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Upcoming Events & Programs
2013 Schuylkill County Ag Day Thurs, Feb 7 8:15- 3:15 pm at the First United Church of Christ (Beside Penn State Schuylkill Campus): This year we have topics for animal producers, horse owners, field crop and vegetable growers and woodlot owners. The keynote speaker is John Berry, with Penn State Extension. Cost is $15/person due …
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This MLK Day, Volunteer!
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born 84 years ago today, marking the beginning of an extraordinary life dedicated to giving back. In honor of his legacy, President Obama will join Americans across the country …
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Vote for your favorite rain barrel in Philly’s Art Contest
The Philadelphia Water Department is hosting a competition to dress up blue rain barrels to grace lawns and stoops around the city. The barrels hold 50-55 barrels of water from rooftops and downspouts. To see student art designs and vote for your favorite barrel visit: http://www.phillywatersheds.org/rainbarrelart
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$chuylkill Money in Your Pocket
FREE Income Tax Preparation is available to Schuylkill County residents that are eligible to claim the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Volunteer Income tax preparation sites open January 22, 2013 until April 2013 and are located at the Terry Reiley Center and McCann School of Business in Pottsville, Frackville Free Public Library, and Lehigh …
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Vote for the Schuylkill River as PA River of the Year
The Schuylkill River is a finalist in the 2013 PA River of the Year Contest. It is currently in 3rdplace behind the Lackawanna and Monongahela rivers. The award is an honor bestowed upon a Commonwealth river to elevate public awareness about that resource and recognize important conservation needs and achievements. http://pawatersheds.org/vote/
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Historic Action Taken on Menhaden Legislation
Thanks to all who signed the petition for strengthening legislation protecting bait fish in mid-Atlantic waters. Moments ago, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted to adopt a science-based plan to better protect menhaden, a fish vital to the marine ecosystem and to important commercial fisheries. Never before have we had a coastwide cap on the …
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Appalachian Coal Country Team AmeriCorps OSMRE/VISTA
Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Schuylkill Action Network
Schuylkill Conservation District
Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited
Schuylkill River Heritage Area
Schuylkill VISION