2013 Environmental Educator Conference
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The 2013 Environmental Educator Conference will take place June 19, 2013 at the Benjamin Olewine III Nature Center, Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
The conference, which will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., is an opportunity for conservation district education and outreach staff, teachers and other educators to learn about environmental education resources that are available to them and also to network with other education professionals.
There is a $25 registration fee which includes program materials, lunch and refreshments. Seats will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis with registration closing on June 7. The first 35 conservation district staff members (one per district) to register will be reimbursed for mileage (up to $50).
Click here to register for the event.
 | | A student uses a microscope at the Stroud Center to get a closer look at live aquatic macroinvertrebrates she helped to collect. Photo by: Dave Arscott, SWRC |
Individuals are asked to bring materials to distribute at the event and to provide resource links for education and outreach (maybe a particular website that you reference often and would suggest to others). Please send any links to Terry or Brandi at PACD.
See the conference registration link for the full agenda. For a full description of each session, click here.
This conference is made possible by a grant from the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection Environmental Education Grants Program through the Northumberland County Conservation District. For more information about the conference contact, Terry Fisher or Brandi Hunter-Davenport at 717-238-7223. For information about the Olewine Center, visit www.wildwoodlake.org/nature-center.
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PACD and DEP Team Up for Another Successful E&S Manual Workshop
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 | | Nearly 135 attendees participated in the Williamsport Erosion & Sediment Manual Training March 19 and 20. The day-and-a-half-session, which was originally scheduled for October 2012 and postponed due to Hurricane Sandy, took place at the Holiday Inn Williamsport. Bill Himes (front right) walks participants through the manual changes which became effective in November 2012. |
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CBWI Funding will be Available
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 Pennsylvania NRCS is accepting applications for assistance through the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI) for FY2013. Sign-up is on a continuous basis, but applications received by April 19, 2013 will be given priority in the next available funding cycle.
CBWI funds similar practices that are available in EQIP. Funds will be targeted to categories such as a Stream Corridor Management option that will support stream bank erosion control and stream fencing options, Beginning Farmer projects and Feed Management. Other types of projects may also be available depending on final funding levels.
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 Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is now accepting applications for the Sue Wiseman Scholarship, an annual $1,000 scholarship that recognizes youth who have demonstrated leadership and shown exceptional commitment and dedication to improving their community. Applications are due May 1.
The Sue Wiseman Scholarship is open to Pennsylvania high school seniors who have initiated and carried out a personal project that addresses one of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful's focus areas of Prevent It, Clean It or Keep It. Application forms are available online at http://keeppabeautiful.org/GrantsAwards/SueWiseman.aspx or by calling the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful office at 877-772-3673.
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 The Pennsylvania Association of Floodplain Managers (PAFPM) will be hosting their Fourth Annual Conference Oct. 23-24, 2013 in Erie. The executive committee is currently calling for presenters who can provide relevant and up-to-date information on integrated floodplain management. If interested in submitting a proposal, please complete the Presentation Proposal Form and submit to Kelly Lougee by May 3, 2013 at klougee@psats.org. Questions can be directed to Kelly at 717-763-0930.
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