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.
B-Wet Great Lakes Teacher Workshop Application Deadline April 1st
Apply today for the June 19-21 Teacher Workshop – Great Lakes “F-EX” (Field Experiences) for Great Lakes Stewards. Hurry the deadline to apply is April 5, and only 15 teachers will be accepted. Join us on an enlightening professional development … more
Clean Marina Pollution Prevention Wkshp
March 25, 2013, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center – the program is free however, advanced registration is required. The registration deadline is March 22nd. In a recent Pennsylvania Sea Grant survey, yacht clubs and … 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
Managing Municipal Stormwater Workshop Apr 17-18 Deadline Apr 2nd
Municipal officials, engineers, the development community and other stakeholders involved in managing stormwater can meet the stormwater challenge by attending the“ Managing Municipal Stormwater” workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4p.m. April 17-18 at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. This two-day … more
Environmental Monitor article on student designed sediment sampler
Pennsylvania Sea Grant ecologists needed a tool to continuously collect sediment while deployed in local streams. So, they commissioned some engineering students at a nearby college, gave them a tight budget and let their inventive minds do the rest. “The … more
Watch PA Sea Grant’s Eric Obert on GreenTreks Network
Erie and Its Environment: Gobi Fish & Zebra Mussels from GreenTreks Network on Vimeo.
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
PA Sea Grant staff recognized for their work and leadership
Marti Martz, Anna McCartney, Sean Rafferty, Sara Grisé, and Dr Ed Masteller were recognized for their work and leadership within the Sea Grant program and in the community. They recently received the following awards: 2012 Great Lakes Outstanding Outreach Programming Award … more
Pennsylvania Sea Grant Applied Research Projects RFP 2012/13
Seven grants totaling $164,159 were awarded. Development of a Field Test Kit for the Presence of Round Gobies. $30,000 Jay Stauffer, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State University Park Potential Impact of Climate Change on Bivalves in the … more
Medicine Collection events
Unwanted Medication Collection Events Friday, September 28 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the UPMC Hamot Women’s Hospital Lobby. Saturday, September 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the following locations: Millcreek Twp Municipal Bldg 3608 West 26th … more