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Photo Credit: Rick Darke |
Community Spaces, Natural PlacesFebruary 23, 2008 or February 26, 2008 |
Community Spaces, Natural PlacesFREE workshop and Field TrainingSponsored by:
WORKSHOPLocal horticulture and watershed experts will give presentations, informative take-home resource materials will be distributed, and attendees will be eligible to win gift certificates for native plants. When: Saturday, Feb. 23rd 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Or Tuesday, Feb. 26th 6:45 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. (Snow/Ice Dates: Tuesday, March 11, and Saturday, March 29) Location: London Grove Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Rd., West Grove, PA 19390 (directions to London Grove Twp Building) See below for workshop agenda. FOLLOW UP FIELD TRAINING:Native plant identification, and Control When: Saturday, April 19th 9a.m. –11 a.m., Or Saturday May 3rd 9a.m.-11 a.m. (Rain dates: April 26 and May 10) Location to be announced See below for details REGISTRATIONAlthough preferred one week prior to Workshop OR Field Training, registration will be accepted up to the event time; contact Jenna, (610)-869-0420, or riveradministrator@whiteclay.org to assure space and materials are available WORKSHOP AGENDA
FIELD TRAINING DETAILSJoin us to learn to identify invasive plants and techniques for managing them. On Saturday, April 19th 9-11:00 a.m. Mary Ellen Taylor, Landscape Designer will lead the group. It will be held at the property designated for the new London Britain Twp. Park that is bounded by Stricklersville Rd. and Flint Hill Roads on the east and north. SEE MAP FOR THE LOCATIONS DETAIL. The actual meeting spot may be different than the pull-off marked on the map depending on weather and # of participants. Registrants will be notified by email or phone. On Saturday, May 3 9-11:00 a.m. Glenn Zelluck, White Clay Creek State Park Grounds Management Foreman will lead the group. The field training will either be held again at the White Clay Creek State Park Chambers House Nature Center, entrance on the north side off Hopkins Bridge Road, at the bridge over the White Clay Creek (mid-way between Rt. 896 and Thompson Station Road). SEE MAP FOR DIRECTIONS. PROJECT OVERVIEWFunding for Community Spaces, Natural Places initiative in the Chester County portion of the White Clay Watershed is provided by The Dockstader Foundation and the National Wild and Scenic River Program of the National Park Service. Additional in-kind support is provided by London Grove, London Britain, Franklin, and New Garden Townships. Rationale: Eighty to ninety percent of the open space in the White Clay Creek watershed is privately owned. Much of that is owned by homeowners, either individually, or jointly through designated homeowner associations. Stream health and water quality are being impacted by stormwater runoff and its pollutants associated with many common landscaping practices. In addition habitat loss, the proliferation of invasive species, and ecosystem degradation are widely recognized in our region as major factors in the decline of native plant and animal populations. Most residents have little knowledge of the importance of habitat restoration or possess the needed expertise to deal with restoring or managing natural landscapes. This program is an outreach to homeowner groups to encourage native landscaping for their individual and community-managed open spaces. The workshop will help communities create plans for the design and management of their open space to eliminate the cost of mowing and maintaining turf grass while helping to beautify the community, protect drinking water supply, restore wildlife habitat, and reduce the spread of invasive plants. Overview workshops will be offered to provide information on the outstanding resources of White Clay Creek Watershed, a National Wild and Scenic River. Homeowners will also find out how they can help protect those resources and:
These workshops will be followed by field training in invasive identification and plant management. |