Special Interest
Monday, February 15th, 2010
On February 4th at approximately 1:30 pm a group of people huddled under the grove of trees between Kohlberg Hall and Trotter Hall with their eyes pointed skywards. Perched atop the tallest tulip tree was an apparently mature Bald Eagle. The Bald Eagle, our national bird, is making a comeback in several spots in the U. S.; however, seeing one in many parts of the country is uncommon. Personally, I have seen the Bald Eagle soaring over Swarthmore or perched on the side of the road along the Blue Route near the Swarthmore exit.
Today, the Bald Eagle population is approximately…
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Nether Providence Township has recently established Heritage Tree designation for some of the oldest or most distinctive trees in the township. This designation was adopted last year by the Nether Providence as part of the revision to their Shade Tree Ordinances. Heritage trees are protected by township law and a township permit must be filled out by the property owner and reviewed by the Shade Tree Committee before removing, or pruning more than 20% of a Heritage Tree within a twelve month period.
The following defines a Heritage Tree:
1) A tree 36 inches or greater dbh (diameter at breast height; note:…
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
When pursing a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for new construction, as the Scott Arboretum is doing with the Wister Center, even the trash plays an important role. The program is called job-site recycling and recycles all materials from the construction of the Wister Center. This includes all the demolition material from the destruction of the original Wister Greenhouse.
A container of commingled material from Wister Center construction site being dumped at the recycling center. photo credit: A. Golen
The goal of the program is to divert 75% of the project waste from landfills. Each month we receive a…
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