Environmental Advisory Council

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Environmental Advisory Council

• Annual Report
• 2006

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2006 EAC Goal

• Celebrate Abington Township Centennial
• plant 100 trees and/or plants and
• involve 100 volunteers in projects

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Bare Root Tree Planting

• The Triangle (Ward 3)
• War Memorial Island (Ward 7)
• Highland Green (Ward 11)
• Irvin Rd. Open Space (Ward 3)

Project 1
Total Trees 5
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Earth Day Cleanup

• Ardsley Wildlife Sanctuary
• (Ward 9)

Before
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Earth Day Cleanup

• Ardsley Wildlife Sanctuary
• April, 2006
• Pack 48 Cub Scouts
• Community volunteers

During
Project 2
Total Volunteers 35
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Earth Day Cleanup
Before
After
Project 2
Total Volunteers 35
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Arbor Day Planting

• Tyson Green (Ward 11)
• Planted 3 trees and perennials
• redistributed bulbs
• weeded and mulched dogwood tree
• Life Quest volunteers and neighbors

5,000 DCED Tree Grant presented from State
Representative Josh Shapiro
Project 3
Tree Total 8 trees and 5 plants 13 Volunteer
Total 50
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Roslyn Ridge

• 2 Rose Bushes Planted by Identification Sign
• (Ward 14)

Project 4
Tree Total 8 trees and 7 plants 15
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Sandy Run Streambank Project

• Roslyn Park (Ward 15) September, 2006
• Project purpose
• Restore the riparian corridor with native
  vegetation to improve the health of the Sandy Run
  Creek
• Received 23,907 TreeVitalize Grant
• 15,640 reimbursable with 8,267 in-kind match
• Implemented phase 1 of the Roslyn Park Landscape
  Management and Restoration Plan by planting
• 190 canopy trees
• 160 understory trees and shrubs
• More than 2,000 groundcover plugs

Project 5
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Sandy Run Streambank Project
Preparation Site Prepared by Parks Recreation
Dept.
Preparation Site Prepared by Parks Recreation
Dept.
Project 5
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Sandy Run Streambank Project
Planting ProjectEAC/STC more than 60 community
volunteers
Planting ProjectEAC/STC more than 60 community
volunteers
Project 5
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Sandy Run Streambank Project
Completed Project
Volunteer Total 110 Tree Total 8 large trees
and 357 other plants 365 plants
Project 5
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Fall Bulb Planting

• Tyson Green (Ward 11)
• Planted 100 bulbs
• 20 volunteers including
• - Girl Scout Troop 1198

Look for Red and White Spring blooms
Volunteer Total 130Tree Total 8 large trees
and 465 plants 473
Project 6
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Fall Tree Planting

• Crestmont Tree Planting
• (Ward 5)
• 2 trees planted by playground
• Neighborhood volunteers

Future Shade for Playground
Volunteer Total 136 Tree Total 10 large trees
and 373 other plants 483
Project 7
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2006 Accomplishments

• Total number of Plants 483
• 10 large trees
• 473 other plants (small caliper trees, shrubs,
  bushes, perennials and bulbs)
• Volunteer Total 136 people
• (excluding EAC and STC members)

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Other EAC Activities

• Facilitate Green Program
• Alert Township staff to potential code violations
• Summer Tree Maintenance Program
• Remove illegal signs
• Montgomery Award

• Open Space Committee
• Comprehensive Plan Committee
• Grant Applications
• Promote Use of Green Energy
• Maintain Web Page

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Summer Maintenance

• Watering

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Summer Maintenance

• Mulching and Weeding

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Remove Illegal Signs

• Its visual pollution
• It becomes litter
• Its unfair business advertisement

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Montgomery Award

• Coordinated 1st presentation with township staff
• Recommended Harry Mildred Blask for Award
  (Ward 4)

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Upcoming Activities for 2007

• Street Tree Pilot Program Workshop (30 free
  trees) Feb 13 at 730pm
• Earth Day Cleanup April 14 at 10am
• Arbor Day Celebration April 28 at 930am
• Montgomery Award Presentation, July Board of
  Commissioners Meeting

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Future Planting Projects

• Point Park Planting (Ward 5)
• Washington Ave. Beautification (Ward 5)

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Future Planting Projects (continued)

• Wannamaker Rd. Open Space (Ward 11)
• Roychester Park
• (Ward 10)
• Phase 2 Sandy Run Restoration
• (Ward 15)