Upcoming Events
Plymouth Creek
Restoration Project Workday
WHEN
September 10th & 11th, 2010
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
WHAT
Please join the Montgomery County Conservation District and partners in an
effort to stabilize stormwater Best Management Practices, perform invasive
species control, and provide general maintenance at the Plymouth Creek
restoration project.
WHERE
The site is located below the Cracker Barrel at 2095 Gallagher Road in the Metroplex Shopping Center in Plymouth Meeting.
Please dress appropriately and bring gloves if you have them.
***Some heavy lifting involved***
RSVP
Please RSVP by September 8th if you are planning to attend.
To RSVP, visit:
http://www.montgomeryconservation.org/metroplex.htm
Dirt and Gravel Roads Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance Training
September 7 & 8, 2010
Leesport, Berks County, PA
For more information on training events, please visit the Dirt and Gravel Road Center website.
NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK PROGRAM on
September 25, 2010
Please be aware that the federal DEA is conducting a NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK PROGRAM on September 25, 2010 with widespread participation by many law enforcement groups across the country and in Pennsylvania. This effort will help keep meds from being flushed into water resources. The program is an anonymous take back. To find a take back location in your area, go to this website and enter your zipcode:
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/takeback/
Funding available for vernal pool management on private lands
Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program is currently working on a project to provide (free, non-binding) management plans to landowners with vernal pools. We are looking for private landowners who would like recommendations on how to protect their vernal pools for wildlife