Homeowner Wildlife Habitat Course

Create a certified wildlife habitat

co-sponsored by

West Chester University Biology Department

Gordon Natural Area

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Saturday, January 30, 2010

8:30am - 3:30pm

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Biology Conference Room

Schmucker Science Center North

South Church Street, West Chester, PA

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Advanced registration required:

Call: 484-678-6200 or

Email: info@habitatresourcenetwork.org

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Beautiful day at Redbud

Thank you to Catherine Smith for giving us a tour

of Redbud Native Plant Nursery and introducing us to some lovely,

not so common native plant options for our own gardens.

The weather could not have been better!

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Photos by Megan Barker


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October Event

Redbud Native Plant Nursery Tour

Catherine Smith, Owner

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It’s not too late to plant!

Join us for a tour of Redbud Nursery, with extraordinary plantswoman Catherine Smith. We’ll focus on plants with fall appeal, species with high wildlife value, and favorite plant combinations. Take a new look at your garden, and add to its beauty and interest (to people and wildlife!) throughout the autumn season.

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Sunday, October 25th, 2009

2:00pm to 4:00pm

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Redbud Native Plant Nursery

1214 North Middletown Road

Glen Mills, Pa 19342

www.redbudnativeplantnursery.com

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To register: www.habitatresourcenetwork.org

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Grasslands Field Trip

Grasslands Field Trip
presented by
The Center for Conservation Landowners
Natural Lands Trust
Media, Pennsylvania

Saturday, October 17, 2009
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
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Join Natural Lands Trust (NLT) staff and Dr. Roger Latham (Continental Conservation) as we visit three grassland/meadow sites in northern Delaware and eastern Chester Counties and learn how they are established and managed to benefit wildlife and people. The trip will begin at Natural Lands Trust’s Hildacy Farm Preserve in Media where NLT has managed warm-season grass meadows for nearly a decade. We will then drive to a newly-planted meadow in Newtown Square to learn about the early stages of meadow establishment. The last stop on the field trip will be Pink Hill at Tyler Arboretum (Media), where we will see what a truly native grassland (serpentine barrens) looks like.

The cost for the field trip will be $25.
Please register by calling Brenda at 610-353-5640, ext. 243.
We will begin and end the trip at NLT’s Headquarters at Hildacy Farm Preserve, 1031 Palmers Mill Road, Media, PA.

August Event Posted

August 2009 Event

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Rick’s Prairie Garden Visit & Plant Swap

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Saturday, August 15, 2009

10:00am to 12 noon

Downingtown, PA

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Come join Rick for a visit to his NWF Wildlife Habitat Certified Prairie Garden, located in Downingtown, PA. Rick is an ornamental horticulturalist from Chicago, who has planted mostly native trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants over the past 7 years to transform the existing lawn into a wildlife friendly prairie habitat.

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Bring any extra plants from your garden to share

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Pre-Registration Required, Visit HRN website for details

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April's Event

Attracting Birds to Your Garden

Edie Parnum & Barb Elliot
Co-Directors of Backyards for Nature
Valley Forge Audubon Society

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Sunday, April 26th, 2009
3:00pm ~ 5:00pm
Crow’s Nest Preserve
201 Piersol Road
Elverson, PA 19520

A garden without birds is like a half finished picture - no matter how perfect, it's more enjoyable when it's filled with bird song. Plants and birds are a natural combination and now is a great time to plan for creating an oasis for birds in your garden. With a mission to inspire and teach people to create healthy habitats in their yards using native plants and providing the essentials for wildlife to thrive, Edie Parnum and Barb Elliot will share the how-to and rewards of attracting birds into your garden.

Pre-Registration Required

For registration or more information:
Habitat Resource Network of Southeast Pennsylvania
P.O. Box 274
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Email: info@habitatresourcenetwork.org
http://www.habitatresourcenetwork.org/
Phone: 484-678-6200

Thanks to Natural Lands Trust & Dan Barringer,Preserve Manager of Crow's Nest Preserve for hosting us!

Hardy Plant Society Event

March Into Spring XIII

A Symposium for Gardeners

Saturday March 21, 2009

8:15am-3:00pm

Delaware County Community College , Media PA

Book Sale , Silent Auction, Plant Vendors

Speakers:

• Don Shadow, nurseryman/owner of Shadow Nursery, www.shadownursery.com, has introduced many outstanding plants to the trade and will speak on new and unique plants useful in the garden of today.
• Rick Lewandowski, Director of Mt Cuba Center for Piedmont Flora, Environmentally responsible choice for garden practice.
• Jenny Carey, Director of the Landscape Arboretum, Temple Ambler, Creating a luxuriant Mid-Atlantic garden with no additional water.
• Gregg Tepper, Woods Path Gardener, Mt Cuba - Sensory appeal of native plants and their unique characteristics.

Download a registration form at the Hardy Plant Society web site, www.hardyplant.org.
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Hurry! Before it's too late!

Sign up for the upcoming

HOMEOWNER WILDLIFE HABITAT CLASS:

CREATE A CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT

Saturday, March 7, 2009

8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Penn State Brandywine

Tomezsko Classroom Building, Room 101

25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063

(many thanks to our co-sponsor, Penn State Brandywine!)

COST: $40 per person or $50.00 per couple. (Includes lunch and course materials)

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Habitat destruction is the leading cause of species decline, not only in the rainforests, but here in our own corner of Pennsylvania. As our land is used for human purposes, there is less undeveloped land to sustain birds, butterflies, frogs, insects and other wildlife. We can change how we landscape our individual properties to provide a home and sanctuary for wildlife, as well as for our human families.

Course topics include:

• How to restore and create wildlife habitat on your property by providing food, water, shelter and places to raise young.
• The importance of native plants to our local ecosystem, plant selection and sources
• How to design for people (including children) and wildlife
• Sustainable gardening practices that are good for the earth, people and wildlife
• The process of Wildlife Habitat Certification through the National Wildlife Federation and Audubon.
• Additional resources and information tailored to each homeowners’ landscape.

Lastly, the Invasive Species blog (which we follow) just recently posted a disturbing message for those of us in PA who have Ash trees on our properties!

http://invasivespecies.blogspot.com/2009/02/eab-in-c-pa.html

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Pictures from: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/index.html

FEB 5: PA Green Economy Forum

A coalition of environmental organizations will host a discussion on 5 Feb 2009.

• About national climate change policy,
• Forging a clean energy economy
• And the ways that green jobs and environmentally responsible industries can benefit Pennsylvania .

We invite you attend the “Pennsylvania Green Economy Forum” at West Chester University ’s Sykes Student Union Ballroom at 7 PM.

The sponsoring organizations for the event include: Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection (4CP), West Chester University ’s Environmental Council, PennEnvironment, National Audubon Society, Pew Environment Group, the Gordon Natural Area and the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Kathleen McGinty, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (and who has recently joined Element Partners, a venture capital firm focused on clean technology) will deliver the keynote address. Panelists and guest speakers will include representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, organized labor and West Chester University . Guests will be invited to ask questions throughout the night’s program.

This forum will coincide with the “National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions,” which will bring together hundreds of universities, faith groups and community organizations around the country to discuss global climate change in a solutions-driven dialogue. In Washington , D.C. , national environmental leaders will also be meeting to discuss the potential impact of green jobs on our economy during this time.

We hope you will be able to join us for this unique and important discussion.

January's Meeting

The Seven Steps Toward

Successful (and Ethical) Seed Collection

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Mark Gormel

Horticultural Coordinator

The Brandywine Conservancy

Co-Sponsored by

The Henry Foundation for Botanical Research

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Saturday, January 10, 2009

10:00am - Noon

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The Henry Botanic Garden of the Henry Foundation for Botanical Research

801 Stony Lane

Gladwyne, PA 19035

610-525-2037

$10 fee (payable at the door)

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To Register: info@habitatresourcenetwork.org

or 610-999-2900

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February's Meeting

Chester Ridley Crum Watershed Association
&
Habitat Resource Network of Southeast PA
(Wild Ones Chapter & National Wildlife Federation Volunteers)
&
PENN STATE BRANDYWINE

jointly welcome

Dr. Douglas Tallamy
Nationally acclaimed speaker and author of the best seller
"Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in our Gardens"
Professor & Chair of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
University of Delaware

“Creating a Sanctuary for Wildlife in Your Garden”


Sunday, February 8th 2009
2:00pm-3:30pm
Penn State Brandywine
Room 103
Tomezsko Classroom Building
25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA 19063

This lecture is free and open to the public.
Advanced registration is recommended due to limited space
Light refreshments will be served.

To register or for more information
Contact CRC at
info@crcwatersheds.org
610-892-8731

Annual Mtg & Holiday Pot-Luck

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Haverford, PA

4:00pm- 7:00pm

(directions will be emailed upon registration)

Come celebrate the beginning of the Holiday Season with a chance to meet and catch up with other Wild Ones and Friends.Bring a favorite dish to share! We'll try to make this a true pot-luck, but let me know what you'd like to bring when you sign up (just in case). I'll make a simple salmon and there will be wine, beer and other beverages.Bring stories and pictures of your garden!We'll also have a brief meeting to review our Wild Ones year and share our thoughts on what's next for our chapter.Looking forward to an evening with gardening friends before the Holiday Chaos really sets in!!!

PLEASE RSVP BY:Sunday November 16

Call: 484-678-6200

Email: mc@habitatresourcenetwork.org