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...
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...
Earth Conservancy’s 15th Annual Community Garden
Earth Conservancy is celebrating the 15th year of its community garden. Located in Plymouth along Flats Road, the gardens are a wonderful opportunity to grow food, get outside, and socialize with neighbors. Registration for 2015 is now open. We'd love to have you join...
Earth Conservancy Celebrates Earth Day 2013 at King’s College
On a sunny April 26th, Earth Conservancy participated in King's College's Earth Day celebration in Monarch Court at the center of campus. The annual event gave students a chance to learn about a variety of local groups, businesses, and individuals that are working to...
Tree Planting along Huntsville Creek – EC, PEC, PAWC, & King’s
In November 2012, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, in partnership with Pennsylvania American Water, organized a tree planting project along Huntsville Creek at the water company's property in Trucksville. Earth Conservancy contributed compost, and King's...
EC Sponsors 2012 NEPA Environmental Partners Awards Dinner
Each year Northeast Pennsylvania Environmental Partners recognizes individuals and organizations that have had a positive effect on the region's environment. Earth Conservancy, who has been recognized by the Partners in the past, was a proud contributor to the dinner...
NTCO Holds Illegal Dumping Cleanup on EC Lands
Unfortunately, illegal dumping is common in the region, especially where vast tracts of abandoned minelands are found. That is certainly the case for Earth Conservancy's many acres of land. Luckily, partners like the Newport Township Community Organization hold...
WNEP Power to Save – Improving Compost with Wastewater
WNEP's "Power to Save" special in September featured a unique collaboration between Earth Conservancy and Pennsylvania American Water in which residual material from the water treatment process is combined with compost from EC's leaf and yard waste facility. The...