Earth Conservancy was proud to join forces with several outstanding local partners - the AllOne Foundation &...
Staff & Organization
Archives
EC Presents at Art Education and Reclamation Conferences
Elizabeth W. Hughes, EdD, presents at the 2024 Pennsylvania Art Education Association conference in Hershey,...
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...
EC Welcomes New President/CEO, Terence Ostrowski, PE
This February, EC officially welcomed Terence J. Ostrowski, PE, as its new President/CEO, following the retirement of Mike Dziak. Terry is a native of the Wilkes-Barre area, and brings with him over 20 years of progressive engineering and management experience. He...
Mike Dziak, EC President & CEO, Announces His Retirement
It is with mixed emotions and sincere gratitude that we announce the retirement of Earth Conservancy’s President and CEO, Mike Dziak, at the end of January 2020. Mike joined EC at its beginning in 1994. During those 25 years, he has proven a tireless champion for the...
Staff Member Rick Ruggiero Set to Retire
After 25 years with Earth Conservancy, and many additional years with the Blue Coal Corporation, our friend and colleague, Rick Ruggiero, is retiring. Rick served as our Property Documentation Specialist & Survey Coordinator, and his knowledge and experience...
EC Participates in 2019 NAAMLP / NASLR / PAAMR Conference
Earth Conservancy was happy to attend, present, and be an official friend of a joint conference in Pittsburgh by three amazing groups dedicated to the reclamation and reuse of abandoned mine lands: the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs (NAAMLP),...
Jason Tarnowski Joins EC as Project & Operations Manager
EC is pleased to introduce Jason Tarnowski, PLS, who joins us as our new Project and Operations Manager. Jason, who holds a BS in Survey Engineering from Penn State University, is an experienced surveyor and management professional, with over 20 years of experience...
Dziak Honored by Huber Breaker Preservation Society
On Saturday, July 20, Mike Dziak, EC's President and CEO, was honored by the Huber Breaker Preservation Society (HBPS) with an engraved stone marker during a Heritage Day program at the Anthracite Miners’ Memorial in Ashley. Despite the heat, the event was...
Hughes Completes Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program
EC’s Director of Communications, Elizabeth W. Hughes, EdD, recently completed the Nonprofit Certificate Leadership Program (NCLP) at the University of Scranton. Participants in the 2018-19 cohort, representing a variety of organizations, benefited from a rigorous...
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...
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...