Environment & Outdoors
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Earth Week at WCU: Sidewalk Chalk, Museum Exhibit, and More
The entire West Chester community is invited to Chalk the Walk today with the borough mayor on Earth Day, April 22 (rain date is April 23), in one of the many events West Chester University is hosting for Earth Week. The chalking event is part of an Earth Day Art Stroll and Digital Art Festival…
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Brandywine Battlefield Property in Chadds Ford Bought by Conservation Group Promising to Protect the Land Forever
An historic Brandywine Battlefield property in nearby Chadds Ford originally considered for private development, was acquired March 25 by North American Land Trust (NASLT) which intends to protect the land forever under a conservative easement. The 72-acre property on Oakland Road will be open to the public as Brinton Run Preserve. The NALT acquisition preserves…
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Got Junk? They Want It. Montco Brothers Start Environmentally-Friendly Recycling Business
Montgomery County native brothers Bryan and Matt Siegfried have launched Rabbit Recycling, a start-up that helps customers get rid of most of their household junk in an environmentally-friendly way, writes Avi Bajpai for Philadelphia Magazine. Currently, the company serves 250 customers in the Philadelphia region. The brothers send clients five or eighteen-gallon containers per their…
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Hatboro-based Clean Earth Records Significant Increase in Aerosol Can Recycling
Clean Earth, the Hatboro-based specialty waste company, has recorded a significant increase in aerosol can recycling, writes DeAnne Toto for the Recycling Today. So far this year, the company’s Clean Earth Aerosol Recycling System has processed close to 1 million cans each month, and expects to reach 13 million by the end of the year.…
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Audubon Center Experts Hope Largest Mass Bird Collision Ever in Philly Inspires Action
In just one day, over 1,000 migrating birds such as Parula and Magnolia collided with high buildings in downtown Philadelphia, writes Connie Sanchez for Audobon.org. Now, experts at Audubon Center are hoping that this largest mass collision event ever in Philadelphia’s history will inspire action for bird-friendly communities. On October 2, Audubon Pennsylvania’s program manager…
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Audubon Company Leads the Way in Recycling the Fastest Growing Consumer Plastic
J.P. Mascaro & Sons in Audubon is leading the way in recycling the fastest-growing consumer plastic nationwide – flexible plastic packaging, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The company’s TotalRecycle plant was key in a national pilot program aimed at recycling, reusing, and educating consumers about FPP. Mascaro was selected for the program three…
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Philadelphia Area Experiencing Low Temperatures, Hazy Skies Due to West Coast Fires
Due to the fires raging on the West Coast, the Philadelphia region is experiencing hazy skies and uncharacteristically low temperatures, writes Anthony R. Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jet stream winds have blown smoke from the west and northwest regions of the US across the country to the East Coast and as far south as…
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Bryn Mawr Among Nation’s Top 50 Colleges for Renewable Energy
According to a new report by PennEnvironment, Bryn Mawr College is among the top fifty colleges and universities in the country for embracing renewable energy, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bryn Mawr gets all of its electricity through renewable sources, primarily by buying renewable energy credits. RECs allow institutions to buy renewable power…
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Ordering Takeout? Here’s a Haverford College Startup That Reduces Your Takeout Trash
The explosion of takeout food brought on by the pandemic with its throwaway plastic and Styrofoam isn’t good for the environment. Now a Haverford College senior and a recent graduate have created a startup, a reusable takeout food box and service to reduce all that trash, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. Bentbox was developed by…
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Montgomery County Office of Public Health Official Provides Tips on How to Deal with Tick Bites
Montgomery County has been a hot zone for the blacklegged tick, the primary carrier of Lyme disease, for at least a decade, writes Megan Frank for PBS39. “I’ve gone out and found 50 ticks in a small area,” said Steve Gerloff, environmental field services supervisor for the Montgomery County Office of Public Health. Gerloff collects…
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Philadelphia Magazine: Two Montco Trails Among 19 Must Try Bike Trails in Philadelphia Area
Two Montgomery County bike trails are among the nineteen best trails in the Philadelphia area that will provide an exhilarating experience no matter your riding needs, according to the Philadelphia Magazine. Perkiomen Trail is ideal for biking enthusiasts who are looking for a daylong ride. The majority of the trail is just ten to 12…
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Proposed Schuylkill River Trail Extension Would Create Uninterrupted Trail from Valley Forge to Philly’s Bartram’s Garden
The new, $43 million proposed extension of the Schuylkill River Trail would include a bridge with a scenic overlook and offer an uninterrupted trail from Valley Forge to Bartram’s Garden, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia has applied for a federal permit to construct the more than half-mile long extension along the eastern…
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EPA Chief Announces New Grant to Clean Up Pottstown Mercury Building During Town Visit
During his visit to Pottstown last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a new grant to clean up Pottstown Mercury building, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The grant is a part of $6.9 million in new funding for brownfields projects nationwide where communities work with the EPA to clean up…
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King of Prussia-Based ReFined Plastics to Open Recycling Facility in Neighboring Berks County
King of Prussia-based ReFined Plastics will open its first plastic recycling facility in the United States in neighboring Berks County, writes Lisa Scheid for the Reading Eagle. ReFined, a five-year-old advanced recycling company, will turn the former Titus Generating Station in Cumru Township into a facility that will take recyclable trash and convert it into…
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Three Montgomery County Farms Added To PA Farmland Preservation Program
Pennsylvania’s nation-leading farmland preservation program has added 48 farms to its roster, including three in Montgomery County, writes Paul Vigna for the Penn Live Patriot-News. The $11.9 million investment in food security by safeguarding 4,432 acres in 25 counties was announced last week by Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. An additional $2 million has been invested…
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Pennsylvania Program Issues Citizen-Science Challenges to Identify, Map Spotted Lanternfly
The Pennsylvania iMapInvasives program has issued citizen-science challenges for the following two months that will help identify and map spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania, writes Marcus Schneck for the Lehigh Valley Live. iMapInvasives is an online data management system based on a geographic information system that is used to help citizen scientists and natural resource professionals…
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Lansdale’s Liberty Bell Trail Receives Recognition for Excellence
Lansdale’s Liberty Bell Trail has been honored by the American Society of Highway Engineers as the Delaware Valley 2019 Project of the Year in the under $10 million category, writes Justin Heinze for the Patch. The society recognized the project for its complexity, significance to the area economy, and long term master plan. “This project…
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Local Man on Mission to Clean Wissahickon Valley Park and Help Save Sea Life
Madis Pihlak of Philadelphia is on a one-man mission to clean Wissahickon Valley Park from any trash that might end up in waterways and endanger sea life, writes Mari A. Schaefer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pihlak visited the Loggerhead Marine Life Center in Juno Beach in January with his girlfriend. There he learned that part…
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