by Earth Conservancy | Apr 12, 2019 | Education
On April 12th we marked the end of the second cycle of the Environmental Workforce Training Program with partner Penn State Wilkes-Barre. The closing ceremony was a wonderful opportunity to say thank you to our participants for their engagement and dedication over the...
by Earth Conservancy | Dec 20, 2018 | Watershed Restoration
EC is pleased to share we’ve been awarded a $500,000 Growing Greener grant for our ongoing reconstruction work of Espy Run. As stated by DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell: “We are continuously looking for ways to redevelop old mine land, particularly in...
by Earth Conservancy | Nov 1, 2018 | Economic Development, Reclamation
Mike Dziak, EC’s President & CEO, was one of many area dignitaries on hand for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the redevelopment of EC’s former Hanover 9 site. Purchase earlier in 2018 by Missouri-based developer NorthPoint Development, three...
by Earth Conservancy | Oct 25, 2018 | Greenspace
The sun was shining as we marked the transfer of over 1,100 acres of Earth Conservancy lands into the Pinchot State Forest system. Located in Newport Township, the area is home to the Penobscot Ridge Mountain Biking Trail and offers excellent recreational...
by Earth Conservancy | Sep 21, 2018 | Community, Greenspace
On Friday, September 21, 2018, EC hosted a tree planting and trail cleanup on its Hanover Recreation Fields and Sugar Notch Trail. The event was led by DHL Supply Chain, which currently operates a distribution center on what was once EC’s Huber Bank. More than a dozen...
