Environment & Outdoors
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Tree Plantings in Upper Darby This Weekend Have Ties to Phillies
Thousands of trees are being planted across the Delaware Valley, including in Upper Darby this weekend thanks to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, PGW and the Phillies, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. About 2,000 trees are being planted. “So we can reduce the temperatures in the summertime, to reduce the effects of the heat island that’s…
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Cobbs Creek Golf Course Restoration Plan Back on Track
Renovating the historic Cobbs Creek Golf Course, which rests in Upper Darby and West Philadelphia, appears to be back on track, writes Sophia Schmidt for WHYY. The city-owned public course welcomed players of color decades before the PGA, but closed after it fell into disrepair. The Cobbs Creek Foundation had a lease agreement with the…
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The Delaware River: A Clean Water Act Success Story
Back in the 1960s, if you measured the oxygen level from the water in the Delaware River, it would read zero, writes Susan Phillips for WHYY. The dead zone ran from Philadelphia to about 25 miles downriver to Marcus Hook. It meant that migratory fish like shad could not breed. Fisheries, plentiful caviar, and sturgeon…
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It’s Another Invasive Creature in Pennsylvania, but This One Swims
First we had to worry about the Lanternfly devastating our crops. Now there’s an invasive fish known as the snakehead. Also known as frankenfish, or channa argus, it is submarine-shaped, with a toothy mouth and can grow in excess of 33 inches, writes Susan Miers Smith for the Reading Eagle. Native to China, Russia and…
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Penn Medicine Radnor Connects with Nature
The architecture and landscape design of Penn Medicine Radnor embraces nature, with an eye toward environmental stewardship, reports Anne DiNardo, executive editor of Health Care Design Magazine. The ambulatory care center’s façade, designed by Ballinger (Philadelphia), offers patient views and brings in daylight to interior spaces. Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects in Wayne incorporated a three-acre…
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PA Trying to Fix Edgmont Neighborhood’s Flooding Problem
State grants are flowing to Runnymeade Farms, a neighborhood in Edgmont Township, to try and control severe flooding in that part of Delaware County, writes Justin Udo for KWY Newsradio. Runnymeade Farms will get two state grants for flood mitigation and watershed restoration to keep the neighborhood above water. Delaware County State Rep. Chris Quinn…
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This Spider Was Discovered in Delaware County, But Now He Just Wants to be Left Alone
A small team of volunteers is studying a spider unique to Delaware County and parts of nearby Philadelphia –the Pennsylvania purseweb spider, or Atypus snetsingeri, writes Sebastian Echeverri for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The spiders are built like inch-long tarantulas painted in earth tones. “They are very secretive. … They live their entire lives in their…
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Drexel Hill Casualty of Hurricane Ida Remembered by a New Jersey Town
During flash floods brought by Hurricane Ida last year, more than 86 people needed water rescues in Raritan Township, New Jersey, writes Andrea Corwley-Hughes for TAPIntoFlemington/Raritan. Five people lost their lives in the storm, including Drexel Hill resident Preston Levyn Moody. Ida victims were remembered at a Sept. 6 township committee meeting, with former Mayor…
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Historic Chester Courthouse Faces Flooding Risk
With climate change comes more severe weather and devastating floods that tend to go along with it. The nation’s floodplains are expected to grow by 45% by the end of the century from more severe weather. Particularly vulnerable are historical buildings already fragile because of their age. One of those buildings is the 1724 Chester…
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Pa. Ranks Among States That Could Most Benefit from Easy-Breezy Energy Source
Pennsylvania has great wind energy potential, but it is currently using only a fraction of what it could. A new Stacker report illustrated the gap. Stacker ranked states based on their untapped potentials using data from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Washington D.C. The ranking was determined by comparing continental states’…
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Aronimink Golf Club’s Little Tennis Garden Has a Big Role to Play
The garden manager at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Julie Morse, has a recommendation for ambitious pollinator gardeners, writes Andrew Hartsock for Golf Course Management Magazine. “I think I’d just say, ‘Think about planting on a small scale and working your way up,’” says Morse. She adds, “Even small areas can have a big…
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John Heinz Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum Celebrates 50 Years
For 50 years, the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge has been a natural haven tucked away quietly amidst the hustle and bustle of Philadelphia, I-95 and Delaware County, writes Wendy Daughenbaugh for 6abc. Thanks to community activists, Congress established the refuge in 1972 when the Tinicum Marsh was threatened by industrial development. The refuge protects…
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Not a Stranger to Social Advocacy, Qlik Onboards Interns Who Match Company Passions
Qlik, a data and analytics company based in King of Prussia, is no stranger to social advocacy and bringing on sharp, eco-conscious interns who match the company’s ideologies. As Emily Koch, a senior Political Science major at Temple University, can attest, Qlik is constantly working to create strategic sustainability initiatives that not only place the…
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Radnor Joins Growing List of Delco Towns Banning Plastic Bags
Radnor added its weight to a statewide movement to ban single-use plastic bags, writes Holly Herman for Patch. Commissioners voted 5 to 1 Monday night to ban single-use plastic bags, starting in six months. Radnor follows Haverford and Media, which initiated their own bans. It is the 10th municipality in the state to implement the…
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Plastic Bags Ban Passes in Media Borough, Joining Haverford
When January 2023 arrives, you’ll need a re-useable shopping bag if you hit any of Media’s stores. The borough is the latest to ban plastic bags, straws and stirrers, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Media businesses won’t be giving you single use plastic bags to hold your purchases starting Jan. 1, 2023, but they will…
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Delaware County Welcomes Electric Vehicles Head On
A growing number of municipalities in Philadelphia’s collar counties are transitioning their gas-powered vehicles and investing in the infrastructure required to support electric vehicles, writes Kenny Cooper for the WHYY. Delaware County has received grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to help pay for 84 electric vehicles and 28 chargers. “The annual greenhouse…
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Land Preservation Deal Reached at Broomall’s Lake in Media
There is a tentative agreement preserving Broomall’s Lake at the Broomall’s Lake Country Club in Media Borough, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. “The property remains private property, it just will be private property that will be limited in what the private owners can do to it,” said Delaware County Solicitor William F.…
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Section of Protected Brandywine Battlefield Site Now Open to the Public
A section of the Brandywine Battlefield recently preserved by the North American Land Trust (NALT) is now open to the public, writes Michael P. Rellahan for the Daily Times. Brinton Run Preserve in Dilworthtown is a historic tract where American and British forces fought on Sept. 11, 1777. Washington’s troops were defeated by troops under…
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