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Sites Posted on Chester County Clean Tour 2021
See the CCEA calendar for details of the tour, Oct. 2-3, and how to take it virtually. Name of Site Name of Submitter Features Hillside Elementary School Green RoofBerwyn, PA Jennifer Cox/ Conestoga High School students Sustainable Features: Green Roof Site Type School Organization: Hillside Elementary School, in the Tredyffrin-Eastown School District West Chester University…
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Curbside compost coming to you
Good sustainability news from West Chester Weekly News Roundup by hellowestchester , 9/17/21 (sign up there for weekly emails with the latest on West Chester) Brace yourself. You ready? West Chester is moving forward with its long awaited community composting option. “We’ve tried to do this a couple of different times,” said West Chester Sustainability Director…
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Famed natural gardens expert Doug Tallamy to speak at WCU Sept. 13
Please let us know you are coming at Eventbrite. Dr. Doug Tallamy will describe his plan for a grassroots call-to-action to regenerate biodiversity through native plantings in your backyard. Dr. Tallamy, professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, best-selling author, and an international expert on restoring health to…
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Little Library installed at the Melton Center
As part of the joint summer 2021 community garden program at the Melton Center, the West Chester Green Team agreed to install a Little Library. The books, which will initially be related to environment, sustainability and gardening, were gathered and placed on the shelves by retired Library Specialist Peggy Pillard. People are welcome to take…
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Mondays at Melton grand finale
The 2021 Mondays at Melton summer environmental camp wrapped up on August 9 with “One Kiwi, Two Kiwis,” a story about her native New Zealand read by Rani Norley, wife of West Chester Borough mayor Jordan Norley. Forty people of all ages joined the celebration and learned how New Zealanders, also known as Kiwis, greet…
