by Earth Conservancy | Oct 19, 2023 | Community, Greenspace, Watershed Restoration
On Thursday, October 19, 2023, EC marked an enormous milestone with the transfer of 1,400 acres of its property in the Pinchot State Forest. The tract runs along Wilkes-Barre Mountain in Hanover and Newport Townships and includes the Hanover Reservoir. We know...
by Earth Conservancy | Oct 12, 2023 | Community, Economic Development, Reclamation, Staff & Organization
Yesterday, EC joined NorthPoint Development in celebrating its remarkable investment of $1 billion in the South Valley, attracting with it 14 new companies and the creation of over 10,000 jobs to the region. Speakers included two members of EC’s Board of...
by Earth Conservancy | Aug 3, 2023 | Community, Greenspace, Legislative Affairs
On August 3, 2023, EC spent the day with North Branch Land Trust and WeConservePA, talking with local legislators about the importance of environmental funding to our ability to repair and conserve lands in the Commonwealth. Two of the excursions: the Huntsville...
by Earth Conservancy | Aug 2, 2023 | Community, Education
EC joined in Newport Township’s annual National Night Out, which gives police, residents, and community groups to meet, mingle, and have some fun. For EC, that meant offering an art craft about animals and their habitats in northeastern PA. Thanks to all the...
by Earth Conservancy | Jun 21, 2023 | Watershed Restoration
In mid-June, EC welcomed USEPA staff and Mid-Atlanic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz to its Truesdale Bank site in Hanover Township to discuss its next project, restoration of the upper reaches of the Nanticoke Creek watershed. EC was the recent recipient of a...
