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"Pike
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Great Backyard Bird Count, dawn to dusk
www.birsource.org/gbbc |
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Great Backyard Bird Count, dawn to dusk
www.birsource.org/gbbc |
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Great Backyard Bird Count, dawn to dusk
www.birsource.org/gbbc |
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Great Backyard Bird Count, dawn to dusk
www.birsource.org/gbbc |
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Update on Act 537 Sewage Planning Module Approval
Processes,
9:30 am, PCCD Education Building |
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TLRC & Eagle Institute are co-sponsoring an Eagle Watch tour -10am departing
from the Eagle Institute Office in Lackawaxen, PA. 570-685-5960
www.lackawaxenriver.org
Family
Ice Fishing Program,9am-
noon, PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, Presenter: Andy Fedor,
Regional Education Specialist, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
Registration is required. To register, contact PPL at
570-253-7076 or
pplpreserves@pplweb.com.
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PCCD Board Meeting |
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Women and Their Woods
– 10am-2pm,SNOW
DATE:
SAT. MARCH 6TH,
570-226-3164
Deer Management
Open House,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, Presenters: Pennsylvania Game
Commission staff |
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Forestry Tax and
Estate Planning Issues for Landowners – 9am-12pm,SNOW
DATE: SAT. MARCH 20TH
Sugar Shack Scramble/Orienteering
$20adults/$10 kids,
9am-Noon,
570-828-2319 |
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PCCD Board Meeting |
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"Under Our Skin"at
2pm at PPL Center in Hawley- a free showing of the prize-winning documentary on
Lyme disease and finding treatment sponsored by the Northeast Audubon Society,
570-253-2364.
Equinox
Estravaganza, $5per person, PEEC, 570-828-2319
Plan Your Garden Day,
1-3pm, PEEC,
570-828-2319
Self-Guided Maple Tour, Wayne Conservation District,
570-253-0930, preining@co.wayne.pa.us |
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Basha Kill
Tour, PEEC, $35, 8-2pm
570-828-2319
Self-Guided Maple Tour, Wayne Conservation District,
570-253-0930, preining@co.wayne.pa.us |
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Conservation Partnership meeting, 9:00am, PPL Center, Hawley |
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District/Municipal Work Session
10-2pm, PCCD Education Building,226-8220 to register |
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Pond and Lake
Workshop
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., PPL Wallenpaupack
Environmental Learning Center, Presenter: Peter Wulfhorst, Penn State
Cooperative Extension,
For more
information or to register, contact the Pike County Cooperative Extension Office
at 570-296-3400. The registration deadline is March 15. |
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Deer Management
Open House,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, Presenters: Pennsylvania Game
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Financial Benefits of Land Conservation, NY, 7-9pm, 570-226-3164
"Under Our Skin"at
7pm at Conservation District in the Park St. Compex on rt. 6 in Honesdale- a free showing of the prize-winning documentary on
Lyme disease and finding treatment sponsored by the Northeast Audubon Society,
570-253-2364. |
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Financial Benefits of Land Conservation, PPL, Hawley, PA, 570-226-3164 |
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Dirt and Gravel
Roads - ESM Training Workshop - April 5 and 6, 2011
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Dirt and Gravel
Roads - ESM Training Workshop - April 5 and 6, 2011 |
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Monuments to
Nature: Spring Waterfall Tour Series, PEEC,
1-5pm, $25,570-828-2319
Emily’s Garden,
1:30-3:00,Ed Wesely, local naturalist,PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning
Center Auditorium,570-226-3164 |
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Earth Day
Celebration, 10-3 PPL Center in Hawley, 570-253-9250
Pike County Children's Fishing Derby,8am-12noon, rain or shine,
Lily Pond, Pike County Park(off of Rt. 6 Schocopee Road) Milford, PA
570-296-7613
Amphibian Egg Search,
$5,
1-3pm, PEEC,
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Peeper Search,
$5, PEEC, 7-9pm, 570-828-2319
Tumbling Waters Hike,
9am-Noon, FREE, PEEC, 570-828-2319
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PCCD Board Meeting |
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NEPAS Adopt -A-Highway litter pickup-
9am 570-253-9599
PEEC Earth Day, $5 per car,
570828-2319 |
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Buying Local Food in Pike County
5:30-8pm, Delaware Township Building, to register call
the Delaware Highlands Conservancy at
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Women and Their Wooded Wetland,
10am-2pm, 570-226-3164
Wild Flower Walk,
PEEC, 9am-Noon,
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PEEC Big Sit
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Pike/Wayne Envirothon, PPL Environmental Learning Center, Hawley |
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International Migratory Bird Day, 5am
-noon,
570-253-2364
Wildflower Walk,
Butterfly Barn, PA 10am,570-226-3164
PEEC Native Plant Sale,
9-4pm
Timber
Stand Improvement, Lacawac Sanctuary, 10am, Members of Lacawac and WLFLA are
free. Non members $5. Reservations required. (570) 689-9494,
info@lacawac.org
Soak Up the Sun,1:30-3
p.m., Steve Gelderman, CalCat Solar and Meg Welker, PPL, PPL Wallenpaupack
Environmental Learning Center Auditorium |
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PCCD Board Meeting
Understanding Local Government in PA
7-9 pm, PPL
Environmental Learning Center, Rt. 6, Hawley,Registration
for the program is $5/person for materials.296-3400
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Browning Beaver Meadow
Sanctuary, Lookout, PA, 8:30am, 570-253-9250
Basic Boating Safety
Course,9 a.m.
to 4 p.m,, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and Meg Welker, PPL
Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center Auditorium,
A $10 certificate fee is
payable after class. Must be 12 or older. Registration is required. To register,
contact PPL at 570-253-7076 or
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Conservation Partnership meeting, 9:00am, PPL Center, Hawley |
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PA State
Envirothon |
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Children's Treasure Hunt for ALL ages,
10am, 570-253-9250 |
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Discover Varden Conservation Area Interpretive Hike
6 pm @
Teaching Pavilion (off of Tannery Road) call 570.676.3428 for directions
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Wetlands tour at the Florence Shelly Preserve, Thompson, PA,10am- 2pm,
Contact Doug Sheldon at (570) 906-0913
National Trails
Day Mushroom Walk,
1:30-3
p.m,  Presenter: Nathaniel Whitmore,
local herbalist, PPL
Shuman Point Natural Area
Conservation
Island Interpretive Hike
3—4:30 pm
@ Conservation Island Parking Lot (call 570.676.3428 for directions)
Dusk
Paddle 7:30
pm @ Lower Park Lot at Day Use Area Beach Usage
Fee: $5.00/person to borrow the Park's Kayaks |
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Frog Frolic I
1-3pm, PEEC. Cost: $5 – Call PEEC at 570-828-2319
Annual
“Fish for Free Day’ in Pennsylvania
No fishing license is needed for this day! Bring your own or borrow tackle from
the park museum free of charge!
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Conservation
Volunteer Meeting 6
pm @ Park Office Conference Room |
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Night Hike
8:30
pm at Bruce Lake Natural Area Trailhead closest to 84 (call 570.676.3428 for
directions) |
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Streamside Stomp
June 12, 10am-Noon
PEEC, FREE – Call PEEC at 570-828-2319Lackawaxen
River Sojourn, visit
www.riveroftheyear.com
Free
Kayak Demo!
9 am—1 pm @ Day Use Area Lower Parking Lot near Beach
Kayaking with Northeast PA Audubon Society
3—5 pm @ Lower Park Lot at Day Use Area Beach Usage Fee: $5.00/person to borrow
the Park's Kayaks
Kid’s
Movie Warm-up: Hawks
7 pm @ Outside of Auditorium
Pale
Male Movie
7:30 pm @ Auditorium (near Museum in Deerfield Campground) |
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Lackawaxen River Sojourn, visit
www.riveroftheyear.com |
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Lackawaxen River Sojourn, visit
www.riveroftheyear.com |
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Home Water Well Testing in the Gas Well Era,
2-4 Damascus School or 7-9pm, Park Street Complex, Honesdale, RESERVATIONS ARE
REQUIRED, 570-253-5970 x4110, $5 admission fee. |
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"Good Food"-
Movie, 7:00pm, Free Admission, Park Street Complex, Honesdale, For more
information contact Jane Bollinger 253-5711 |
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Bird
Walk at Varden Conservation Area
6—8
pm @ Varden Conservation Area Middle Creek Parking Lot (call 570.676.3428 for
directions)
Tin
Foil Cooking with Ralph Roth
4 pm—6 pm @ Amphitheater
$3/person payable in ADVANCE
Would
YOU Survive? First Aid Scenarios
7—8:30 pm @ Amphitheater |
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Birds & Blooms-
Lookout, PA, 8am, 570-228-1704
Discover Life Under a
Log,
10-11:30 a.m., PPL Wallenpaupack ELC
Eagle
Viewing with the Naturalist
2—3 pm at Wildlife Observation Station (near Bear Wallow)
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Canoe/Kayak Trip, Noon,
Delaware River, 570-253-9250 |
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PCCD Board Meeting |
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2nd Annual
Northeast PA Energy Solutions Expo, Luzerne County Fairgrounds, 9-5pm
570-282-8732
Family Paddling Program,9
a.m. to 3 p.m.,Presenter:
Andy Fedor, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, PPL Wallenpaupack
Environmental Learning Center,To
register, contact PPL at 570-253-7076 or
pplpreserves@pplweb.com.
Open House & Botany Walk
9am-12pm, Location: Delaware State Forest near Westfall, PA,Please
call the Conservancy at 570-226-3164 or email info@delawarehighlands.org to
register |
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2nd Annual
Northeast PA Energy Solutions Expo, Luzerne County Fairgrounds, 9-3
570-282-8732 |
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Safe Drinking
Water Seminar, 7-9pm, PCCD building, to register contact Penn State Cooperative
Extension 570-296-3400 |
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Little Bugs for Little Kids
(Ages 4-10)
10 am - 12 pm
Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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Audubon Art and Craft
Festival, 10-5, Wallenpaupack School Complex |
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Audubon Art and Craft
Festival, 10-5, Wallenpaupack School Complex |
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PCCD Board Meeting |
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Conservation Partnership meeting, 9:00am, PPL Center, Hawley |
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Water Bugs for Little Kids (Ages
4-10)
10 am - 12 pm
Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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2011 Drawdown Workshop
9-11 am
Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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Basic Boating Safety Course
9 am-4 pm
Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center |
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Big Bugs for Little Kids (Ages
4-10)
10:am - 12 pm
Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center |
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Conservation Partnership Legislative Breakfast |
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Birds for Little Kids
(Ages 4-10)
10 am - 12:00 pm
Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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Saving Bats
6:30 -8 pm
Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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Sixth Annual Festival of Wood,
Ann
Street Memorial Park, Milford, PA,
570-296-9630 for more information
Woodland Owner Education
Workshop at the Festival
of Wood, contact DHC at
570-226-3164
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Sixth Annual Festival of Wood,
Ann
Street Memorial Park, Milford, PA,
570-296-9630 for more information
Women and their Woods
Education Tract Workshop at the Festival
of Wood,
contact DHC at 570-226-3164
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Star Watch
9:00 pm, Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s
Butterfly Barn, Milanville, PA (rain
date Aug. 14) Please call the Delaware Highlands Conservancy at 570-226-3164 or
email info@delawarehighlands.org to register |
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Wallenpaupack Creek Trail Hike
10-11:30 am
Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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PCCD Board Meeting |
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Monarch Program with Ed
Wesely,
10am, Delaware Highlands
Conservancy’s Butterfly Barn, Milanville, PA, call the Delaware Highlands
Conservancy at 570-226-3164 or email info@delawarehighlands.org to register |
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Deer Habitat
Management for Landowners
Promised Land State Park
9 am - 12 pm |
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Wally Lake Fest -PPL Dam Tours
10 am to 3 pm
Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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Varden
Conservation Day
Varden, PA
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sugar and ’sang: maple and ginseng husbandry on your forestlands, Saint Rose
Academy School Auditorium, Mayfield, 9am - 4pm,
Reservations required. $25 members, $35 non members: includes lunch and ginseng
planting stock. Contact Bev Bernoske (570) 254-9790.
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Environmental Impacts to Local Real Estate
PPL Center
Hawley, PA 18428
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival, Kempton, PA, 570-253-9250 |
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Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival, Kempton, PA, 570-253-9250 |
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Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival, Kempton, PA, 570-253-9250 |
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PCCD Board Meeting |
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MEET THE CANDIDATES FORUM
Lackawaxen River Conservancy hosts a forum
offering the public the opportunity to meet the representatives of candidates
for election to the U.S. House of Representatives and the PA Legislative
Assembly. County Commissioners from Wayne and Pike will also be in attendance
7:00pm, PPL Environmental Learning Center |
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Deer Management for Forest
Landowners,
9am-12pm, Promised Land State Park, call the Delaware Highlands Conservancy at
570-226-3164 or email
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Conservation Partnership meeting, 9:00am, PPL Center, Hawley
Exploring Your
Small Farm Dream This three-part
program lets you pursue your agrarian aspirations
Sept 8, Oct 5 and Oct 12.
Pre-registration
and payment is due by Sept. 21. Visit
www.pasmallfarmdream.info for additional information and an application
form.
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Geocaching the
Wallenpaupack Creek Trail
Saturday, Oct. 2, 1-4 p.m.
Gene Shultz, Wallenpaupack Area High School
teacher
PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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Exploring Your
Small Farm Dream This three-part
program lets you pursue your agrarian aspirations
Sept 8, Oct 5 and Oct 12.
Pre-registration
and payment is due by Sept. 21. Visit
www.pasmallfarmdream.info for additional information and an application
form.
Soak Up the
Sun
Wednesday, Oct. 6
6-7:30 p.m.
Presenters: Steve Gelderman,
CalCat Solar, and Meg Welker
PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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Autumn Skies Star Watch,
8:30pm, Delaware
Highlands Conservancy’s Butterfly Barn, Milanville, PA,call
the Delaware Highlands Conservancy at 570-226-3164 or email
info@delawarehighlands.org to
register
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Exploring Your
Small Farm Dream This three-part
program lets you pursue your agrarian aspirations
Sept 8, Oct 5 and Oct 12.
Pre-registration
and payment is due by Sept. 21. Visit
www.pasmallfarmdream.info for additional information and an application
form.
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PCCD Board Meeting |
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Marcellus Well Drilling 101
7 - 9:30 pm
Honesdale High School Auditorium
459 Terrace St.
Honesdale, PA |
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Saw-Whet Owl Banding,
8pm, 570-676-9969 |
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Financial Benefits of Land
Conservation
7-9pm, PPL Learning Center Auditorium, Hawley, PA, call the
Delaware Highlands Conservancy at 570-226-3164 or email
info@delawarehighlands.org to
register |
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Pinching
Pennies: Energy Audits and Rebates
October 28, 6-7 pm
PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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Electronics
Recycling Day
8 AM - 1 PM
PENNSTAR BANK - Milford Branch, Rte.6 and 209-
Milford, PA
Cost only:
$10 per car load
Businesses must pre-register at:
rtravers@advancedrecovery.com
For more info contact the
Pike County Builders Association office at
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Women and Their Woods,
10 am, call the
Delaware Highlands Conservancy at 570-226-3164 or email
info@delawarehighlands.org to
register
You Are What You Eat
with
Joel Salatin and Polyface Farms, 10am-3pm, ablevision
International (CVI) Building, Liberty, NY |
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PCCD Annual Dinner
The Clubhouse at Woodloch
Springs
Friday, November 12th, 6:00pm |
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PCCD Board Meeting |
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Alternatives
and Renewable Energy
Tuesday, Nov 16, 7 pm
Lackawaxen River Conservancy, SEEDS and PPL
PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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Audu-Bonding, Dyberry,
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The Science of
Snow
Thursday, Dec 9
6-7 pm
PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center
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Tumbling Waters Hike
December 11 – 1:00-4:00pm
FREE
Hike our premiere trail.
Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC)
For Further Information: 570/828-2319,
www.peec.org,
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Forest Landowners Workshops
Free
Workshop will provide info on various forest management pratices available for
funding.
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Christmas Bird Count
December 18 – Event
Begins at 8:00am
FREE
Join local birders in this
annual Audubon Society tradition. If you are a novice birder, you will be
matched with a more experienced participant. Various sign-up times are
available.
Education Center (PEEC)
For Further Information: 570/828-2319,
www.peec.org,
peec@peec.org |
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