Events For 04/01/09 (Wednesday)
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
SERVE THE PRESERVE
Event Organizer: Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: McNeil
Time: 9 am - Noon
Location: Prophecy Creek Park on Skippack Pike, Blue Bell, PA
Contact: 215-646-8866 Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
Join us at our Briar Hill Preserve on Saturday, April 4 to help us restore a section of trail. We'll be removing invasive plants and replanting with native trees and shrubs. For more information contact Bob Adams at 215-646-8866 or bob@wvwa.org.
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.
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