Events For 03/18/09 (Wednesday)
FAIR FAIR
Event Organizer: Just Food, Villanova University
Time: 10-4
Location: Connelly Center, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Ave, Villanova, PA
Email: emily.fero@villanova.edu
The Fair Fair is an exposition of businesses and organizations from the Philadelphia region that follow sustainable and socially responsible practices. Our goal is to encourage our community to be aware of their spending power and to introduce them to services and organizations that are active in unifying the community around healthy ways of living.
Events For 03/21/09 (Saturday)
BOAT & WATER SAFETY AWARENESS COURSE (BWSA)
Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center
Time: 8am to 4pm
Location: Silver Lake Nature Center's building, 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA
Contact: 2157851177 Silver Lake Nature Center
Completion of this course certifies the participant for driving a boat in Pennsylvania. This is an in-the-water course. Dress appropriately and bring a lunch! Must be 12+ and able to swim. Fee: $15 per person.
POTLUCK BREAKFAST FOR THE BUDDHIST PEACE WALK - WALK FOR A NEW SPRING
Time: 8:30 - 10:00 am
Location: Peace Center of Delaware County, Springfield, PA
Contact: 610-544-1818
Breakfast followed by Darby Creek Valley Association Board Meeting at the Peace Center.
Events For 03/23/09 (Monday)
HERS RATER 5-DAY TRAINING COURSE
Event Organizer: Energy Coordinating Agency
Time: all day
Location: AIA Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Jen Hobbs, 215-609-1049 Energy Coordinating Agency
Certified HERS Training Provider will cover basic building science, energy concepts, HERS rater concepts and field training. Five days, March 23-27. Cost: $1000. Pre-registration required (215-609-1049).
Events For 03/28/09 (Saturday)
DELAWARE COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
Event Organizer: Delaware County Household Hazardous Waste Program
Time: 9 AM to 3 PM
Location: Marple Transfer Station, Marpit Drive & Sussex Blvd., Broomall, PA
Contact: 610-891-4000 Delaware County Household Hazardous Waste Program
Household products containing toxic chemicals like pesticides, oil-based paints, solvents, cleaning products, weed killers and electronics can be a threat to people and the environment if improperly discarded in the trash or down the drain. Computers and electronics will not be collected at this event, but will be accepted at future collections. See the website for full details on what will be accepted as well as upcoming collection dates and locations. Collection will take place rain or shine.
PARENTS & PRESCHOOLERS PROGRAM
Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center
Time: 10am-11am
Location: Meet at Silver Lake Nature Center's building, 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA
Contact: 2157851177 Silver Lake Nature Center
Three to five-year-olds and their caregivers are invited to discover nature together through stories, games, and walks on our trails. Please register by March 26th. Fee per child with adult, per session: $6 member; $9 non-member.
Events For 04/01/09 (Wednesday)
GREEN DRINKS CHERRY HILL
Event Organizer: Green Drinks Delaware Valley
Time: 6-8pm
Location: PJ Whelihan's, 1854 E. Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill, NJ
Green Drinks
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a beer at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. See website for more information.
GREEN DRINKS MT. AIRY
Event Organizer: Green Drinks Delaware Valley
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Earth Bread + Brewery, 7136 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Green Drinks
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a beer at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. See website for more information.
GREEN DRINKS WEST CHESTER
Event Organizer: Green Drinks Delaware Valley
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Kildare's Irish Pub, 18-22 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA
Green Drinks
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a beer at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. See website for more information.
GREEN DRINKS PHILADELPHIA
Event Organizer: Green Drinks Delaware Valley
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Standard Tap, 2nd & Poplar St., Philadelphia, PA
Green Drinks
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a beer at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. See website for more information.
Events For 04/02/09 (Thursday)
SOLAR NOW: HOW SOLAR POWER IS FINALLY AFFORDABLE IN PA
Event Organizer: Sustainable Bus. Network & Eos Energy Solutions
Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: City of Philadelphia - Solar City Partnership, Academy of Natural Sciences’ Center for Environmental Policy
Time: 5:30 reception, 6:30-8pm panel
Location: Academy of Natural Sciences - Auditorium, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: 215.694.2104 Solar Now
Join us for this expert panel about how the Solar industry in Pennsylvania, and particularly in the Philadelphia region, is about to boom as a result of the roll-out of two Solar incentive programs. Admission is Free, but RSVP required as we expect a large turnout. Seating in the auditorium may be limited to those that have pre-registered. Please RSVP by clicking the above "website" link. 5:30-6:30pm networking reception sponsored by Eos Energy Solutions.
Events For 04/04/09 (Saturday)
VOLUNTEER WORK DAY
Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center
Time: 9am to 2pm
Location: meet at the Nature Center's building, 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA
Contact: 215-785-1177 Silver Lake Nature Center
Join us on the first Saturday of each month for our Volunteer Work Day, 9 am - 2 pm. We will have projects to do, indoors and out (weather permitting). Give us four hours and we’ll give you lunch! Please call 215-785-1177 to let us know if you can help.
Events For 04/11/09 (Saturday)
A WALK IN THE UPPER PENNYPACK IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Event Organizer: Philadelphia Parks Alliance
Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Philadelphia Parks Alliance, Sierra Club, Pa. Environmental Council, Green Space Alliance, American Institute of Architects, American Society of Landscape Architects, Preservation Alliance, East Coast Greenway, Women’s Transportation Seminar, Schuylkill River Greenway Association
Time: 8 AM until dinner
Location: Will be confirmed upon registering., Philadelphia, PA
Contact: 215-879-8159 Philadelphia Parks Alliance
Join us for a spring walk on trails and back roads of the Upper Pennypack, visiting the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, the magnificent architecture of Bryn Athyn, and new and proposed trails along the Pennypack. We’ll eat our lunches out in the countryside, and conclude the day’s adventure over dinner with a discussion of land and park planning in Montgomery County. Trip fee of $25 for members of any of the sponsoring organizations ($30 for non-members) includes breakfast & train fares, but not lunch or dinner.
KIDS & NATURE PROGRAM
Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center
Time: 10am to noon
Location: Meet at Silver Lake Nature Center's building, 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA
Contact: 2157851177 Silver Lake Nature Center
Spend some of your break from school with us! Fun activities for 6 to 11-year-olds, indoors and out. Explore our trails, make a craft, and visit with our live animals! Fee: $10 FOSL member; $15 non-member. Light snacks will be provided. Please call 215-785-1177 to register by April 9th.
Events For 04/15/09 (Wednesday)
FROG SLOG
Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center
Time: 7pm to 8:30pm
Location: Meet at Silver Lake Nature Center's building, 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA
Contact: 2157851177 Silver Lake Nature Center
Bring a flashlight and come wading with us to catch frogs! We will learn about PA frogs and their calls and then see if we can find some. Fun for all ages. Fee: $7 member; $10 non-member.
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