By Anthony Bastian, Pennsylvania Habitat Connectivity What is ecological connectivity? As readers of this blog well know, Pennsylvania’s citizens have been blessed with the biggest forests between New York City and Denver. These sizable swaths of land can be the rebirth of the great Eastern forest. Consider the PA Wilds, Read more…
Every once in a while, I get bogged down and depressed from thinking about the onset of climate change and global environmental devastation. One of the few things that lifts my spirits is reading about nonviolent movements that have created change. In particular, there is a Global Nonviolent Action Database Read more…
In October, SPF welcomed and briefly introduced our new coordinator Madi, who comes to us with experience in grassroots environmental advocacy both during and after she earned her degree in Environmental Science at Messiah College. We thought you’d like to know a bit more about her so we asked a Read more…
On October 31, 2019, SPF held our much-anticipated event “Safeguarding Penn’s Woods: A Forum on Pennsylvania’s Forests” at the Olewine Nature Center located at Wildwood Park in Harrisburg. The day began with a presentation given by Harry Campbell, Pennsylvania Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, who discussed the importance of native Read more…
Join SPF for a meaningful conversation to discuss the importance and future outlook for Pennsylvania’s forests in terms of water quality, climate change impacts, natural gas industry development, and legal issues. Olewine Nature Center Meeting Room, Wildwood Park100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, PA 17110 The forum will feature presentations by:Harry Campbell, Read more…
Tell Governor Wolf, “No drilling in the Clarence Moore lands!” Sign the petition here!
Document natural gas development impacts on public lands in the Pine Creek watershed through implementation of a photo and mapping app, led by FracTracker Alliance. Teams will document all natural gas infrastructure and visible impacts to create an interactive map of the watershed. Sign Up Here!