Philadelphia Area GREEN Events from April 14th to May 8th

By Research Staff, GREENandSAVE
Posted on Saturday 11th April 2009

Continuing Events

NATIVE PLANT POTTING

Event Organizer: Churchville Nature Center

Event continues until: 04/22/09 Time: 10 am - 4 p.m.
Location: Pre sign-up required. Potting will take place in the Center's greenhouse, 501 Churchville Lane, Churchville, PA
Contact: 215-357-4005 ext. 16 Churchville Nature Center
Help promote native wildflower education and restoration by volunteering some time to pot plants for Churchville Nature Center's Annual Wildflower Sale. Plant potting will take place throughout the month of April. Training will be provided. Sign up ahead of time is required. Contact Coordinator of Volunteers, Diane Sears at 215-357-4005 ext. 16 to sign up.

BLUE BIRD TRAIL

Event Organizer: Farm Park Preservation Association

Event continues until: 09/04/09
Time: Various
Location: Norristown Farm Park, W. Germantown Pike approx. 1 mi. w. of DeKalb Pike, East Norriton, PA
Contact: 610-279-8820 Farm Park Preservation Association
Volunteers are needed for maintenance and monitoring of the blue bird houses and Norristown Farm Park. This project will kick off for 2009 on April 4 but continue throught the blue bird breeding season. For more information send an email to diana.cassel@comcast.net or call the Farm Park Preservation Association.

Events For 04/14/09 (Tuesday)

29TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION 7TH DAY PESAKH ECOLOGY SEDER

Event Organizer: Sustainable Society Action Project, Inc

Time: 6 PM
Location: Community Meeting Room - Temple Israel Room, BETH EL - NER TAMID, 715 Paxon Hollow Road, Broomall, PA
Contact: ELAINE COHEN (610-352-2689)
In his book, Six Songs for the World, Daniel Levitan discusses why humans developed a need for music. In a similar vein, it seems humans have a need for religion, and similar spiritual experiences. Good religion is a culture element which encourages people to help each other, and makes society work. Today, good religion also encourages people to care for Planet Earth, and develop sustainable living patterns. For many years, Sustainable Society Action Project has been holding an ecology seder at the end of Passover. It is open to all, whether Jewish or not. Being Jewish, we had to utilize themes from Judaism, but we hope that others will develop similar rituals within their own religious traditions. The celebration is based on the Spring themes, which are subordinate to the freedom themes of Passover. We hope to see many of you there, to "observe the month of Spring with us". Advance registration required by 4/10. $8 for adults / children are free.

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.

Events For 04/18/09 (Saturday)

EARTH DAY AT SILVER LAKE NATURE CENTER

Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center

Time: 9:30am to 3:30pm
Location: 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA
Contact: 2157851177 Silver Lake Nature Center
Bring the family for a day of fun activities! Learn about birds, first aid, knots, mammals & trees. Take a nature walk, do a pond study, try fishing and a whole lot more. Refreshments will be sold by the Nature Center. Sponsored by SLNC, in cooperation with local Boy Scout & Girl Scout volunteers. Free.

EARTH DAY OBSERVANCE/VOLUNTEER DAY

Event Organizer: Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve

Time: 9:00-12:30
Location: 1635 River Road (PA Route 32), New Hope, PA
Contact: 215-862-2924 Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
Volunteer to help with grounds clean-up, removal of invasives, and spring planting. Simple lunch follows. Get more information on our website.

INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL AT LOWER PERKIOMEN VALLEY PARK

Event Organizer: Montgomery County Parks & Heritage Services

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: meet in main parking lot, Lower Perkiomen Valley Park, Oaks, PA
Contact: 215-.234-8497 Montgomery County Parks & Heritage Services
Removing non-native, invasive plants along the Perkiomen Trail. Bring work gloves and pruners, limited amount to loan out.

PARK CLEAN UP

Event Organizer: Cobb's Creek West Community Association

Time: 9am to 2pm
Location: Cobbs Creek Park in Upper Darby (Btw. Marshall and Market Sts), Afton St. & Glencoe Rd., Upper Darby, PA
Contact: 610-352-3053
Will work on removal of shrubs and invasive growth in a section of Cobbs Creek Park along Glencoe Road in Upper Darby to prepare area for future wildflower meadow.

HISTORIC FAIR HILL BURIAL GROUND

Event Organizer: Historic Fair Hill Burial Ground

Time: 10 am - 1pm
Location: Historic Fair Hill Burial Ground, 2900 block of Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: 610 639-7859 Fair Hill Burial Ground
Fair Hill will host its annual spring clean-up in and around the burial ground. Trash will be picked up and garden beds prepared for planting. After the clean-up, children are invited for an Easter Egg hunt on the 5 acre site.

PENNYPACK CREEK CLEANUP

Event Organizer: Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Whole Foods Market, Abington Bank, Willow Grove Foundation Time: 10 a.m. - noon
Location: 2955 Edge Hill Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA
Contact: 215.657.0830 Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust
Join our annual springtime effort to make Pennypack Creek more beautiful by removing trash from the creek and its banks before vegetation begins to grow and hide the debris. Bring work gloves and waterproof footwear. Your hard work will be rewarded with a feeling of great satisfaction for a job well done and lunch back at the Visitors' Center. Preregistration requested by April 16.

HABITAT CLEAN UP DAY

Event Organizer: Churchville Nature Center

Time: 10 am - 2pm
Location: Sign-in at the Nature Center Building, 501 Churchville Lane, Churchville, PA
Contact: 215-357-4005 Churchville Nature Center
Join Churchville Nature Center in cleaning up our little corner of the world! We are inviting individuals, scout groups, families, friends and other groups to help us fight the battle against the litter bugs around the Nature Center’s grounds and along the reservoir. Come prepared to get a little messy and bring your work gloves and work boots. If you have extra shovels bring those along too. Feel good in knowing that you had a hand in keeping the Nature Center and reservoir safe and beautiful for humans and wildlife alike! For more information or to sign up call Diane V. Sears at 215-357-4005 ext. 16

EARTH DAY CONCERT WITH CHRIS WESTFALL

Event Organizer: Churchville Nature Center

Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Churchville Nature Center Auditorium, 501 Churchville Lane, Churchville, PA
Contact: 215-357-4005 Churchville Nature Center
Join local artist Chris Westfall for an evening of acoustic folk music. Chris will be playing some of his own tunes, some of which are found on his recorded album "Kindred Spirits". Chris will also be presenting many songs by the late John Denver, which often celebrate nature and life. Chris likes to interact with his audience and often encourages them to sing along. We hope that you will join us for this special evening of entertainment celebrating the earth. Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $12.00 at the door.

ANNUAL STREAM CLEAN-UP

Event Organizer: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Perkiomen Creek Watershed Improvement Corp.; American Water; Runaway Farm Pet Hospital; Sustainable Solutions; Spotts, Stevens & McCoy, Inc.; Rahn Construction Time: 9:00 AM - about noon. Pre-registration required.
Location: Pre-registration is required by April 10. Call 610.287.9383 to register., 1 Skippack Pike, Schwenksville, PA
Contact: 610.287.9383 Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy
The Perkimen Watershed Conservancy's annual Stream Clean-Up removes tons of trash, debris and other large objects from the Perkie and her tributaries each year. Clean-Up sites can be anywhere within the 362 square mile watershed.

ENERGY FESTIVAL & EARTH DAY CELEBRATION; VOLUNTEER WORKDAY

Event Organizer: Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Peco
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Location: 8480 Hagy's Mill Road, Philadelphia, PA
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Fuel your curiosity...
Restoration workday: 10am-12pm
Energy Festival & Earth Day Celebration: 11am-3pm
$5/person, $20 max/family
Volunteers participating in the Restoration Workday get in free!
Rain or shine.

Join us for a day of family fun! Children and adults will discover what energy is, and how we use it in our daily lives. Exciting hand-on activities and exhibits, including composting, solar panels, bio-fuels, and locally grown foods. Learn simple strategies for reducing our energy footprint. Special Presentation: The Schuylkill Center Artist in Residence Gary Miller and students from the Green Woods Charter School will present their collaborative project, "A Meadow by The Green Woods."
Exhibitors: DEP; Green Woods Charter School; Postgreen; The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education; and more. The Schuylkill Center is pleased to partner with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for this special event.
The Schuylkill Center welcomes PECO, an Exelon Company, as an Energy Festival Sponsor.

Events For 04/23/09 (Thursday)

NATIVE WILDFLOWER SALE PREPARATION

Event Organizer: Churchville Nature Center

Time: 3 pm - 8pm
Location: Wildflower Sale Area and Greenhouse. Pre sign-up required, 501 Churchville Lane, Churchville, PA
Contact: 215-357-4005 ext. 16 Churchville Nature Center
Churchville Nature Center's Annual Wildflower Sale encourages native plant education and restoration while providing over 5,000 plants for sale to homeowners to create backyard wildlife habitat. Volunteers are needed to help carry plants out of the greenhouse to the sale yard approx. 3-5:30 pm and then to price annuals until 8PM. For the plant pricing volunteers should be from teen through adult and that do not mind bending over. For sign-up contact Coordinator of volunteers, Diane Sears at 215-357-4005 ext.16.

Events For 04/25/09 (Saturday)

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, QUEEN VILLAGE

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Queen Village Tree Tenders
Time: 9 AM
Location: Meet at 416 Queen Street, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Carla Puppin 215 339-0975 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

TREE PLANTING DAY AT STROUD PRESERVE

Event Organizer: Natural Lands Trust

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Co-sponsored by Stroud Water Research Center and Erthnxt
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00 noon
Location: Natural Lands Trust - Stroud Preserve, 454 North Creek Road, West Chester, PA
Contact: 610-353-5587 x266 Natural Lands Trust
Join Erthnxt, the Natural Lands Trust and the Stroud Water Research Center in planting 1,000 tree seedlings at the Stroud Preserve in West Chester this spring. Part of a scientific experiment, this large planting will allow us to compare our technique of planting two acres of floodplain with a protocol driven by the Army Corps of Engineers and Evergreen Environmental, a consulting company doing a wetland restoration planting adjacent to ours at the site. As always, if you come — be prepared to pitch in and please bring your own shovel and work gloves, if you have them. All ages are welcome! To register or for more information, please contact Allison Trdan at atrdan_@erthnxt.org by April 17th. This event will be held rain or shine.

DELAWARE COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION

Event Organizer: Delaware County Household Hazardous Waste Program

Time: 9 AM to 3 PM
Location: Emergency Services Training Center, 1700 Calcon Hook Road, Darby, 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, printers, fax machines and portable televisions will also be collected at this event. 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.

SIXTH ANNUAL PENNFUTURE WATERSHED WORKSHOP

Event Organizer: PennFuture

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Brandywine River Museum, US Route 1, Chadds Ford, PA
Contact: 717-214-7920 PennFuture
This workshop will give grassroots watershed groups, conservancies, municipal government officials, and volunteers the insight necessary to make a strategic difference in water quality protection. Hear from leading environmental professionals and attorneys about the legal tools available to address local stormwater and wastewater management, and learn more effective ways to participate in the decision-making process. The cost of the workshop is FREE to PennFuture members; $10 for non-members. A light breakfast, lunch and all materials are included. Space is limited and registration is required by Friday, April 17, 2009; register today at https://secure2.convio.net/penn/site/Ticketing?view=Tickets&id=101961&JServSessionIdr006=ev8au1q0g7.app14a or by calling 717-214-7920.

ANNUAL DARBY CREEK CLEAN UP

Location: Upper Darby, PA
Contact: John & Jan Haigis, 610-583-0788
Email: Johnghd@yahoo.com

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, FAIRMOUNT

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Fairmount Tree Tenders
Time: 8 AM
Location: Meet at WARD PARK, 24th & ASPEN ST., Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Barbara Epstein 215-765-3092 (H) 215-704-2511 (C) Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, HUNTING PARK

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Hunting Park Tree Tenders
Time: 10 AM
Location: Meet at 6th and Courtland, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Mike Roth -- 215-370-8029 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, NEWBOLD

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Newbold Neighbors Association
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Meet at DiSilvestro Recreation Center, 15th and Morris, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Leslianna Federici -- 609-501-1634 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

CAMPFIRE GATHERING

Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center

Time: 7:30pm
Location: Outdoor amphitheater (near building), Silver Lake Nature Center, 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA
Contact: 2157851177 Silver Lake Nature Center
Individuals and families are welcome to come out and enjoy some of the simple pleasures in life as we as we gather ‘round the campfire for singing, storytelling, and roasting marshmallows. Please call to register by April 24th. Fee: $5 FOSL member; $8 non-member (no charge for children under three years old).

BOAT & WATER SAFETY AWARENESS COURSE (BWSA)

Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center
Time: 8am to 4pm
Location: 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA
Contact: 2157851177 Silver Lake Nature Center
This is the official course offered by the PA Fish and Boat Commission. Once you pass, you can apply for their safe boating certificate. Call for details, and register early, as space is limited! Fee: $15/person.

CHILDREN'S EARTH DAY FOREST

Event Organizer: Lower Merion Conservancy

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: PECO, Whole Foods
Event continues until: 04/26/09
Time: 10:00-3:00
Location: Linwood Avenue Park, Linwood and Athens Avenues, Ardmore, PA
Contact: 610-645-9030 Lower Merion Conservancy
In a tent in a new public park, hike a forest filled with animals and plants handcrafted by hundreds of kids. Games, art, science, and more, it's ecology come alive!

DARBY CREEK-COBBS CREEK WATERSHED-WIDE CLEANUP

Event Organizer: Darby Creek Valley Association

Location: Check the web site www.dcva.org to find a cleanup site near you, various locations throughout the watershed, 31 municipalities, PA
Contact: (610) 583-0788 -Jan and John Haigis, Co-Chairs Darby Creek Valley Association
This is the 25th year for the annual cleanup in some 35 locations across the 77 square miles and 31 municipalities of the Darby Creek, Cobbs Creek Watershed.

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Northeast Tree Tenders
Time: 9 AM
Location: Meet at Al Furqan Mosque, next to the Dollar Tree at Cottman and The Boulevard, 7252 Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Hasan Malik 215 694 9607 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

JAPANESE KNOTWEED REMOVAL

Event Organizer: ArdWood Civic Association

Time: 9 AM to noon
Location: On the Indian Creek, Lower Merion Township, PA
Email: ericlowry@yahoo.com
We will be removing Japanese Knotweed from a stormwater basin in Lower Merion Township (on the Indian Creek).

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, HOLMESBURG

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Holmesburg Tree Tenders
Time: 8 AM
Location: Meet at Holmesburg Rec. Center, 4500 Rhawn St., Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Peg Muldowney -- 215-331-2747 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, NORRISTOWN BOROUGH

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Location: Call or e-mail for directions., Norristown Borough, PA
Contact: Jean Holland 610- 278-3554 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, NORTHERN LIBERTIES

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Northern Liberties
Location: Call or e-mail for directions., Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Erika Goldberg 215-563-6368 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, KENSINGTON

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Kensington South NAC
Time: 10 AM
Location: Meet at AlAqsa Islamic Society, 1501 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Lisa Maiello 215-370 0099 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

CREEK CLEAN-UP

Event Organizer: Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Merck
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: 12 Morris Road, Ambler, PA
Contact: 215-646-8866 Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
Annual Creek Clean-Up of the Wissahickon Creek. Visit wvwa.org and call for details and to register.

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, LEMON RIDGE

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Lemon Ridge Tree Tenders
Time: 10 AM
Location: Meet at 429 N. 13th St. (tentative location), Philadelphia, PA
Contact: C'Anne Anderson 215-923-0725 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, NEW KENSINGTON

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: New Kensington CDC
Time: 10 AM
Location: Meet at NKCDC Garden Center, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Marlene Buck -- 215-427-0350 ext. 122 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, MLK VILLAGE

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: MLK Village
Time: 10 AM
Location: Meet at the Corner of 13th and Fitzwater, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Raed Nasser -- 610-636-0504 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

Events For 04/28/09 (Tuesday)

BACKYARD COMPOSTING WORKSHOP

Event Organizer: Penn State University Cooperative Extension

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: PA Dept. of Environmental Protection
Time: 6 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Bernard’s Orchards, 1079 Waswaset Road, Kennett Square, PA
Contact: To Register Call 610-347-2151 Penn State University Cooperative Extension
This workshop is part of a statewide backyard composting education program. The goal of the program is to promote the recycling and reuse of yard trimmings, leaves, grass, kitchen scraps and other organic materials. The program won the 2002 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence.Cost $20, backyard compost bin will be given to all attendees. Seating is limited, please register by April 21st at phone number above or visit website for more info.

ESSENTIALS OF SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING COURSE

Event Organizer: Sustainable Packaging Coalition

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Packaging Association of Canada (PAC)
Packaging and Technology Integrated Solutions (PTIS)
Sustainable Packaging Coalition

Event continues until: 04/29/09
Location: Contact Event Organizer, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Lindsey Ogle (416) 490-7860 x222 Sustainable Packaging Course
The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging course is designed for packaging and corporate professionals seeking a deeper understanding of sustainability and how sustainability criteria can be effectively integrated into the packaging development process to enhance the lives of people, lower environmental impact and reduce costs. The only course developed by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging is structured around the SPC’s “Definition of Sustainable Packaging” and provides critical insights, design considerations, and innovative examples from the packaging industry and beyond.
Registration Required. Visit the website.
Cost: $995 (members) $1,350 (non-members)

WATERSHED STREAM SCHOOL: TECHNIQUES TO MONITOR AND PROTECT YOUR LOCAL STREAM

Event Organizer: Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Event continues until: 04/29/09 Time: 8:45 am - 4pm
Location: Historic Prallsville Mill, 24 Risler St, Stockton, NJ
Contact: 215-369-1188 x 110 Delaware Riverkeeper Network
Ever wonder how you can determine if your local stream is healthy or polluted? Are you already a stream monitor but want to expand your toolbox of skills? Do you wonder what data your watershed group can gather to help better protect or restore streams in your communities? Or are you new to the water world and just curious of what insects and critters live in your local stream and want to get involved protecting them? Then Stream School is for you!

Events For 04/29/09 (Wednesday)

BACKYARD COMPOSTING WORKSHOP

Event Organizer: Penn State University Cooperative Extension

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: PA Dept. of Environmental Protection
Time: 7 PM
Location: Hatfield Township Public Meeting Room of the Township Bldg, 1950 School Rd, Hatfield, PA
Contact: To Register Contact Nancy Stock at 215-855-0900 Penn State University Cooperative Extension
This workshop is part of a statewide backyard composting education program. The goal of the program is to promote the recycling and reuse of yard trimmings, leaves, grass, kitchen scraps and other organic materials. The program won the 2002 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence.
Seating is limited, registration required. Visit the website for more info.

Events For 05/01/09 (Friday)

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, FAIRHILL & ST HUGH/HACE

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Fairhill & St Hugh/HACE
Time: 10 AM (May occur on May 2 instead!)
Location: Meet at HACE (Call or e-mail to confirm date), 167 W. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Willie Gonzalez 215-426-8025 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

Events For 05/02/09 (Saturday)

NATIVE PLANT SALE

Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center

Event continues until: 05/03/09 Time: Sat. 10am to 4pm, Sun. noon to 4pm
Location: 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA
Contact: 2157851177 Silver Lake Nature Center
We are happy to offer a large selection of plants that will thrive in your garden. Try our annuals, perennials and biennials - for sun and shade, birds and butterflies.

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, IMPACT SERVICES

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Impact Services
Time: 10 AM
Location: Meet at Impact Services, 1952 E. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Phyllis Martino 215-739-1600 x141 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

BACKYARD COMPOSTING WORKSHOP, VOLLMECKE ORCHARDS

Event Organizer: Penn State University Cooperative Extension

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: PA Dept. of Environmental Protection
Time: 1 PM to 2:30 PM
Location: Vollmecke Orchards, 155 Cedar Knoll Road, Coatesville, PA
Contact: To Register call 610-383-4616 Backyard Compost
This workshop is part of a statewide backyard composting education program. The goal of the program is to promote the recycling and reuse of yard trimmings, leaves, grass, kitchen scraps and other organic materials. The program won the 2002 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. Cost $20, backyard compost bin will be given to all attendees. Seating is limited, please register by April 25th at phone number above or visit website for more info.

12TH ANNUAL CHESTER-RIDLEY-CRUM CREEKS CLEAN UP

Event Organizer: Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association

Time: 9 - 12
Location: Media, PA
Contact: 610-892-8731 Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association
Volunteer to help clean up the Chester, Ridley & Crum Creeks. 35 clean up sites available. Last year over 500 people picked up an estimated 40,000 lbs. of debris! Call or email to find a location near you.

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, DIVERSIFIED COMMUNITY

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Diversified Community
Time: 10 AM
Location: Meet at Diversified Community Center, 1529 S. 22nd St. ( 22nd and Tasker), Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Cheryl Weiss 215-336-5505 Ext 342 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

BACKYARD COMPOSTING WORKSHOP, AWBURY ARBORETUM ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY GARDEN CLUB

Event Organizer: Penn State University Cooperative Extension

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: PA Dept. of Environmental Protection
Time: 10 - 11:30
Location: Awbury Arboretum Association Community Garden Club, Ardleigh & Washington Lane, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
This workshop is part of a statewide backyard composting education program. The goal of the program is to promote the recycling and reuse of yard trimmings, leaves, grass, kitchen scraps and other organic materials. The program won the 2002 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. Seating is limited, registration may be required. Visit the website for more info.

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.

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Northeast Tree Tenders
Time: 9 AM
Location: Meet at Al Furqan Mosque, next to the Dollar Tree at Cottman and The Boulevard, 7252 Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Hasan Malik -- 215 694 9607 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, ROXBOROUGH

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Central Roxborough Civic Association
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Garden R.U.N., 242 Monastery, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Jill Schneider 215-779-3688 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING, NOAH

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: NOAH
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Call or e-mail for directions., Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Pauline Rosenberg 215-879-1071 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

Events For 05/03/09 (Sunday)

BARE ROOT TREE PLANTING

Event Organizer: TreeVitalize

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Philly Tree People / Traveling Tree People
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Meet at 2771 Jasper Street, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Nykia M. Perez -- 215-284-6383 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Hello All Tree Lovers! Welcome to the Spring Planting Season!! PHS and the DCNR TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. Planting all those trees will take quite a bit of volunteer-power and we need all the help we can get!

Events For 05/06/09 (Wednesday)

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.

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 MEDIA

Time: 6 PM to 9 PM
Location: Iron Hill Brewery, 30 E. State St., Media, PA
Email: kelly@yourlifemoves.com
Every month people who work in the environmental field and anyone just interested in talking Green meet up for a beer at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. Come anytime and ask the hostess where the Green Drinks group is sitting.

Events For 05/07/09 (Thursday)

VERMICOMPOSTING - WORM COMPOSTING CLASS

Event Organizer: Pennsylvania Resources Council, Inc.

Time: 7 PM
Location: PRC’s Eastern Campus Ridley Creek State Park, PA
Contact: Siobhan Lynam 610-353-1555 ext 232 Pennsylvania Resources Council
Worm your way into composting with one of nature’s most efficient recyclers, the earthworm! Worm composting or vermicomposting ("Vermi" is Latin for "worm.") is an effective way to recycle both food and paper waste and turn it into valuable and nutrient-rich soil fertilizer.
Class participants will learn how to house, feed, harvest and care for their own worms. Each participant or couple will be provided with a bin, instructions, and worms. You will go home with a complete, ready to use vermiculture system!
Cost $30 Per Person. Registration Required.

BACKYARD COMPOSTING WORKSHOP

Event Organizer: Penn State University Cooperative Extension

Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: PA Dept. of Environmental Protection
Location: Neshaminy Manor Center, 1282 Almshouse Road, Doylestown, PA
Contact: Susan Schneck / 215-345-3283 Backyard Compost
This workshop is part of a statewide backyard composting education program. The goal of the program is to promote the recycling and reuse of yard trimmings, leaves, grass, kitchen scraps and other organic materials. The program won the 2002 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. Seating is limited, registration may be required. Visit the website for more info.

Events For 05/08/09 (Friday)

FULL MOON KAYAK TRIP AT SILVER LAKE NATURE CENTER

Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center

Time: 7pm to 10pm
Location: Meet at parking lot by lake at Silver Lake Park, 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA
Contact: 2157851177 Silver Lake Nature Center
Enjoy a unique view of the lake at night. Adults only. Please call 215-785-1177 as pre-registration is required. Fee:$20 member; $25 non-member.

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