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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.
Events For 04/08/09 (Wednesday)
BIRKAT HA-CHAMAH--BLESSING FOR THE SUN
Event Organizer: Or Hadash -A Reconstructionist Congregation
Time: 6:30 am
Location: Curtis Arboretum, Greenwood and Church Roads, Cheltenham, PA
Contact: 215-517-5541 Or Hadash
The Blessing of the Sun occurs once every 28 years in the Jewish calendar. It ties us back to the moment when the Sun was created. We will gather at 6:30 am for a special service to recite this blessing.
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 04/14/09 (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.
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!
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