From left: Jason Tarnowski, Elizabeth Hughes, Terry Ostrowski, Geoff Shaw | photo credit: JA NEPAEarth Conservancy was...
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Earth Conservancy Named Community Champion by the Luzerne Foundation
Earth Conservancy has been recognized by the Luzerne Foundation as a Community Champion of the Week, part of the...
EC Supports Plymouth Historical Society’s Avondale Mine Mural Project
We were proud to see our recent donation to the Plymouth Historical Society’s Avondale Mine mural featured in Sunday’s...
Connecting with the Next Generation at LCCC Foundation Dinner
Earth Conservancy had the pleasure of attending the Luzerne County Community College Foundation’s Annual Scholarship Dinner, where donors, students, and staff came together to celebrate the college and its many recent achievements, as well as the opportunities – and...
Earth Conservancy Sponsors Yes! Day for Nanticoke Area Students
Pictured above, Jason Tarnowki and Elizabeth Hughes from Earth Conservancy. At top right, Tarnoski and Hughes discuss their careers and educational journeys.Earth Conservancy was proud to sponsor Junior Achievement’s “Yes! Day” for 7th and 8th grade students from the...
WeReclaim! Honored with Governor’s Award
Pictured, top left, from left to right, Tom Gilbert, PA Environmental Council; Elizabeth Hughes, Earth Conservancy; Jessica Shirley, PADEP; Cindy Adams Dunn, PADCNR.Earth Conservancy was proud to be recognized with a 2025 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence...
EC Awarded $6.7M to Reclaim Hanover 7A for Community Park
Aerial view of the Hanover 7A site, looking northeast, with the entrance to the South Valley Parkway in the foreground.Earth Conservancy (EC) has received a $6.7 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection through its Abandoned Mine Land...
WeReclaim! Expands to Hazleton Area School District
Earth Conservancy is thrilled to announce the expansion of WeReclaim! to a new location through our partnership with the SHINE Program, hosted at Maple Manor in the Hazleton Area School District. This exciting new chapter focuses on middle school students, engaging...
Local Organizations Unite to Support SHINE After School Program
Earth Conservancy was proud to join forces with several outstanding local partners - the AllOne Foundation & AllOne Charities, The Luzerne Foundation, the United Way of Wyoming Valley, and the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund - to support the SHINE After School...
Exploring the Sugar Notch Trail with NBLT & DCNR
The autumn leaves provided a brilliant backdrop for North Branch Land Trust's (NBLT) recent community hike along the western edge of the Sugar Notch Trail, a large part of which is now part of the Pinchot State Forest. EC included it in a recent 1,400-acre transfer...
WeReclaim! Artists Recognized at 2024 Hexagon Project Exhibit
Top: SHINE Program Director Katie Lykon-Bond, Hector Rojas, & Alexander HernandezBottom: Award-winner Hector Rojas & familyTop: View of the WeReclaim! exhibitBottom: Award-winner Alexander Hernandez & familyThe Interdependence Hexagon Project recently...
IAL Makes Glen Alden Coal Company Annual Reports Available
We're pleased to share that the Industrial Archives & Library (IAL) has digitized a nearly complete collection of the Glen Alden Coal Company's annual reports, making them accessible to researchers, historians, and those interested in Pennsylvania's industrial...