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Annual Cleanup Will Be April 26Th the Darby Creek Heritage Greenway Is www.dcva.org Spring/Summer 2003 President's Pen: Annual Cleanup Will Be April 26th View from the Creek Bank th It is an exciting time in the Darby DCVA’s annual creek cleanup will be Saturday April 26 from Creek watershed and for our organiza- 8 am to 1 pm. This is our 19th cleanup, but there is still work to tion. We are nearing the end of our quest do. We need everyone’s help. Please join in the effort by meeting for the Darby Creek Conservation Plan, other volunteers at a site near you. The list of area captains is on which will identify both the most chal- lenged parts of our watershed and its page 3. If you have any questions, call the chair of the cleanup, greatest assets. Tom Houghton, at 610 268-1414, or one of the section captains. With the completion of the plan, we will be moving from an organization whose focus has been understanding The Darby Creek Heritage Greenway the watershed and identifying its most significant challenges and assets, to an Is Keystone of the Darby Creek Watershed organization that is moving toward im- Conservation Plan proving and preserving the watershed’s resources for future generations. The Conservation Plan is scheduled to be completed in May in celebration of Shortly the collective consciousness Watershed Awareness Month in the Commonwealth. The concept of the greenway of all of the people living in the urban- will serve as the catalyst for implementing the goals of the Conservation Plan. ized areas of Pennsylvania will be raised Meetings have been and will be held over the next few weeks to finalize pub- regarding the effects storm water has on lic and municipal input for the plan. Municipalities will then be asked to pass the water quality of our streams. They resolutions of support which will enhance each municipality’s future applications will be informed about how their activi- for funding. ties can directly affect water quality in The first implementation project will be for the DCVA in partnership with the their watershed. This education is re- municipalities and the Delaware County Planning Department to file application quired to be performed by their munici- for funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Re- palities because of Phase II of the US sources for the development of a greenway linking municipalities and residents EPA’s NPDES program. The munici- from the headwaters to the Delaware River in a mission of local stewardship. This is an exciting time for the Darby Creek Watershed. The plan has been Continued on page 14 developed with unprecedented municipal and public participation and support Inside This Issue: from a multitude of resources. The plan is a milestone in the history of the Darby Creek Watershed and is evidence of what people can do when they share a com- DCVA Wins Award .......................... 2 mon mission. Implementation will be our gift to future generations. We invite all Cleanup Contact List ....................... 3 residents to join us in making the dream a reality. Ribbon of Green Awarded................ 3 Historical Society News .................. 4 It’s Streamwatch Time Again! Annual Conference Report ............. 6 Darby Cobbs Partnership News .... 7 On Saturday, April 19, we will be hip deep in water collecting insects from Renaissance Program.................... 8-9 Darby Creek. Why insects? I’ll tell you. Collecting insects is easy. You get in the Birds of Lower Merion .................. 10 water with a net, you shake up the bottom, and then you see what kinds of insects Ft. Mifflin Trail................................ 10 get caught in the net. The type of insects we collect tells us if the water quality is News from the Municipalities...... 10 acceptable, or impaired. There are some insects that need high quality water and Delaware Estuary Video.................11 others that do not. If we collect a lot of mayflies, for example, that is a pretty good Stormwater Plans ...................... 12-13 indication that the water quality at that site is pretty good. Mayflies cannot live in Electronics Recycling ..................... 14 stressed or polluted water. Collecting insects is a really simple way to gather im- Membership Form.......................... 15 portant information about the water quality of Darby Creek. Continued on page 14 Spring/Summer 2003 2 The Valley - www.dcva.org Darby Creek Valley Association Meet DCVA’s New President: Wins State Award Derron LaBrake Derron L. LaBrake, P.W. S. (shown The Pennsylvania Recre- in picture at left accepting Pennsylva- ation and Park Society (PRPS) nia Recreation and Park Society award), has selected the Darby Creek has lived in Haverford Township with Valley Association as winner his wife and three daughters since 1994. of its annual Service Group They sold their house and moved here Award competition. from East Pikeland Township in north- PRPS presented the Ser- ern Chester County where Derron grew vice Group Award during an up and lived for over 30 years. awards ceremony at the 56th While living in East Pikeland, Annual PRPS State Conference Derron served on the Township’s Envi- held this year in State College, ronmental Advisory Committee. He has PA. Mr. Derron LaBrake, new always believed that it is important for President of the Darby Creek environmental professionals to be in- Valley Association accepted the volved in their communities, lending award on behalf of DCVA and their knowledge and experience to their President Emeritus, Fritz neighbors. Thornton, who was unable to Derron is a Graduate of West attend. Chester University with a Bachelors De- “Recipients of this award gree in Biology with an Ecology concen- have made outstanding con- tration. He has been working as a Con- tributions or demonstrated an sulting Ecologist since 1987. In 1994, he ongoing commitment to some became a Certified Professional Wetland facet of the field of recreation, Scientist. Over his 15+ year career, parks and leisure,” according Derron has worked on environmental to Susan Lohoefer, Chairper- projects all over the U.S. that have in- son of the PRPS Recognition volved wetlands, ecological risk assess- and Awards Committee. ment, and hazardous waste investiga- “Each has been selected by tions. Most of his work has been in comparing credentials to New DCVA President Derron LaBrake (right) southeastern Pennsylvania and central stringent criteria established holds award presented to our organization by New Jersey. He has performed ecologi- by the Society.” Pennsylvania Parks and Recreation Society. Tim cal assessments on everything from tidal Tim Denny, Haverford Denny (left) DCVA member and Haverford Town- marshes, streams and rivers, to wetlands Township Parks & Recreation ship Parks and Recreation Director, nominated and mature forests. He brings a unique Director, prepared the win- DCVA for this honor. level of professional experience to the ning submission. Tim wrote, DCVA, with his knowledge of both state “The value of the Darby Creek Valley Association is evident in its commitment to and federal regulatory programs and his the Valley in the past, present and future. The Association wants to retain the knowledge of the habitats of southeast- remaining natural “wildness” of the watershed and to work toward the recre- ern Pennsylvania. Derron currently ational use of the entire 30-miles of valley as parkland…Paths for hiking, jogging works for Schoor DePalma, Inc. out of and bicycling, summer fishing and boating, winter ice-skating and cross-country their Kulpsville, PA office as a consult- skiing are part of the long-range plan.” Tim continued, “DCVA envisions a day ing Ecologist. He is currently working when there will exist a valley-long park for all Delaware County residents to en- on a dam removal project in Upper joy and will continue to work with concerned state, county and local municipali- Merion Township and a stream reloca- ties and authorities, until the park becomes a reality. In the meantime, DCVA tion project in Middletown Township volunteers in communities throughout the watershed are working hard to moni- (Bucks County). tor and improve the health of the Darby Creek and its surroundings.” PRPS is the principal professional organization promoting quality recreation Welcome New Members and park opportunities for all citizens of the Commonwealth through education, Bruce Bayne, Ardmore training, technical assistance and other support to local, county, state and national Day-Temp Corporation, Lansdowne recreation and park providers. The Society is a non-profit membership associa- Victoria Donohoe, Narberth tion with more than 1,800 members statewide. Carl DuPoldt, Edgemont McCall Country Club, Upper Darby Editor’s Note: Thanks, Tim! This is a great honor for us. We appreciate your many J. Andy Smith, III, Devon contributions to the preservation of our Darby Creek Watershed! The Valley - www.dcva.org 3 Spring/Summer 2003 Creek Cleanup Contact List Robin Mann Awarded Ribbon of Green; Saturday, April 26, 2003. Addresses DCVA at Annual Meeting 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Rain or shine. who comes to Harrisburg without ap- General Chairman: Robin Mann is a Director of the parent debts to pay. Bill Frasch stated Tom Houghton, 610 268-1414 Southeastern Pennsylvania group of the Sierra Club. She is an authority on wa- his concern that DEP is funding non- For information about the Cleanup, con- ter issues. DCVA President Fritz profit organizations, threatening those tact the coordinator in your community: Thornton presented her with the Bob groups’ independence. Robin agreed that Doherty Ribbon of Green Award at our this could be a problem, adding that some Glendale Park, Havertown: January 25, 2003, annual meeting. Growing Greener grants are given to Tim Denny, 610 446-2672, Ext. 8 In her address, Robin acknowl- groups with political connections. She Naylors Run, Upper Darby: edged that the Sierra Cub, because of its said the Sierra Club accepts no govern- Pete Leahy, 610 622-0320 size, must focus on environmental ment money.
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