Organization Videos
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We are at work in your backyard!
Watch these and upcoming video profiles to learn how our programs
are improving the environment and contributing to a better quality
of life for all Pennsylvania!
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Allegheny Land Trust — Dead
Man's Hollow Wildlife Preserve
Chesapeake Bay Foundation —Protect
the River, Save the Bay
Clean Air Council — Learn
About Electric Choice
Clean Water Fund — Tap into Watersheds
Lancaster Farmland Trust —
Saving Lancaster County Farms
Pennsylvania Environmental Council— All Aboard
the A.J. Meerwald!
Pennsylvania Environmental Council — Planning
for the Promise of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Society
Pennsylvania Resources Council — Make a Career
out of Recreation!
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Allegheny Land
Trust
Dead Man's Hollow Wildlife Preserve
Learn about the Trust's acquisition of open and wild space in
the Greater Pittsburgh area through volunteer Karen Frank, who regularly
uses the Trust's properties, including Dead Man's Hollow Wildlife
Preserve.
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Chesapeake
Bay Foundation
Protect the River, Save the Bay
Students from Oxford High School, in Chester County, canoe the
Octoraro Creek with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, learning what
a watershed is and why it's important in their lives.
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Clean Air Council
Learn About Electric Choice
An explanation of Pennsylvania's new Electric Choice
Program, which gives consumers the power to improve our environment
and health. Learn how to shop for cleaner electricity from an expert
with the Clean Air Council, and hear one consumer's reason for choosing
green power.
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Clean Water Fund
Tap into Watersheds
Clean Water Fund works to ensure healthy drinking water for all
people. In this video, learn about the group's work, hear from a
physician about the importance of clean drinking water and learn
about one family's first-hand experience.
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Lancaster Farmland Trust
Saving Lancaster County Farms
It is estimated that Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, loses approximately
3000 acres of prime farmland per year to development. If you areinterested
in learning how to save this national treasure, watch this video
featuring preservation opportunities available through the Lancaster
Farmland Trust, a non-profit organization that uses legally binding
agreements, called permanent conservation easements, to ensure that
land is never used for non-agricultural development.
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Pennsylvania
Environmental Council
All Aboard the A.J. Meerwald!
Aboard the A.J. Meerwald, a restored 1928 oyster schooner, Philadelphia
kids lean about life on the high seas, as well as life under the
water. They learn about the effects of urbanization on aquatic ecosystems
and water supplies and also do some sailing.
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Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Planning for the Promise of Pennsylvania
Produced by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, a non-profit
organization dedicated to sustainable land use, this video stresses
the value of planned community growth in contributing to economic
development, an improved quality of life, and the protection of
our natural resources.
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Pennsylvania
Resources Council
The Pennsylvania Resources Council teaches the public
about the environmental impact of our lifestyle choices. This is
video is about the radon detection and mitigation program that PRC
hosts in partnership with the Pennsyvlania Department of Environmental
Protection. It features a Chester County resident who was helped
to locate and eliminate this potentially deadly gas from his home.
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Pennsylvania Recreation and
Parks Society
Make a Career out of Recreation!
Meet John Micowychok, Executive Director of the Lancaster County
Parks and Recreation Department, which provides recreational opportunities
for families and promotes the preservation of open space.
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