by Earth Conservancy | Jul 20, 2019 | Community, Staff & Organization
On Saturday, July 20, Mike Dziak, EC’s President and CEO, was honored by the Huber Breaker Preservation Society (HBPS) with an engraved stone marker during a Heritage Day program at the Anthracite Miners’ Memorial in Ashley. Despite the heat, the event was...
by Earth Conservancy | Jun 5, 2019 | Reclamation
During a press event in Scranton, Cosmo Servidio, Regional Administrator for the U.S. EPA Mid-Atlantic Region (Region 3), announced Earth Conservancy was one of two local entities selected for a highly-competitive EPA Brownfields Cleanup grant. EC’s $500,000 award...
by Earth Conservancy | May 20, 2019 | Staff & Organization
EC’s Director of Communications, Elizabeth W. Hughes, EdD, recently completed the Nonprofit Certificate Leadership Program (NCLP) at the University of Scranton. Participants in the 2018-19 cohort, representing a variety of organizations, benefited from a rigorous...
by Earth Conservancy | May 16, 2019 | Community, Greenspace
We’re pleased to share that DHL Supply Chain’s Hanover Township facility has adopted EC’s Sugar Notch Trails as part of the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful campaign. Work began in May with volunteers out in force, clearing paths, trimming overgrowth, and...
by Earth Conservancy | Apr 27, 2019 | Community, Education
Congratulations to the Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art for their wonderful Community Day celebrating Art in Bloom! We at Earth Conservancy enjoyed the chance to talk about our reclamation work, and one particular wildflower that loves mine lands’...
