by Earth Conservancy | Apr 22, 2022 | Community, Education
EC and our friends at EPCAMR celebrated the return of Earth Day along the Susquehanna River after a two-year hiatus. The event, sponsored by the Riverfront Parks Committee, invites students to discover the work area agencies, businesses, and groups are doing to...
by Earth Conservancy | Jan 28, 2022 | Economic Development, Legislative Affairs, Reclamation, Watershed Restoration
Many thanks to the National Wildlife Federation for highlighting Earth Conservancy’s and EPCAMR’s work to reclaim abandoned mine lands and waterways as they released their recent report, The Climate Benefits of Degraded Lands Reclamation and Restoration. Joining the...
by Earth Conservancy | Nov 15, 2021 | Community, Education
Earth Conservancy received a $10,000 grant from the Robert H. Spitz Foundation to support the 2022 cohort of the Environmental Workforce Training Program, which trains unemployed area residents for environmentally-focused careers and provides ongoing job search...
by Earth Conservancy | Nov 4, 2021 | Economic Development, Reclamation
It was a cold but eventually sunny November morning as EC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Dziak Drive, named in honor of EC’s original President/CEO, Mike Dziak. As always, Mike was humble in his acceptance. But as Senator John Yudichak noted, “All...
by Earth Conservancy | Oct 23, 2021 | Education
September 23rd marked the final class for the 2021 cohort of the Environmental Workforce Training Program at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Participants completed 233 hours of environmentally-oriented training. While some plan to pursue jobs, others intend to continue...
