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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 03/25/09 (Wednesday)
ENERGY DEREGULATION: HOW THE PENDING RATE INCREASES WILL AFFECT YOUR BUSINESS
Event Organizer: Center City Proprietors Assoc.
Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Blackney Hayes Architects - Public Ledger Building, 150 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA
Contact: 215-545-7766
Pennsylvania is transitioning through the final stage of deregulation - rate cap expiration is coming soon! Energy companies will now be permitted to raise their rates. The new pricing can be devastating, especially during our struggling economy. Managing your utility costs can help your business survive. Whether your own your building or rent an office you need to learn how these changes will affect your bottom line. Learn from utility experts how this will affect you and ways you can prepare. They'll de-mystify the newly deregulated market, present opportunities, and uncover strategies for success. Free for CCPA members, $20 for non-members. Space is limited. Reservations are required. 215-545-7766
Events For 03/28/09 (Saturday)
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.
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.
Events For 04/01/09 (Wednesday)
GREEN DRINKS PHILADELPHIA
Event Organizer: Green Drinks Delaware Valley
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Standard Tap, 2nd & Poplar St., Philadelphia, PA
Green Drinks Philadelphia
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 Philadelphia
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 Philadelphia
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 Philadelphia
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 FOR THE EARTH
Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center
Time: 9am-2pm
Location: We meet in the Nature Center building auditorium., 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)
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
EARTH DAY EVENT
Event Organizer: Silver Lake Nature Center
Sponsors or Supporting Organizations: Local scout troops and local organizations.
Time: 930am-330pm
Location: We meet in the nature center auditorium and continue activities outside., 1306 Bath Road, Bristol, PA
Contact: 215.785.1177 Silver Lake Nature Center
Public activities, nature walks, scout environmental badge demonstrations, activities related to upcoming summer clubs and volunteer opportunities.
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.
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.
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: 215.785.1177 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.
ENERGY FESTIVAL & EARTH DAY CELEBRATION VOLUNTEER WORKDAY
Event Organizer: The 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… for our Restoration Workday, from 10 am – 12 pm. Or come check out the Energy Festival & Earth Day Celebration, which will be going on from 11 am – 3 pm.It’s $5 per person, or $20 maximum for an entire family.Volunteers participating in the Restoration Workday get in FREE! This event is 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.
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