Uwchlan Township Environmental Advisory Council

Please join the EAC as we will be in attendance and supporting our historical commission.

Only 2 weeks left until the Town Tour at Baird House and Park! 🌳🏡
Step back in time to 1735 and explore the rich history of Uwchlan Township. Learn about the heritage of Baird House, pay respects at the Veterans Memorial, and discover the beauty of our park with expert guides. 🔎

• When: Thursday, July 25th @ 5:30 PM 📅
• Location: 715 N. Ship Road, Exton, PA 📍

Free admission! Perfect for all ages. Parking available at the Township Building. Don't miss this incredible journey through history!

See event details at: Discover Baird House and Park

Uwchlan Township Historical Commission & Lionville Historic District

Attention all Struble Trail users!🚨

We've noticed increased hornet and yellow jacket activity at:
• The pedestrian bridge on Dowlin Forge Rd, near Fillman Rd
• The wooden footbridge connecting Dowlin Forge Park to the trail

Our Parks Department is on it and working to remove the nests ASAP. In the meantime, please stay alert and be cautious around these areas.

If you encounter hornets or yellow jackets, do not disturb them. Move away calmly and quickly.

If you're allergic to stings, carry your meds and inform others. 🐝

Thanks for your cooperation and stay safe out there!

Open Space Tax Referendum The Board of Supervisors is considering an ordinance to hold a referendum on introducing an Open Space Tax in Uwchlan Township.

Spring time is for planting!

Smart Watering Technique: Using PVC Pipes for Efficient Plant Care 💬👇👀

Another successful clean-up event completed!💪

Join us for the next one on April 14th, starting at 9:00 a.m. at Baird Park (715 N. Ship Rd, Exton). All ages are welcome!

Sign up at 👉[email protected]

For all event details, see the Uwchlan Township website: www.uwchlan.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=329

A big thank you to our incredible volunteers! 🌟

Over the weekend, with just a few amazing individuals, our Uwchlan Township Environmental Advisory Council members and volunteers managed to make a huge impact on RT. 100!

Together, they collected a whopping 17 bags of trash, transforming that stretch of roadway into a cleaner, more beautiful space for everyone. 🚮 Combined with events from last year, the total bags of trash collected now stands at 64! 🌎

Special thanks to Sergeant Ryan Murphy from the Uwchlan Township Police Department, who ensured their safety amidst the busy traffic.

Want to get involved? The next clean-up is scheduled for April 14th, starting at 9:00 a.m. at Baird Park (715 N. Ship Rd, Exton). All ages are welcome! 💪

Sign up at [email protected]

Our Winter e-newsletter is here!❄

In this edition, we:
• celebrate our hardworking volunteers 🏅
• give an update on our Budget and changes to sewer fees 💵
• showcase planting 100+ trees in Baird Park 🌳
• share a visit to the historical Edith P. Moore Schoolhouse and more! 🏫

Check it out at www.uwchlan.com/272/e-Newsletter

Uwchlan Township Environmental Advisory Council
Uwchlan Township Historical Commission & Lionville Historic District
Uwchlan Township Police Department

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ♻️

Ever wonder what you should do with your old Christmas lights? You can either throw them away or you can recycle them through Holiday LEDS mail-in program! Do NOT put them in your curbside recycling bin! https://www.holidayleds.com/free-light-recycling

Over the weekend, eight volunteers helped to clean up litter in local catch basins.

Overall, 22 bags of trash were collected as well as old road signs.

Ironically, one of these was a “Litter Crews Ahead” sign that had been discarded! 🗑️🗑️🗑️

Special thanks to Officer Steve Scott from the Uwchlan Township Police Department for helping to keep us safe during the event.

Thank you to our volunteers for helping clean up our environment!♻️

Thank you to all the dedicated volunteers who came out in the rain today to help plant 100 trees!

This tree planting project helps to slow down and clean stormwater runoff.

Tree Planting October 14th -> TOMORROW 🙂

It looks like we will have a brief window in the morning before the rain rolls in. We will be there early if anyone wants to arrive at 8:30 to get started.

We completed a lot of site preparations today (including augering the planting holes) and would like to move forward with getting the trees in the ground before the rain comes. We will work until we get rained out.

Can’t wait to see you there!

📣Calling all volunteers!

Help our Uwchlan Township Environmental Advisory Council plant native trees🌱

Saturday, October 14th | 9:00am to 12:00pm
Baird Park | 715 N. Ship Road, Exton

Gloves and tools provided.

To register or get more info, see our website 👉 www.uwchlan.com/civicalerts.aspx?AID=301

We hope to see you there!

Mark your calendar!

Purchase tickets to the Wings Over Water screening and panel this Wednesday in Phoenixville. One of our own, Susan Harris, is a panelist and hopes to see you there!

Wings Over Water: A Film Screening and Panel Discussion at The Colonial Theater Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 7:00pm Eastern

A wonderful side project for our Heart of Uwchlan team at Uwchlan’s Rhondda Community. This project used dredged sediment from the pond to make a meadow for our local habitat and stormwater management. Great job and many thanks to Toni Gorkin, Kathy Tracy and our many volunteers!

Uwchlan Township

These folks are dedicated! We appreciate their time, sweat, and back aches expanding and maintaining these garden areas. Please reach out to join this team. And more garden areas to come!

A big thank you to our Heart of Uwchlan Project volunteers! 👩‍🌾👨‍🌾

Over the last four years, they’ve given almost 1000 hours of service combined.

Their efforts have helped introduce native plants, educate the public, and expand the biodiversity of 3 gardens in Baird Park🌱

For more info on what they’ve achieved and how to get involved – check out our website 👉 https://tinyurl.com/CivicAlert200609

[Pictured from left: Toni, Katharina, Laura, Kathy, Zulma, Jim, Alexa]



Uwchlan Township Environmental Advisory Council

Heart of Uwchlan Garden to-do…
✔️ put in new path
✔️ w**d
✔️ prepare for new seedlings

Thanks to Katharina Henderson, Heart of Uwchlan Team member and Master Watershed Steward, for helping Toni Gorkin talk about native plants for Earth Day at the Lionville Y. We handed out lots of seeds, handouts, and information to encourage sustainable gardening with native plants.

EAC member Jim Warihay and his wife, Peggy, installed a new bluebird house at the Heart of Uwchlan Wetland Garden. Tree swallows moved in and have laid several eggs. Although not bluebirds, these are great occupants to have, as they consume mosquitoes and other insects.

Click the following link to view this news update on the Township website with links directly to the "Notify Me" App: http://uwchlan.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=279

While not a native plant, dandelions are an early food source for pollinators and have some other benefits that make it worth a mention on National W**d Appreciation Day.

Dandelions don't pose any real threats to native plants or wildlife, so enjoy them or not! **dAppreciationDay

♻️ You're invited to our business networking event!
Join the Uwchlan Township Environmental Advisory Council, members of our business community and local leaders for a networking event as we celebrate sustainability in Uwchlan Township on March 14, 2023. Resources and support for businesses affected by Uwchlan Township Ordinance 2022-06 (effective March 16, 2023) prohibiting the use of single use plastic bags, straws and polystyrene food containers will be available.

📆 When: Tuesday March 14th
Stop by between 12-1:30pm or 5-6:30pm
🏫 Where: Uwchlan Township Building
715 N. Ship Road, Exton PA 19341

RSVP here:
https://forms.gle/RYizWwWDdEsBGjKJ8

For more information regarding Ordinance 2022-06, please visit our website:
https://uwchlan.com/336/Single-Use-Plastics-Ordinance

Important information on the township-wide ban on single-use plastic.

The Uwchlan EAC held their first litter clean up for 2023 on Sunday, February 19th. This was the first official clean up for the newly 'adopted' stretch of highway from S & T bank on Rt. 100 up to the intersection with Rt. 113. Final trash tally- 10 bags, 5 old tire carcasses, and numerous signs and other pieces of junk.

Thanks to all those who turned out to make Uwchlan a little nicer- stay tuned for details on our next clean up event!

🚧 Project Alert: Acker Park 🚧
The Acker Park Detention Basin Retrofit project is underway! Modifications to the existing stormwater management basin will incorporate native flowers, grasses and shallow collection areas to improve water quality within the watershed and reduce the rate of runoff being discharged downstream. Runoff carries pollutants such as sediment, fertilizer, pet waste, and oil and gas from vehicles. Upon completion, the basin will also provide a natural haven to support our pollinators, butterflies, and birds. The bulk of the work is anticipated to take approximately 3 to 4 weeks, weather permitting. Funding for this project was provided by a grant from the Department of Environmental Protection. The park will remain open during the construction.

Our Heart of Uwchlan garden is feeding the birds and providing much needed cover for our overwintering pollinators on this ❤️lovely❤️ day… but planting season will be here before you know it! Learn more about the importance of native plants and how you can host the Heart of Uwchlan at your home here: http://uwchlan.com/280/Native-Plantings

Interested in milkw**d? We got you covered, Valentine!
http://uwchlan.com/309/Milkw**d-Planting-Workshop

The Environmental Advisory Council has adopted a one mile stretch of route 100 as part of PennDOTs' Adopt-A-Highway litter clean up program. The stretch starts at Gordon drive and goes to Sheree Blvd. The Adopt-A-Highway program requires that we perform at least two clean-ups per year. Volunteers for clean up events would be gratefully welcome. Keep an eye on the Uwchlan Township EAC website page for a schedule of litter clean up events this Spring. https://www.uwchlan.com/262/Environmental-Advisory-Council

Thanks to all the volunteers who came out for last Springs clean up event:

The Heart of Uwchlan team and Pennsylvania Master Naturalists sowed native plant seeds in jugs for winter stratification in mid December. Seedlings from the jugs when opened in the spring will be used in the Heart of Uwchlan gardens, the Rhondda Pollinator garden, and made available for Uwchlan EAC events to share with gardeners in the area for their own gardens. More jugs will be sown in January. Seeds sown included swamp milkw**d, butterfly w**d, purple coneflower, blue vervain, several kinds of goldenrod and asters, wild bergamot, and other native plants that are valuable for pollinators.

See the plant lists and other helpful information, including how to do winter sowing in plastic jugs, on the Uwchlan Township website, links on the Environmental Advisory Council page:
http://uwchlan.com/298/Useful-Links.

Left: Katharina Henderson, Kathy Tracy, and Caitlin Miller show the over 40 jugs sown so far. Also helping was Marty Meadows and Toni Gorkin. Right: Katharina Henderson and Caitlin Miller filling jugs.

Thanks to everyone who came out to Monsters, Masks, and Pollinators! We had so much fun kicking off Halloween Weekend with you! Keep an eye out for more EAC events.

TODAY from 1-3 at the township park the EAC is hosting Mosters, Masks, and Pollinators! Fun for all ages! Stop by for candy, seeds, trees, and more! See you there!