AGENDA

Charlestown Township Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC)

August 12, 2024
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Charlestown Township Office
11 General Warren Blvd. Suite 1
Malvern, PA 19355

7:15

Review of Minutes and approval
7:30 –
8:55

Goals, Projects, and Tasks

Place Holders:

  • All - Reminder of EAC-initiated projects for next 6+ months: Brightside Farm Riparian Buffer Planting, Deerfield Riparian Buffer; Earth Day; Charlestown Bird Town; Battery Recycling Program; Education Series; EAC adoption of Charlestown Road for biannual cleanups; New developments for review; EAC website on where residents can dispose of household items; Friends of Charlestown.us; Kendig and Jenkins conservation parks-Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) grant; synthetic turf fields in Charlestown; ChesCo planning natural resources maps: https://www.chescoplanning.org/Resources/MapGallery.cfm.
 

New:

  1. EAC Fall Gathering (October 5, 2024) for SE PA, organized by Ambler EAC at Temple Univ. Call for proposals for Lightning Session or Poster, deadline is Aug. 29. Submit online at EAC Network Newsletter.
  2. Application for Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps for 2025.
  3. Beech Leaf Disease
  4. Proposal to create a schedule of EAC events for posting
  5. Community education presentation on “There’s Plastic in Our Blood…Now What?” in Narberth, Oct. 23, 2024, 7pm at SHIFT, 252 Haverford Ave., Narberth PA 19085. Link to use for social media; mainlineshift.com/event/theres-plastic-in-our-blood-now-what

On Going

  1. ChesCo Municipal Waste Management Plan for 2024-2033; EAC comments sent to Township.
  2. Single use plastic bag/items ordinance
  3. Reviewing HOA practices regarding pesticides, trash hauling, and recycling – Solomon
  4. Status of EAC membership in WeConservePA – Goodman update.
  5. EAC membership – updates.
  6. EAC logo – update Goodman.
  7. Charlestown township composting - update: Solomon
  8. Adoption of Charlestown Road for PennDOT – road adoption sign
  9. Nature News (Jan., Apr., July., Oct.) – Solomon
  10. Bird Town program – Goodman: update
  11. Beyond Pesticides Parks for a Sustainable Future proposal – update: Armstrong
  12. Township newsletter articles due dates (1/15, 4/15, 7/15, & 10/15)
  13. Riparian buffer maintenance: Updates – Outdoor maintenance of riparian plantings at Brightside and Deerfield
  14. Battery collection program for Charlestown – update: Armstrong.
  15. Information for PC on increasing stream temperature – update: Armstrong
  16. Community Education
8:50p –
9:00p

Adjourn

Next meeting: September 9, 2024. Regular monthly meeting