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West Chester Area Transition is official!
On July 12, 2021, Transition US notified us that it has approved the membership application of West Chester Area Transition, a program of the West Chester Green Team. You can now read about WCAT on the Transition US site. See an earlier summary of West Chester Area Transition’s work here. Read about nearby Transition groups…
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See the video of “Don’t Spray Us!: Panel Discussion on Moving Beyond Pesticides”
Thursday, June 17th at 7pm, we held another thought-provoking virtual conversation on environment. “Don’t Spray Us!: Panel Discussion on Moving Beyond Pesticides” brought together knowledgeable panelists to speak to local issues concerning the use of pesticides and the alternatives. “Don’t Spray Us!: Panel Discussion on Moving Beyond Pesticides” on June 17, 2021, brought together knowledgeable…
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Global warming, 1912
This image is from a local newspaper in New Zealand, on August 14, 1912. And Exxon-Mobil was still denying this into the 21st century! Of course, today we’d want to rewrite the article’s last sentence to “The effect may be catastrophic within a century.”
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Flowers brighten up the neighborhood
Thanks to journalist Bill Rettew of the Daily Local News for this tribute to the power of flowers and the Green Team’s efforts to beautiful our area and make it more sustainable! And of course congratulations to Christiane for her contributions to the streetscape. As Christiane says in the article: “Planting these beautiful flowers or…
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Lawn to Native Pollinator Garden Conversion
by Courtney Finneran Are you interested in an affordable DIY project to convert your monoculture lawn into a gorgeous and ecologically beneficial native pollinator garden? West Chester Transition Team’s Living Landscapes Committee created a publicly accessible native pollinator garden located at 501 South Maryland Ave in West Chester Borough to showcase this technique and educate…
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