Official page for the Uwchlan Township Environmental Advisory Council
Meetings open to the public every third Thursday of the month at 7PM at the Uwchlan Township Building.
đŁCalling all volunteers!
Help our Uwchlan Township Environmental Advisory Council plant native treesđ±
Saturday, October 14th | 9:00am to 12:00pm
Baird Park | 715 N. Ship Road, Exton
Gloves and tools provided.
To register or get more info, see our website đ www.uwchlan.com/civicalerts.aspx?AID=301
We hope to see you there!
Mark your calendar!
Purchase tickets to the Wings Over Water screening and panel this Wednesday in Phoenixville. One of our own, Susan Harris, is a panelist and hopes to see you there!
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 7:00pm Eastern
A wonderful side project for our Heart of Uwchlan team at Uwchlanâs Rhondda Community. This project used dredged sediment from the pond to make a meadow for our local habitat and stormwater management. Great job and many thanks to Toni Gorkin, Kathy Tracy and our many volunteers!
Uwchlan Township
These folks are dedicated! We appreciate their time, sweat, and back aches expanding and maintaining these garden areas. Please reach out to join this team. And more garden areas to come!
A big thank you to our Heart of Uwchlan Project volunteers! đ©âđŸđšâđŸ
Over the last four years, theyâve given almost 1000 hours of service combined.
Their efforts have helped introduce native plants, educate the public, and expand the biodiversity of 3 gardens in Baird Parkđ±
For more info on what theyâve achieved and how to get involved â check out our website đ https://tinyurl.com/CivicAlert200609
[Pictured from left: Toni, Katharina, Laura, Kathy, Zulma, Jim, Alexa]
Uwchlan Township Environmental Advisory Council
Thanks to everyone who came out to Monsters, Masks, and Pollinators! We had so much fun kicking off Halloween Weekend with you! Keep an eye out for more EAC events.
TODAY from 1-3 at the township park the EAC is hosting Mosters, Masks, and Pollinators! Fun for all ages! Stop by for candy, seeds, trees, and more! See you there!
Come trick or treat for a tree seedling at Uwchlan EACâs Monsters, Masks and Pollinators event TOMORROW, Saturday October 29, 1-3 pm at Baird Park (Township Park). Learn how to plant a tree in your garden to benefit birds and bees!
Fun for all ages on October 29th from 1-3 at the township building. Trick-or-Treat for native plant seed packets at the Uwchlan EACâs event âMonsters, Masks and Pollinators.â The Heart of Uwchlan team will be handing out seed packets for you to plant native plants in your own garden like the ones in the projectâs three pollinator gardens. Also, see information about how to âwinter sowâ the seeds in plastic jugs for winter treatment so you have seedlings to plant in the spring and so much more!
Costumes encouraged!
Mark your calendars!
PA Master Naturalists Marty Meadows and Kathy Tracy joined Alexa Manning and Toni Gorkin to work on the Heart of Uwchlan gardens at Uwchlan Township Baird Park. They surveyed the native plants in the Streamside and Wetland Gardens, gathered seeds and suggestions for spring additions, weeded and mulched. Come visit the gardens and see their handiwork, and contact the Uwchlan EAC if youâd like to join the growing volunteer corps.
September meeting tonight at 7PM at the township building. We hope to see you there!
The Heart of Uwchlan project was one of several pollinator gardens presented at the West Chester Green Teamâs special event on Saturday, August 27, âChester County Grows â Gardens Inspired by Douglas Tallamy.â The gardens are on Dr. Tallamyâs Homegrown National Park map. Heart of Uwchlan project leader Toni Gorkin spoke about the âSleepâŠCreepâŠLeapâ progress of the three gardens in Baird Park over the last three years, noting also the growth of volunteer participation and increasing public interest in pollinator gardens. Uwchlan Board of Supervisors Mayme Baumann and Bill Miller and their spouses, EAC member Jim Warihay and his wife attended the very delightful gala event at the West Chester Historical Society.
Stop by our table between now and 7:30 at Community Day!
Be sure to stop by our table!
TOMORROW is the day!
Join us for a fun evening full of food trucks, music, crafters, a community tent and fireworks at dusk. See you there.
All are welcome to attend our August meeting tonight at 7PM at the township building.
The Heart of Uwchlan pollinator gardens, including the Milkweed Monarch habitat by the Uwchlan Township meeting room, are enrolled in the Homegrown National Park and are on the map! Come visit them and check out the information here about how to support monarch butterflies.
Join us for our July meeting tonight at the township building at 7PM.
Our milkweed brings all the butterflies to the yard!
A special thank you to everyone who came out to our 'SPRING INTO SUMMER' event yesterday afternoon! We hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather with us!
The Heart of Uwchlan garden is looking fabulous and ready for todayâs Spring Into Summer event in honor of native plant week- stop by between 1-3pm to check out the learning trail in Baird Park, learn about the Uwchlan Township Police Departmentâs hybrid patrol vehicles, and bring home your own native plant! Weâve even got some monarch caterpillar VIPs ready to show you the importance of milkweed in your gardens⊠come say hello! đ
Saturday, June 4th 1-3pm
Uwchlan Township/Baird Park
715 N Ship Rd, Exton
Donât miss out on fun for the whole family TOMORROW from 1-3 at the township building. All are welcome and we canât wait to see you!
Donât miss out on fun for the whole family TOMORROW from 1-3 at the Township building. All are welcome and we canât wait to see you!
Join us for an afternoon of fun on June 4th!
Join us for our meeting TONIGHT at 7PM at the Township building.
The final rain garden installation for this spring is this Saturday, May 21st! If youâve been interested in getting involved, please check out this sign up for volunteer opportunities.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DA4A92EA2FF2-residential
Beware of this harmful plant that has been observed in the area and its negative effects!
We have bluebirds in the house at the Wetland Garden!
Happy Earth Day! The Uwchlan Township EAC strives to celebrate Earth, not just today, but every day through community engagement, education, and policy.
How do you celebrate Earth throughout the year?
All our welcome to join our 7PM meeting tonight at the Township building.
A successful day cleaning up trash in Uwchlan Township!
Donât miss out on our community cleanup TODAY! We will meet at the township building at 4PM. We hope to see you there!
Join the EAC for a community cleanup on Tuesday, April 19th at 4PM at the Township Building. We hope to see you there!
Here are some of the more commonly available native plants to bring life to your yard.
Our March meeting is tonight at 7PM at the Township Building. All EAC meetings are open to the public.
Leaving the plant stalks in the Heart of Uwchlan Milkweed Garden for native bees who may have laid eggs or overwintered in hollow stems. They are important pollinators. Donât cut stalks or remove them until temperatures are consistently in the 50âs and the bees will have emerged. Also, donât remove or discard the leaves or clean up the ground until then: butterflies, moths, native bees, and other beneficial wildlife is overwintering in them. Support our native pollinators!
West Pikeland Township Presents, "You Bet Your Garden" host Mike McGrath's:
âThe Dirty Little Secret of Lawn Careâ
Join us via Zoom on February 24, 2022 @ 7pm here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89460980827
Lawns should be a valuable planetary resource; they slow the pace of heavy rains and help prevent floods; they pump an almost unimaginable amount of oxygen into the air; they sequester a massive amount of carbon and slow the effects of climate change; and theyâre the last place youâre allowed to roll your children around in public.
Lawns become the enemy when unnecessary chemicals turn these huge benefits into an environmental nightmare. Be prepared to take notes when You Bet Your Garden host Mike McGrath reveals âthe Dirty Little Secret of Lawn Careâ.
Our February meeting is tonight at 7PM at the Township building. All are welcome to attend EAC meetings.
New meeting time! EAC meetings will now be held every third Thursday of the month at 7PM at the Township Building. All are welcome to attend.
Our February meeting will be 02/17.
This program was the seed for the Heart of Uwchlan project to plant pollinator friendly native plant gardens in Uwchlan Townshipâs Baird Park. It not only teaches about nature, but also about how to become engaged with the public around important natural issues.
Want to learn more about the natural world and support conservation in Northern Chester County? Become a PA Master Naturalist volunteer! A spring course is forming now with Green Valleys Watershed Association. For more information and to apply, visit https://bit.ly/PMNtraining.
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Check out some highlights from Monsters, Masks & Milkweeds this past Saturday. Thanks to everyone who came out! We hope you had fun and learned a little on the way!
You won't bee-lieve all the buzz this morning in our Heart of Uwchlan garden at Baird Park- our native plantings like Smooth Aster and Goldenrod are causing quite a bit of commotion! đ Did you know you can recreate your own Heart of Uwchlan garden? Check out our native plant lists and resources here: https://www.uwchlan.com/DocumentCenter/View/668/Heart-of-Uwchlan-Pollinator-Garden-Plant-Suggestions---Perennials #sustainableuwchlan
Earlier this month, the Uwchlan Township Police Department placed the first of two new hybrid police vehicles into service. The Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles are the first hybrid police SUV's for the Department, and represent great progress towards the Uwchlan Township Ready for 100 Resolution unanimously adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 2019. Both fiscally and environmentally sound, this transition to hybrid vehicles will bring increased savings on fuel and reduced CO2 emissions through decreased engine idling time and fewer fuel fill-ups, with enhanced officer safety protections and outstanding warranty support. The Uwchlan Township Environmental Advisory Council is proud to support the Department with the addition of these new vehicles to their fleet, and looks forward to continuing our partnership for progress towards the townshipâs sustainability goals! #sustainableuwchlan
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