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DEP, Partners Celebrate Earth Day At Schuylkill County Stream Restoration Project; Announce Opening On Next Round Of Growing Greener Plus Grants

PA Environment Daily

On April 22, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the opening of the next round of Growing Greener Plus Grants with a field visit to the Swatara Creek Floodplain Restoration site near Pine Grove Borough with the Schuylkill County Conservation District and other local officials. Click Here for a video from the event.

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DCNR Marks Earth Day By Planting Over 400 Trees At Pottstown School District In Montgomery County

PA Environment Daily

On April 22, in celebration of Earth Day, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined students, educators, and local leaders at Pottstown High School in Montgomery County to plant trees and highlight the role of green infrastructure in building healthier, more resilient communities.

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New Report: Role Of Community-Based Watershed Organizations In Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Mine Drainage Treatment In Pennsylvania - Barriers & Recommendations

PA Environment Daily

Unprecedented cooperation between nonprofits, academics, industry, and regulatory agencies at all levels of government became the structure around CWO AMR work in the early 2000s. A whole network was born. Growing Greener grants required support letters as well as a sizable match in cash and/or in-kind goods and services.

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Earth Day Illustrates the Path Toward Climate and Community Resilience

Washington Nature

By Todd Reeve, CEO of the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, and James Schroeder, Director of Conservation for The Nature Conservancy in Washington Earth Day ignited our collective awareness of challenges facing people and nature, and spurred unparalleled legislative action bringing us cleaner air and water.

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Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment

Enviromental Defense

. __ Amherstburg Earth Day Event Saturday, April 20 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 6480 Texas Road, R.R.#1, Bolton/Vaughan (Nashville Conservation Reserve) Rivers not Highways Nature Hike Saturday, April 20, from 9:00 – 11:00 am Nashville Conservation Reserve, Kirby Rd. Hands Off The Conservation Authority!

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PA Resources Council Offers Free Statewide Recycling Webinar On Earth Day, April 22

PA Environment Daily

On April 22, more than one billion people around the world will celebrate Earth Day, which annually encourages individuals, communities, organizations, and governments to take action to protect the planet. pounds of waste every day. According to the U.S. on Monday, April 22. An average person creates 4.4

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DEP, Local Partners Celebrate Stream Restoration Investments In Little Conestoga Creek Watershed, Lancaster County

PA Environment Daily

Growing Greener grants can be awarded to watershed groups, local or county government, municipal authorities, county planning commissions, county conservation districts, council of governments, educational institutions, or non-profit organizations. Grantees have up to three years to implement their projects.