On August 3, 2023, EC spent the day with North Branch Land Trust and WeConservePA, talking with local legislators...
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EC Joins in Newport Township’s 2023 National Night Out
EC joined in Newport Township's annual National Night Out, which gives police, residents, and community groups to...
Earth Day 2023 along the Susquehanna River
Another great year celebrating Earth Day along the Susquehanna River with the Riverfront Parks Committee and local...
EC at Earth Day along the Susquehanna | 2017
Earth Conservancy was happy to be part of another excellent celebration of Earth Day along the Susquehanna in Nesbitt Park with over 1,000 students in attendance! This year, we discussed the problems associated with acid mine drainage in the region and how we can...
EC Supports New ATV Purchase for Newport Township Police
Earth Conservancy joined State Senator John Yudichak, State Representative Gerald Mullery, Newport Township officials, and many others to congratulate the Newport Township Police Department on the acquisition of two new vehicles to help in off-road patrols. Earth...
EC Celebrates the 2016 Northeast Environmental Partners Awards
Earth Conservancy was pleased to be a sponsor for the 26th Annual Evening for Northeast Pennsylvania's Environment. Held on October 20, 2016, at the Woodlands Inn and Resort, the event highlights environmental protection and improvement efforts within the region, and...
Celebrating National Trails Day on the Sugar Notch Trails
The rain held off on June 4th as Earth Conservancy celebrated National Trails Day with a hike through the Sugar Notch Loop, as part of the Keystone Active Zone Passport Program, sponsored by LiveWell Luzerne. Beginning at the trailhead along Broadhead Avenue, we...
Luzerne County Awards EC Grant for Askam Wayside Exhibit
With work underway on the Askam Borehole AMD Treatment System wayside exhibit with students from Solomon/Plains Jr. High School, support for the project continues to grow. Earth Conservancy is the proud recipient of a nearly $5,000 grant from Luzerne County's...
Askam Wayside Receives PA DEP Environmental Education Grant
Earth Conservancy was pleased to receive a environmental education grant for $2,996 from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to assist in development of its wayside exhibit at the Askam Borehole AMD Treatment System. Design work is already...
Earth Day @ Kistler Elementary | 2016
Earth Conservancy had the chance to talk about its work to mitigate acid mine drainage on Friday, May 6th, with hundreds of students at Dr. David W. Kistler Elementary School in Wilkes-Barre. Check out some of the excellent AMD-inspired poems they put...
Earth Day Along the Susquehanna | 2016
Despite the damp and the chill, hundreds of area students turned out to celebrate Earth Day along the Susquehanna in Nesbitt Park on April 29, 2016. At EC's station, we discussed our ongoing work to treat acid mine drainage in local waterways - information that was...
ARIPPA Awards $1,200 Grant for Askam Wayside
This August, Earth Conservancy received a $1,200 AML/AMD Reclamation award from ARIPPA to help support the development of a wayside exhibit at its Askam Borehole AMD Treatment System in Hanover Township. The project will work with staff from EPCAMR and students from...