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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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Mondays at Melton update, June 28, 2021
The Green Team’s community gardening program is well underway. Local residents and families who want to garden but lack their own suitable space are hard at work at three different locations in West Chester Borough. An important part of it is the Mondays at Melton program for kids; see background here. Here is a summary of…
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2021 Green Man garden tour details
Self-guided walking tour of West Chester Borough gardens visible from the sidewalk except as noted, June 25 – July 5 from 10 am to sunset daily. See overall info and flyer here. This free tour includes a scavenger hunt. At each location, a Green Man or Woman is hidden. The Green Man is a legendary…
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Self-guided walking tour of ten West Chester Borough gardens
Self-guided walking tour of ten West Chester Borough gardens visible from the sidewalk, June 25 – July 5 from 10 am to sunset daily. Click here for map and write-ups.
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Transition Inspiration from Port Washington NY
Transition Town Port Washington (on the northern shore of Long Island NY) is hard at work educating its community and collaborating with like-minded organizations to carry out so many things that we too believe in: climate action as a member of Communities United to Reduce Emissions 100% (CURE); plastics reduction (with a recent very informative…
