Find out more about our Green Initiatives

Purpose

Environmental advisory councils (EACs) are officially created arms of Pennsylvania's municipal governments that focus exclusively on environmental conservation and improvement. Consisting of three to seven selected members, EACs act as advisors to the governing boards that appoint them and to the local planning commissions, giving municipal governments a pool of hometown talent to draw upon when they make decisions affecting the environmental resources in their communities. EACs undertake a wide variety of projects and information-gathering tasks, providing energy and objective, in-depth analysis about environmental resource issues.

Basic Responsibilities

The Moon Township EAC’s basic responsibilities are to provide independent advice and counsel to the Moon Township on environmental issues such as:

• • Identifying environmental issues and recommending plans to appropriate agencies for promotion and conservations of natural resources.
• • Protecting and improving the quality of the environment within its territorial limits.
• • Making recommendations as to the possible use of open land areas of the political subdivision within its territorial limits.
• • Promoting a community environmental program.
• • Keeping an index of open areas, publicly or privately owned, for the purpose of obtaining information on the proper use of such area.
• • Advising the appropriate Township of Moon agencies, including but not limited to, the Planning Commission and Township of Moon Supervisors.
• • Assists the Township with providing opportunities of education and outreach to our residents as outlined within the NPDES Stormwater plan.

Recent Projects & Ongoing Activities

• Educational Programs to the Public

  • Rain Barrel Demonstrations
  • Stormwater Awareness
  • Rain Garden Construction
  • Waste Management At Your Door Service

• Community Events

  • Road Cleanups
  • Recycling Events
  • Tree Planting Events at all Three Moon Parks
  • Earth Day Celebration

• Partnerships with other entities

  • Montour Run Watershed Association
    (e.g. tree planting events, stream cleanups, etc)
  • Western Allegheny Stormwater Awareness Group
  • Two EAC Members (Melissa Church & Dan Swalga) have achived "Master Watershed Stewardship" through the Penn State Extension.

News and Recent Articles

• Tree City USA December 2019