Green Team train ride with music and narration Sunday August 30 is full!
If you have paid as of Aug. 29, please be with your group at the West Chester Train Station, 250 E. Market St., West Chester, by 11:45am on Sunday Aug. 30 for noon departure.
Latest Newsletter
Our August 2026 issue has a recap of our 250th USA celebration, lots of news and updates, and this exciting development: “Imagine being able to safely walk, bike, or jog for miles along a scenic, paved local trail that connects neighborhoods, schools, parks, universities, and transit. That’s the vision behind the Turks Head Trail, an exciting community project that could transform the railway corridor and create new opportunities for recreation, wellness, and alternative transportation throughout the region….”
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From our blog
Clean drinking water is something most of us take for granted. We turn on a faucet, fill a glass, and assume the water is safe. However, scientists are increasingly finding tiny plastic particles called microplastics in water sources around the world. Because we still do not fully understand how these particles affect human health, it is important that we begin monitoring them in our drinking water….
From “The Need for Monitoring Microplastics in Our Water,” by Yashvi Kiran. Keep reading here.
Thanks for celebrating Porchfest with us!
Thanks to all who organized, supported, attended…
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Climate & Energy
Promoting green energy and combating climate change. This much talked-about environmental crisis threatens life as we know it!
Building community through events oriented to earth and arts. Our membership in Transition US underlies all our initiatives, including PorchFest, begun in 2022.
Pesticides & Herbicides
Reducing toxic chemicals in our daily lives, including in public programs, agriculture, and the home… and what drifts to our property across the fence.
Air & Water
We are compiling information on air and water, critical to life on earth. To learn more, or if you can contribute info or volunteer to help, read on!
Reduce use of Plastics
Reducing single-use plastics especially plastic bags and straws, which pose a worldwide problem of pollution, litter, overuse of fossil fuels, and harm to people and other species, including from ingesting microplastics.
Dark Skies Initiatives
Protecting species from disruptive light pollution at night. Unnecessary lighting disturbs bird migration, confuses insects and amphibians, threatens human sleep, and of course wastes energy,
Living Landscapes
Encouraging people to plant and maintain gardens and trees and care for their streetscapes, alleys and rain gardens.
The Living Landscapes program is part of West Chester Area Transition. Plant for the Planet!
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