Education and Events
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on July 24, 2023, 9:36 amPost your EAC's educational opportunities and events. Please be sure to include information on who to contact with questions, and registration if applicable.
Post your EAC's educational opportunities and events. Please be sure to include information on who to contact with questions, and registration if applicable.
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on February 7, 2024, 7:47 pmTrust for Public Land Hosts Virtual Workshop Series
All webinars begin at 2PM | Virtual | FREE but registration is required
The Trust for Public Land is hosting a new, national-scale workshop series focused on rural communities.
“Community of Practice: Reimagining Rural Land Conservation and Outdoor Recreation,” will bring together rural municipalities across the U.S. to improve land conservation, support equitable development, and boost economic vitality while preserving local character.
- June 12 - Effective and Equitable Community Engagement
- September 11 - Data and Tools to Evaluate Opportunities
- October 9 - Roadmap to Maximizing Land Conservation and Outdoor Recreation
For more information, please see the Trust for Public Land’s Communities of Practice flyer. To sign up, register online by Friday, February 9.
Trust for Public Land Hosts Virtual Workshop Series
All webinars begin at 2PM | Virtual | FREE but registration is required
The Trust for Public Land is hosting a new, national-scale workshop series focused on rural communities.
“Community of Practice: Reimagining Rural Land Conservation and Outdoor Recreation,” will bring together rural municipalities across the U.S. to improve land conservation, support equitable development, and boost economic vitality while preserving local character.
- June 12 - Effective and Equitable Community Engagement
- September 11 - Data and Tools to Evaluate Opportunities
- October 9 - Roadmap to Maximizing Land Conservation and Outdoor Recreation
For more information, please see the Trust for Public Land’s Communities of Practice flyer. To sign up, register online by Friday, February 9.
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on March 22, 2024, 3:32 pmPenn State Extension Water Cooler Talk: PA Countywide Action Plan Engagement
April 25, 12PM | Virtual | FREE but registration is required
In the 2019 Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) rolled out a “local and specific” strategy to reduce its pollution burden on the Chesapeake Bay by 2025. Counties with land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed were encouraged to engage with local stakeholders to develop localized plans to achieve reduction goals for nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loads impairing their local waters and the Bay downstream. This Water Cooler Talk will present the engagement strategies used by the counties and the social and environmental outcomes achieved through those stakeholder engagement processes. Join our complimentary one-hour webinar to engage with professionals and discuss Pennsylvania County's Watershed Implementation Plan.
Penn State Extension Water Cooler Talk: PA Countywide Action Plan Engagement
April 25, 12PM | Virtual | FREE but registration is required
In the 2019 Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) rolled out a “local and specific” strategy to reduce its pollution burden on the Chesapeake Bay by 2025. Counties with land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed were encouraged to engage with local stakeholders to develop localized plans to achieve reduction goals for nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loads impairing their local waters and the Bay downstream. This Water Cooler Talk will present the engagement strategies used by the counties and the social and environmental outcomes achieved through those stakeholder engagement processes. Join our complimentary one-hour webinar to engage with professionals and discuss Pennsylvania County's Watershed Implementation Plan.
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on April 2, 2024, 2:35 pmAddressing Light Pollution: Impacts and Best Practices | May 23, 7PM | Virtual | REGISTER
Experts in the field, our speakers will be sharing the negative impacts of lighting on night habitat and the animals that occupy it from plants, birds, insects and humans (including health, crime and environmental justice areas) and what the best practices are for addressing it. Speakers: Mark Grosz, PA Chapter President of DarkSky International; Diane Turnshek, Carnegie Mellon University; Bill McGeeney, DarkSky International.
Addressing Light Pollution: Impacts and Best Practices | May 23, 7PM | Virtual | REGISTER
Experts in the field, our speakers will be sharing the negative impacts of lighting on night habitat and the animals that occupy it from plants, birds, insects and humans (including health, crime and environmental justice areas) and what the best practices are for addressing it. Speakers: Mark Grosz, PA Chapter President of DarkSky International; Diane Turnshek, Carnegie Mellon University; Bill McGeeney, DarkSky International.
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on April 2, 2024, 3:50 pmDelaware County Sustainability Conference
May 30 | Widener University
Registration opened Monday, March 11, at 11:00 a.m. for Delaware County’s 3rd Annual Sustainability Conference to be held on Thursday, May 30, at Widener University. This free, in-person conference is dedicated to bringing together local and regional sustainability experts, professionals, and everyday sustainability heroes to share knowledge, network, and to advance sustainability and resilience in the wake of a changing climate. REGISTER.
Delaware County Sustainability Conference
May 30 | Widener University
Registration opened Monday, March 11, at 11:00 a.m. for Delaware County’s 3rd Annual Sustainability Conference to be held on Thursday, May 30, at Widener University. This free, in-person conference is dedicated to bringing together local and regional sustainability experts, professionals, and everyday sustainability heroes to share knowledge, network, and to advance sustainability and resilience in the wake of a changing climate. REGISTER.
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on April 10, 2024, 9:25 amWebinar Series: Embracing the Power of Nature for Watershed Recovery
April 22 and May 7, 12PM EST | Virtual | Free to NAA Members ($29 non-members)
Presented by the Natural Areas Association. Nature has a pattern of recovery following disturbance. While there is a need for humans to assist in this effort, ecological succession should be an important consideration when restoring streams to their natural condition. Materials found in nature, if used strategically, will not only help in restoring watersheds, but can also assist in creating land and water features that will mitigate damage in the future. This approach is steeped in indigenous knowledge as you will learn in some of the case studies. While less conventional than some modern engineering approaches, there is evidence that using natural and nature-based solutions can be more practical, better for nature and more cost effective. Join us for this two-part webinar series where we will explore nature-based approaches to recover watershed stream systems, along with delving more deeply into some techniques.
Webinar Series: Embracing the Power of Nature for Watershed Recovery
April 22 and May 7, 12PM EST | Virtual | Free to NAA Members ($29 non-members)
Presented by the Natural Areas Association. Nature has a pattern of recovery following disturbance. While there is a need for humans to assist in this effort, ecological succession should be an important consideration when restoring streams to their natural condition. Materials found in nature, if used strategically, will not only help in restoring watersheds, but can also assist in creating land and water features that will mitigate damage in the future. This approach is steeped in indigenous knowledge as you will learn in some of the case studies. While less conventional than some modern engineering approaches, there is evidence that using natural and nature-based solutions can be more practical, better for nature and more cost effective. Join us for this two-part webinar series where we will explore nature-based approaches to recover watershed stream systems, along with delving more deeply into some techniques.
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on April 11, 2024, 4:31 pmJumpstart Your Energy Savings Journey
Presented at the Lower Gwynedd Township Building, April 24 at 7PM
Whether you own a home or rent, run a business or a non-profit, come and learn from Community Advocates for Clean Energy how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will save you money on:
- Electric Vehicles
- Heat Pumps
- Solar Panels
- Insulation
- and more!
For more information, call 215 646-5302.
Jumpstart Your Energy Savings Journey
Presented at the Lower Gwynedd Township Building, April 24 at 7PM
Whether you own a home or rent, run a business or a non-profit, come and learn from Community Advocates for Clean Energy how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will save you money on:
- Electric Vehicles
- Heat Pumps
- Solar Panels
- Insulation
- and more!
For more information, call 215 646-5302.
Uploaded files:Quote from Carol Grayshaw on April 12, 2024, 11:26 amPenn State Extension Webinar: Recovering a Lost Bird - Northern Bobwhite
May 13, 8:30AM | Webinar | REGISTER
The Northern Bobwhite or Bobwhite Quail, a native ground-dwelling bird species, was extirpated from Pennsylvania by the 1990s or early 2000s. Regrettably, Pennsylvania is not the only area experiencing a decline in Bobwhite populations, as they are diminishing across their range. Nevertheless, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, along with various partners, has collaborated to reverse this decline and reintroduce Bobwhite to Pennsylvania fields. Join us in this webinar where participants will gain insights from Andrew Ward, the Quail Biologist at PGC overseeing this reintroduction initiative. (SAF and ISA credits available)
Penn State Extension Webinar: Recovering a Lost Bird - Northern Bobwhite
May 13, 8:30AM | Webinar | REGISTER
The Northern Bobwhite or Bobwhite Quail, a native ground-dwelling bird species, was extirpated from Pennsylvania by the 1990s or early 2000s. Regrettably, Pennsylvania is not the only area experiencing a decline in Bobwhite populations, as they are diminishing across their range. Nevertheless, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, along with various partners, has collaborated to reverse this decline and reintroduce Bobwhite to Pennsylvania fields. Join us in this webinar where participants will gain insights from Andrew Ward, the Quail Biologist at PGC overseeing this reintroduction initiative. (SAF and ISA credits available)
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on April 18, 2024, 1:12 pmPenn State Extension: BeeCheck, A Communication Tool to Keep Your Bees Safe
May 14, 1PM | Virtual | REGISTER
In the course "BeeCheck: Safeguarding Your Bees with Effective Communication," participants will discover the BeeCheck Apiary Registration system developed by Fieldwatch. BeeCheck is a voluntary communication tool that enables beekeepers and pesticide applicators to work together to protect apiaries through use of the BeeCheck mapping program.
Penn State Extension: BeeCheck, A Communication Tool to Keep Your Bees Safe
May 14, 1PM | Virtual | REGISTER
In the course "BeeCheck: Safeguarding Your Bees with Effective Communication," participants will discover the BeeCheck Apiary Registration system developed by Fieldwatch. BeeCheck is a voluntary communication tool that enables beekeepers and pesticide applicators to work together to protect apiaries through use of the BeeCheck mapping program.
Quote from Carol Grayshaw on April 22, 2024, 11:47 amRe-Run Cities: Have we Run Out of Ideas for Our Streets? (Presented by Cities for Everyone)
Tuesday, April 30, 11AM | Virtual | FREE, registration is required
Danny Harris is Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives (TA), New York City's leading advocacy group for walking, biking, and public transit. In his role, he has helped to advance some of the nation's most ambitious transportation projects from this country's first congestion pricing program to its largest speed safety camera program.
Taken together, streets and sidewalks are New York City’s largest publicly owned space. Cars dominate that space. Despite the spatial abundance of 6,300 miles of asphalt and three million free parking spaces, New Yorkers’ everyday lives are relegated to narrow sidewalks and the margins of streets, where we are left to fight over the precious remaining scraps of our public space.
With a coalition of more than 200 unions, and economic, educational, environmental, disability rights, and public health organizations, Transportation Alternatives has challenged New York City’s leaders to end this vicious cycle by making a specific and substantial promise: to convert 25 percent of car space into space for people. REGISTER.
Re-Run Cities: Have we Run Out of Ideas for Our Streets? (Presented by Cities for Everyone)
Tuesday, April 30, 11AM | Virtual | FREE, registration is required
Danny Harris is Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives (TA), New York City's leading advocacy group for walking, biking, and public transit. In his role, he has helped to advance some of the nation's most ambitious transportation projects from this country's first congestion pricing program to its largest speed safety camera program.
Taken together, streets and sidewalks are New York City’s largest publicly owned space. Cars dominate that space. Despite the spatial abundance of 6,300 miles of asphalt and three million free parking spaces, New Yorkers’ everyday lives are relegated to narrow sidewalks and the margins of streets, where we are left to fight over the precious remaining scraps of our public space.
With a coalition of more than 200 unions, and economic, educational, environmental, disability rights, and public health organizations, Transportation Alternatives has challenged New York City’s leaders to end this vicious cycle by making a specific and substantial promise: to convert 25 percent of car space into space for people. REGISTER.