Help Put the Woods Back in Penns Woods!

Volunteers Needed for a Riparian Reforestation at the Franklin Preserve (Franklin Township) adjacent to an impaired section of White Clay Creek.

1,050 native trees, provided through a Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) grant from DEP’s TreeVitalize Program obtained by the Brandywine Conservancy and the Stroud Water Research Center, need to be planted on Tuesday April 23 at noon. (Site prepping crew will arrive at 8 AM for flagging and tree distribution; feel free to arrive early and help out).

Franklin Preserve Site is located off Parsons Road just a little east of Crossan Park (gated drive to Colonial Pipeline will be unlocked; proceed through unlocked gate to areas marked for parking, angling in on grass, and walk down to planting site (don’t block gate into Pipeline compound).

Wear durable and warm clothes.  Gloves.  Heavy shoes.  If you can, please bring shovels and hammers for the stakes.  Restrooms at Crossan (plan ahead).  We will cancel if heavy rain.

Contact Wes Horner at 610-388-8124 (610-350-7605 cell) with questions.

Freshwater Mussel Workshops in May!

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary is hosting two freshwater mussel workshops next month, one in PA at Green Valleys Association, and the other in DE at the Brandywine Creek State Park Nature Center.  As a crucial part of their Freshwater Mussel Recovery Program, surveying local streams for the presence or absence of these elusive bivalves will help scientists determine which streams are in need of and suited for mussel restoration.  With so many stream miles to cover, they have a need for trained "citizen scientists" to help survey local creeks and upload their findings (or lack thereof) to the online data portal.  As if all this isn't enough fun, there is always the potential thrill of finding a species of mussel thought to be long gone from our creeks - an ecological treasure hunt!

The White Clay Creek has and continues to be surveyed for the presence of freshwater mussels. Attend one of these workshops and learn how to help us in our efforts to learn more about these species and promote their recovery!

Learn more about the program at Partnership for the Delaware Estuary's website and download this flyer to learn how to sign up for one of the upcoming May Mussel Workshops!

**please note the original location at Delaware Nature Society has been changed to the Brandywine Creek State Park Nature Center!

Fairfield Community Habitat Garden

Come out and support the City of Newark in it's efforts to become a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat™. Please bring a small garden trowel and work gloves and come dressed to get dirty! To register to volunteer, or to learn more about this garden please contact Greg Gagliano at the Delaware Nature Society (302) 239-2334 ext:142. Date: Saturday May 19, 2013

Time: 10 a.m.

Location: Fairfield Crest Park, City of Newark, DE