Saturdays Planting Cancelled

Cedar Hill Road Basin Planting Volunteers:

I would like to thank you for volunteering to assist the Township with the planting of trees and shrubs in the Cedar Hill Road Basin. With the rain that we have had and the rain that we are expecting I am going to cancel the planting. As I stated above we were going to be planting in a basin which receives all the stormwater from the park so it will be extremely wet and will make planting difficult to impossible. Again I would like to thank you for volunteering for this project. The township will be planting the trees and shrubs over the next couple of weeks so come out and visit the site in November to take a look at all the new plants.

Thank you,

Mark L Hudson

Macroinvertebrate Identification Workshop

Macroinvertebrate Identification Workshop
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009
Time: 9 am – 3 pm
Cost: Free
Audience: Teachers, educators, watershed volunteers, fly anglers
(Act 48 hours available for teachers)
RSVP by: October 30, 2009
Location: Tyler State Park Office - Meeting Room
101 Swamp Road
Newtown, PA 18940
For directions, please visit:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/tyler.aspx
Do you ever wonder what lurks beneath the surface of the stream? Learn about the natural history of
macroinvertebrates (aquatic insects, crustaceans, and worms) that live on the stream bottom and how
these animals can be used as indicators of stream health.
Join StroudTM Water Research Center educators for this introductory hands-on workshop during which
participants will learn simple techniques to collect and identify macroinvertebrates and to determine
what these animals can indicate about stream health. The day will include discussion, field, and lab
time. Emphasis will be on learning identification skills.
Please dress for the field and if you have them, bring rubber boots. You will also need to provide your
own lunch.
Space is limited. Sign up soon!
Questions & Registrations should be directed to:
Christina Medved
Education Programs Manager
Stroud Water Research Center
610-268-2153 ext. 258
cmedved@stroudcenter.org

Plant trees and shrubs

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Horsham Township received a grant to purchase trees and shrubs that will
be planted in Cedar Hill Road Park Stormwater Detention Basin. The
Horsham Township Environmental Advisory Board is recruiting residents to
volunteer to help us with the planting of these trees and shrubs on
Sunday, October 18th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. We will have all the tools
and equipment that will be needed all we are asking from you is to come
out and assist with the planting (please bring your own gloves). If you
have any questions please contact Mark Hudson at 215-672-6913 or at
. Please RSVP to
if you plan to attend. Even if you will only be able to attend for a portion of time, we can
use your help! We will use your RSVP’s to help organize the volunteers.


Details:
Date: Sunday, October 18th
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Cedar Hill Road Park, meet in parking lot
Objective: Plant trees and shrubs



Thank you,
Mark L Hudson
Park Superintendent
P#: 215-672-6913
F#: 215-672-0849

Project Headwaters

Park Creek Watershed Association will have a guest speaker from Project Headwaters at the June 11th meeting at the Horsham Township Library at 7PM. Please come out and join us. Our meeting are free and open to the public.

Climate Time Machine

This web site has a great visual of Climate change


http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/ClimateTimeMachine/climateTimeMachine.cfm

Rain Barrels for sale

Bucks County Conservation District is selling rain barrels for $75 each as a fundraiser. Please note these barrels are available for less than half typical retail rates.

Please review the attached pdf for a photo and more information on how to order. There are only 25 barrels available on a first come, first served basis.

To place an order, please contact Gretchen Schatschneider at gretchenschats@bucksccd.org with your name, address and phone number.

Project Headwaters at June Meeting

Project Headwaters Mike Wilson will be giving a presentation at the June meeting at the Horsham Library at 7PM.

Project Headwaters was initiated in early 2007 by SE Montgomery County Trout Unlimited, Philadelphia Water Department Office of Watersheds (PWD), Temple/Villanova Sustainable Stormwater Initiative, Montgomery County Conservation District, AKRF, Inc. and Pennsylvania Environmental Council. These partners are seeking ways to improve urban watershed planning by implementing a regional initiative aimed at coordinated, strategic, action-oriented approach to watershed management.

http://www.projectheadwaters.org/ for more information.

This meeting is open to the public.

Water Drop Day 2009

Park Creek Watershed Association held a water drop patch program for girl scouts on May 2nd, 2009 at Kohler Park in Horsham PA. Twenty five girls showed up to participate in the creek walk, stream water monitoring, enviroscape demo and ground water model demo as well as other activities. The girls earned the Water Drop Patch for participation in the days events.

PCWA at Jarrett Nature Center for Earth Day event

Margaret and Carl worked the enviroscape at the Jarrett Nature Center Earth Day event.

Chris Jordan, eco-ambassador for National Geographic

On March 31st at 7:30 pm, HHEF is presenting Chris Jordan, eco-ambassador for National Geographic
and an environmental themed evening with an HHSD recycled student art exhibit, and other eco-exhibits
at a reception with Chris Jordan from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Both events are at the Simmons Elementary School.
The event is free, so please help us pass the word around to everyone that you know that might be interested.
You can obtain tickets for the event in advance on our website, or at the door.
More information about Chris Jordan can be found on our website www.hhef.org and at www.chrisjordan.com.
Please check it out as you will see he has an important message about mass consumption and recycling
that is presented in a very compelling way through the use of art and digital photography!

January 8, 2009 Meeting

The Park Creek Watershed Association will be meeting at the Horsham Library at 7PM this coming Thursday to work on the Girl Scout Water Drop Patch program we plan to host this spring.

All members and the public are invited to attend.