[ September 16, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association is partnering with the Environmental Advisory Councils of Swarthmore Borough, Nether Providence, Rose Valley, and Rutledge to promote the use of rain gardens by homeowners to collectively manage stormwater and protect our streams and water supplies.
CRC is encouraging local residents to come learn how beautify their yards while protecting their local water [...]
[ May 22, 2010; 9:00 am; ] The Swarthmore Recycling Committee and Swarthmore Town Center, Inc. are sponsoring a free computer recycling collection. The collection will take place on Myers Avenue, Swarthmore, PA, behind the Swarthmore CO-OP food market. Cars can enter Myers Avenue near the Swarthmore train station.
Items will be collected by EZ PC Recyclers and will be recycled, keeping these [...]
[ April 24, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Location: Swarthmore Presbyterian Church
727 Harvard Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081
610-543-4712
Speakers, Information Booths, and Activities throughout the building
Lunch provisions in the Courtyard, Activities for children
Come by foot, by bike, or by carful — and bring your friends and neighbors
http://swarthmorepres.org/EnvironmentalStewardship.aspx
[ April 8, 2010; 9:00 am to 10:30 am. ] Dear Little Crum Partners,
A presentation and training for decision makers, municipal committee members, municipal staff , and other Little Crum stakeholders will be held on Thursday April 8th at Swarthmore Borough Hall from 9 am to 10:30 am. Professor Arthur Mc Garity will present a synposis of the Phase 2 study “Little [...]
[ March 20, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Our nonprofit volunteer group is developing and will own, live in and maintain one & two bedroom condos as green as we can afford with LEED Accreditation, finishing in 2-3 years. We would be starting by doing the green thing—taking an abandoned commercial site and transforming it into a beautiful green oasis within walking [...]
[ June 9, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Presented jointly by the Environmental Advisory Councils of
Swarthmore Borough
Nether Providence Township
Rose Valley Borough
Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association
Rutledge Borough
Funding provided by Green Region PECO Open Space Program
Location: Nether Providence Township
Building, 214 Sykes Lane, Wallingford, PA
Speaker: Catherine Renzi, Rain Garden Designer and Owner of Yellow Springs Nursery.
Arrive at 6:30 PM for field view of rain garden behind [...]
[ April 7, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. May 5, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Presented jointly by the Environmental Advisory Councils of
Swarthmore Borough
Nether Providence Township
Rose Valley Borough
Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association
Rutledge Borough
Funding provided by Green Region PECO Open Space Program
Speaker: Vivian Williams, Stroud Water Research.
Free demonstration and lecture. Preregistration requested for program and to reserve a 60-gallon rain barrel available for purchase for $40.
Location: Wednesday, April 7. Rutledge Borough [...]
[ March 10, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Canceled tonight and postponed to March 10th.
The Swarthmore Food Co-op is sponsoring a showing of the documentary, “Fresh” which gives consumers a peek into the world of farming and production of the foods that they purchase each day. Click here for a synopsis of the film. We will be showing the film in [...]
[ January 10, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Please note new date.
Planning to build a “green” one or two bedroom community for all ages near Swarthmore/Media where small households can enjoy socializing with others that want to be neighborly but not intrusive, while having total privacy in their separately owned fully equipped green-built townhouses or condo flats located on same grounds.
Based on a [...]
4 to 10 acres needed to construct small green-built & green-maintained community
We are calling for a change in construction and zoning practices to have a more positive impact on the environmental and social well-being of humanity. We want to offer a tangible alternative to decades of suburban sprawl with ever larger houses that has left [...]
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