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The 2026 Goose Creek Spill
By Megan L. Fork, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology, West Chester University and Chief Scientist, Goose Creek Alliance. From the Green Team’s March 2026 newsletter. Like many of my neighbors, I was appalled to learn about the [Feb. 28, 2026; photo by Courtney Finneran] chemical spill in Goose Creek over the weekend. I’ve taken countless…
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August 23: Annual Green Team Gathering
The Green Team held its annual gathering at West Chester Friends Meeting, under the title of “Celebrating Sunshine,” with interesting environmental displays, art works by Stephen Marvin and Rachel Davis, and a tasty dinner from Mae’s. Thanks to The Master’s Baker for the beautifully nature-decorated cake, to Lewis Barnard for donating the apples, to Mateo…
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Green Team 2025 Outing to Backyard Nature Preserve
On a Saturday morning in June, 14 of us, gardeners all, journeyed to Backyard Nature Preserve and Native Plant Nursery near the Bryn Coed Preserve in Chester Springs. Donna Delany ably and entertainingly implemented their website‘s guiding principle: “We are happy to share with you what we have learned, so that, together, we can create…
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Looking for free garden space this summer?
The West Chester Green Team is again matching up residents who would like free garden space with community garden plots in 2024. Our garden plots usually measure 4 X 4 or sometimes 4 X 8 feet. We supply the space, you supply tools and your time. We particularly want to help area residents who wish…
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Inner Transitions
Thanks to presenter Dawn Mazzone and our hosts at Ginkgo Arts for this series of 4 events designed to bring us together and calm us in tumultuous times: Inner Transitions: Reflect / Respect / Reform / Restore: Honoring Our Essential Nature of Connection.
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