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EC Assists EPCAMR on Illegal Dumpsite Cleanup
Yesterday, EC's Project & Operations Manager, Jason Tarnowski; Compost Facility Foreman, Nick Kratz; and our 721G...
PA DCNR Grant will Support Hanover 7A Recreation Area Study
EC is excited to start its second recreation planning initiative this year, made possible through a just-announced...
Trail Renamed in Memory of Jacqueline Munro
On National Trails Day 2017, Earth Conservancy officially renamed part of its Sugar Notch Trail after our late colleague, Jackie. Beginning in the Broadhead Avenue playground in Sugar Notch, the Jacqueline Munro Trail features an updated sign with a memorial penned by...
Earth Day Cleanup at Sugar Notch Playground
EC continued its Earth Day celebration on Sunday with a cleanup of the Sugar Notch playground, home to one trailhead of the Park Access Sugar Notch Trail. The group was small but mighty, picking up trash, clearing planting beds, and spreading new wood chips from EC's...
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...
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...
Retrospective: EC’s Work & Accomplishments (video, 2014)
EC was founded with belief that through reclamation of mine-scarred lands, environmental and economic revitalization could occur within the communities of the lower Wyoming Valley. Through this retrospective video produced in 2014, viewers gain a better understanding...
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...