Welcome to Haverford Climate Action
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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
Fall Shade Tree Lottery
This Fall, Haverford Township's Shade Tree Commission (STC) will distribute beautiful young shade trees FREE of cost to 120 lucky Township residents. Winners will be chosen by lottery (see instructions below), with distribution on the morning of November 9th, 2024. We request that you only enter the lottery if you or a proxy are available to pick up your tree on November 9th, no exceptions. As a new service, we will have Haverford High School volunteers available to help pick up and plant trees for residents who require assistance to participate in the program owing to age, disability, or lack of a car. Participants of this accessibility service must still be available on the 9th to receive and site their tree. Regisration Required by 10/25/2024 Here
OCT 9: Easy Food Choices for the Planet Workshop, 6:30-8:30p
Haverford Community Recreation and Environmental Center 9000 Parkview Dr, Haverford
Did you know that eating a plant-rich diet and reducing food waste at the end consumer level are in the top 5 solutions to climate change? An important side benefit of switching to a plant-rich diet (not processed) is increased human health, reduced global hunger, and improved treatment of animals. Find out the carbon footprint of what you eat and how little changes can make a big impact! Learn what makes a reducetarian diet beneficial for our planet, ourselves, and future generations. Enjoy tasty vegetarian and vegan food samples during this workshop. FREE, registration required, HERE
OCT 10: Backyard Composting Workshop (Virtual) 7-8p
Learn how to reduce your waste, fight climate change, and make free organic fertilizer in your backyard. Gwenn Nolan of Mother Compost will be sharing her knowledge and passion with us. If you want to learn more about wasting less, this is the presentation for you! Township residents are eligible to purchase a subsidized compost bin for $30 after attending the workshop, while supplies last. FREE, registration required, HERE
OCT 12: Hazardous Waste Event, 8a-2p
Upper Chichester Municipal Bldg. 8500 Furey Road., Upper Chichester, PA 19061
Free, Must Register, HERE
Oct 14: HTAS Recycling Class, 7-9p
Haverford High School, 200 Mill Rd, Havertown
Learn how to properly recycle in Haverford Township with singlestream curbside collection. Haverford Environmental Advisory Committee Members will explain what’s accepted and what is not, and introduce you to our opt-in program to recycle items not accepted in your blue bin. FREE, Registration Required, HERE
OCT 16: How to Cut Fossil Fuels in Your Home: Heat Pumps, Induction Stoves, and Home Electrification
Planning to replace your heater or AC? Heat pumps are one system that can do both and are eligible for a tax credit! Modifying our home systems, especially HVAC, water heating and clothes drying, as well as induction stoves that are 3x more efficient than gas stoves and boil water faster than gas, and considerations when electrifying. Come and learn. FREE, registration required, HERE
Oct 31: Delaware County E Waste Recycling Event, 9a-1p
Rose Tree Park 1671 N. Providence Rd Media, PA 1906
Free drop off for the following items: CPU's; laptops; mice; keyboards; desk top copiers and scanners; tablets; routers and modems; home and cell phones; cable boxes and electronic cables; dvd players; VCR's; stereos and video game consoles; vacuum cleaners.
For a FEE, individuals can drop off televisions, computer monitors and printers.
- All Computer Monitors (flat screen & CRT) – $20 each
- Televisions – $30 each
- Console or Rear Projection TVs – $40 each
- Printers – $5 each
Registration Required, 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/.
Haverford Township Parks and Recreation Department Fall Volunteer Days
Calling all Volunteers! Haverford Township has over 17 miles of walking trails available to the public in addition to over 30 parks and we need your help! Be a part of the solution. We have volunteer days planned for the Fall of 2024 to remove invasive species and plant natives. Some of these dates are posted now and more will be posted in coming months. Sign up HERE
NOV 1 - DEC 6 Pumpkin Collection at Orner's
Nov 23rd 9a-1p: E-Waste Event
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4 levels of Climate Action
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Influencing your Friends and Family
Influencing your Friends and Family
Influencing your Friends and Family
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Organizational Change
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State and National Advocacy
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State and National Advocacy
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