by Earth Conservancy | Oct 9, 2022 | Community
EC joined in the celebration for the opening of the City of Wilkes-Barre’s new, all-inclusive playground in Kirby Park. Earth Conservancy was pleased to be able to support the project with a $100,000 donation. Wonderful to see this amazing community resource now...
by Earth Conservancy | Oct 4, 2022 | Economic Development, Greenspace, Legislative Affairs, Reclamation, Watershed Restoration
The National Wildlife Federation highlighted Earth Conservancy’s and EPCAMR’s work to reclaim abandoned mine lands and waterways at a press event to release their recent report, The Climate Benefits of Degraded Lands Reclamation and Restoration. Joining the...
by Earth Conservancy | Sep 27, 2022 | Community, Economic Development, Legislative Affairs, Reclamation
On Tuesday, September 27, EC’s President/CEO Terry Ostrowski addressed the PA Senate Committee on Community, Economic, & Recreational Development in Hazleton, testifying to how coal refuse recovery underpins the reclamation process and the recovery of mine-scarred...
by Earth Conservancy | Sep 26, 2022 | Legislative Affairs
EC was honored to host members of the PA House Democratic Policy Committee at its offices, as ARIPPA, EPCAMR, and Olympus Power discussed the history of the anthracite region and the partnerships it takes to recover abandoned mine land. The talk was followed by a...
by Earth Conservancy | Aug 29, 2022 | Community, Education
Outreach Center for Community Resources held a children’s career fair, and EC and EPCAMR were glad to be a part of it! We spent time talking to attendees about jobs in environmental science, how you can record data in the field through scientific illustration,...
