EDUCATION & OUTREACH
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To further EC’s mission, education – about local history, environmental issues, reclamation, and economic development – is essential. See some of the major initiatives we’ve undertaken to share information and advocate for our work.
PROJECTS
GLEN ALDEN / BLUE COAL CORPORATION ARCHIVES
Date: Started in 2023
Partners: Industrial Archives & Library, Bethlehem, PA
Funded By: Industrial Archives & Library
WE RECLAIM!
Date: Started in 2023
Partners: SHINE Program, Greater Nanticoke Area School District, Hanover Area School District, Wilkes-Barre Area School District, Interdependence Hexagon Project
Funded By: Earth Conservancy
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM
Dates: 2018 – 2022
Partners: Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board
Funded By: US Environmental Protection Agency, Appalachian Regional Commission, Earth Conservancy, PPL Foundation, Robert H. Spitz Foundation
ASKAM WAYSIDE EXHIBIT
Date: 2016
Partners: Wilkes-Barre Area School District, EPCAMR
Funded By: PA Department of Environmental Protection, Luzerne County, ARIPPA