The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 2006 Annual Report “We’re more than just a walk in the woods!” more “We’re OUR MISSION

To promote, through environmental education, the preservation and improvement of our natural environment.

We do this by: Fostering appreciation, understanding and responsible use of the ecosystem;

Disseminating information on current environmental issues;

Encouraging appropriate public response to environmental problems;

Maintaining the facilities of The Center and conserving its land for the purpose of environmental education. MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

Friends: I hope this fi nds you well.

As we review and enjoy this Annual Report’s Center close to your hearts. I asked Jack what account of our exciting and promising year, drove him to remain so close. He answered that we pause also to remember the memory and it was an obligation of membership. Kidding or contributions of two of my predecessors. Tat not, his answer nevertheless resonated with me. Starr’s and Jack Church’s lifelong dedication to The Perhaps what Jack meant was that the greatest Schuylkill Center will not be forgotten. Each in their contribution we can make to The Center is as own way, continued to impact The Center’s day to members. As the honor and privilege of chairing day existence long after they served as members our great Board of Trustees winds down, I ask and Chairs of the Board of Trustees. Both served that in the next year you join me in remembering until their passing as diligent protectors of our why we love this place. Before I served, I was a Investment Committee, which manages The Center’s member, and after I leave, I will remain a member. endowment. Thus consider renewing and, if at all possible, embellishing your membership. While you do so, As members of the Advisory Committee, each perhaps consider convincing others to make the offered sage counsel to me and others on the same journey. Board, ensuring continuity of the heritage and mission of The Center. Their commitment to the As always, thanks for making my job, the Board’s organization tells us all that we need to know job, and the Staff’s job easier and more enjoyable. why The Center is important and why we need to We as members are making and will continue continue to give the place all we can. With so many to make the difference. See you around The other charitable and personal interests, Tat and Schuylkill Center. Jack - and all of you - have managed to keep The

Best wishes,

Harry Weiss Chair, Board of Trustees

5 MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Last spring The Schuylkill Center introduced Now, after more than forty years of its fi rst annual Metamorphosis Awards: environmental education and ecological “Transforming Our World for a Sustainable restoration, the understanding and need for Future.” Though this may seem an ambitious environmental balance has become self- undertaking, it is a timely one, within the evident, resulting in improvements to the air stated mission of The Center which is, in part, we breathe, the water we drink, and the food “to promote the preservation and improvement we eat. Enthusiastic, sometimes emphatic of our natural environment…by encouraging dedication to environmental education appropriate public response to environmental made this happen. We are proud of these problems.” I could use this entire report to improvements and now look to the future, expound on “environmental problems,” but toward resourcefully creating ecological prefer instead to advocate for a “Sustainable balance between the man-made environment Future.” and the natural one.

The Schuylkill Center was founded on the To that end, The Schuylkill Center has aligned premise that fl ourishes in a healthy itself with the sustainability movement of and balanced natural environment. Having greater Philadelphia. Our environmental been at the forefront of the environmental education brochure, “Learning Opportunities”, movement for decades, we can refl ect proudly offers programs that impress on students on our accomplishments toward creating that the value of water quality; the importance healthier environment. We have encouraged of team building to innovatively overcome tens of thousands of students, members, and environmental challenges; the three Rs of trash: infl uential organizations to preserve, improve, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; an appreciation of the and promote responsible environmental action thriving ecosystems in their own backyards; in our communities. and the relevance of “biodiversity,” a word coined by E.O. Wilson over 20 years ago, that still resonates within all of our environmental issues.

6 The Center has also become actively involved with “Sustainable Philadelphia”, the annual forum with the goal of making Philadelphia the greenest, most livable city in America. In addition we have joined The Environmental Council, The Delaware Valley Green Building Council, The Clean Air Council, and The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, among others, with the intention that through the conservation and responsible use of The Center’s 360 acres of open space we can demonstrate our commitment to greater Philadelphia’s effort to be at the forefront of sustainable development and alternative/renewable energy.

Gary Sheehan of Mesa Environmental Sciences, Inc. discussing Speaking on behalf of The Schuylkill Center for The Center’s 10.2 kW solar panel system at the Annual Picnic Environmental Education and the future of our “greene towne” I hope you will join us.

Dennis Burton Executive Director

7 OUR NEWEST INITIATIVES

Installation of Solar Panels Thanks to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Sustainable Development Fund, this spring, The Schuylkill Center installed a 10.2 kW solar photovoltaic system at our Main Building. Located adjacent to the building’s entrance, the array saved The Center 10% in energy costs this year, in addition to reducing 24,759 lbs. of green house gas emissions. This impressive technology is used as both a method of utilizing renewable energy and educating the many students and guests visiting The Center.

Revitalizing our Organic Gardens Our Organic Gardens offer a haven for city dwellers where they come to grow their favorite crop, or relax after a busy day. With help from volunteer, Louise Wright, the Organic Gardens received an extreme revitalization this past year, as plots were restored, invasive vegetation was cleared, and new relationships were forged.

Reopening Wind Dance Pond Trail Since 2004 when a torrent of stormwater swept through The Schuylkill Center’s Smith’s Run stream and washed out the bridge connecting Wind Dance Pond Trail, the trail has remained closed. With help from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, The Schuylkill Center repaired the erosion damage, constructed a new trail bridge, and successfully reopened Wind Dance Pond Trail for staff and visitors. This popular trail is widely used for studying aquatic ecology.

8 Update on the Green Roof Since last year’s installation of our vegetated roof system or “green roof”, there has been a signifi cant decrease in stormwater runoff along this portion of the roof, with excess water being captured in the rain garden below. Throughout the past year, the green roof’s plants have rapidly fi lled out across the soil medium and have required virtually no maintenance from The Schuylkill Center’s staff. In addition to reducing The Center’s excess stormwater runoff, this innovative technology has attracted numerous butterfl ies and other pollinators to A Bike Stop along the Schuylkill River Trail its fl owers. This summer The Schuylkill Center created a Wayside Bike Stop along the southern end of our property, which runs parallel to the Schuylkill River Trail. With help from GlaxoSmithKline and the Schuylkill River Heritage Area, the Bike Stop serves as a much needed amenity for trail users. With seating boulders and an overlook to The Schuylkill Center’s Smith’s Run ravine, visitors are able to rest at the site before heading to either Valley Forge or Center City Philadelphia.

9 TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD… As The Schuylkill Center emerges as a leader of urban environmental awareness in the 21st century, the staff and Board of Trustees thought it fi tting to recognize other local individuals and organizations that carry out the same goals of increasing environmental stewardship and awareness throughout Philadelphia. As a result, The Schuylkill Center, along with the family of Henry H. Meigs, established two new awards in honor of one of The Schuylkill Center’s founders and his dedication to all living things.

First, The Henry Meigs Environmental Leadership Award honors leaders whose commanding presence and guidance towards our world’s sustainable future refl ects the spirit, integrity, and vision of Mr. Meigs. This year, PECO, An Exelon Company, was honored for its innovations and commitment to environmentally sustainable technology, including their Wind Energy option, and initiatives such as their Green Region Open Space Grant Program and participation in Philadelphia’s TreeVitalize Program.

Above: PECO President, Denis O’Brien, along with PECO employee and Center Board member, Lara Herzig, accept the Henry Meigs Environmental Leadership Award

Left and far left: The Center’s Board, Staff and PECO attendees enjoying the event

10 Top: Silent auction sale to support The Center

Bottom Right: Above: Olney 704 High School, the honorees of this year’s Henry Meigs Scholarship Award Advisory Board member Tom Stewart and wife, Cindy

Second, The Henry Meigs Scholarship Award was established as a Teachers and students accepting the award included: Valli Dasika, memorial tribute to Henry’s love of the environment and his passion Leorah Walsh, Sean Tucker, Tometa Lawery-Hall, Marcus McKnight, for conservation and preservation. This award honors students who Tamyra Barrow, James Uon, Ha Ung, Ricardo Noguez, Lewis Delores, have demonstrated exceptional interest, curiosity, or accomplishment Sheryl Grey, Lu Li Bin, Jie Lin, Gladys Joy Samson, Christopher Rivera, in environmental studies. This year Olney 704 High School was and Jaurane Stcyr. chosen as recipient of this award for their dedication and hard work on The Schuylkill Center’s annual Philadelphia County Envirothon, To congratulate these award winners, The Schuylkill Center held its an environmentally-oriented program of study for high school fi rst annual Metamorphosis Awards ceremony on June 6, 2006. The students. Olney’s achievement in the program was a tribute to the exciting evening was attended by nearly 200 guests in Philadelphia’s determination of the school’s teachers and students to learn about Academy of Natural Sciences. We look forward to the 2007 awards the environment. As their reward, the students spent the day in Cape presentation and honoring those that strive for excellence in the fi eld May, NJ, which included a naturalist-led boat ride through the back of environmental science. bay and an expedition to other natural features of the area.

11 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

2006 was truly a watershed year for the Environmental Education The Center continued to improve our academic partnership with Arcadia Department! We were awarded $83,000 in Growing Greener funds University, attracting a highly knowledgeable faculty to teach eight by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to courses that prepare teachers throughout the region to actively engage develop Junior Environment Corps in several middle schools within their students with the environment. The summer offered exciting the Wissahickon watershed. The Center coordinated and hosted the opportunities for on-going environmental education, including our eight- Philadelphia County Envirothon for the eighth year, providing high week long Nature Ramblers Summer Camp for children 4-15 years of school students with the resources to learn about the environment age, and a multiple-week outreach to school-based camps in southwest in the context of this year’s theme, Water Stewardship in a Changing Philadelphia, both of which included an emphasis on watershed Climate. education.

Above: Children collect macroinvertebrates during “Water Watchers” week at Nature Ramblers Summer Camp

Right: Young children learn about the life cycle of the Green frog

12 Clockwise from Top Left: 1. graduate students conducting research in The Center’s lab 2. Up close and personal with a crayfi sh 3. High School students enrolled in the Envirothon learn about sustainable forestry 4. An educator engages children with a collection of touchable natural artifacts

13 Creating quality education with Green Woods Charter School

Since 2002, The Schuylkill Center has partnered with the on-site Green Woods Charter School to provide the highest level of education to the school’s nearly two hundred K-8th grade students. With similar goals in mind, both organizations work together to develop a standards based curriculum that is infused with environmentally oriented learning experiences on an everyday basis. This past year, The Schuylkill Center’s educators taught environmental science every week for each grade at the school. The interactive, inquiry- focused lessons taught by our educator’s highlight the natural resources of our 360 acre landscape. Moreover, while studying the organisms that live here, and the human impacts on local ecosystems, students are engaged in many of The Schuylkill Center’s restoration projects, such as the American Chestnut Breeding Program, the stabilization of Smith’s Run streambank, and the Chris McCabe Bluebird Trail. Through closely associated academic and experiential learning, students acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills that will enable them to continue to care for the environment long after they graduate from Green Woods.

Facing page Clockwise from top: 1. Children learn about the life in and around The Center’s wetlands. 2. Elementary students use their fi ve senses to explore the environment. 3. Green Woods Charter School students restoring the Butterfl y House 4. Girl Scouts develop team skills at our Challenge Course. 5. James McKeon introduces children to reptiles at the Nature Ramblers Summer Camp.

14 15 WILDLIFE REHABILITATION

Continuing this year as The Schuylkill Center’s Director of Wildlife Rehabilitation, Rick Schubert revitalized operations of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic and treated over 2,300 animal patients since his appointment in 2005. With help from its Administrative Assistant, Steve Aldrich, and crew of dedicated volunteers, the Clinic is again fulfi lling its role as one of the leading wildlife rehabilitation centers in the Delaware Valley. As of early 2006, the Clinic acquired all of the required Federal and State Fish and Wildlife permits and cared for mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles throughout the year.

In addition, Rick worked closely with The Schuylkill Center’s Environmental Education Department in order to develop educational outreach programs that teach participants about the important and complex relationships between humans and wildlife. Partnerships with various organizations include: Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia University, Arcadia University, the , and the Springside School. These collaborative efforts have increased the Clinic’s effectiveness this year by providing valuable resources like medical equipment, supplies, and volunteer time.

Top Right: Rick Schubert releasing a red- From Top: tailed hawk

1. Staff and volunteers at Wildlife Bottom Right: Rehabilition Clinic re-opening Educational program for Nature in Fall 2005 Ramblers Summer campers 2. Fairmont Park Rangers training program

3. Volunteers treating an injured raptor

16 Installation view of Visual Meditations Record Bowls by Jeff Davis Don Polec of 6ABC stops by to tape by John Phillips a segment about Reuse Refuse. Robert Lamp by Leo Razzi ENVIRONMENTAL ART

This year, The Schuylkill Center’s Environmental Art large format photographs; and fi nally a series of works Program utilized our indoor gallery space as a place that made us question the future of the natural world. for innovation, inspiration and contemplation. We In addition, we continued our efforts of collaborating brought the outside in as local artists created works with The Schuylkill Center’s Environmental Education Jellyfi sh Lamp featuring functional objects made from discarded and Land Restoration Departments to bring a well- by David Edgar materials; then followed that by the chance to rounded, environmental focus to the works exhibited experience the wondrous micro-world presented in in our space. Participating artists were given tours of The Schuylkill Center’s grounds and insight into various ecological hurdles that plague our local ecosystems. The Environmental Art Program also prioritized cultivating our relationship with the University of the Arts’ sculpture program. We have become a provider of exhibition opportunities for students who utilize The Schuylkill Center’s natural resources as part of their artistic development, in understanding the interconnected relationship of the natural environment and artwork that addresses environmental issues. We look forward to collaborating with the University on both indoor and outdoor student exhibitions next year!

Suitcase by Neil Benson

Blue Foot Cactus by Gina Michaels

17 Clockwise from top left:

1. A volunteer group sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown helping to clear invasive species at The Center

2. The Schuylkill Center’s Native Plant Nursery

3. Volunteer from Philadelphia Cares planting a river birch at our stream restoration site

4. Fran Lawn, Director of Land Restoration, and Beatrice McLaughlin, Education Assistant, encourage recycling at our In April The Land Restoration Native Plant Sale Department launched its Sustainable Landscape Consulting Services. Full page photo by C.M. Clark 2006

18 LAND RESTORATION

Partnerships have become a critical component in the success of The Schuylkill Center’s Land Restoration Program throughout the last year, whether they are school groups planting along Smith’s Run, one of the organization’s fi rst-order streams; community volunteers assisting customers during the Native Plant Sale; or local university students providing The Schuylkill Center with research data in order for us to make more informed choices about the care of our land. They offer ways for us to reach out into the community and foster relations with not only individuals, but local organizations as well.

In addition, the Land Restoration Department’s newly formed Sustainable Landscape Services have allowed us to move further into the region and work with community members by empowering them to reconnect with their natural surroundings. With this positive momentum growing, we look forward to fostering each and every one of these partnerships in the years to come. Before

After

Smith’s Run before and after restoration

Research and ongoing monitoring guide Land Restoration staff in best management practices. (Gaps in the tree canopy were created to mimic natural blowdowns and to encourage the regeneration of native understory species and an overall increase in biodiversity)

19 Junior Environment Corps

Water education has been a focus of The Schuylkill Center’s education programs for many years. With the increasing pressures on our region’s streams, The Center recognizes the importance of getting all generations involved with the stewardship of these valuable resources. The fi sh kill and subsequent release of raw sewage in Wissahickon Creek during the summer of 2006 was a red fl ag for many area residents that our waterways need greater attention.

Complementing current research and activism throughout the area, The Schuylkill Center has implemented a pilot project with four schools in the Wissahickon watershed. Through this pilot project, a Junior Environment Corps (JEC) has been established in each of the four schools—Pennfi eld Middle School in Hatfi eld, C.W. Henry School in Mt. Airy, James Left and below: Dobson School in Manayunk, and Thomas Miffl in Using a sample from the School in East Falls. These JECs regularly monitor Schuylkill River, 6th grade points on the Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill students from Miffl in School in River. JEC students received training in water East Falls, use a chemical test quality assessment, as well as additional watershed kit to detect Nitrate-Nitrogen stewardship education programs, participated in in the water, and a water clarity watershed-focused service projects, and conducted tube to measure turbidity community outreach to residents.

The Junior Environment Corps concept is modeled after existing Pennsylvania Senior Environment Corps (PaSECs). An integral part of the JEC pilot project is the intergenerational collaboration between members of Pennsylvania Senior Environment Corps and the middle school students. This collaboration improves the quality of the data collected and emphasizes the importance of a community approach to improving our environment.

Pennsylvania’s Growing Greener program provided funding for the pilot project through the Department of Environmental Protection. This funding, along with the commitment of materials and time from many other community partners has allowed The Schuylkill Center to dedicate the time and resources necessary to make this a successful and infl uential project.

20 Invigorating Adults with Revitalized Programs

With the increasing complexity of relationships among built and natural environments, The Schuylkill Center has kept pace. Along with the vital task of guiding the young people of our region to become knowledgeable citizens and enthusiastic stewards of the natural systems that sustain us, The Center has worked diligently to develop new and exciting Adult Education programs. Starting next year, The Center will introduce new programs in several formats, including a series of evening seminars, social-learning programs, and skills-based workshops. In addition, programs utilizing our Low-Ropes Challenge Course will be available for professional groups looking to Above and left: Employees from GlaxoSmithKline strengthen team-building skills and increase morale. participate in The Center’s low ropes initiatives as part of their professional development

Skills-based workshops on various topics like backyard ecology, Integrated Pest Management, “how-to” install and use rain barrels, and gardening with native plants, along with seminars on “Greening Your Home, Inside and Out”, will be incorporated into our regular programming schedule. Furthermore, social-learning programs, including The Center’s multi-use room, circa 1970 night hikes, fi lms, workshops, and more, will be available to guests. Due to its size and versatility, our multi-use room, located in the main Education Building, will be utilized as the primary space for these new adult education- related programs. The room boasts many large windows, a beautiful stone fi replace, and The Schuylkill Center’s resource library. It is ideally situated away from the road, providing a quiet and comfortable learning atmosphere with views of The Center’s grounds.

21 Supporting our Mission of Environmental Education… Our heartfelt thanks go out to our new and long-time supporters who have given so generously this year, both with their fi nancial commitments as well as time. Each contribution is valuable to us and assists us in fulfi lling our mission of delivering high quality programs that elevate environmental awareness throughout the Delaware Valley. This list includes gifts which have a cumulative total of $100 or more over the time period between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. If you believe your name was omitted in error or you would like your name changed in spelling or format, please contact our Development Offi ce at 215-482-7300 ext. 117.

$5,000+ Mr. & Mrs. H. Binney Meigs Debbie & Bobby McFerrin GlaxoSmithKline Berwind Corporation Mrs. Henry H. Meigs Mr. & Mrs. R. L. McNeil III The Glenmede Trust Company, N. A. Brown Brothers Harriman Merck & Co., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David P. Montgomery Mr. & Mrs. Kingdon Gould, Jr. Trust Company, LLC Pennsylvania Community Forests Ms. Eleanor Smith Morris, PhD Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Hamilton, Jr. The Darling Fund The Philadelphia Phillies Ms. Betty U. Musser Ms. Louise Harding Hahnemann University Hospital Mr. Dave Southard & Ms. Leslie Prahar Pennoni Associates, Inc. Ms. Karin James Isdaner & Company, LLC The Harriette S. & Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Dr. & Mrs. Harold L. Kundel The Christopher Ludwick Foundation Charles L. Tabas Foundation Pepco Holdings Inc. Ms. Carol J. McCloskey National Fish & Wildlife Foundation URS Philadelphia Committee of the Mohonk Mountain House PA Department of Joan & Bill Walkup Garden Club of America Ms. Michele Needham Environmental Protection Mr. & Mrs. Harry Weiss PSC - Environmental Services Mr. David K. O’Neil PECO, An Exelon Company The Quaker Chemical Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Peacock Pennsylvania Historical & $1,000-$1,999 Radnor Veterinary Hospital Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill Museum Commission Aetna Giving Campaign The RETEC Group, Inc. Mr. Thomas G. Purdy & Rohm and Haas Company Mr. & Mrs. John A. Affl eck Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Houston Smith Ms. Linda O’Gwynn Schuylkill River Heritage Area Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP Tom & Cindy Stewart Mr. John P. Rosso Julie and Bob Spahr Mr. & Mrs. Rodney R. Bartchy, Jr. Kate Svitek Memorial Foundation Ms. Gail E. Seygal & Mr. David St. Clair Mrs. Tatnall Starr II Becker & Frondorf Mr. David Van Ness Taylor Ms. Linda M. Sterthous Sunoco Logistics Blasland, Bouck & Lee, Inc. Timoney Knox, LLP Ms. Gayla S. Stewart Sustainable Development Fund Mrs. Mary M. Brock United Way of SEPA Ms. Linda Thierfelder US Environmental Protection Agency Mr. & Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr. Lee & Chris van de Velde Transcontinental Direct Philadelphia Mr. & Mrs. T. H. Wentz, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Burgoyne Mr. & Mrs. Frank Warner III Mr. & Mrs. William Y. Webb Wright-Cook Foundation Len Donato, VMD Ms. Faith West Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Williams Ms. Ellen L. Eglin Marie & Richard E. Woodring Mr. & Mrs. J. Kent Willing III $2,000-$4,999 GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. Zulu Nyala Heritage Safari Lodge Yards Brewing Company Albertsons Mr. & Mrs. John C. Haas Aqua America Ms. Susan J. Hadden & Mr. James Wyper $500-$999 $350-$499 The Barra Foundation, Inc. Hare, Chase & Heckman Dr. Regina Bannan Mr. & Mrs. James B. Bradbeer Jr. Dolfi nger-McMahon Foundation Mr. Henry F. Harris Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey F. Beck Ms. Dale Brazale EXXON CORPORATION Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Henze Blue Tree Landscaping Mr. & Mrs. John W. Church, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth H. Gemmill Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Herd Mr. Dennis A. Burton Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dockwiller The Thornton D. & Ms. Lara Herzig & Mr. Andrew Malatesta Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert W. Cullen IV Liz Einsig & Ed Wise Elizabeth S. Hooper Foundation Dr. Charles A. Hetzel & Eiselen’s Pastry Shoppe Mr. Brian Foster & Mr. Ernie Sesskin John R. Howard and Lise K. Funderburg Dr. Karen Knudsen Mr. & Mrs. Graham S. Finney Mr. & Mrs. B. G. Frazier IV Mr. & Mrs. Francis B. Lane Horsham Valley Graphics Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Fowler French Creek Ridge Vineyards The Lily Foundation Jacques Whitford Company Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gerlach Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Levy Dr. Martina Martin & Dr. John Martin Mr. & Mrs. David Mallery Mr. & Mrs. William Y. Giles Mr. & Mrs. William E. Miffl in

22 Dr. Tara Rachinsky & Dr. Bryan Crenshaw Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Black Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Duffy Mr. & Mrs. John L. Harrison, Jr. Mr. Bayard H. Roberts Boardman Hamilton Company Mr. Andrew Dunakin & Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hartshorne Cheryl Beth Silverman Memorial Fund Dr. Anne T. Bockarie Ms. Paca Yolanda Narvaez Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hausmann Mr. Howard Simon & Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Bolling Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Dzuba Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Hearn Ms. Katherine C. Hangley Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel R. Bowditch Mr. Richard Eden & Mr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Heimann Ms. Sarah L. O. Smith & Scott & Kathy Brenman Mrs. Stacey M. Merkin Ms. Susan Heineman Mr. James N. Kise Mrs. Ann Brewster Mr. & Mrs. Walter C. Evans Mrs. Alice C. Hershberger Mr. & Mrs. E. B. Stokes Mr. & Mrs. James Bromley Ms. Coleen Fadden Ms. Gisela C. Hill Mrs. Anson W.H. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Brown, Jr. Mrs. F.W.E. Farr Ms. Jessie B. Hill Mr. Dana W. Tobin Mr. & Mrs. David B. Buck Mr. & Mrs. John E. Fiorella Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Hillstrom The Weeders Conservation Committee Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Butler Mrs. Gerald Fischer Mr. Robert Hoadley Roberta & Herbert Carrier Mr. & Mrs. John W. Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Hochmuth, Jr. $100-$349 Mr. & Mrs. Greg Case Mr. & Mrs. Alan C. Fitts Mr. Daniel J. Hoffman & Dr. & Mrs. Osborne Abbey, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William Casey Mr. Patrick Foley Ms. Susan Brotherton Mrs. Diane L. Actman Ms. Isobel Cashman Ms. Virginia A. Ford Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Hogan Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Africa Cathedral Village Dr. Edward H. Forman & Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell L. Hollin Dr. & Mrs. Abass Alavi Mr. David Cellini & Ms. Barbara Suwala Mrs. Mary Ellen Scheckenbach Forman Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Hromek Catherine Aldinger CFA Society of Philadelphia Four Counties Garden Club Mr. & Mrs. John B. Huffaker Allemann, Almquist & Jones Mrs. Mary E. Chomitz Ms. Elizabeth W. Fox Mr. Ben Huggett & Ms. Laura Huggett Ms. Linda L. Alter & Mr. & Mrs. Karl Connell Ms. Elizabeth A. Free Mr. William A. Humenuk & Mr. Seymour Mednick Mr. Robert E. Coughlin & Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Friedel Ms. Cynthia Dayton American Association of Zoo Keepers Ms. Louisa C. H. Spottswood Ms. Mary K. Gall Ms. Lydia S. Hunn & Mr. Charles Derr Ms. Jean A. Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Carter W. Craigie Ms. Jill S. Galper & Ms. Joan C. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Hyndman, Jr. Applebees Neighborhood Bar & Grill Critter Control The Garden Club of Philadelphia Ms. Verna L. Ilacqua Arden Theatre Company Mr. Bill Cropf & Ms. Jennifer Jones Mr. Kenneth Garson & Dr. Holly A. James Mr. John P. Barley Dr. and Mrs. Carl S. Cross Ms. Jeanette McVeigh Mr. Timothy Jest The Barnes Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Daubert Mr. Joseph Germack Edward & Melissa Johanningsmeier Mr. Michael Barone Mr. James W. Davis Mr. & Mrs. John P. Giloley Johnson & Johnson Company Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Bartlett Ms. Pam Davis Dr. James E. Goin Mrs. Hugh M. Johnston Ms. Ann R. Baruch Mr. & Mrs. Colin Dawson Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kase Ms. Barbara W. Baumgartner Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Dean Great Valley High School Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kastenberg Ms. Carol Beam Mr. & Mrs. Paul O. d’Esterhazy Mr. & Mrs. G. D. Greene, Jr. Mr. Stephen Kaufman & Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Bedara Mr. Carmen Dilello, Sr. Ms. Donna J. Gruber Ms. Sydelle Zove Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Benjamin Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dolan IV Mr. & Mrs. William T. Hangley Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Keel Frances E. D. Biddle Ms. Deborah M. Dorsett A. Victor Hansen, Jr. & Mary Hansen Mr. Mitchell Kelly & Ms. Tracy Russo Brendan & Christina Binder Ms. Jane L. Douglass Mr. W. M. Harrell & Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Kelly Mr. Morris J. Birnbaum Jane & Gordon Downing Ms. Kathryn A. Hodgkiss Ms. Victoria Kerin

23 Mr. & Mrs. James R. Kern Mr. & Mrs. Peter Mimmo Ms. Marie Shanahan Ms. Sally Weiss Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kibler Moore Brothers Wine Company Mrs. Elizabeth F. Shipley Mr. Chris Wheeler Ms. Karen Kilimnik Mr. & Mrs. James A. Morone Mr. Ghosh Shubhalok & Mrs. Thomas R. White Ms. Stacy Kilpatrick Mr. Alex Morris & Ms. Katherine Johnson Ms. Elena Holmes Mr. Thomas Whitman & Ms. Mira Rabin Ms. Nancy Knapke Mr. Richard A. Mulford Mr. & Mrs. Joel Sloane Mr. Charles F. Wiedmann Mr. & Mrs. Carl J. Knapp Mr. & Mrs. David L. Nelson Ms. Jenifer Smith Mr. Norman T. Wilde Jr. Mr. & Mrs. B. Walter Knollenberg Ms. Kathleen J. Nelson & Mr. & Ms. Richard F. Smith, Jr. Ms. Wendy Willard Ms. Mary Jo Koch-Hartz & Mr. John Kromer Mr. Stephen H. Smith & Ms. Barbara J. Williams & Mr. Richard A. Hartz Norristown Garden Club Ms. Ellen M. Kurtz Ms. Margery Braunstein Mr. & Mrs. Paul Krepto Octoraro Native Plant Nursery Society of Little Gardens Mr. & Mrs. H. Drake Williams, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David J. Kurtz Ms. Gertrude S. O’Leary Mr. & Ms. Byrne Solberg Dr. & Mrs. R. Hallock Williams Mr. & Mrs. Tim LaBorie Mr. David T. Orthwein Mr. Theodore J. Speaker III & Mrs. James D. Wilson Dr. Ruth M. Lamdan & Mr. & Mrs. Tobey Oxholm Dr. Ritamary Hanly Mrs. Janet E. Winter Dr. John H. Wolfe Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Panzano Ms. Susan W. Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Witt Mr. Thomas Landsmann & Dr. Arthur S. Patchefsky & Ms. Bernadette Spina Mr. Charles Woodward Ms. Anastasia Somers Ms. Marilyn J. McHenry Mr. & Mrs. Harry Spingarn Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Young Dr. & Mrs. Charles T. Lee, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Peck Mr. David W. Stehman Dr. Burton Zweiman Mrs. Linda Lemmon Ms. Ruth V. Peckmann Mr. Fred Stluka & Ms. Brita van Rossum Mr. & Mrs. Jack P. Lieberman Mr. & Mrs. Franklin S. Pennington Mrs. Lee Stull Ms. Sandra Limeburner Ms. Anne Peterson Mr. Mark Sudduth Mr. & Mrs. George J. Lincoln III Mr. Vic Petrone & Ms. Joan Leiby Susan Beard Design Studio Mr. Eric Lipnack & Ms. Susan Wortman Mr. R. Anderson Pew Mr. & Mrs. Dennis T. Takata Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Littman Ms. Mary A. Phalan Ms. Eileen Talone & Ms. Ann Loftus Mr. Hampton Lynch Phillips Mushroom Farms The Tangled Web Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Lynch Ms. Christina Pie Mr. Edward A. Taraskus Mr. Mark H. MacQueen & Mr. & Mrs. Jermain B. Porter Mr. & Mrs. Willard A. Terry Ms. Maria L. Petrillo Mr. William H. Porter Ms. Ellen W. Tichenor & Ms. Abby Ruder Mr. & Mrs. Carl J. Malisheski Mr. & Mrs. Jon F. Pressman, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Harry Toland Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Manero Providence Garden Club of Pennsylvania Mr. Robert Toland, Jr. Ms. Lana Marcinek Ms. Suzanne Raffel-Gruber Mr. Richard Tschopp Mrs. Suzanne S. Marinell Mr. & Mrs. David S. Rambo Mr. Tom Turpin Mrs. Sallie H. Maser Dr. & Mrs. Peter Randall Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tuttle Ms. Mindy Maslin & Mr. Sidney Ozer Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Ranly Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Ucciferro, Jr. Ms. Mary MacGregor Mather Recycle First Mr. & Mrs. Marc F. Ullom Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Mazurek Redbud Native Plant Nursery LLC United Way of Kitsap County Mr. Paul F. Mc Gann Ms. Patty Redenbaugh Mr. and Mrs. John Unland Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. McAllister, Jr. Betsy & David Rentz Ms. Janis Vacca Mrs. Marion G. McCabe Mr. and Mrs. E. Graham Robb, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Valvik Ms. Lorraine McCarthy & The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James Van Alen Mr. Paul E. Bugos Ms. Jane E. Robertson & Mr. James D. Van Sciver & Mr. & Mrs. Jack McMahon Mr. M. R. Turner Ms. Joan D. Osgood Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. McQuiston Mr. & Mrs. S. Rosenfeld Villanova University Mr. Houston Meigs Mr. Paul E. Rowley Mr. and Mrs. William A. Vizzachero Mr. Robert R. Meigs Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Schmidt Ms. Patricia S. Walsh Ms. Katherine Meyer Mr. & Mrs. John C. Schwarz Mr. Christopher Wanamaker Mr. & Mrs. Brian Miller Ms. Judith M. Seiffert Ms. Nan Lynne Ward Mr. & Mrs. John A. Miller The Seligsohn Foundation Ms. Christine L. Webb Mrs. Ruth S. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Sellers Ms. Regina M. Weidel & Judith Ann & John Mills Ms. Joanne L. Shaeffer Mr. Martin Santiago

24 SPECIAL PROJECTS MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES American Chestnut Grove - Pennsylvania Community Forests The Ace INA Foundation Discovery Center Improvements - Sunoco Logistics Exxon Corporation Enhancement of Penn’s Native Acres - Merck & Co., Inc. GlaxoSmithKline Environmental Art Program - Pennsylvania Council on the Arts The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A. Junior Environment Corps Pilot Project - PA Department of Johnson & Johnson Company Environmental Protection LandAmerica Foundation Land Restoration Program - Dolfi nger McMahon Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Horace Goldsmith Foundation Rohm and Haas Company Manayunk Watershed Education - US Environmental Protection Agency Vanguard Group Foundation Fund Partnership with Lankenau High School - The Christopher Ludwick Foundation 2006 Philadelphia County Envirothon - Rohm and Haas Company Scholarships - Teacher Trainings - The Weeders Conservation Committee IN HONOR / IN MEMORY Smith’s Run Streambank Stabilization - National Fish & Wildlife Foundation IN HONOR OF Solar PV System - PA Department of Environmental Protection, Angelina Sustainable Development Fund Hannah Ashley Summer Camp Employment Program - The Quaker Chemical Foundation Anne Todd Bockarie & Sustainable Technology/Energy Education - PECO, An Exelon Company David Bower Trailside Restoration Education Endeavor - Philadelphia Committee of J.R. Delich the Garden Club of America Daniel Fadden Wayside Bike Stop Project - Schuylkill River Heritage Area John and Karen Shaffer Carol Silverman Lee van de Velde

IN MEMORY OF Nate Auritt Barley Mildred Brink Frank Carner John W. Church, Jr. Ethel Rebecca Cooke Greta Feeser Yrminda Fortes David Furlong Jennifer Hillstrom Nathan Kates Leonard Katowitz Thomas James King Amy Kipp Chris McCabe Marian McKone Carol Magers Isabella Mauriello Christine Mazurek Henry H. Meigs Catherine Preston Pumpkin Cheryl Beth Silverman Tatnall Starr II Agnes Winther Leon Young

25 Volunteers

Jane Abbey Chuck Hetzel Phyllis Latimer Diane Actman Richard Hoban Kate Lawn Michelle Adamczyk David Hoffman Sue Leavesley Anna Lisa Allegretti Maia Hoffman Nickolas Lock Leigh Ashbrook Zoe Hoffman Brenda Malinics Aaron Birk Ali Hotmer Andrew Mamora Allegra Black Greta Hotmer Martina Martin Lisa Bruno Ken Januski Sue Matuskowitz Sharon Burke Katherine Johnson Doris McGovern Victoria Candido Amber Jones Janie McMurray Herb Carrier Christine Jones Mercy Vocational Roberta Carrier Ed Kaminski High School Cathedral Village Residents Al Kaufmann Jamie Merlino Catherine Clark Alexis Kay Ralph Morgan Jennifer Close Dan Kelly Penelope Myers Victor Collazo Kevin Kessler Justine Newman Rosalie Davies Sue Kidder Cindy Patouhas Delaware Valley Wildlife Rachel Killeen Warren Petrillo Management Association Moya Kinnealey Mary Phalan Dan Donohue Justin Kirchdoerfer Caroline Post Joe Duffy Dawn Kneipmeyer Dominic Prozzillo Steven DuPont Alan Kober Phil Ranly Victoria Eiss Sarahann Koenig John Rheinbold Jamie Rosen Sean Sullivan Lois Epstein Sue Krick Calli Ritter Mary Salvante Andrew Tomasula Joan Farhart Monica Sapre Brita Van Rossun Elizabeth Fisher Peg Schofi eld Catherine Vine David Fleming Jerene Schroeder Ken Walker Pat Ford Ernie Sesskin Ray Walker David Forrest Marie Shanahan Karen Wallace Matthew Forrest Alice Sharpless Matt Westawski Ben Foster Max Sittenfeld Angela Wetzel Henry Geyer Caroline Slama Charles Wiedmann Shima Goldfi eld Riley Smith Cookie Winther Josh Goldstein Tyrell Smith Joan Wiltshire Geraldine Gossard Jason Spangler Karen Worek Greater Philadelphia Cares Avrom Steinbrook Donna Wray Leigh Gresham Gayla Stewart Jillian Wray Lisa Guerriero Sarah Straiton Louise Wright Becky Hamilton Lori Strange Jake Ziegler Maryann Ziemba

26 School & Group Participants 2006

Abington Friends School Faimount Park Commission Moorestown School Redeemer Lutheran School Abington Township Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center Mount Airy Playground Roadrunner Camp Akiba Hebrew Academy Faith Tabernacle Mount Airy Town Watch Roofscapes Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy Farrell Elementary School Mount Airy Tree Tenders Richard Allen Charter School Andorra Branch Free Library of Philadelphia Fels High School Mulberry Childcare Any Kid Will Do Fels South Philadelphia Community Center Natural Lands Trust Rowan Elementary Arcadia University Fishtown Recreation Center George W. Nebinger Elementary School Roxborough YMCA Association of Conservation Educators Frankford Boys & Girls Club Newtown Public Library Salford Hills Elementary School Beth Tikvah B’nai Jeshrun Kindergarten North Philadelphia Head Start Samuel Fels High School Baldi Middle School Frederick Douglass School Northeast Frankford Girls & Boys Club Walter B. Saul High School Bala Cynwyd School for Young Children Friends School of Haverford Northeast High School Schuylkill Action Network Friends of the Wissahickon Norwood Fontbonne Academy Schuylkill River Heritage Area Beth Sholom Congregation NPowerPA Shady Grove Elementary School Bilal Summer Day Camp Germantown Beacon Center Nueva Esperanza Academy Sister Circle Boy Scouts of America Cradle Germantown Friends School Oak Lane After School & Summer Camp Spring Garden Elementary School of Liberty Council Girl Scouts of Southeast Pennsylvania Ogontz Branch Free Library of Philadelphia St. Barnabas Mission R. W. Brown Community Center Greene Street Friends School Olney 704 High School St. Denis School Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority Greenetowne School Old Pine Community Center St. Gabriel’s Hall Camp Get Along Greenfi eld School Overbrook Park Branch Free Library St. Martin de Porres School Camp Green Lane Greentree School of Philadelphia St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Camp Jerome Greenwoods Charter School Oxford Childcare Center St. Peter’s School Carnell Elementary School Hackett Elementary School Parent Infant Center Dawn Stahle Afterschool Program Carver High School of Harambee Institute Charter School Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Step by Step Center Engineering & Science Harrison Beacon Summer Camp The Pathway School Stoy Elementary School Cassidy Elementary School Hatch Dance Theater John M. Patterson School Summer Teen Enrichment Program Center in the Park C. W. Henry School T. M. Peirce School Summit Children’s Program Chesterbrook Academy Heston Elementary School William Penn Charter School Sun Valley High School Chestnut Hill College Hill-Freedman Middle School Penn State Cooperative Extension Swarthmore Rutledge School The Children’s School Hobbit House Preschool Penn Valley School Temple University Chinatown Learning Center Thomas Holme School Pennfi eld Middle School Torresdale Branch Free Library Christopher Columbus Charter School Holy Child Summer Camp Pennsylvania Department of of Philadelphia Cobbs Creek Branch Holy Family University Environmental Protection Twin Spring Farm Day School Free Library of Philadelphia Holy Name Summer Camp Pennsylvania Department of Conservation United Parents Successful Children Community Academy of Philadelphia Independence Charter School and Natural Resources United States Department of Agriculture Community Council Pre-school IndoChinese-American Council Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission United States Fish and Wildlife Service Intervention Program Islamic Day School of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Game Commission Universal Institute Charter School Congregation Or Ami Nursery School John B. Kelly School Pennsylvania Senior Environment Corps University City Arts League Conshohocken Catholic School Jones Middle School Pennypacker Elementary School University of Pennsylvania Conwell Middle Magnet School Keith Valley Middle School Perelman Jewish Day School Upper Gwynedd Township Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Knapp Elementary School Philadelphia Mennonite High School Upper Moreland Parks and Recreation Crefeld School Robert E. Lamberton School Philadelphia University Abigail Vare School A. B. Day School Lankenau High School Philadelphia Water Department Waldron Mercy Academy James Dobson School Abraham Lincoln High School Philadelphia Zoological Society Water Tower Recreation Center East Falls Tree Tenders Little Miracles Childcare Pine Road Elementary School West Oak Lane Branch Free Library Edison-Fareira High School Manoa School Pioneer Day Camp of Philadelphia EducationWorks Mattison Avenue Elementary School Play & Learn Pre-School Wilmington Montessori School Enfi eld Elementary School Media-Upper Providence Library Plymouth Elementary School Woodstock Day Camp Environmental Alliance for Mercy Vocational High School Pocono Environmental Education Center Senior Involvement Mesa Environmental Sciences Presbyterian Children’s Village Services Environmental Leadership Program Thomas Miffl in School Prodigy Learning Center Epiphany of Our Lord Parish Miquon School Quakertown Community School District Montgomery County Camp Extreme Recreational Equipment Inc.

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