EAC Past News & EVENTS

  • Join the EAC for a Baby Bird walk on Saturday, May 24 at 8am at Opalanie Park.   We are hoping to spy on baby birds!  Meet in the parking lot at Opalanie.  We will walk over into Bryn Coed with the hopes of seeing some fledgling spring baby birds (maybe......

  • Thursday, April 24, 7pm West Vincent Township Building, 729 St Matthews Rd, Chester Springs, PA 19425 Do you have a damp spot in your yard?  Do you have trouble with flooding after storms?  A rain garden may be the solution! Stormwater Expert Paul Rosone will teach us how to handle......

  • FIRST EVER Native Plant Swap and Giveaway May 10, 9am to noon, at Opalanie Park.  Rain date May 11 If you want to participate in the plant swap, please bring with you any native plants that you are dividing and have extra of. It would be wonderful if you could......

  • Saturday, April 5, 10am-12:30pm; rain date April 6 Opalanie Park, 1422 St. Matthews Rd., Chester Springs, PA  19425 LOVE NATURE? Give Mother Nature a helping hand in our community park – Opalanie Park! Help out the woodlands new and old, learn about birds and butterflies and native plants, and enjoy......

  • 729 Saint Matthews Road (Township Building) at 10am Free Native Plants to benefit pollinators, birds, people, & water quality! Do you have a plant you love – and you just wish you had more of it? Do you have a problem wet spot in your lawn? An ugly steam bank?......

  • The Art Of Gardening With Native Flowers – A talk by Laura Cruz & Free Native Flower Seed Giveaway Presentation on March 11th at 7pm, Township Building Come from 6:30pm to 7pm (BEFORE THE PRESENTATION) for FREE Native Flower Seeds for outside spring sowing in milk jugs! We will be......

  • At Opalanie Park on Friday, February 28 at 5:15 (rain date March 1) Woodcock Walk Rescheduled: The Ground is Frozen, But Our Enthusiasm Isn’t! Due to the frosty grounds and chilly nights, we delayed the Woodcock Walk to March 14. These little birds need mud to snack on worms, and......

  • “This award is a testament to all our amazing and passionate volunteers, working together towards a better and more sustainable future.  All of our committees have had a hand in moving in this direction: Sustainability, Clean Energy Transition Team, Environmental Advisory Council, Open Space, Planning and Litter Lifters, to name......

  • LOVE NATURE? Give Mother Nature a helping hand in Opalanie Park! Help out the woodlands new and old, learn about birds and butterflies and native plants, and enjoy a morning in nature with your community. You don’t need to be strong – just gentle and patient! It is a meditative......

  • All are invited to our EAC Book Discussion. Please join us even if you have not read the book. Light refreshments will be served. Local leaders in backyard habitat also will be present to answer questions and offer expertise. BRAIDING SWEETGRASS By Robin Wall Kimmerer (Description) Drawing on her life......