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.

Water infrastructure improvements

Door Open for Communities to Improve Water Infrastructure, Governor Rendell Says

HARRISBURG (Dec. 10) – Pennsylvania residents will benefit now that guidelines have been approved for local governments wanting to apply for state funding to improve critical water infrastructure systems, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today.

Full Story:
http://enews.state.pa.us/c.asp?xToYlAOlp5Zim5FdrZJ5egNdo63w56ldJPiY5R9R2DSg

Rain Barrel Workshop

Rain Barrel Workshop

Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Location: Lower Salford Township Municipal Building, 379 Main Street, Harleysville, PA

Registration: Register by October 6, 2008 to reserve a spot in the workshop. The workshop is free.

Contact: Kristina Henderson, Montgomery County Conservation District at 610-489-4506 x25 or by e-mail at khenderson@montgomeryconservation.org

WIN A RAIN BARREL: Rain Barrels will be raffled off to the participants at the workshop. Barrels will be shipped directly to recipients home.

Learn how to install, use and benefit from having a rain barrel. In addition, learn about things you can do around your home and neighborhood that can make a difference. Feel free to ask questions about rain barrels or other BMP’s you’d like to use at your home.

Informational handouts will be available.

from the wissahicken watershed partnership

1-Three rain gardens will be installed thanks to the work of municipal partners, URS Corporation, Philadelphia Water Department (PEC), EACs, and others. Come to learn about rain gardens and help plant the gardens:

• Jarrettown Elementary School on Sunday September 28^th at 9 am.
• Rosyln Park in Abington on Saturday, October 4^th at 9 am.
• Ricciardi Park in Ambler on Saturday, October 11^th at 9 am.
• I will send announcements addressing details and who to contact in a second e-mail.

2-Final designs for three stormwater basin retrofits are complete thanks to help from municipal partners, Viridian and Meliora Consultants, PWD, and others. PEC has received construction funding and will work with the following municipalities to complete the retrofits over the next year:

• Village Circle basin in Whitpain Township
• Center Street basin in North Wales Borough
• Aidenn Lair Park basins in Upper Dublin Township
• I will send information on education events related to the retrofit work as they are developed.

3-Development Roundtable continues with September 16^th working meeting. Participants focused on land use trends in Whitpain, Whitemarsh, Springfield, and Upper Dublin Townships, and identified areas where development ordinance and policy changes can protect natural resources. The Roundtable group will continue to work via site visits, meetings, and an internet base camp to define specific development rule changes that will maintain and improve the environment.

Pennypack Farm tour

Last night the Park Creek Watershed Association took a tour of the Pennypack Farm on Mann Road in Horsham. The farm is 24 acres which has beehives, chickens, turkeys, Apple trees, and fields, greenhouses, and hoop houses full of vegetables and fruits growing. A self guided tour is available with signs that point out the important reasons for this farm.
Pennypack Farm Education Center for Sustainable Food Systems is a charitable, nonprofit educational organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of the health, economic, ecological and social issues involved in sustainable local food systems.

Pennypack Farm http://www.pennypackfarm.org