Upcoming Events
NPDES Construction Permitting Workshop
This session is sponsored by the Southeastern PA Conservation Districts and will provide participants information on riparian buffer requirements & waivers, solar panel fields & geothermal well E&S controls, and program updates.
March 21, 2012
Villanova University - Connelly Center, 800 E. Lancaster Ave, Villanova, PA 19085
“The Right Way to Apply for or Renew Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permits”
PA DEP and EPA have announced the availability of free day-long training during January through March 2012 to assist municipalities in meeting their requirements under the Stormwater Permit (MS4) Program – designed for both those applying or renewing a permit. MS-4 Permits are a federal requirement.
“Instructors will review each section of the permit package in details and discuss different examples of MS4 Total Maximum Daily Load Plans.” (from the flyer on the workshop - download at http://www.palocalgovtraining.org/index.cfm?getcourse=2225 )
The first several trainings will be Jan. 5th 2012 at the Berks County Agricultural Center; January 19, 2012 in Monroeville, Allegheny County; January 24, 2012 in Trevose, Bucks County.
Registration begins at 8AM, and schedule concludes at 4PM. To confirm session is being held in event in inclement weather, call PSATS at 717-763-0930 (if outside normal business hours, enter ext 166 – cancellations will be posted by 7am on day of course).
Please see the link for more info http://www.psats3.org/onesource/onesource_courses_register_free.cfm?courseid=MS42012
PSU Cooperative Extension Spring Course Offerings
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Living on a Few Acres for beginning Farmers
Schuylkill Watershed Congress
March 10, 2012 at Montgomery County Community College, Pottstown
The 2012 program features sessions on: Native
Plants; Green Infrastructure; Monitoring and Evaluating in the Hopewell Big
Woods; Schuylkill Watershed Geology; Dam Removal; Next Steps in American Shad
Restoration; Sustainable Stormwater Management; Pennsylvania Delaware River
Basin Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program; Chemical-Free Lawn Management;
Constructed Wetlands for On-Lot Waste Water Treatment and more!
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here for complete details on all sessions being offered. Register online and
or
download registration forms to register offline.
Register by Friday, February 17th, 2012, to qualify for the $40 Early
Registration Fee. From February 18th to March 2nd, the Registration Fee is $50.
After March 2nd, the Registration Fee increases to $60 per person.
2012 Tree Tenders Trainings
PHS's Tree Tenders® program offers nine hours of hands-on tree care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region. The training will cover tree biology, identification, planting, proper care and working within your community.
Available for ISA, PA LA, Act 48 and PLNA credit. Given the intensity of the training and the evening hours, the course is not appropriate for children under 16.
2012 Trainings
Philadelphia
Saturdays, January 21 & 28, 2012, from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties
To be announced
Fee for 9-hour program is $25
Pre-registration is required. You can register
here for
Philadelphia Fall 2011 and Winter 2012.
Montgomery County Envirothon
The annual event for students grades 4th-12th will be held at Norristown Farm Park on May 1-3, 2012. More information can be found at www.montgomeryconservation.org/envirothon.