Conservancy plans dinner and speaker

July 31, 2012 at 5:25a.m.

SANDY CREEK, PA.

The Sandy Creek Conservancy will host a dinner and speaker at the McKeever Environmental Learning Center at 6 p.m. Aug. 9.

Guest speaker will be Dr. John Harper, chief of mineral resources with the Pennsylvania Geological Survey. The topic will be the geology role that deep shale plays in Pennsylvania, including Marcellus Shale.

Attendance is open. Reservations are required by Friday. The cost is $19.95 per person. Call the McKeever Center at 724-376-1000.