Applications are now being accepted for the 2021-22 Pocono Forests and Waters Conservation Landscape Mini Grant Program – to apply go to: www.pecpa.org/apply Please consider joining us for the Pre-Application meeting – details below.  

Join the Hazelwood Riverfront Master Planning team for a free, virtual public meeting on April 7. This meeting is an important step in finalizing the Hazelwood Riverfront Master Plan and follows up on the 2020 Fall workshop and other community conversations. This meeting will cover: • Updated designs for future riverfront improvements • Community member […]

The 2021 Greenways & Trails Summit will be held at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, PA on September 19-21. The Summit seeks to inspire improvements and expansion to Pennsylvania’s trail system, build peer networks, and celebrate successful projects connecting the public to land and water trails throughout the state. Taking inspiration from our […]

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council Public Lands Ride is a mixed surface, non-competitive cycling event that seeks to showcase Pennsylvania’s public lands. There are two different ways to participate --- an in-person group ride at Black Moshannon State Park on October 2, 2021, or explore mapped routes on your own, whenever you want. Group Ride at […]

Why Participate in the Ride? As a statewide non-profit, PEC is a leader in trail planning and development across the Commonwealth. The Environment Ride supports PEC’s trail work. Overview: On the Ride This year’s ride will highlight water issues – specifically Pennsylvania’s role in improving water quality in the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays. For something […]

The GAP Relay is a 150-mile relay starting in Pittsburgh, PA. Your team of eight, six, or four runners will start on Friday evening and run through the night along the Great Allegheny Passage. You'll end the race in Cumberland, MD on Saturday, October 16. More information on the race here.

Join us on November 3, 2021 for the 51st Environmental Partnership Dinner as we pay tribute to those who have demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence, leadership, and accomplishment. COVID-19: As we head back to in-person events and responses to COVID-19 continue to evolve, PEC will be monitoring guidance from the CDC and others in order to […]

POWR will be hosting a combined hybrid (in-person/virtual) Statewide Conference for Watershed Organizations on November 7-8, 2021 at the Wyndham Gardens Hotel and Conference Center in State College, PA. We are excited to announce that Dr. Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State, will deliver the Keynote address on Monday, November 8. […]

The Northeast Environmental Partners, which is comprised of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, PPL Corporation, Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company, and Wilkes University, are pleased to announce that the 31st Annual Evening for Northeast Pennsylvania’s Environment will be held virtually this year on Wednesday, […]