Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to start taking action on the issues you care about? Specifically, to become involved in local conservation? The Pennypack Trust is looking for locally-minded volunteers who are passionate about the environment for its ReForesters program. No experience is required, we will teach you everything you need to know! As a ReForester, you would care for your own plantation at the Pennypack Trust on your own schedule. Skills you would acquire in...clude young tree care, plant identification, invasive species removal, and ecological restoration strategies. To see the impact that our ReForesters are already making on the Preserve and sign up to become one, click the link below: https://pennypacktrust.org/support/reforesters/

On Saturday, December 19th, we participated in the 121st annual Christmas Bird Count with National Audubon Society and our local chapter, Wyncote Audubon Society. We counted 38 species in three and a half hours across the Pennypack Trust. Chipping Sparrows, Golden-crowned Kinglets, an American Kestrel, and a Great Horned Owl were some of the highlights. Thank you volunteers, Fran and Harris Brown, and Pennypack Trust Board Member, Amy Buick, for helping out with this years Christmas Bird Count! Click here to see what others birds have been found at the Pennypack Trust! https://ebird.org/hotspot/L275537

If you purchased something from our Holiday Store and opted for the pickup delivery option, your order is HERE at headquarters ready for you!! We will be holding order pickup today through Wednesday in the Visitors Center from 9-5.

Each winter, billions of pounds of salt are spread on America's roads to keep drivers and pedestrians safe. But all this salt poses a major health risk to both humans and wildlife. Check out this webinar to learn about how excessive salt affects benthic macroinvertebrates and other aquatic life in freshwater streams, and how the Pennypack Trust and our partners are raising awareness and changing behavior around salt in the community! This webinar was brought to you by Izaak ...Walton League of America, Stroud Water Research Center, and Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urqNieKS7BQ&t=2592s

While you are cleaning up the snow today, do your part for the environment and the Pennypack Creek by reducing the amount of salt you use, reusing the excess, and teaching your neighbors how to do the same.! Be #WinterSaltSmart How can you help? https://www.iwla.org//st/winter-salt-watch/what-you-can-do... Take the pledge now to be #WinterSaltSmart: https://www.gopetition.com//help-our-water-stay-fresh-not- In the news: https://www.montgomerynews.com//article_5ab0090c-3e3c-11eb

Have you ever asked yourself "What can I do to help the environment?" Or "What can I do to help my local watershed?" Learn how to "Start in your Yard" in this webinar with Dr. Doug Tallamy! https://fb.me/e/3w0XW3hCj

Due to Covid-19 we are modifying our annual Hayride event! This Saturday and Sunday will be our Pop-Up 50th Anniversary Family Hayride. You can reserve a private Hayride for up to 18 people. More details below! We are taking reservations until Friday. Call now to reserve your spot.

Join us tonight! The Pennypack Creek has long been considered an impaired waterbody, incapable of supporting many aquatic species that should be common. Yet this conclusion has mostly been drawn from the largest sections of the Creek. Join Pennypack Streamkeepers Peter Gkonos and Nick Macelko, PERT research staff, and PERT intern Rachel Zobel to hear their exciting re-discovery of some of Pennypack Creek’s missing species hiding out in tributaries. This will be an online pre...sentation using Zoom. Pre-registration is required to receive zoom link. Register online at https://pennypacktrust.org//turning-over-a-new-rock-re-di/ Free.

Thank you Fulmor Heights residents and Upper Moreland EAC for planting the first batch of 170 trees along a tributary of the Pennypack Creek in Fulmor Heights. This restoration project was made possible by the TreeVitalize Watersheds Grant Program, managed by the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society, with funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Growing Greener Program, PECO and Aqua PA for projects within its source water protection zones.

Join the Department of Protection’s (DEP) Director of Environmental Education, Bert Myers, as he talks about Peregrine Recovery. Join the Department of Protection’s (DEP) Director of Environmental Education, Bert Myers, as he provides in-depth information on the remarkable recovery of the Peregrine falcon. In addition, Bert will address the history of the Harrisburg nest site, review the falcon seasonal calendar, share information on DEP’s FalconCam, reveal new migration information courtesy of the Motus system, provide information on future volunteer opportunities, and update the current status of the Peregrine falcon population within the Commonwealth.

Only a few spaces remain for our Tree ID walk this Sunday!

Only a few spaces remain for our Signs of Autumn walk this Saturday!

Are you surprised to learn that nearly half of bird mortality from glass occurs in buildings of four stories or less? Learn what you and your organization can do to reduce and prevent bird collisions in suburban and low-rise buildings through this special presentation by Leigh Altadonna of the Bird-Window Collision Working Group, a collaborative effort by the Acopian Center at Muhlenberg College, Lehigh Valley Audubon Society, Wyncote Audubon Society, and Audubon Pennsylvania. To register, go to: https://act.audubon.org/a/bird-friendly-communities-prevent

Just a reminder that our fall plant sale is tomorrow from 9 am to 3 pm!

While protecting land, we often think about its future. It is only natural to also think about the future of conservation professionals. As we do our work, each year we invite interns to work alongside of us, preparing them to make their mark in the environmental field. Thanks to BLBB Charitable, we were able to sponsor our 2020 summer interns. Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust has a strong educational tradition, and is proud to help shape the careers of young conservation professionals. Check out this video to learn more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zoejIIYh7Q