Environment & Outdoors
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The Old Farmer’s Almanac Prediction for Winter: Keep Those Parkas and Snow Shovels Handy
The Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a trying winter for the Philadelphia region. Its prognosticators see periods of frigid temperatures accompanied by above-average snowfall. Michael Tanenbaum buttoned up the details for PhillyVoice. The 230-year-old publication released its 2021-22 winter predictions last week with a map that shows the anticipated seasonal conditions across the country. “This…
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‘Back to School’ a Special Time That Reminds Spotts, Stevens, and McCoy How Its Work Touches Everyday Life
It’s the time of year again when children, parents, and teachers are engulfed in “Back to School.” This time of year is reserved for that special feeling of entering a new classroom, opening new school supplies, and having that “ready to learn” feeling. But at Spotts, Stevens, and McCoy, we believe that learning and education…
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Local, State, and Federal Officials Continue Assessing Hurricane Ida Damage Throughout the Suburbs
Local officials are still assessing the damage Hurricane Ida left in its wake as it stomped through the region. Alfred Lubrano, Justine McDaniel, Laura McCrystal, and Ellie Rushing waded through the details for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Water quality is one of the main issues at this time. Aqua Pennsylvania — which serves nearly a million…
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Neumann University Deepens Commitment to Sustainability
Neumann University is expanding its efforts to create an environmentally sustainable campus and community by joining the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). AASHE is an association of more than 900 colleges, businesses, nonprofits and other organizations that are working to create an equitable and ecologically healthy world and a sustainable…
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Tract of Charlestown Township Land Located Within Pickering Creek Watershed Now Preserved Forever
French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust has forever preserved 15 acres in Charlestown Township through a conservation easement on property owned by Nancy Long and her brother Tom Baldwin. The property is located within the Pickering Creek Watershed. The Pickering Creek and its tributaries are designated as having High Quality Water by the Pennsylvania Department…
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Washington Post: Chester County’s Climate Is a-Changin’
Chester County’s climate change data, along with statistics worldwide, indicate the depth and breadth of this critical issue. Steven Mufson, Chris Mooney, Juliet Eilperin, and John Muyskens reported the bad news for The Washington Post. In the past two decades, two degrees Celsius has emerged as a critical threshold for global warming. International leaders agreed…
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Analysis of Population Data Reveals Philadelphia as One of America’s Most Racially Segregated Metros
Philadelphia ranks as the 13th-most racially segregated urban area out of the 100 largest metros in the country, write Chad Pradelli, Cheryl Mettendorf, and Maia Rosenfeld for 6ABC. According to an ABC Owned Television Stations analysis of 2019 U.S. Census Bureau data, more than half the neighborhoods in the tristate area ranked as extremely segregated,…
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Philadelphia’s Perpetual Inferiority Complex: It’s Time to ‘Get Oudda Here Wit Dat’
Despite the deeply ingrained inferiority complex among Philadelphians, the City of Brotherly Love has begun attracting people from America’s most populated and popular cities. And they love it here, writes Jo Piazza for Philadelphia magazine. Philadelphia has seen an influx of new residents during the pandemic, with an estimated 7,500 people moving here just from…
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Rash of Songbird Deaths Throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania Stumps Scientists
Groups of songbirds have recently been turning up dead throughout the region, and their cause of death remains a mystery to scientists and wildlife officials, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Similar deaths have been reported in other parts of Pennsylvania and across several more states, dating back to April. Experts characterize the rash…
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Conservationist Andrew L. Johnson, Brandywine River Museum Founder, Has Died
The Chadds Ford man who helped give us the Brandywine River Museum, and who led both the Natural Lands Trust and the North American Land Trust, has died, reports Chadds Ford Live. Andrew L.“Andy” Johnson was a prominent conservationist. He died June 19 at 83. Johnson was executive director of the Brandywine Conservancy from 1970…
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Prominent Chadds Ford Man Who Helped Start the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art Dies at 83
Andrew Johnson, a Chadds Ford resident and prominent conservationist who helped start the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art, has died at 83, according to a report from the Daily Local News. Johnson, who was also instrumental in the establishment of the Natural Lands Trust and the North American Land Trust, additionally served as executive…
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Too Much of a Good Thing? Media Borough Now ‘Facing the Problems of a Successful Town’
Media still feels like the small town it always was, a place where neighbors know neighbors, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. But now Media is at risk of losing that hometown feel. The culprit is unchecked development and suburban sprawl. Media’s losing green space and housing prices have soared, threatening the racially and economically diverse…
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Delaware County to Acquire Highly Coveted, 213-Acre Tract in Marple for Use as a Public Park
Delaware County Council has introduced an ordinance to acquire the 213-acre parcel at the former Don Guanella School for use as a county-owned park, the biggest in its system. If the ordinance is adopted, it will allow the county to use Pennsylvania’s eminent domain law to take the property and compensate the site owners. The…
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New Garden Township to Acquire Picturesque Golf Club Property to Ensure Its Preservation
The picturesque, 105-acre parcel that is home to Avondale’s Loch Nairn Golf Club is about to get a new owner, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. The New Garden Board of Supervisors authorized the township to purchase the property located on its northwest corner. The Smedley family is the current owner. Under the…
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Pennsylvania Agriculture Department to Lanternflies on the Move: ‘No Hitchhiking!’
In its strategy to slow the spotted lanternfly infestation, Pennsylvania is using a pesticide to deter the buggers from latching onto vehicles heading into the state, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. Crews armed with backpack sprayers and truck-mounted spray equipment are focusing on railways, interstates, and other transportation rights-of-way. The tactic is meant to kill lanternflies that attach vehicles leaving infested areas. The insecticide’s active ingredient, bifenthrin, is highly toxic to both…
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Pennsylvania Ranks in Top 10 States that Make Millennials Happy
Pennsylvania is one of the states in which millennials thrive, according to a new report by WalletHub. The Keystone State is ranked 10th on 2021’s Best & Worst States for Millennials list. To determine the most livable places for millennials, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 34 key metrics divided into five…
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As Brood X Cicadas Emerge, Volunteers Will Hop to the Task of Tracking Their Locations
As Brood X cicadas emerge across Pennsylvania and the nation, thousands of volunteer trackers are ready to start mapping the rise, write Linda Poon and Marie Patino for Bloomberg. Citizen scientists will use the mobile app Cicada Safari to add geotagged photos and videos directly onto a live map. These data will be verified by…
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Kim Fasnacht of Spotts, Stevens, and McCoy Earns Prestigious PMP Certification
Kim Fasnacht of Spotts, Stevens, and McCoy (SSM) – a regional engineering, environmental, and surveying firm – has earned the prestigious Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. PMP is the world’s leading project management certification. It includes predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches to project management and validates project leadership experience and expertise reinforcing the technical aspects…
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