AGENDA

Charlestown Township Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC)

May 12, 2025
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Charlestown Township Office
11 General Warren Blvd. Suite 1
Malvern, PA 19355

7:00

Review of Minutes and approval

7:15 –
8:55

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; video info for working with HOA practices regarding pesticides, trash hauling, and recycling; Charlestown township composting; EAC logo.
 

New:

  1. Application for Alternative Member of EAC
  2. Community education: organic waste management with worm boxes

On Going

  1. Review of BoS, PC, P&R meeting highlights
  2. Bird Town update and policies: schedule for mowing fields at Brightside, bird houses along fields in parks that use fertilizer or other chemicals.
  3. Social media subcommittee of EAC, posting a schedule of EAC events
  4. Kwiamwis Siputët signage
  5. Nature News (Feb., May, Aug., Nov.) – Solomon
  6. Township newsletter articles due dates (1/15,4/15,7/15, & 10/15). Articles due 4/15
  7. Riparian buffer maintenance: PA Outdoor Corp 4/28-5/1.
  8. Information for PC on increasing stream temperature – update: Armstrong
  9. YouTube publication of talk on Microplastics in our Bodies
  10. PA Native Species Day 5/20/25; final plans.
  11. Spring Oak residents’ complaints of unpleasant smells from Beyond Meat operations
  12. EAC Logo update
8:55p –
9:00p
Next regular EAC meeting June 9, 2025

Adjourn