The turtle fence work party has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 10
8-12AM. Still need volunteers. Can you help?
To stop box turtles from getting run over near the entrance to Cedar
Hill Road Park, the township has OKed a turtle fence (a 2 foot high silt
fence) if we can get volunteers to put it up.
When: Saturday, July 10, 8-12AM (early start to beat the mid-day summer sun)
Where: Park cars at Cedar Hill Road Park parking lot. Work site is
across the street from the park entrance.
Type of work: Mainly shoveling dirt and pounding in fence stakes.
For more info, contact: Ret Turner, 215-643-4397, returner@voicenet.com.
Please RSVP for full details and what to bring.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Volunteers needed this Saturday
Volunteers needed to erect a turtle fence on along Cedar Hill Road.
To stop box turtles from getting run over near the entrance to Cedar Hill Road Park, the township has OKed a turtle fence (a 2 foot high silt fence) if we can get volunteers to put it up.
When: Saturday, June 26, 8-12AM (early start to beat the mid-day summer sun)
Where: Park cars at Cedar Hill Road Park parking lot. Work site is across the street from the park entrance.
Type of work: Mainly shoveling dirt and pounding in fence stakes.
For more info, contact: Ret Turner, 215-643-4397, returner@voicenet.com. Please RSVP for full details and what to bring.
The Eastern box turtle is in serious trouble in Horsham Township and surrounding areas. Many factors are putting it in
jeopardy, including:
• Ongoing loss and fragmentation of habitat
• Roadway mortality
• Injuries or death from lawnmowers and other machinery
• Collection by people for pets and commercial poaching
In Pennsylvania (and many other states) the Eastern box turtle is protected. It is illegal to catch, take or harm them, or to
possess a box turtle that has been taken from the wild. [regulating authority: PA Fish and Boat Commission]
Here’s how you can help save our local box turtles in Horsham Township from dying out:
• Watch out for turtles in the road, especially during June & early July when females are searching for a place to
nest. If you come upon a turtle in the road, stop in the road if you can do so safely, thereby blocking other
vehicles from running over the turtle. Turn on your 4-way flashers. Take the turtle out of the roadway (be
careful if it’s a snapper turtle), over to the side where it was headed. If it was headed to an untenable area,
return it to the side it was coming from, placing it well away from the roadway.
• If you live by turtle habitat, watch out for turtles when mowing the lawn or using other machinery on the yard.
• If you see a turtle that’s been injured in the road or by a lawn mower, take it to a wildlife rehabilitation facility,
such as the Schuykill Center Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Philadelphia (215.482.8217.)
• If you see a turtle in the woods, take pictures and admire it, but leave it be. Box turtles should never be taken for
a pet. It’s bad for the turtle and jeopardizes the local turtle population. And it’s ILLEGAL! Never relocate a box
turtle far from its home range. It has to stay put, otherwise it will wander around trying to find its way back to its
“home turf”, likely dying in the attempt.
• Support efforts to set aside enough natural habitat to sustain a viable box turtle population.
To stop box turtles from getting run over near the entrance to Cedar Hill Road Park, the township has OKed a turtle fence (a 2 foot high silt fence) if we can get volunteers to put it up.
When: Saturday, June 26, 8-12AM (early start to beat the mid-day summer sun)
Where: Park cars at Cedar Hill Road Park parking lot. Work site is across the street from the park entrance.
Type of work: Mainly shoveling dirt and pounding in fence stakes.
For more info, contact: Ret Turner, 215-643-4397, returner@voicenet.com. Please RSVP for full details and what to bring.
The Eastern box turtle is in serious trouble in Horsham Township and surrounding areas. Many factors are putting it in
jeopardy, including:
• Ongoing loss and fragmentation of habitat
• Roadway mortality
• Injuries or death from lawnmowers and other machinery
• Collection by people for pets and commercial poaching
In Pennsylvania (and many other states) the Eastern box turtle is protected. It is illegal to catch, take or harm them, or to
possess a box turtle that has been taken from the wild. [regulating authority: PA Fish and Boat Commission]
Here’s how you can help save our local box turtles in Horsham Township from dying out:
• Watch out for turtles in the road, especially during June & early July when females are searching for a place to
nest. If you come upon a turtle in the road, stop in the road if you can do so safely, thereby blocking other
vehicles from running over the turtle. Turn on your 4-way flashers. Take the turtle out of the roadway (be
careful if it’s a snapper turtle), over to the side where it was headed. If it was headed to an untenable area,
return it to the side it was coming from, placing it well away from the roadway.
• If you live by turtle habitat, watch out for turtles when mowing the lawn or using other machinery on the yard.
• If you see a turtle that’s been injured in the road or by a lawn mower, take it to a wildlife rehabilitation facility,
such as the Schuykill Center Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Philadelphia (215.482.8217.)
• If you see a turtle in the woods, take pictures and admire it, but leave it be. Box turtles should never be taken for
a pet. It’s bad for the turtle and jeopardizes the local turtle population. And it’s ILLEGAL! Never relocate a box
turtle far from its home range. It has to stay put, otherwise it will wander around trying to find its way back to its
“home turf”, likely dying in the attempt.
• Support efforts to set aside enough natural habitat to sustain a viable box turtle population.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Park Creek Watershed Association Meeting
There will be a meeting tonight at the Horsham Library at 7PM.
We do not have a room reserved so will be in the cafeteria or one of the
small glassed rooms at the back.
This will most likely be the last formal meeting until September due to summer
vacations.
We do not have a room reserved so will be in the cafeteria or one of the
small glassed rooms at the back.
This will most likely be the last formal meeting until September due to summer
vacations.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Kohler Park Plan being presented
On Monday, June 21st, at 7PM there will be a presentation of the Kohler Park Plan
at the Horsham Township building. If you are interested in learning more about what is being planned for Kohler Park, you should plan on attending.
The meeting will be held in council chambers.
Contact Horsham Township for further information.
at the Horsham Township building. If you are interested in learning more about what is being planned for Kohler Park, you should plan on attending.
The meeting will be held in council chambers.
Contact Horsham Township for further information.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Trees
Vote to plant more trees in parks!
Beginning May 25, Pennsylvania State Parks will be competing with the 49 other states in the “Plant a Tree” online campaign sponsored by Odwalla fruit juices. Citizens across the nation will be asked to go to the Odwalla website, and vote for their favorite state to have a tree planted. Please help Pennsylvania become the top vote-getter and score the most dollars for state park trees.
Vote on May 25th for more trees in PA State Parks at
www.odwalla.com/plantatree
View our campaign video featuring “Barry White Oak” at www.visitPAparks.com
Beginning May 25, Pennsylvania State Parks will be competing with the 49 other states in the “Plant a Tree” online campaign sponsored by Odwalla fruit juices. Citizens across the nation will be asked to go to the Odwalla website, and vote for their favorite state to have a tree planted. Please help Pennsylvania become the top vote-getter and score the most dollars for state park trees.
Vote on May 25th for more trees in PA State Parks at
www.odwalla.com/plantatree
View our campaign video featuring “Barry White Oak” at www.visitPAparks.com
Thursday, March 11, 2010
PCWA meeting tonight
There will be a meeting of the Park Creek Watershed Association tonight at 7PM at the Horsham Township Library.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Stormwater Control Talk for Homeowners
Date: Monday, March 1
Time: 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: Horsham Township Building, 1025 Horsham Road, Horsham PA 19044
Event: Stormwater Control Talk for Homeowners
Description:
Horsham Township invites you to come out for a short educational session about stormwater management and what residents can do on their properties to help control it. We will discuss infiltration, rain gardens, rain barrels, pervious pavers, infiltration trenches and general house keeping for your property. We will also discuss backyard buffers that you can install to help with stormwater control. We will have two speakers; Joanne Dahme from the Philadelphia Water Department and Susan Harris from the Montgomery County Conservation District to present the information and answer questions. At the end of the session we will give away one rain barrel to a member of the audience. Any questions please call Horsham Township at 215-643-3131.
William T. Walker
Time: 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: Horsham Township Building, 1025 Horsham Road, Horsham PA 19044
Event: Stormwater Control Talk for Homeowners
Description:
Horsham Township invites you to come out for a short educational session about stormwater management and what residents can do on their properties to help control it. We will discuss infiltration, rain gardens, rain barrels, pervious pavers, infiltration trenches and general house keeping for your property. We will also discuss backyard buffers that you can install to help with stormwater control. We will have two speakers; Joanne Dahme from the Philadelphia Water Department and Susan Harris from the Montgomery County Conservation District to present the information and answer questions. At the end of the session we will give away one rain barrel to a member of the audience. Any questions please call Horsham Township at 215-643-3131.
William T. Walker
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