing the Conservation District Mission within Pike County. Must be a leader, a service-oriented individual… Read more
Susquehanna River Basin Commission – Water Withdraws – Fact Sheet Registration.
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Commission) is contacting you because you may have clients who are affected by a new program for registration of unapproved water withdrawals and consumptive water uses in the Basin. We are seeking your assistance to help ensure that facility managers are aware of and complete registration by the deadline of… Read more