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IAL Makes Glen Alden Coal Company Annual Reports Available
We're pleased to share that the Industrial Archives & Library (IAL) has digitized a nearly complete collection of...
EC & Industrial Archives Work to Preserve Glen Alden Records
Earth Conservancy and the Industrial Archives & Library (IAL) of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, held a celebratory event...
EC, EPCAMR, & NBLT Participate in RiverFest 2022
Earth Conservancy, North Branch Land Trust, and EPCAMR spent a fantastic day in Nesbitt Park, celebrating the Susquehanna River during Wyoming Valley Riverfest 2022. We met so many people passionate about the Susquehanna River and the nature surrounding us. Those who...
Earth Day along the Susquehanna Returns for 2022
EC and our friends at EPCAMR celebrated the return of Earth Day along the Susquehanna River after a two-year hiatus. The event, sponsored by the Riverfront Parks Committee, invites students to discover the work area agencies, businesses, and groups are doing to...
Spitz Foundation Awards $10,000 Grant for EWT Program
Earth Conservancy received a $10,000 grant from the Robert H. Spitz Foundation to support the 2022 cohort of the Environmental Workforce Training Program, which trains unemployed area residents for environmentally-focused careers and provides ongoing job search...
2021 Cohort of EWT Program Completed
September 23rd marked the final class for the 2021 cohort of the Environmental Workforce Training Program at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Participants completed 233 hours of environmentally-oriented training. While some plan to pursue jobs, others intend to continue...
Participants Complete 2020 EWT Program
A smaller group and strange circumstances, but no less momentous. This Saturday, participants in the 2020 EWT Program wrapped up their final class at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, thereby completing the full 233-hour course schedule. Many congratulations! Your dedication...
EC Goes Virtual with Wilkes to Prepare Online Content for Students
EC had a great couple of meetings with Professor McMonagle, Dr. Karnae, and Dr. Anaya-Archila from Wilkes University's Environmental Engineering and Earth Science Department as they prepared some video-based lessons for their students this fall. Below, Dr. Elizabeth...
PPL Foundation Awards EWT Program $2,500 Supporting Grant
Great news for a program we need now more than ever. The PPL Foundation has awarded Earth Conservancy a $2,500 supporting grant for the 2021 Environmental Workforce Training Program. We look forward to working with Penn State Wilkes-Barre and all our partners in...
Discussing Mining’s Environmental Legacy at Wyoming Valley West
EC was on the road last week with one of its favorite collaborators, EPCAMR, speaking to students in Carol McGarry's honors science class at Wyoming Valley West Middle School. In focus: The many scientific disciplines that inform the work we do in reclaiming legacy...
EC Participates in 2019 NAAMLP / NASLR / PAAMR Conference
Earth Conservancy was happy to attend, present, and be an official friend of a joint conference in Pittsburgh by three amazing groups dedicated to the reclamation and reuse of abandoned mine lands: the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs (NAAMLP),...