Review of Minutes and approval

Goals, Projects, and Tasks

Place Holders:

1. 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 semiannual cleanups; New developments for review; EAC website on where residents can dispose of household items; Kendig and Jenkins conservation parks; synthetic turf fields in Charlestown; Beyond Pesticides Parks for a Sustainable Future proposal; Reviewing HOA practices regarding pesticides, trash hauling, and recycling; Charlestown township composting; EAC logo.

New:

1. Welcome Sarah Pickering
2. Township road salt management
3. ChesCo Planning Commission Sustainability Division support of EACs
4. EAC Committee membership change

On Going

1. Earth Day – Road Adoption and township cleanups reviews
2. Review of BoS, PC, P&R meeting highlights
3. Bird Town update and policy regarding mowing of fields at Brightside Farm Park
4. Social media subcommittee of EAC, posting a schedule of EAC events
5. Charlestown HOA sustainability plan - update, and video about how to work with HOAs
6. Swiss Pines Preliminary Master Plan
7. Kwiamwis Siputët signage
8. Status of EAC membership in WeConservePA – Goodman.
9. Nature News (Jan., Apr., July., Oct.) – Solomon
10. Township newsletter articles due dates (1/15, 4/15, 7/15, & 10/15). Articles due 4/15
11. Riparian buffer maintenance: PA Outdoor Corp 4/28-5/1. Request to borrow tent from Walker.
12. Information for PC on increasing stream temperature – update: Armstrong
13. YouTube publication of talk on Microplastics in our Bodies
14. PA Native Species Day will be 5/20/25; Discussion of activities and proposed expansion of Children’s Contest.
15. Spring Oak residents’ complaints of unpleasant smells from Beyond Meat operations – follow-up.
16. EAC Logo update

Adjourn