WORKSHOP

Local horticulture and watershed experts will give presentations, informative take-home resource materials will be distributed, and attendees will be eligible to win gift certificates for native plants.

When: Saturday, Feb. 23 rd 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Or Tuesday, Feb. 26 th 6:45 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.

(Snow/Ice Dates: Tuesday, March 11, and Saturday, March 29)

Location: London Grove Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Rd., West Grove, PA 19390 Click here for map

http://www.londongrove.org/

See below for workshop details and map of workshop location.

Follow up FIELD TRAINING:

Field training Details

Native plant identification, and Control

When: Saturday, April 19 th 9a.m. –11 a.m., Or Saturday May 3 rd 9a.m.-11 a.m.

(Rain dates: April 26 and May 10)

Location to be announced

See below for details

REGISTRATION

Although preferred one week prior to Workshop OR Field Training, registration will be accepted up to the event time ;

contact Jenna, (610)-869-0420, or riveradministrator@whiteclay.orgto assure space and materials are available

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Funding for Community Spaces, Natural Places initiative in the Chester County portion of the White Clay Watershed is provided by The Dockstader Foundation and the National Wild and Scenic River Program of the National Park Service. Additional in-kind support is provided by London Grove, London Britain, Franklin, and New Garden Townships.

Rationale

Eighty to ninety percent of the open space in the White Clay Creek watershed is privately owned. Much of that is owned by homeowners, either individually, or jointly through designated homeowner associations. Stream health and water quality are being impacted by stormwater runoff and its pollutants associated with many common landscaping practices. In addition habitat loss, the proliferation of invasive species, and ecosystem degradation are widely recognized in our region as major factors in the decline of native plant and animal populations. Most residents have little knowledge of the importance of habitat restoration or possess the needed expertise to deal with restoring or managing natural landscapes.
This program is an outreach to homeowner groups to encourage native landscaping for their individual and community-managed open spaces. The workshop will help communities create plans for the design and management of their open space to eliminate the cost of mowing and maintaining turf grass while helping to beautify the community, protect drinking water supply, restore wildlife habitat, and reduce the spread of invasive plants. Overview workshops will be offered to provide information on the outstanding resources of White Clay Creek Watershed, a National Wild and Scenic River. Homeowners will also find out how they can help protect those resources and:

FIELD TRAINING DETAILS

Saturday, April 19 th field training in invasive plant identification and management techniques will be led by Mary Ellen Taylor, Taylor Landscape Contractors. Rain date: Saturday, April 26.

Saturday, May 3 field training in invasive plant identification and management techniques will be led by Glenn Zelluk, White Clay Creek State Park, Grounds Management Foreman Rain date: Saturday, May 10.