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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...
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,...
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...
Tarnowski Elected 2nd Vice-Chair of Penn-Anthracite SME
In June, the Penn-Anthracite Section of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) announced the election of the 2024-2025 officers at its meetings at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum. Among the appointments was Jason Tarnowski, PLS, as 2nd...
EC, NBLT Talk Conservation with New DCNR State Forester
On May 29, EC had the pleasure of hosting Seth Cassell, new State Forester for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. We and North Branch Land Trust - along with Nick Lylo, District Forester for the Pinchot State Forest - spent the...