EC was honored to host a press event for U.S. Senator Bob Casey on our Truesdale Bank site, as he spoke about the...
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EC Receives $17.5 Million towards Nanticoke Creek Restoration
Exciting News: $17.5 Million Grant Received! We are thrilled to announce Earth Conservancy has been awarded a grant of...
EC & EPCAMR Tour Nanticoke Creek Watershed with USGS Team
EC and EPCAMR hosted scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on a tour of several locations within the...
1,400 Acres + Hanover Reservoir Added to Pinchot State Forest
On Thursday, October 19, 2023, EC marked an enormous milestone with the transfer of 1,400 acres of its property in the Pinchot State Forest. The tract runs along Wilkes-Barre Mountain in Hanover and Newport Townships and includes the Hanover Reservoir. We know it's a...
EC Receives $1.96 Million EPA Grant for Nanticoke Creek
In mid-June, EC welcomed USEPA staff and Mid-Atlanic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz to its Truesdale Bank site in Hanover Township to discuss its next project, restoration of the upper reaches of the Nanticoke Creek watershed. EC was the recent recipient of a...
NWF Highlights EC Projects during Tour
The National Wildlife Federation highlighted Earth Conservancy’s and EPCAMR's work to reclaim abandoned mine lands and waterways at a press event to release their recent report, The Climate Benefits of Degraded Lands Reclamation and Restoration. Joining the discussion...
US Department of the Interior Visits EC Sites
EC was proud to show its ongoing work in addressing mine-scarred lands and waters in the South Valley as part of a tour with Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland; U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright; Deputy Secretary for PADEP's Office of Active...
Levelloggers Installed on the Nanticoke Creek
Back in September 2020, Earth Conservancy received a $2,500 grant from ARIPPA to purchase water monitoring equipment for the Nanticoke Creek watershed. Called leveloggers, the instruments collect data on water flow and temperature in 15-minute increments, which will...
EC Receives $2,500 ARIPPA Grant to Monitor Nanticoke Creek
Over the past several months, EC has been discussing our work to repair the Nanticoke Creek watershed with a variety of groups. In truth, there’s still much we don’t know about it. To that end, we are thrilled to have been selected by EPCAMR for a $2,500 grant from...
EC Discusses SMCRA Reauthorization with Joe Pizarchik
EC was pleased to be one of the groups interviewed by former Federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement Director Joe Pizarchik about the importance of reauthorizing the U.S. Abandoned Mine Land Trust Fund, which supports AML reclamation,...
Espy Run Tree Planting Part of Keystone 10 Million Trees
It’s one thing to reconstruct a missing stream channel, as we’re doing with Espy Run. It’s an entirely different challenge to restore the vegetation that’s needed to protect and enhance the new waterway. Entering John Levitsky of the Luzerne Conservation District...
EC Recieves $500,000 Growing Greener Award for Espy Run
EC is pleased to share we've been awarded a $500,000 Growing Greener grant for our ongoing reconstruction work of Espy Run. As stated by DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell: “We are continuously looking for ways to redevelop old mine land, particularly in Northeast...