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Friends of PEC,
As we transitioned from winter into spring, trail
development, mining, and shale gas were just a few of
the topics that the Pennsylvania Environmental Council
was busy addressing throughout March.
From PEC's response to the Department of
Environmental Protection's (DEP) revised rulemaking for Rep. Bill Shuster addresses an audience
natural gas activity and PEC President/CEO Davitt
at REI's Distribution Facility.
Woodwell's testimonial to DEP's Citizens Advisory
Council on the most recent five year report on the effects of underground coal mining, we
remain a leading voice in Harrisburg.
We also continued work on regional trail networks. For example, we focused our efforts to
identify and allocate funding to allow the French Creek Valley Conservancy to secure the
"Black Bridge" for future trail initiatives. Additionally, Trails Program Manager Frank Maguire
traveled to REI's Distribution Facility to meet with economic development leaders, trail
advocates, and Rep. Bill Shuster to discuss the benefits that come from trails and the need
for federal spending to support them.
For an update on all of our recent activities, including information on PEC's upcoming
Harrisburg dinner, honoring recipients of the 2015 Governor's Awards for Environmental
Excellence, visit www.pecpa.org.
What's New
Press Releases
Blogs
Protecting Pennsylvania's Watersheds
Impressions from Governor Tom Wolf's
First Budget Address
Act 54 4th Five Year Report
PEC Helps Secure Property in
Northwest PA for Trail
Environmental Protection is Everyone's
Business
The Next Wave in Paddling: Adaptive
Paddling Equipment and Accessible
Docks
PEC in the News
Print publications ranging from Northern Ohio, to Bradford, Pa., and Northeast Pennsylvania
all ran stories featuring our work this past month. PEC's continued work in illegal dumpsite
cleanups was featured in both The Bradford Era and Wilkes‐Barre's Times Leader, while our
involvement in a potential five‐state trail system was publicized in Ohio's Twinsburg Bulletin.
Our efforts in improving Pennsylvania's energy and climate received continued publicity
through articles on gas pipeline and mining issues.
While PEC's message spread through print and online media, we also shared our vision over
the radio waves as PEC's Patrick Starr was a guest on 900 AM WURD's "The Green Hour"
segment, hosted by Jerome Shabazz. Starr outlined PEC's initiatives in energy and climate,
trail work, improving Pennsylvania's water quality, its stance on shale gas regulation, and
much more.
Project Updates
Rivers: A Gateway to Community
Development
PEC Executive Vice President for Programs
Statewide Patrick Starr discussed PEC's work
in creating community connections to
riverfronts along some of Pennsylvania's
rivers through its statewide River Town
Program.
An Update on PEC's Work in Pocono
Forest & Waters Conservation Landscape
Program
PEC's Northeast Office Director Janet
Sweeney outlined the goals of the Pocono
Forest & Waters Conservation Landscape
Program, while updating its recent endeavors
and new partnerships.
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