Welcome to Haverford Climate Action
Website Sponsored by
Haverford Township Civic Council
Haverford Township, PA
Your day-to-day choices make a difference!
This website has been created by the Haverford Township Civic Council with support from the Haverford EAC (Environmental Advisory Committee). The purpose of this site is to serve as a clearinghouse of information for residents so that they can make informed choices as they strive to live more sustainable lives.
Businesses or Houses of Worship can find additional information with the links (B and HoW).
Haverford Township Residents Taking Climate Actions
Contact us at the bottom of the page with your street, city, and climate actions so we can add your actions to the maps
Upcoming Events
Every Tuesday: Parks and Trails Volunteer Days, 9:30a-12p
Looking to make a meaningful impact in your community? Come get your hands dirty with us as we care for green spaces, plant trees, and remove invasive species. Together, we’ll help maintain vibrant, healthy ecosystems in our parks! No experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm and love for nature! All tools and supplies provided. Let's make a difference together! Register HERE Waiver HERE Donate HERE
March 22nd: Haverford Township E-Waste Event, 8a-1p
PAR-Recycle Works is a first-level processing center for used electronics. Their workers deconstruct the items received and separate them into their major components. When necessary, they erase all data from hard drives before selling components to environmentally responsible downstream processors. FREE, Registration Required, HERE
March 29th: Haverford Paper Shredding Event 8a-11p
SHRED AND RECYCLE YOUR UNWANTED PERSONAL PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS SAFELY AND SECURELY
Absolutely FREE Service for Township residents only, no registration required
-4 BOX MAX OR EQUIVALENT NO PLASTIC BAGS
-Please remove any large binder clips
ENTER ONLY FROM DARBY ROAD AND EXIT ONLY ONTO MANOA ROAD & PLEASE REMAIN IN VEHICLES AT ALL TIMES AND HAVE PAPER MATERIALS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE TRUNK/BACKSEAT
April 4th: Katherine Hayhoe: Climate Change, Faith & Culture, 7:30pm
125 E. LANCASTER AVENUE, Wayne PA
Wayne Presbyterian Church warmly invites you to join us on Friday evening, April 4, at 7:30, as
we host Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, renowned climate scientist, professor at Texas Tech University,
Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy, author of “Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case
for Hope and Healing in a Divided World,” and evangelical Christian. She will give a
presentation on Climate Change, Faith, and Culture: Finding Common Ground, followed by a
brief question and answer period.
This is a rare opportunity to hear from a scientist of faith and vision who understands that
climate change isn’t just an environmental issue but rather is a threat multiplier which worsens
today’s most serious humanitarian issues – hunger, poverty, lack of access to clean water,
injustice, refugee crises, and more. Please plan to join us. No reservation needed.
April 9th:Getting Your Garden Ready for Spring
Join Master Gardener Joe Daniels will walk you through these very easy steps to get a jump start on the season. Clean up, assess your soil, prune, plan what you want to plant, check your tools and more. With a little preparation, your garden will be primed for vibrant life when spring arrives.
FREE, registration required Register HERE
April 12th: Delaware County Hazardous Waste Recycling Event
8am-1pm Register HERE
April 12th: Delaware County Hazardous Waste Recycling Event
8am-1pm Register HERE
April 23rd Transform your yard: grass removal, pollinators & native plants [virtual] (DCVA collaboration) HERE
April 26th, Earth Day at the CREC, 9a-12p
April 26th: DCVA Watershed Clean Up at Nitre Hall, Haverford 9a-12p Register HERE Other locations and more info HERE
May 10th, 8a-1p: Delaware County Hazardous Waste Recycling Event
May 11th, 7pm: Heat Pump 101 [virtual]
May 14th, 7pm: Backyard Composting Workshop [virtual]
June 14th , 9am-12 Clothing Drive (clean but unwearable OK)
Aug 23rd Haverford E Waste Event
Aug 30th Haverford Paper Shredding Event
Sept 6th: Delaware County Hazardous Waste Recycling Event
Oct 11th: Delaware County Hazardous Waste Recycling Event
Adopt Merry Place
We are forming a group to Adopt Merry Place! Merry Place is a unique park, designed and abilities, especially those with special needs. Join the group and meet like-minded individuals, who share a commitment to the community and public service. This is an opportunity to make a tangible, positive impact, through litter clean-up events, planting trees or organizing community activities. Volunteer HERE
Join the Hav-a-Rain Garden Team!
100 Rain Gardens in 10 Years! Be a part of the Hav-a-Rain Garden team for the next decade! We have many volunteers who help install our gardens but need a few more committed individuals who will help outreach, schedule, assess, design, order and care for plants, and stage and coordinate installation. Many hands make light work! Email havaraingarden@gmail.com and with the subject “Rain Garden Team” and tell us you want to join our core rain garden team and we will send you the link for this and future meetings. If you just want to volunteer for the installations and are not already on our signup genius list, use the subject “Volunteer for Rain Garden Installation” and we will add you to our list for fall installations (mid-September to mid-October). Our lead Organizer is stepping down after 10 years and we would love to keep this great program going!
Haverford property owners (including non-profits and businesses) can request an assessment to be considered for one of Hav-a-Rain Garden’s 5 fall rain gardens - e-mail your address & phone # to havaraingarden@gmail.com within the next couple of weeks. After that, you must respond to a signupgenius email to schedule your assessment. Only Haverford property owners (including non-profits and businesses) are eligible - high scoring assessments qualify to be offered a rain garden and sweat-equity is required.
Rain gardens, downspout planters and rain barrels can help you harvest your stormwater, reduce runoff and the resulting pollution associated with stormwater and reduce downstream flooding. The native plants used also create habitat for pollinators. To learn more, see https://www.dcva.org/Rain-Garden/.
How will you lower your impact on the climate?
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4 levels of Climate Action
Individual Actions
Influencing your Friends and Family
Influencing your Friends and Family
Focus of this Website
Influencing your Friends and Family
Influencing your Friends and Family
Influencing your Friends and Family
Talk with them. Share your concerns and actions.
Organizational Change
State and National Advocacy
State and National Advocacy
Help the organizations you are associated with to become more sustainable. A lot of cascading change can happen at this level of action.
State and National Advocacy
State and National Advocacy
State and National Advocacy
Some climate advocacy organizations
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Looking for volunteer opportunities?
Assist at a work day for Tree Tenders, Friends of Haverford Trails or HavaRain Garden program...help out at an EAC event...join a committee...start a new project
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