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Interactive StoryMap of Schuylkill River documents its ecological status & local perceptions

It’s River’s Month in Pennsylvania. To celebrate, the nonprofit Schuylkill River Greenways, in partnership with Berks Nature, Bartram’s Garden, The Schuylkill Center for...
Environment

GoggleWorks and Lauer’s Park offer ‘Sweet Relief’ through Beekeeping

There’s a new kind of buzz around GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. The renowned art center announced today a host of grants to support...
Environment

Blue Marsh Lake deploys algae treatment device to manage harmful algal blooms

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park staff' at Blue Marsh Lake are preparing for another summer recreation season and all the challenges associated...
Environment

DCNR Secretary visits Nolde Forest for Bird Migration Education Program

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn visited the Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center Wednesday morning in Cumru Township to participate...
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Environment

City of Reading observes Arbor Day with tree planting at E.J. Dives Park

The City of Reading observed Arbor Day Friday by joining the Arbor Day Foundation and the Tree City USA in planting trees at E.J....
Environment

DEP showcases City of Reading’s Local Climate Action for Earth Day

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell joined city officials and volunteers Thursday to showcase Reading’s local climate action. The city developed a...
Environment

Mobile lab brings Aquaponics to downtown Reading, spreading awareness of environmental agriculture

Reading Science Center visitors had a unique opportunity to better understand environmental agriculture with the arrival of a Mobile Aquaponics Lab to downtown Reading...
Environment

$500K awarded to two Berks watershed restoration and protection projects

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced Monday that 13 projects in eight Southcentral Pennsylvania counties, aimed at watershed restoration and protection, have been...
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Environment

Natural Lands adds nearly 26 acres of forest to French Creek State Park

Natural Lands, the region’s oldest and largest land conservation non-profit, has added nearly 26 acres of forest to French Creek State Park. The properties were...
Education

Penn State Berks student receives top awards for spotted lanternfly research

Erin Horack, a first-year biotechnology major at Penn State Berks, recently won two first place awards for her research studying the spotted lanternfly. She...
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