Eco Express EE Website. Educators can use the real world video stories of the Eco Express website, produced by the GreenTreks Network, Inc., to help engage students on a variety of environmental topics in an inspiring way.
Each video story is accompanied by a learning pod which includes everything from curriculum alignment, inquiry-based problem solving activities, service learning projects, resources materials, community connections and more.
You can help shape this beta version of the website by offering your comments and making suggestions for material to add.
For more, See the PA Environment Digest article.

Reps. Hanna, Hershey on Fair Share Funding. Majority Chair Rep. Mike Hanna (D-Clinton) and Minority Chair Rep. Art Hershey (R-Chester) give opening remarks to the House Agriculture Committee hearing on the Fair Share for Clean Water Plan during Ag Progress Days.
Watch these other videos from the hearing:
Joel Rotz, PA Farm Bureau
Brenda Shambaugh, PA Assn. of Conservation Districts
Matt Ehrhart, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
John Brosious, PA Municipal Authorities Association
Grant Gulibon, PA Builders Association
Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff

Joel Rotz, PA Farm Bureau, talks about the urgent need for farm conservation funding and the Fair Share Clean Water Plan at the House Agriculture Committee hearing during Ag Progress Days in State College.
Watch these other videos from the hearing:
Reps. Hanna, Hershey Open Fair Share Hearing
Brenda Shambaugh, PA Assn. of Conservation Districts
Matt Ehrhart, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
John Brosious, PA Municipal Authorities Association
Grant Gulibon, PA Builders Association
Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff

Brenda Shambaugh, PA Association of Conservation Districts, talks about farm conservation funding needs and the Fair Share for Clean Water Plan at a hearing of the House Agriculture Committee during Ag Progress Days.
Watch these other videos from the hearing:
Reps. Hanna, Hershey Open Fair Share Hearing
Joel Rotz, PA Farm Bureau
Matt Ehrhart, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
John Brosious, PA Municipal Authorities Association
Grant Gulibon, PA Builders Association
Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff

Matthew Ehrhart, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, tells the House Agriculture Committee at Ag Progress Days how important farm conservation funding is to protecting the Bay and the need to adopt the Fair Share for Clean Water Plan.
Watch these other videos from the hearing:
Reps. Hanna, Hershey Open Fair Share Hearing
Joel Rotz, PA Farm Bureau
Brenda Shambaugh, PA Assn. of Conservation Districts
John Brosious, PA Municipal Authorities Association
Grant Gulibon, PA Builders Association
Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff

John Brosious, PA Municipal Authorities Association, talks about the importance of farm conservation funding in meeting federal and state clean water mandates and the Fair Share for Clean Water Plan before the House Agriculture Committee during Ag Progress Days.
Watch these other videos from the hearing:
Reps. Hanna, Hershey Open Fair Share Hearing
Joel Rotz, PA Farm Bureau
Brenda Shambaugh, PA Assn. of Conservation Districts
Matt Ehrhart, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Grant Gulibon, PA Builders Association
Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff

Grant Gulibon, PA Builders Association, talks about the importance of nutrient credit trading and farm conservation funding to assuring economic growth in the future and the Fair Share for Clean Water Plan before the House Agriculture Committee during Ag Progress Days.
Watch these other videos from the hearing:
Reps. Hanna, Hershey Open Fair Share Hearing
Joel Rotz, PA Farm Bureau
Brenda Shambaugh, PA Assn. of Conservation Districts
Matt Ehrhart, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
John Brosious, PA Municipal Authorities Association
Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff

Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff talks about conservation funding at a hearing by the House Agriculture Committee during Ag Progress Days.
Watch these other videos from the hearing:
Reps. Hanna, Hershey Open Fair Share Hearing
Joel Rotz, PA Farm Bureau
Matt Ehrhart, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Brenda Shambaugh, PA Assn. of Conservation Districts
John Brosious, PA Municipal Authorities Association
Grant Gulibon, PA Builders Association
For more information, visit PA Fair Share for Clean Water Plan.

RiverQuest Adds Explorer To Fleet. RiverQuest, one of Pittsburgh's premier environmental education organizations, delivered a new eco-friendly Explorer boat to its water quality education programs.
To see video of the new boat, click on these links:
Explorer's Eco-Friendly Features
RiverQuest's Explorer Arrives in Pittsburgh
RiverQuest Delivers Explorer to Pittsburgh
Overview of RiverQuest From 2007 Ohio River Celebration

What Is RecycleBank? Philadelphia just completed its "All Together Now" pilot program using RecycleBank's single stream recycling program that increased the tonnage of recyclables collected by 30 percent. How? By paying folks for what they recycle. Watch this video and for more information visit the RecycleBank website.

Environmental Stewardship in the Lehigh Valley. Kids of all ages can participate in environmental education programs in the Lehigh Valley sponsored by the Wildlands Conservancy.
This story aired on the WLVT-TV Tempo Program and profiles the environmental education, preservation, restoration and conservation activities of the Conservancy.

Capt. John Smith For President. Learn how you can support clean water by supporting Capt. John Smith for President. Endorsed by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. See more videos.

Fort Indiantown Gap Butterfly Tour. In July, the Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Training Site held a public tour of regal fritillary butterfly habitats they are preserving on the post.
Go along with the tour in this video feature and learn about current efforts to restore native grassland habitat across Pennsylvania with the ultimate goal of returning the Regal Fritillary to landholdings having a historic occurrence. Find out more.

Deer Creek Watershed Stressed. A report by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission says the Deer Creek Watershed in York County will become progressively stressed over the next 17 years as growth spreads and populations rise. See interviews with residents who talk about some of the issues involved from a York Daily Record story.