Events
Volunteer Days, Trail Events, and Meetings
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4 * PHS WORKSHOP @ STARR GARDENSPHS WORKSHOP @ STARR GARDENS Time: 10:00 am SHEET MULCHING * SUPER SLEUTH HISTORY HUNTSUPER SLEUTH HISTORY HUNT Time: 10:00 am |
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9 * 9TH ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT SALE9TH ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT SALE Time: 10:00 am |
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13 * BOARD MEETINGBOARD MEETING Time: 7:30 pm |
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16 * EVENING WITH FRANK WEEREVENING WITH FRANK WEER Time: 7:45 pm |
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18 * BIOBLITZBIOBLITZ Time: 8:00 am * CHT WORKDAYCHT WORKDAY Time: 9:00 am May 18 June 22 July 20 August 17 September 21 October 19 November 16 December 21 |
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2013 Traildays
(Third Saturday of Each Month):
Lower Merion Township sponsors the Trail Workdays. Workdays are usually held on Saturdays beginning at 8:30a (exact locations are announced as the dates near). We provide the tools, supplies, and refreshments for volunteers. Come out and enjoy! For more information regarding volunteer opportunities, contact the Friends at info@cynwydtrail.org.
June 22
July 20
August 17
September 21
October 19
November 16
December 21
All you need to do is simply sign the Township waiver and the rest is up to you. For your convenience, below are links to the Lower Merion Waiver. If you complete the PRINT version, please bring it to the event.
LMT Volunteer Waiver (print version)
LMT Volunteer Waiver (electronic signup)
2013 FOCHT Board Meetings
(Second Monday of the Month)
FOCHT board meetings are open to the public. Our meetings are held the second Monday of every month at 7:30p at the Bringhurst Funeral Home in West Laurel Cemetery Funeral Home. (Enter the Cemetery from Belmont Ave across from the Bala Cynwyd Playground. The Funeral Home is on the left.)
2013 Up and Coming Events
PHS Design Meeting on the Trail
Date: May 30, 2013
Time: 5:30p
Location: Basin, near Cynwyd Park
Cost: Free
The Friends received a Green Machine Award from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The Green Machine team consists of technical experts in gardening who will work with the Friends to plan and care for existing planting beds and planters. Through the Community Integrated Design Process, PHS provides horticultural assistance and training to better sustain and manage the plantings in area parks. Working collaboratively with neighborhood volunteers and Lower Merion Township, the Green Machine program’s goal is to revitalize our gardens, educate participants about sustainable greening, and help make parks more beautiful.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Chanticleer Field Trip
Date: Saturday, June 1
Time: 9:00 a.m. (for transportation, if you need it)
Location: 100 N 21st St, Philadelphia, and then Chanticleer by 10 a.m.
Cost: Free!
Contact: Nicolas Esposito, nesposito@Pennhort.org
www.chanticleergarden.org
All groups are invited to PHS’s Chanticleer Field Trip (limit of 3 people per group). If you need transportation, meet at PHS (100 N 20th St, Philadelphia) at 9 a.m. We plan to arrive at Chanticleer by 10 a.m. Please RSVP to Nicolas Esposito <nesposito@Pennhort.org> by May 15 with the names of people attending and your transportation needs.
Family Summer Series: Cynwyd Heritage Trail Sunset Toast
Date: August 1, 2013
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Barmouth Trailhead
Start the last month of summer off with an evening nature stroll to look for birds and bugs. We will end overlooking the Schuylkill river and enjoy sunset toast on the Cynwyd Heritage Trail. For more information, contact the Conservancy.
Past Events
BioBlitz
Date: Saturday, May 18
Time: 8:00a
Location: Meet at the Barmouth Station Trail Access at the end of Levering Mill Road Free!
An Evening with Frank Weer; Railway Historian (Conservancy)
Date: Thursday, May 16
Time: 7:45 PM
Location: Waverly Heights, 1400 Waverly Road, Gladwyne, PA 19035
Cost: Free!
Audience: Adults, children ages 8 & up
Event: FOCHT 5K
Date: May 11, 2013
Time: 9am
Location: Barmouth Trailhead
9th Annual Native Plant Sale (Conservancy)
Date: Thursday, May 9
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Rolling Hill Park, 1301 Rose Glen Road, Gladwyne
Info: Call us at 610-645-9030 to receive our color catalog.
Audience: All ages!
Sheet Mulching (PHS)
Date: Saturday, May 4
Time: 10:00 AM- 12:00PM
Location: Starr Garden (6th and Lombard St.)
Cost: Free
History Detectives: Super Sleuth History Hunt (Conservancy)
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Rolling Hill Park 1301 Rose Glen Road, Gladwyne
Cost: LMC Members $5 per person/$10 per family, Non-Members $8 per person/$18 per family
Audience: Adults, children ages 6 & up
Spring Bird Migration Walk (Co-sponsored by West Laurel Hill Cemetery)
Date: Saturday, April 27
Time: 8:30 AM
Location: West Laurel Hill Cemetery, 225 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd. Meet in the back parking lot of the funeral home, 100 yards inside the Belmont Avenue entrance (south of Levering Mill Rd).
Cost: Free!
Audience: Adults, children 12 & up
The Sustainability of Honey Bees: the Evolution of a Beekeeping Industry. (Conservancy)
Date: Monday, April 22
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia PA
Cost: Free!
FOCHT Workday
Date: April 20
Time: 9a
Location: Barmouth Trailhead
It’s A Green Thing! (West Laurel Hill Cemetery)
Date: April 14
Time: 9:30am – 11:00am
Family Fishing in West Mill Creek Park (Conservancy)
Date: Saturday, April 13
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: West Mill Creek Park, W. Mill Creek Road & Old Gluph Road, Penn Valley
The Role of Indigenous Pathways in Ecosystem Recovery– Lecture and Book Signing (Conservancy)
Date: Thursday, April 11,
Time: 7:45 PM
Location: Waverly Heights, 1400 Waverly Road, Gladwyne, PA 19035
Price:Free!
Audience: Adults, children ages 12 & up
Free Pruning Workshop
Date: Saturday, March 23
Time: 10-12p
Location: Bala Cynwyd Park, 398 Trevor Lane, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004
19th Annual StreamWatch Census (Conservancy)
Date: Saturday, March 23,
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: West Mill Creek Park, W. Mill Creek Road & Old Gluph Road, Penn Valley
Easter Egg Hunt (West Laurel Hill Cemetery)
Date: March 23, 2013
Time: 10:00am
Location:Conservatory on the grounds of the Cemetery
Ages: 10 and under
Cost: Free
Martin Luther King Day of Service
Date: January 21, 2013
Time: 9:00a
Location: meet at Bala Cynwyd Playground parking lot (off Trevor Lane)
Cynwyd Heritage Art Show at Townhall
Date: January 11, 2013
Time: 5p-9p
Location: 358 Montgomery Avenue, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004
Abandoned to Amazing: Creating Ardmore’s Linwood Park and the Cynwyd Heritage Trail
Date: January 3, 2013
Time:7:15p
Location: 100 Conway Avenue, Narberth PA
Cost: $6.00
Black Friday Walk to Manayunk
Date: November 23, 2012
Time: 11am
Location: Cynwyd Station
2012 FOCHT Cynwyd Station Planting
Date: September 29 and 30
Time: TBD
Location: Cynwyd Station
Free Rain Barrel & Composting Workshop
Date: Saturday, October 13
Time: 10a – 12p
Location: Board Room, Township Administration Building, 75 E. Lancaster Ave, Ardmore
Pints for the Park
Date: Saturday June 9th, 2012
Time: 6:00p – 9:00p
Cost: $30
Mulch Day
Date: June 2
Time: 9-1
Location: Barmouth Trailhead
Go Green Awards
Date: May 15, 2012
Time: 6p
Location: Appleford, 770 Mt. Moro Road, Villanova
The Schuylkill River: Past and Present
Date: Thursday May 17, 2012
Time: 7p
Location: Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Cost: (at the door) members, $22.50; non-members, $25.00
Become a PHS Tree Tender!
Philadelphia
Date: Spring: Thursday, May 17
Time: 5:45p
Date: Fall: Wednesdays, October 3, October 10, & October 17
Time: 5:45p
Location: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Link: www.phsonline.org
Planning Meeting:
Date: February 27th
Time: 7:30 PM
Location : Lower Merion Academy building
Climate Reality: Change or Crisis in the 21st Century
Date: March 3, 2012
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: The Bala Theater, 157 Bala Ave, Bala Cynwyd
(with a meet-and-greet with the speaker at the Church of St. Asaph following)
Cost: Free
Phone: 610.664.0966
Link: www.saintasaphs.org
Cynwyd Heritage Trail Winter Trek
Date: Sunday, February 5
Time: 10:00 AM
Martin Luther King Day of Service
Date: January 16, 2012
Time: 8:30a
Location: Barmouth Crossing
Marcellus Shale Drilling in Pennsylvania
Date: Thursday, January 12
Time: 7:45 PM
Location: Waverly Heights, 1400 Waverly Road, Gladwyne
Audience: Adults, children ages 12 & up
Winter Bird Count
Date: Sunday, January 8
Time: 8:30 AM
Location: Rolling Hill Park, 1301 Rose Glen Road, Gladwyne
Audience: Adults, children ages 2
Full Moon Festival
Date: Saturday, January 7
Time: 7:00 PM
Location:Rolling Hill Park, 1301 Rose Glen Road, Gladwyne
Price: $4/person, $10/family
Audience: Adults, children ages 5 & up
New Year’s Walk
Date: Sunday, January 1st (Rain date: January 2nd, 2012).
Time: 10:30
Location: SEPTA Bala Railroad Station at Bala Ave. & City Ave
NEW YEAR’S WALKThis year: A walk on the new Cynwyd Heritage Trail, with sweeping views of Manayunk and the Schuylkill River Valley. Meeting Place: The SEPTA Bala Railroad Station at Bala Ave. & City Ave., served on Sundays by Bus Routes 44 and 65. We’ll meet at 10.30 am for conversation, and begin the walk at 11am sharp. There is free parking at Bala Station on Sundays. We’ll stop for a cozy lunch in Manayunk after the walk, returning by SEPTA bus to Bala. Date: Sunday, January 1st, with a raindate of Monday, January 2nd, 2012. Bring: Binoculars and camera to observe wildlife and points of interest. Picnic beverages and snacks for the walk. Also, warm clothes and good walking shoes or hiking boots as the weather may require. The trails are sometimes hilly, but well graded.. RSVP: Not requested. More info or need a carpool? Call 215-387-9242, or e-mail Bob at rthomas@campbellthomas.com |