Earth Conservancy had the pleasure of attending the Luzerne County Community College Foundation’s Annual Scholarship...
Education
Archives
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...
WeReclaim! Honored with Governor’s Award
Pictured, top left, from left to right, Tom Gilbert, PA Environmental Council; Elizabeth Hughes, Earth Conservancy;...
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...
EC Presents at Art Education and Reclamation Conferences
Elizabeth W. Hughes, EdD, presents at the 2024 Pennsylvania Art Education Association conference in Hershey, PA.Elizabeth W. Hughes, EdD, EC's Director of Communications, recently highlighted our organization's environmental initiatives at two prominent conferences,...
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...
EC & Industrial Archives Work to Preserve Glen Alden Records
Earth Conservancy and the Industrial Archives & Library (IAL) of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, held a celebratory event to officially mark their partnership to conserve and preserve the historic records of the former Glen Alden Corporation. The two organizations have...
EC Presents to Leadership Northeast Junior Program 2024
It's always a pleasure to work with a younger generation, as we did presenting to students participating in Leadership Northeast's Junior Program 2024. We spent some time talking about the region’s industrial history, its effects on the area, and EC’s efforts to bring...
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 meet, mingle, and have some fun. For EC, that meant offering an art craft about animals and their habitats in northeastern PA. Thanks to all the kids for...