Earth Day Projects 2021
Celebrate
Earth Day by joining one or more of these activities! If group
activities aren’t your cup of tea, find our suggestions below for things
you can do by yourself or with your family or friends to honor Earth
Day.
If you are organizing an activity that you would included in this list, please email [email protected]
At all events, please wear a mask and maintain social distancing.
Glenside Grove Park Earth Day Fest!
Activity: Planting native plants along the creek, removing invasive plants, gardening and clean-up. Great for fulfilling volunteer hours!
Meeting place: Cherry Lane and Lynwood Avenue, Glenside
Date and Time: Sunday, April 25, 2021, 2:00-4:00pm
What
to bring: Gloves and garden tools if you have them; there will be some
available. Please bring your own snacks and a water bottle.
Contact: Nancy Gujda at 610-304-9533, Mindy Kemmerer-Scovner 484-302-6345
Sponsoring group: Friends of Grove Park
Rain date: Saturday, May 1, 2021, 10:00am-12:00pm
Fairy House Scavenger Hunt at High School Park!
Activity: Find fairy houses scattered throughout High School Park to find hidden treasures
Please sign up to attend at Friendsofhighschoolpark.org/events
Time: Saturday, April 24 from 2 to 4 PM
Bring/wear: closed shoes, long pants, and a bag for collecting
Contact: [email protected]
Sponsoring Group: Friends of High School Park
Rain or shine: Heavy rain cancels
High School Park Work Days
Activity: pull and cut back exotic invasive plants, perform trail
maintenance, plant trees and shrubs, and work on some of the projects
happening in the park.
Meet: at garden shed near Montgomery Avenue
Time: Saturday/Sunday April 3, 4, 17 and 18, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Bring/wear: closed shoes, long pants & a hat; if you have them, bring shirt pruners, gardening gloves
Contact: Cathy Callan 215-901-0881 or [email protected]
Sponsoring Group: Friends of High School Park
Rain or shine: Heavy rain cancels
Don't Be a Drip, Rain Barrel Workshop, free
Meet: Virtually via Zoom
Register to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvceuoqTosGt0SwPybyPT6BqEyo7u5U6ww
Time: Wed, April 21, 6:30-7:45 pm
Bring: a friend
Contact person: [email protected], 215-744-1853; Tookany Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership
Virtual event, so rain or shine
Tookany Creek Cleanup
Join a creek cleanup. Check the Friends of the Tookany Facebook page or email [email protected] for the date of the April cleanup.
Things you can do independently as an individual, family, or group with family and/or friends:
- Join the TTF Watershed’s spring “Bioblitz” by going to a park, using your smartphone to take photos of plants, birds, insects, and other animals and then using the iNaturalist app to identify them. Do this anytime from April 24 – May 1 and your observations will be included in the official count. Here’s more about using iNaturalist for a bioblitz,
- Plant a
native tree, shrub, or flower in a yard or in a container. Native
plants provide habitat and food for birds, butterflies, and other
pollinators. Many local nurseries carry native plants and can help you
select one that is right for your yard. Or check out the possibilities
using the National Audubon Society and National Wildlife Federation websites.
- Walk around a green area or your neighborhood and observe the birds you see. The free app Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab can help you identify what you see. When you enter where the bird is (in a tree, on the ground, at a bird feeder), how big it is (sparrow size, robin size, goose size), what colors it is, Merlin gives you photos of what birds it could be. Or take a photo and Merlin will identify the bird that way. Hint: Start by observing birds at bird feeders where they are easiest to see. You can even submit how many of what type of birds you saw through another free app, eBird; that information helps researchers and conservationists worldwide.
- Choose a park or area long a creek or a road, grab some trash bags and gloves, and clean it up!
- In the summer (June 25 – Sept 1), you can participate in the Backyard Bumble Count.