ADAMS COUNTY
April 27 1996 Earth Day ECO Fair, part of Spring Fest
on the Gettysburg College campus. Includes interactive programs,
carnival activities, children's programs and forums on energy conservation
and environmental issues. Contact Lynn Collins 717 337-6304 or
e-mail atlcollins@gettysburg.edu for more information.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
April 13 Westinghouse Teams Up for Earth Day, employees of Westinghouse and their families will help clean-up the Three Rivers Heritage Trail on Pittsburgh's North Shore. For more information, contact Jody Noble, 412 642-4657.
April 20 "Let's Live Sustainably," Earth Day at the Pittsburgh Zoo. Contact Betsy Mallison 412 442-4182 for more information.
April 20 Planet Party...celebrating Mother Earth,
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road, Fox Chapel,
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Audubon Society of Western
Pennsylvania, events include appearance by "Mother
Earth," "Sense of Wonder Walks" with the Rachel Carson
Homestead, animals from the Pittsburgh Zoo, songs and
storytelling, mask and puppet making with the Pittsburgh
Children's Museum, an all species parade, crafts, games, and
gardening with Phipps Conservatory. Registration is limited, call Tingle
Barnes, 412 963-6100 for more information.
BERKS COUNTY
April 1 Deadline for submitting entries in the 1996 Rachel Carson Youth Activism Award. Contest is open to Berks County children in Kindergarten through grade 12. Awards will be given to projects which contribute to the environmental well being of the community. Contact Dinah Wernick, 610 777-2704 for information on the K-6th grade contest and Danny Seo at 610 775-4632 for information on the 7th-12th grade contest.
April 21 Berks County Earth Day, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., City
Park, Reading. Business and educational exhibits, music, food,
and children's exhibits. Free admission. Rain date: May 5. Contact
Beth Litvin, 610 779-6960.
BUCKS COUNTY
April 20 Betz Laboratories' fifth annual Earth Day Run celebration benefiting the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, featuring a 5K Run, a one-mile Fun Run/Walk, activities for children 12 and under and an opportunity to meet Conservancy staff, Betz Laboratories headquarters, 4636 Somerton Rd., Trevose. Check-in is between 8 and 9 a.m., 5K run starts at 9:10, one-mile run/walk at 10. Call 215 953-5570 for more information.
April 20 Tullytown Borough Fourth Annual Spring Cleanup Day, 11 a.m. Participants must register by April 18. Work assignments will be given on the morning of the cleanup. Contact Beth Pirolli, 215 945-1560.
April 20 Clean-up Day along the 60-mile length of the
Delaware Canal State Park sponsored by Friends of the Delaware
Canal, 9 a.m. Contact Susan Taylor at 215 862-2021 for worksite locations
from Easton to Bristol.
BUTLER COUNTY
April 21 Campus-Wide Cleanup sponsored by PlanetKeepers of Slippery Rock University. Contact David Kriska at 412 794-8395 or e-mail at djk3617@sruvm.sru.edu
April 22 Demonstration project sponsored by PlanetKeepers of Slippery Rock University. Students will build a "landfill" in the campus' main quad. Trash will be weighed and sorted. Students will then give a report on how the university is doing with its trash disposal. Event is followed by an EcoConcert in the evening. Contact David Kriska at 412 794-8395 or e-mail at djk3617@sruvm.sru.edu
April 23 Earth Day Festival featuring speakers, exhibits, vendors, voter registration drives, bands, and volleyball fundraising tournament, Slippery Rock University. Contact David Kriska at 412 794-8395 or e-mail at djk3617@sruvm.sru.edu
April 24 Arbor Day Tree Planting sponsored by
PlanetKeepers of Slippery Rock University. Contact David Kriska
at 412 794-8395 or e-mail at djk3617@sruvm.sru.edu
CENTRE COUNTY
April 21 Penn State University Earth Day Celebration, Noon-9 p.m., lawn of the Hetzel Union Building, University Park (inside the HUB if raining). Events include local bands including the Earthtones and Richie Havens at 6:30 p.m., exhibits and information tables and children's activities. Contact Eco-Action at 814-863-1972.
April 29-May 5 "Harmony: People and Place,"
1996 Soil and Water Steardship Week observance sponsored by
Centre County Conservation District. Contact 814 355-6817 for more
information.
CLARION COUNTY
April 27 Community Collection Day, sponsored by DEP's
Knox District Office employees, Keystone SMILES/AmeriCorps,
Clarion Conservation District, Seneca Rocks Audubon Society,
League of Women Voters of Clarion County, and the County Planning
Office. Items accepted include newspapers, magazines, glossy
catalogues, aluminum, tin or bi-metal ans, galss bottles and
jars, plastics, telephone books, and corrugated cardboard. Contact
Sonia Pavlekovsky, 814 797-1191.
DAUPHIN COUNTY
April 19 Environmental History Symposium, sponsored by PA Historical and Museum Commission, DEP and DCNR, Registration 9 a.m., event at 10 a.m., Harrisburg Eastgate Center. Contact Doug Reynolds, 717 783-9922 or Amy Kauffman, 717 783-6099 for more information. Registration deadline is March 29.
April 25 Conservation Pledge-Signing Ceremony sponsored
by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, 10 a.m.,
Harrisburg Area Community College. Contact Sylvia Rainford, 717
782-2290 for more information.
DELAWARE COUNTY
April 20 The Urban Gardening Group will be doing clean-up and gardening projects at the Deshong Park at 9th & Avenue of the States. Contact Jon Maklu, 610 690-4859 or jmakler1@cc.swarthmore.edu
April 23 Earth Day Celebration sponsored by the Delaware County Transportation Management Association featuring the First Annual Recognition and Awards Luncheon honoring students, teachers, school districts and businesses in the association's Green Commute Program, 11:30 a.m., September's Place, 642 Baltimore Pike, Springfield. Donation, $20. Contact 610 892-9440 by April 15 to register.
April 20 Planting of a riparian buffer sponsored by the
Environmental Advisory Bord of Marple Township, 9 a.m., Veterans'
Memorial Park, Langford Rd., Marple Township, Delaware County.
Contact Robert Feuer, Chairman, 610 353-1223.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN
April 20-28 Earth Day Survey of the Delaware River
& Its Tributaries, sponsored by the Delaware Riverkeeper,
Delaware River Basin Commission, EPA, DEP and the environmental agencies
of Delaware, New Jersey, New York. Citizens, schools, private
companies and anyone involved in a water quality monitoring
program operating in the Delaware River Basin is asked to collect
data during the week of April 20-28 to submit to an Earth Day
Watershed Snapshot Report. For forms and information contact
Richard Albert, 609 883-8500 ext. 256.
ERIE COUNTY
April 20 Earth Day Celebration sponsored by the Presque
Isle Audubon Society. Meet at 2 p.m. at the Cambridge Springs
Library parking lot for a wildflower walk at Erie National
Wildlife Refuge, followed by pizza at a local restaurant. For
more information, contact Lee Ann Reiners, 814 398-8571 or e-mail
at
reiners@libri.edinboro.edu
LEHIGH COUNTY
April 20 Drive-Thru Arboretum Planting, Volunteers will plant trees on the Lehigh Street interchange of Routes I-78 and 309 in Allentown, sponsored by Wildlands Conservancy, Emmaus. Contact Kathy Rossetti at 610 965-4397 for more information.
April 21 Family Grove Planting, 2-4 p.m.. Proclaim your
family's committment to the environment, by planting a tree,
shrub or perennial at Wildlands Conservancy's Pool Wildlife Sanctuary
in Emmaus. Your plant will be labled and identified for visitors.
Contact Kathy Rossetti at 610 965-4397 for more information.
LYCOMING COUNTY
April 25 Pollution Prevention Strategies Seminar
sponsored by the West Branch Manufacturers' Association in
recognition of Earth Day, Genetti Hotel & Convention Center,
Williamsport. Contact Christopher Hesen, 717 368-2457.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
April 13 Students Against Violating the Earth (SAVE) at
Souderton Area High School groundbreaking for Environmental
Friendly Facility Exploring Conservation Technology, an 11,000
square-foot house that will demonstrate Earth-friendly household
technology on the grounds of West Broad Street Elementary School,
Franconia Township. For information or to make a donation, call
the SAVE hotline at 215 723-4989.
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
April 20 Clean-up Day along the 60-mile length of the
Delaware Canal State Park sponsored by Friends of the Delaware
Canal, 9 a.m. Contact Susan Taylor at 215 862-2021 for worksite locations
from Easton to Bristol.
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
April 20 Philadelphia Clean Air Council's 15th Annual
5k Run/Walk for Clean Air. Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the
Art Museum steps. Activities and awards ceremony follow at the
finish line, 9:30 a.m.-Noon. Activities include food, exhibits,
bike and roller blade demonstrations and face painting for children.
Contact the Clean Air Council at 215 567-4004 or e-mail at office@cleanair.org
SNYDER COUNTY
April 20 EnviroFair 96, sponsored by Susquehanna
University's Student Environmental Action Coalition, noon-4 p.m.,
campus lawn next to the Degenstein Campus Center, weather
permitting or in the gymnasium in case of rain. Contact
Christopher Catherman, 717 372-3600 or e-mail at catherma@susqu.edu
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
April (all month) The Earth Day Network in Westmoreland
County is registering projects scheduled for April. Projects,
materials, services, volunteers and equipment assistance are matched
through the Network to provide the best possible outcome for
projects. For more information or to register, contact PA Cleanways
at 412 836-4129.
YORK COUNTY
April 22-26 Earth Week activities sponsored by the York
County Solid Waste Authority. Tours available during daytime and
evening hours. Call 717 854-1006 to schedule a tour for your group.
Environmental art from York County students will be on display at
the all week. Phone books will be accepted for recycling at the
following locations: Solid Waste Authority's Management Center,
2700 Blackbridge Road; West Manchester Mall, Rt. 30 near Orange
Exit; Queensgate Shopping Center; or Shrewsbury Shopping Center
(Near K-Mart). Organizations can also register to bring litter
picked up as part of a cleanup campaign to the Resource Recovery Center
and dispose of it free of charge. Call 717 845-1066 by April 10
to register.