Upper Darby Rain Garden

Join us Monday the 12th for a tour of 3 rain gardens to learn about design and function of a rain garden. We will start at 6:15PM at 901 Shadeland Ave and visit 3 gardens a short walk/drive from each other.

Come out and learn about stormwater and how you can reduce water pollution and get a free rainbarrel. Rain barrels for residents of an EDCSC community.

Registration: https://prc.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/prc/event.jsp?event=1045

Learn all about native plants and their benefits for the environment and water quality.

To register for this free workshops visit: https://www.dcva.org/event-5629587

Penn State Extension is offering a FREE webinar on Residential Stormwater Solutions: Watershed Friendly Recommendations.
Discover how the Watershed-Friendly Property Certification and Stormwater Basics Series can help residents implement stormwater management best practices and safeguard water resources on their properties. This webinar is a great primer on stromwater issues and simple solutions.

More information and to register: https://click.email.extension.psu.edu/?qs=0d738987d5a5a8f86e76b0a7dec4458885532820a32b77c1cf6e2ce626ae70fa6e045e0ccc684106263f9414175963e7b282474731052cc121198e047ebf13a9

Sunday will be perfect weather & a beautiful native planting day & augered the holes for easier planting! - please come join us for as little or as long as you can to help plant & diversify the along creek in near the historic 1660s Swedish cabin - (Please park at Gillespie Park on Sycamore Avenue, Clifton Heights and walk over the bridge and upstream to the Swedish Cabin.
Directions to Gillespie Park: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jx5sez89mkbx4666A - for more details or to sign up (sign up not required) visit: bit.ly/SwedishCabinPlanting - : , , , , , Upper Darby Township - Government, Darby Creek Valley Association, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Collaborative.

Looks like rain will cause us to move our Plant a Buffer at the Swedish Cabin area along the Darby Creek! We have rescheduled for Sunday, October 22nd from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Hope to see you there! Sign up or just show up!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!

The Upper Darby Rain Garden Program is planting 4 rain gardens this fall. Three of these plantings will occur on Saturday, 9/30/2023. If you can lend a hand on one or more of these, then we would love to have you.

The locations and relative times are below.

315 Derwyn Road, Drexel Hill, PA 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

336 Derwyn Road, Drexel Hill, PA 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

336 Shadeland Avenue, Drexel Hill, PA 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Tools and trowels will be provided. Come for 1, come for all!!

RAIN GARDEN TOUR!! Tuesday, June 13th at 6:30PM

We welcome you to join the Upper Darby Rain Gardens group for a tour spotlighting five of our twenty-three rain garden installations on Tuesday, June 13 at 6:30 PM. Take a guided stroll through the yards of several residents who, over the past two years, have worked hard to replace turf grass with deeply-rooted native perennial plants, install green stormwater improvements, and plant trees and shrubs.

Parking and meet up location:

DCMH Health Pavilion
3030 Garrett Road (intersection of Garrett Rd and Shadeland Avenue)
Drexel Hill, PA 19026

Any questions contact Steve Lockard at [email protected].

Rain Garden Planting Volunteers Needed Saturday, May 13th.
8:30AM at 743 Morgan
10:30-10:45 at 1025 Edmonds.

Upcoming FREE workshops on stormwater management for residents of EDCSC communities. Each attendee will receive 1 free rain barrel. Register at: prc.org/eastworkshops

Learn more about stormwater and rain gardens at this free workshop.

Learn how to build and maintain a rain garden for your home or in your community! Rain gardens are a beautiful and cost effective way to reduce stormwater runoff from your property and provide habitat for pollinators and other wildlife 🦋 registration is required 👉🏼 dcva.org/event-5065688

We usually enjoy the beauty of trees during the day...but they are beautiful at night too! Come out to Party in the Dark with Trees at the Hunt Tree Nursery in Naylor's Run Park, a fundraiser for Tree Tenders of Upper Darby and see how trees sparkle at night! Tickets are $25 a person. We will have live music, mocktails, munchies and home made desserts! 18 years and older. Register for the magical evening here: https://tinyurl.com/yk4zyap5

Calling all Upper Darby Township Residents who are interested in a rain garden on your property! Volunteers are conducting assessments this spring. Reach out to [email protected] if you are interested in having your property assessed for suitability.

Don't miss out on this FREE Rain Garden Workshop on March 12th. Register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6383830900725681420.

FREE Rain Garden Workshop. Register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6383830900725681420.

Come and check out the annual meeting for the Darby creek valley association. The meeting will share information on local environmental issues and ongoing projects.

DCVA’s Annual Meeting is coming up on Saturday 2/26! Join us to hear updates from our organization as well as speakers highlighting interesting environmental projects and initiatives from around the region. Register @ dcva.org/events

Tree Tenders of Upper Darby
Gillespie Park Buffer Restoration Project
Saturday, October 16, 2021
9AM until 5PM
Come out and help restore a native riparian buffer at Gillespie Park. The goats and many volunteers have removed invasive weeds and prepared the site for over 300 trees to be installed in 1 day. We need your help to make this final stage a success. Bring a shovel if you have one! Please click the link below to sign up. We hope to see you there!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4BABA929A4FF2-gillespie1

Gillespie Park Buffer Restoration Project Saturday, October 16, 2021 9 am until 5 pm We have 300 trees to plant and we need your help! This Gillespie Park Buffer Restoration is in its final development stage...putting in the trees and shrubs. The goats and many volunteers have helped us clean out the invasive weeds and we are looking to pla...

If you have an hour or two to share, please come out and help with control of invasive plants in preparation for a riparian buffer planting this fall!

Gillespie Park Buffer Restoration Invasive W**d Removal A number of community groups, the Upper Darby Shade Tree Commission, the Eastern Delco Storm Water Management Collaborative and Tree Tenders of Upper Darby have taken on the task of restoring the buffer at Gillespie Park. This park is a gem and it deserves to be preserved and taken care of. We will....

Come out on Monday August 23 to learn more about one of the rain gardens installed last fall.

Small scale changes to landscaping are vital to improving water quality in our local streams. Local native garden, the Mt Cuba Center is holding a workshop on rain gardens and plants for wet and dry conditions. To learn about the elements of rain garden installation and maintenance, perennials for wet and dry conditions, and designs that are beautiful and functional in this upcoming course on rain gardens from . Cuba Center. https://mtcubacenter.org/event/instant-rain-garden-online/

The fall is a great time to rework yard spaces and replace turf grasses with other native plantings that reduce stormwater runoff. If you can't make this workshop, the EDCSC and partners Hav A Rain Garden and the Upper Darby Rain Garden Program will be hosting workshops in late winter/early spring of 2022.

Rain Garden Tour
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
6:30 – 7:30PM
Meet at corner of Steel Rd. & Olympic Ave., Havertown, PA 19083

Hav-a-Rain Garden and Upper Darby Rain Gardens will be hosting a ½ mile guided walking tour of Havertown’s rain gardens. Over the course of one hour we’ll visit six rain gardens. Attendees will learn what stormwater is, why they should care, and what they can do about it. Rain Gardens serve several purposes, besides functionality, they also provide habitat for local wildlife, become an attractive feature in the yard, and increase property values. During this walk you’ll view several designs based on different conditions/features and be introduced to common native plants.

Homeowners will be available to share their thoughts and answer questions.

In many instances, there are funds available so that the rain gardens can be installed at no or low cost to the homeowner.

We hope you can join us to see what’s in bloom!

To help us plan for the event or just to be kept informed of other events (including rain gardens, planters and barrels), you can sign up here. But also feel free to just show up!

https://forms.gle/un56ZtvWJkXKBDyw7

We finished our last rain garden for the Spring on Wynnbrook Rd. These gardens will help reduce runoff improving water quality while the native plants will provide for habitat for pollinators.

We completed our first garden of the season over the weekend. Thanks for the homeowner many volunteers that make these possible. Each rain garden helps to reduce pollution entering our waterways. They also keep rainwater out of the stormsewer system that can help to reduce flooding. The more rain gardens we get in the ground, the more improvements we will see.

We still have some spots left for volunteers for our spring rain garden builds. Please visit the Sign Up Genius link below to sign up to volunteer. If you are interested in being added to our email list, please message us at [email protected].

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4dadaa29a5ffc52-1780

Upper Darby Spring Rain Gardens Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

The Delaware County Conservation District is pleased to support a local initiative to give away free yard trees to county residents.

Homeowners can pre-register to choose between a variety of native trees while supplies last! Those who pre-register for trees should plan to pick up their tree(s) on Saturday, April 24, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, at Catania Brothers Park in Ridley Park, PA. Free information on planting, mulching, and taking care of your new trees will be provided at pick-up. Leftover trees may be available for walk-in pick-up at the end of the event from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

This Delaware County Yard Tree Giveaway is sponsored by Friends of Heinz Refuge at Tinicum, John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge At Tinicum, Delaware County Conservation District, and Natural Lands with generous support from the Arbor Day Foundation.

Individuals may register online now to reserve a free tree (or two), while supplies last: https://forms.gle/rBGAjq2y9vKeJznA9

Event Registration Manager Webinar

Spring is on the horizon and with is spring showers! Come and learn about how you can help improve water quality in your community and help to keep stormwater out of our streams. Attendees of these webinars receive a free rain barrel. Registration links below:
April 12: http://prc.org/event-details/?ee=680
May 10: http://prc.org/event-details/?ee=681
June 14: http://prc.org/event-details/?ee=682