Environment & Outdoors
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Villanova University Looks at How to Sustain Its Campus in the Next Decade
Villanova University has a new plan to sustain itself in the next decade, environmentally, socially, economically and academically, writes Taleen Postian for The Villanovan. The plan comes from the Villanova Sustainability Leadership Council created in 2018. Its five committees focused on a different part of sustainability, following the 2017 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Here’s what…
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The Peace of the Heinz Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum Takes You Away from the Urban Maelstrom
The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum has emerged as a welcome retreat for those seeking escape outdoors from the pandemic, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. The surprisingly large Refuge off I-95 features 1,000 acres of wetlands and forest between two Southwest Philadelphia neighborhoods, the airport and populated Delaware County. This is America’s…
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Heinz Wildlife Refuge, Plagued With Too Many Deer, Has a Hunt Set This Weekend
Hikers at the Heinz Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum beware. The refuge is closed to the public Thursday, Oct. 22 through Saturday, Oct. 24 for the second annual archery deer hunt, writes Victor Fiorillo for phillymag.com. This year’s hunt is twice as big, with 40 hunter slots available. The hunters will be at the refuge this…
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Broomall Woman Hopes to Do Some Land Preservation as New Director of Nature Conservancy
Lori Brennan of Broomall has worn many hats in our region. She’s worked with People’s Light in Malvern, the Academy of Natural Sciences and the University City District. Now she’s re-embracing conservation as executive director of the Nature Conservancy’s newly-merged Pennsylvania and Delaware chapters, writes Eleanor Ho for Main Line Today. The Nature Conservancy is…
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DEP-Ordered Dam Breach Will Eliminate Earle’s Lake in Newtown Square
Earle’s Lake in Newtown Square and part of the dam that supports it might soon be gone, writes Caroline O’Halloran for savvymainline.com. If nothing changes, a Pennsylvania DEP-ordered partial dam breach by the end of October would drain the five-acre lake toward Radnor homes into the Darby Creek watershed. The dam, failing for years, is…
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It’s Back. Mysterious Odor Again Permeates Delaware County Towns
That mysterious odor has returned here in Delaware County and now it’s also in Salem, New Jersey, writes Matt Bennett for patch. com. Delaware County Emergency Services announced the odor was back, reported on social media by residents in Sharon Hill, Aston, Haverford, Darby and other locations. As before, the origin of the smell is…
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Ridley Park Woman Devoted to Saving the Monarch Butterfly From Extinction
Ridley Park resident Lisa Robinson has been helping the Monarch Butterfly, survive, working from her own backyard, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc.com. She’s been trying to save them from extinction for the last decade. “In school, when we were little, it wasn’t unusual for us to see a monarch in our playground or in our…
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Swarthmore Among Nation’s Top Ten Colleges for Renewable Energy; Solar Panels Coming to Campus
According to a new report by PennEnvironment, Swarthmore College is among the top 10 colleges and universities in the country for embracing renewable energy, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Swarthmore, which ranked seventh, gets all of its electricity through renewable sources, primarily by buying renewable energy credits. RECs allow institutions to buy renewable…
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Ordering Takeout? Here’s a Haverford College Startup That Reduces Your Takeout Trash
The explosion of takeout food brought on by the pandemic with its throwaway plastic and Styrofoam isn’t good for the environment. Now a Haverford College senior and a recent graduate have created a startup, a reusable takeout food box and service to reduce all that trash, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. Bentbox was developed by…
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Best Methods for Combating Spotted Lanternfly During Nymph Stage
Research conducted by the experts at Giroud Tree and Lawn in cooperation with Penn State University’s Department of Entomology and Cooperative Extension has determined that the best way to combat spotted lanternfly during its current nymph stage with manual methods. Research determined that the best time to control spotted lanternfly is during its adult stage.…
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Lake in Nearby Berks County Could Hold the Key to Killing the Spotted Lanternfly
Blue Marsh Lake in nearby Berks County could hold the key to finding an environmentally friendly solution to killing the spotted lanternfly, writes Lisa Scheid for The Reading Eagle. A six-acre lot in a remote section of Blue Marsh National Recreation Area is being used for large-scale research aimed at evaluating the efficiency of biological…
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Delaware River’s Cleaner Than It’s Been in a Long Time, But You Still Can’t Swim in Philly
As warmer weather emerges, you may have an urge to plunge into the Delaware River. Why not? The river’s cleaner than it’s been in decades, thanks to the 50-year-old Clean Water Act. But don’t do it, writes Michaela Winberg for billypenn.com. There’s still some sewage issue to work out in Philadelphia, where sewage levels are…
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Public Asked to Join Commission That Would Address Environment, Sustainability Issues in Delaware County
Delaware County is looking for residents to serve on a Sustainability Commission that would offer best practices for environmental conservation, open space preservation, trail building and sustainability. Delaware County Council voted in February to create the Delaware County Sustainability Commission and now is looking for volunteer members. The Commission would examine these sustainability issues and…
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Pennsylvania Program Issues Citizen-Science Challenges to Identify, Map Spotted Lanternfly
The Pennsylvania iMapInvasives program has issued citizen-science challenges for the following two months that will help identify and map spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania, writes Marcus Schneck for the Lehigh Valley Live. iMapInvasives is an online data management system based on a geographic information system that is used to help citizen scientists and natural resource professionals…
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Delaware River Named 2020 River of the Year for Its Environmental Turnaround
The Delaware River can proudly call itself the 2020 River of the Year, as named by American Rivers, a national organization that protects U.S. rivers, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Phillyvoice.com. American Rivers releases an annual report describing how America’s major rivers are doing. The Delaware was recognized for a dramatic turnaround in the last 75…
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An Alligator Gar Fish Does Not Belong in This Radnor Park Pond, but a Resident Found One
Fenimore Park in Wayne, Radnor Township, had an unexpected visitor in one of its ponds last week, reported mainlinemedianews.com. Radnor police report an alligator gar fish was found by a resident dead at the park. The fish is normally found in warmer Gulf of Mexico waters. It is among the largest fresh water fish in…
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Mysterious Odor Once Again Descends on Delaware County as Complaints Pour in
Complaints started piling up again Monday about a mysterious odor that’s been baffling experts in Delaware County for months, reports Matt Petrillo for CBS 3. Delaware County Emergency Services received more than a dozen calls about the odor. The complaints covered a lot of ground, from Tinicum to Glenolden, Lansdowne and Upper Darby. Once again,…
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Wawa Offers Environmentally Friendly Bamboo Coffee Stirrers, but Still Has the Plastic Ones, Too
Douglas Capper and his 9-year-old son Levi had hoped that Delco’s favorite convenience store would completely drop its plastic coffee stirrers in favor of more environmentally friendly bamboo ones, writes Jamie McClelland for thegreencities.com. Wawa instead chose a middle path. The bamboo’s there, but so is the plastic. “We are hoping our new stirrers provide…
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