HABITAT RESOURCE NETWORK OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
P.O. Box 274
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 484-678-6200
Website: www.habitatresourcenetwork.org
Emai:info@habitatresourcenetwork.org.

If you are in Chester/Delaware County area, we would love to hear from you.
For more information, e-mail Maureen, or phone at 484-678-6200.

Bucktoe Creek Preserve Tour
Kennett Township, PA
Guided Tour with
William Ryan, Preserve Manager
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
10:00 am til noon
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Bucktoe Creek Preserve is a 297-acre privately-owned
natural area located near Kennett Square, in Chester
County, Pennsylvania. The preserve is managed to enhance
biodiversity and promote sound ecological stewardship
through forest, meadow, and wetland restoration. Our
primary goals are to provide a stable location for long-term
environmental monitoring and ecological research, a refuge
for threatened flora and fauna, and a site for educating
naturalists at all levels of expertise.
Check the website:www.bucktoecreekpreserve.org
For more information, including directions
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Join us for a highly recommended tour with the
incredibly knowledgeable William Ryan.
All Welcome!
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Please pre-register by June 20.
info@habitatresourcenetwork.org.
484-678-620

    Aug 07, 2010 (Sat)    

Margot's Garden
Kennett Township, PA
Saturday, August 7, 2010
10:00 am til noon
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Landscape architect and environmental educator, Margot Taylor, has created a whimsical retreat with some seriously sustainable features, including a straw bale hut with a green roof, bullfrog pond, native plant gardens.

Join us to visit this very personal haven for people and
wildlife, and learn about the methods behind the magic.

Margot's property was recently selected as a pilot project for the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) , an international effort to develop voluntary guidelines for sustainable design.
More information at www.habitatresourcenetwork.org
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All Welcome!
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Please pre-register by August 1st.
Address and directions will be emailed upon registration
info@habitatresourcenetwork.org
484-678-6200

    Sep 17, 2010 (Fri)    

Octoraro Native Plant Nursery
Kirwood PA
Jim McKenzie, President
September 17, 2010
3:30 to 5:00

Octoraro Native Plant Nursery, (www.octoraro.com)specializes in container grown mid-Atlantic and eastern regional native trees and shrubs, and serves as a resource on environmental restoration with native plants. In addition to the touring the operations and the production area, there is a 12 acre floodplain meadow that has been planted as a created wetland demonstration area.

Please RSVP by September 10th!
www.habitatresourcenetwork.org
admin@habitatresourcenetwork.org.

    Oct 16, 2010 (Sat)    

Crabby Creek Nature Walk
Tredyffrin Township
Saturday, October 16, 9:00 AM

See the inspirational results of the this volunteer stream restoration project!

• Observe the native plants, aquatic insects, fish, and birds thriving at this newly restored stream and riparian habitat

• Learn about methods used to restore this formerly degraded stream

• Discover how native plants were used to re-create the ecology of the stream

Nature Walk Leaders

• Owen Owens, leader of Crabby Creek Restoration Project and member of Trout Unlimited and Valley Creek Restoration Partnership

• Vince Smith, Former President of Valley Forge Audubon Society and native plant expert
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• Edie Parnum, Ornithology Chair of Valley Forge Audubon Society

Directions to Crabby Creek Restoration Project
From Route 202 take 252 South (Paoli Exit). You will see a baseball field at Radbill Park on the left side just past the third traffic light. Park on the side of the road near the sign that says "Tredyffrin Township Radbill Park." Or from Route 30 take 252 North. Look for the park sign on the right just past Enterprise Rent-a-Car.

Co-Sponsored by Valley Forge Audubon Society’s Backyards for Nature (www.vfas.org/bfn ) and the Habitat Resource Network of Southeastern PA (www.habitatresourcenetwork.org www.habitatresourcenetwork.org)

Please RSVP by October 10th!
www.habitatresourcenetwork.org
admin@habitatresourcenetwork.org.