PA Project Wild Programs for Educators, Youth Leaders
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HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission today announced a series of upcoming professional development opportunities offered as part of the agency’s Project WILD program. Classroom teachers, early childhood teachers, informal educators, homeschooler leaders and Scout and youth group leaders are welcome to participate in these workshops.
Project WILD is an [...]
PA Game Commision Urges Outdoorsmen to Participate in Christmas bird Count
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are urging wildlife enthusiasts to join the tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the United States in the Audubon Society’s 110th Annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), which will take place Dec. 14, through Jan. 5.
“Bird enthusiasts, armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists, will head out on an annual mission – [...]
Opportunities for Beaver Expanded
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AKRON, OH – Nuisance beaver populations at several of its reservoirs has prompted the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) to conduct a public drawing for beaver trapping permits this season in cooperation with the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
The MWCD will grant a limited number of permits to selected trappers whose names will be [...]
Ohio Community Beautification Grants Available
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COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is accepting grant proposals for community programs that will improve local environments through litter prevention, beautification and waste reduction.
The ODNR Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention will grant competitive awards up to $2,000 to support litter clean-up activities that involve the work of [...]
PA Fish and Boat Commission Wins with Superfund Settlement
Harrisburg, PA — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) today announced that state and federal agencies have successfully reached a $21 million settlement over environmental damages stemming from a Superfund site in Northeast Pennsylvania’s Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties.
“While this settlement is the largest natural resource damage settlement to date in Pennsylvania, it can [...]
