Newspapers In Education (NIE)
PA Sea Grant provides the content and teacher lesson plans for the Erie Times-News Tuesday "Reconnect with your environment" NIE page. Past pages and lesson plans can be found here.
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Pennsylvania’s Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species
The Pennsylvania Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Field Guide can help you identify new AIS infestations and slow or stop their spread in Pennsylvania’s waterways. The field guide includes the following sections: tips on how to use the guide, how to … more
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Erie Times-NIE “Reconnect with your environment pages”
The Erie community is more involved in protecting coastal resources because they know more about their environment thanks to the partnership between PA Sea Grant and Erie Times-News in Education. The Erie Times-NIE pages offer the venue and PA Sea … more
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B-WET Great Lakes-Great Stewards
To download flyer and application for BWET June 19-21 teacher workshop see “Downloads” below this description of the B-WET program. B-WET is an environmental education program that promotes locally relevant, experiential learning for K-12 school students and teachers. Through NOAA’s … more
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Chester, PA Hazard and Climate Planning Project
Building capacity to adapt to climate change in a tidal-front community PA Sea Grant and a coalition of planners and coastal outreach specialists have teamed up with the City of Chester in Delaware County to develop a climate adaptation plan … more
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Watersheds and Airsheds
PASG received a $20,000 renewal grant from the DuPont Clear into the Future program to expand the Watershed and Airsheds Education Program in the Philadelphia area. Efforts include providing meaningful watershed lab, class, and field trip experiences for 618 urban … more
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Weed Warriors
Weed Warriors: a component of the larger Presque Isle Invasive Vegetation Control Project, this program invites people of all walks of life to help preserve species diversity on Presque Isle State Park through hands-on removal of invasive plants. Weed warrior … more
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Presque Isle Bay Watershed Online GIS-Tool
Access the tool: ArcGIS Presque Isle Bay Watershed Plan Restoration Prioritization Web Application Background: The Presque Isle Bay Watershed Restoration, Protection, and Monitoring Plan (http://pib.psu.edu) serves as the framework for restoring and protecting water resources within the Presque Isle Bay watershed … more
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Lake Erie Watershed Active River Area Model
Pennsylvania Sea Grant is partnering with The Nature Conservancy to apply the Active River Area Model to prioritize land protection efforts in the Pennsylvania Lake Erie watershed The model maps areas within a watershed that are essential to key natural … more
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Lake Erie Watershed Integrated Water Resources Management Plan
Pennsylvania Sea Grant is leading efforts to expand and adapt the geospatial-based model developed for the Presque Isle Bay Watershed Restoration, Protection, and Monitoring Plan to the Pennsylvania Lake Erie watershed. The model uses natural resource-related geospatial data to identify … more
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Undo the Chemical Brew
PASG and partners create awareness of the environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and the opportunity to properly dispose of unwanted medicines. Focus Area: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Coastal Literacy Impact: Relevance: As a result of the many … more
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The Natural History Collection at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center
The Natural History Museum is a collection that has evolved into a significant resource of natural history specimens primarily from northwestern Pennsylvania. This museum, which includes vascular plants, insects, mollusks, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, is an initiative of … more
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Saturation point – rain gardens minimize stormwater problems
More rain gardens are cropping up in the Erie region, and that’s fortunate for our environment. With the help of Environment Erie and Pennsylvania Sea Grant, businesses, nonprofits, citizens and students are reshaping their neighborhoods to minimize the negative human … more
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Cascade Creek Restoration
Two Cascade Creek stream restoration projects will: Restore 1,550 linear feet of the stream in the City of Erie’s Frontier Park and at Port Authority property near the Niagara Pier west of the Bayfront Pkwy Reduce erosion and sedimentation entering Presque Isle … more
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Smart Boating, Clean Waters
Pennsylvania Sea Grant and Pennsylvania’s Smart Boating, Clean Waters program encourages marina operators and recreational boaters to protect coastal ecosystems by engaging in environmentally sound practices. This program keeps boat shrink-wrap out of landfills through a voluntary, incentive-based program, promoted … more
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Presque Isle Bay Watershed Water Quality Assessment
Measuring the success of watershed restoration and protection efforts relies heavily upon a long-term watershed monitoring plan. In 2002, researchers from Gannon University, Mercyhurst University, and Penn State Behrend provided a baseline chemical, physical, and biological assessment of the Presque … more
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Evaluation of Lake Erie sturgeon population and habitat
Lake sturgeon, the largest fish in the Great Lakes, grow over 7 feet and 300 pounds, and can live over 100 years. In Pennsylvania they are a state endangered species. Presently, sturgeon spawn in the Niagara River and St. … more
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Double trouble – changing climate and invasive species
Individually, climate change and invasive species are two of the greatest threats that affect ecosystems and biodiversity. However, climate change could drive the spread of invasive plant and animal species by expanding their range and distribution. This double blow is … more
Regional Science Consortium Grades 9-11 Enviro Science Camp, July 22-26
Are you a bright, motivated, high school student and interested in going to college for a degree in science? Do you like learning about real-world issues like invasive species, degraded water quality and other environmental problems and how to solve … more
State of Sea Grant 2012 Report to Congress
The State of Sea Grant 2012: Impacts, Challenges, Opportunities Biennial Report to Congress, authored by the National Sea Grant Advisory Board, is available online. This second biennial report to Congress, following the first 2010 report, provides an update on the … more