In observance of the Labor Day Holiday, Borough offices will be closed starting at 12:00 PM on Friday, September 1, and will reopen on Tuesday, September 5, at 9:00 AM.
Author: Chalfont Employee
Mosquito Spraying in Neighboring Communities on Aug. 16th
Mosquito spraying to take place in Doylestown Twp, Perkasie Borough, Warrington Twp and East Rockhill Twp on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. More info here.
Penn State Extension – Native Plant Sale!
Two weeks left! Penn State Extension Native Tree & Shrub Sale
The Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program of Bucks County is hosting its fourth annual online Native Tree and Shrub fundraiser. The sale features a limited supply of 28 different native trees and shrubs that provide food, shelter, and nesting habitat for wildlife, as well as privacy, shade, foliage, and landscape beautification.
“There is something truly magical that happens when you start adding native species to the landscape. It’s one of the top ways to invite more birds, butterflies, and native bee species to your yard,” says Leah Zerbe, a nature columnist and Master Watershed Steward. “If you plant it, they will come!”
Planting trees and shrubs is also a great way to reduce flooding, stabilize soil, and filter pollutants. All trees and shrubs are native to Pennsylvania and sourced from a preeminent native plant nursery. Proceeds from this fundraiser support the Bucks County Master Watershed Steward program and its efforts to share education and inspire improvements within our local watersheds. And remember, fall is one of the best times to plant new trees! Learn more about the tree sale by visiting https://extension.psu.edu/master-watershed-steward-native-tree-and-shrub-sale
Ordering Details: Orders are being accepted from July 27, 2023, through August 27, 2023, or until sold out.
Order Link: https://tinyurl.com/TreeShrubSale
Phone orders: Please call 1-877-345-0691, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
Pick-Up Day: Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 p.m.
Pick-Up Location: Warwick Memorial Park, 1200 Memorial Drive, Jamison, PA 18929
All orders must be placed online or by phone. No plants will be sold at the pick-up location.
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If you were hoping to purchase certain species from our Master Watershed Steward native tree and shrub sale only to find them sold out, we were able to restock a few species! Here’s the list.
About the Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program
The Penn State Master Watershed Steward volunteer program educates and empowers citizens to protect environmental resources. After receiving 40+ hours of training, Master Watershed Steward volunteers give back to their communities by offering educational opportunities, collecting citizen science data, organizing stream clean-ups, working on wildlife habitat and stream restoration projects, and more. For questions about the program or to learn how you can become a Master Watershed Steward volunteer in Bucks County, please contact program coordinator Kathleen Connally at kxc30@psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University encourages qualified persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact us at 610-489-4315 in advance of your participation or visit.
–Kathleen Connally
Master Watershed Steward Coordinator, Bucks and Montgomery Counties
Home office:
Penn State Extension Bucks County
576 Penns Park Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
267-483-2020
http://extension.psu.edu/bucks
http://extension.psu.edu/montgomery
Help Protect Bucks and Montgomery Counties’ Streams, Rivers, and Wildlife Habitat
Support the Bucks County Master Watershed Steward Program
www.giveto.psu.edu/BucksCountyMasterWatershed
Support the Montgomery County Master Watershed Steward Program
AQUA PFOA/PFOS Monitoring
The latest round of testing results are now available:
Excessive Heat Warning – Bucks County
This is a message from Bucks County Emergency Services
An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect in Bucks County from 10:00 AM on 7/27/23 through 6:00 PM on 7/29/23.
Cooling centers in Upper and Lower Bucks will be open Thursday through Saturday to seniors and people experiencing homelessness who are seeking refuge from the extreme heat. The following locations will operate from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM as cooling centers for seniors and the homeless:
Riegelsville Borough Hall
615 Easton Road
Riegelsville, PA 18077
610-749-2726
Morrisville Senior Service Center
31 E. Cleveland Avenue
Morrisville, PA 19067
215-295-0567
YMCA of Bucks County– Warminster Branch
624 York Road
Warminster, PA 18974
267-387-9622
YMCA of Bucks County – Fairless Hills Branch
601 S. Oxford Valley Road
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
215-949-3400
Bristol Borough Senior Center
301 Wood Street
Bristol, PA 19007
215-788-9238
Bristol Township Senior Center
2501 Bath Rd.
Bristol, PA 19007
Bensalem Senior Citizens Center
1850 Byberry road.
Bensalem PA 19020
215-638-7720
Thank you,
Bucks EMA
2023 Chalfont Challenge 5K – THANK YOU!
Trash & recycling pickup moved to Wed. July 5th
Chalfont Residents, due to the 4th of July holiday occurring on a Tuesday, Republic Services is pushing your trash & recycling pickup to Wednesday, July 5th. Please put your toters curbside the night before. See schedule below.
Parade Road Closure on July 4th
Tuesday, July 4th Tri-Municipal Parade from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. ROADS WILL BE CLOSED ALONG PARADE ROUTE: Starting at Town Center on Butler Ave in New Britain Borough, down to N. Main St. in Chalfont, up to Park Ave, along Park Ave ending at North Branch Park (207 Park Avenue).
Tri-Municipal 4th of July Parade
Tri-Municipal 4th of July Parade will take place on Tuesday, July 4th @ 9:30 AM, begins at Town Center in New Britain Borough and ends at North Branch Park in New Britain Township. All are welcome! Event_July4th_InformationalFlyer (1)
National Pollinator Week
PennDOT, PA Turnpike Highlight National Pollinator Week
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA Turnpike) are recognizing National Pollinator Week with updates on pollinator plantings around the state.
Roadside pollinator plantings, led by PennDOT, PA Turnpike and other partner organizations are taking place around Pennsylvania. PennDOT has overseen more than 40 acres of pilot pollinator plantings with an additional 25 acres of habitat in progress. Areas targeted for pollinator-specific plantings are continually monitored by maintenance teams for the presence of invasive species and weeds as well as healthy growth and pollinator activity.
In addition to plantings, PennDOT seed mixture updates took effect earlier this year. Seed mix updates removed notable non-native and invasive plants and added pollinator-friendly plants such as black-eyed susans (Rudbeckia hirta), ox-eye sunflowers (Heliopsis helianthoides) and common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca).
“The degradation and loss of pollinator habitats is a risk to those affected species as well as pollinator dependent crops across the state,” said PennDOT Executive Deputy Secretary Cheryl Moon-Sirianni. “We invite every Pennsylvanian to join us in their own gardens, or with PennDOT through the Adopt and Beautify program.”
The PA Turnpike has piloted five pollinator habitats across the state. Within those locations there are 19 different plots for a total of over 10 acres which utilize a variety of seed mixes and management practices. These plots include many of PennDOT’s seed mixes of 16 different native plants. The seeds include an array of native wildflowers like lanceleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), mint plants like anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum), herbaceous perennials like milkweed species (Asclepias sp.) and wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), as well as the flowering plant foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis).
“Pollinator habitats provide an array of colors and fragrance,” said PA Turnpike CEO Mark Compton. “But more importantly these natural gardens, comprised of native plants, promote, protect and preserve pollinating animals.”
PennDOT’s Pollinator Habitat Plan, adopted in 2019, is operated in partnership with other federal and state agencies, private and community organizations, to create naturalized gardens and meadows planted with pollinator-friendly plant species at designated sites. Highway rights-of-way have been recognized nationally as lands that have potential to provide habitats for pollinators and support corridor connectivity for pollinators.
In November 2022, Act 112 established the Pollinator Habitat Program Fund to be supported in-part by purchases of the new Pollinator license plate PennDOT announced earlier this year. The fund will create naturalized gardens and meadows planted with pollinator-friendly species of flowering plants specifically for bees, butterflies, beetles, and other insects which may have been adversely affected by the loss of their native habitat. Sixty-five percent of the proceeds from the license plate will be deposited into the Pollinator Habitat Program Fund.
The Pollinator license plate is now available for passenger cars or trucks with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. Applicants for the Pollinator license plate must submit a completed Form MV-911, “Application for Special Fund Registration Plate.” More information, including eligibility requirements and image of license plates, is available on the Registration Plates page on PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website.
National Pollinator Week is recognized internationally during the last full week in June as an opportunity to spread awareness about the importance of pollinator species to the eco-system and promote native pollinator gardens.
Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation, increased pesticide use and introduced diseases are threatening pollinators around the world. Native pollinator-positive plants are a critical link in Pennsylvania’s eco-system providing habitat for pollinators like butterflies, bees and hummingbirds to support crops and local biodiversity.
If you’re interested in taking part in Pollinator Week, please consider planting native pollinator-friendly plants. Additionally, interested citizens can apply to the PennDOT Adopt and Beautify and Keystone Pollinator Habitat programs to get involved locally.
To learn more about the PA Turnpike’s pollinator gardens and other sustainable initiatives click here: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Releases 2022 Sustainability Report (paturnpike.com)