Author Archives: Admin


Save the Date! July 9th Evergreen Conservancy Annual Meeting of Members and Friends

Evergreen Conservancy has scheduled their annual meeting of members and friends for Wednesday July 9 at 5:00 pm at the Indiana County Conservation District building. This facility is located at 435 Hamill Road, Indiana, PA, next to ICTC. We’re happy to announce the return of the potluck picnic format! The conservancy board will provide hot […]


A new Group in Town

Plant Patrol is a new all-volunteer group in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, dedicated to combat invasive weeds in our county’s public green spaces. They have organized volunteer work events in our county parks, Yellow Creek State Park and other local sites. Invasive plants are species that are growing outside their native range and that cause or […]


Rooftop Solar and Homeowner Rights:

What Pennsylvania Can Learn from Ohio’s New Solar Access Law Last year, a bipartisan group of Ohio legislators passed a sweeping Homeowners Association (HOA) reform bill into law, formerly Senate Bill 61. A key provision of this law is that HOAs may not restrict their members from installing solar on their own property, also known […]


SUMMIT V, OCTOBER 8th, 9AM – 3PM

Hadley Union Building (HUB) Ohio Room, Indiana University of Pennsylvania  TOMORROW, Saturday, October 8th, the Indiana County Sustainable Economic Development Task Force will once again hold its annual Summit, featuring its first ever Electric Vehicle Show! SPREAD THE WORD! This year’s Summit V will be the first in-person Summit since 2019, and will take place at the […]


Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting

Spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that has spread throughout Pennsylvania and nearby states. Join us for a Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting and learn how to recognize spotted lanternfly and what you can do to help stop its spread. WhenThu., Oct. 13, 2022 (2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET)   WhereYMCA Pavillion 60 N. Ben Franklin Rd. Indiana, PA 15701 […]


Climate Change and Penn’s Woods webinar

Friends of White’s Woods invites you to a ZOOM webinar “Climate Change and Penn’s Woods: What Does the Future Hold” by Greg Czarnecki, director of applied climate science for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, on September 22, 2022, from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.  Current and projected impacts of climate change globally, in the United […]