The regionally acclaimed Environmental Partnership Awards Dinner and Evening for Northeast Pennsylvania’s Environment is being held this Thursday, October 24, 2019 at The Woodlands Inn & Resort, Wilkes-Barre. For more information on the awards dinner or to receive an invitation, please contact PEC at 570-718-6507. We’re looking forward to seeing you!   RECIPIENTS OF THE […]

The Cobbs Creek Trail extension from 70th & Church to Woodland & Island Ave. will happen in early 2020! We are looking for feedback from residents and community organizations to better understand the barriers that residents face when entering and using the trail and park. All background, insight, and feedback surrounding the Cobbs Creek Trail […]

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS The Pennsylvania Environmental Council, in partnership with DTE Energy, Blue Ridge High School Honor Society, Green Gables Restaurant, and New Milford Hardware, and in conjunction with the International Coastal Cleanup, will conduct a Community Illegal Dumpsite Cleanup: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Rain Date:  November 7, 2019 New Milford Borough From 9:30 am […]

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council, in partnership with Hanover Township, EPCAMR, and the Nanticoke Conservation District in conjunction with the International Coastal Cleanup, will conduct a Community Illegal Dumpsite Cleanup: Saturday, November 9, 2019 Rain Date:  November 16, 2019 Hanover Township From 9:00 am – 1:00 pm This event will focus on cleaning up illegally dumped […]

Join Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trustand PEC for our Lawn to Meadow Workshop on November 14 in Jenkintown. In this workshop, you will learn the benefits of converting part of your grass lawn into a meadow to beautify your property, attract pollinators, and make local creeks cleaner. Presenters will discuss native plant meadow […]

Residents are invited to a public meeting to gather input for a feasibility study on the proposed Wilkes-Barre & Eastern Rail Trail Corridor. The discussion will focus on various trail routing alternatives along remnant and active portions of rail corridors linking the Poconos with the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valleys. Please RSVP by email to Nate […]

We Need Your Input!   Your ideas will help create a plan for a nine-county conservation network in Western Pennsylvania. The goal of this project is to work together to drive strategic investment and actions around sustainability, conservation, community revitalization, and recreation in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Lawrence, Mercer, and Venango counties. This […]

We Need Your Input!   Your ideas will help create a plan for a nine-county conservation network in Western Pennsylvania. The goal of this project is to work together to drive strategic investment and actions around sustainability, conservation, community revitalization, and recreation in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Lawrence, Mercer, and Venango counties. This […]

The Allegheny Master Watershed Steward program trains and empowers individuals to protect environmental resources in our county. Volunteers assist our partners with stream assessments, improvements, cleanups, community education, and more. The 2020 training session starts March 17. For more information or to register, call (412) 482-3464 or click here.

The Allegheny Master Watershed Steward program trains and empowers individuals to protect environmental resources in our county. Volunteers assist our partners with stream assessments, improvements, cleanups, community education, and more. The 2020 training session starts March 17. For more information or to register, call (412) 482-3464 or click here.

The Allegheny Master Watershed Steward program trains and empowers individuals to protect environmental resources in our county. Volunteers assist our partners with stream assessments, improvements, cleanups, community education, and more. The 2020 training session starts March 17. For more information or to register, call (412) 482-3464 or click here.