Outdoors
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Kona Compost Co., Yardley, Wins Environmental Stewardship Award, Pays It Forward to Local Garden
In an act of one-good-turn-deserves-another, the Kona Compost Co. in Yardley took a monetary award and turned it over to another Bucks County nonprofit. Chris English covered the doubled-up windfall in the Bucks County Herald. Kona Compost Co. was named the 2021 recipient of the Lower Makefield Township Advisory Council Environmental Stewardship award. The honor…
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Longwood Gardens Seeds Its Renovation Plans with Funding from ‘Green’ Bonds
Longwood Gardens is funding its $250 million renovation using a combination of grants, endowment money, and issuance of tax-exempt “green” bonds. These sources will provide $200 million of the targeted sum, writes Erin Arvedlund for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bonds — which are essentially loans from investors who promise to repay the principal and interest —…
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Coyote Sightings in Langhorne Have Residents Understandably Unsettled and Watchful
Coyote sightings in Langhorne are making residents edgy, especially considering evidence that a family pet may have been fatally victimized by one. Walter Perez, 6abc, provides details that can keep locals and their animals safe. Several weeks ago, resident Sydney Lewis looked through a back window of her home to check on her 18-month old…
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Bucks County’s Unpaved Roads: Great for Recreation, Vital Environmentally as Well
Bucks County is home to approximately 68 miles of unpaved roads. These pathways, which often started as deer trails, are excellent sources of recreation, but they also serve an important environmental need. Jason Nark trod through the particulars for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Unpaved roads often run parallel to rivers and streams. There, the rocky surfaces…
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Heated Pool in Winter Turns the Tide for Delco Swim Club
In 2019, the Lawrence Park Swim Club, an outdoor pool in Broomall, was struggling, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. The 53-year-old facility saw its membership drop to 175 people. Then something happened that no one expected, The pandemic. It closed indoor pools, the destination of choice for swimmers in wintertime. Lawrence Park…
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Watershed Career Move: Pennsylvania DCNR Names New Manager for Delaware Canal State Park
The Pa. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has announced the appointment of Brian Heath as manager of Delaware Canal State Park. “Brian’s expert-level grasp of public relations and administrative skills continue to shine within our state parks system, as evidenced by his exemplary work at a number of our popular parks,” said DCNR…
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Winter Blahs’ Relief: 1 Million Daffodils Are Currently Pushing Through the Frozen, Bucks County Earth
A Bucks County 2021 initiative to cover local open spaces with a million springtime daffodils is just a few weeks away from making itself evident. A staff report from the Bucks County Herald blossomed with the news. The Bucks Beautiful project, undertaken in collaboration with Gale Nurseries, Inc., Gwynedd Valley, added 40,000 daffodil bulbs to…
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Tu BiShvat, Jewish ‘New Year of the Trees,’ Recalls a Concentration Camp Sapling Saved in New Hope
Tu BiShvat, today’s Jewish “New Year of the Trees,” features a number of ecologically oriented celebrations. But it also recalls a significant silver maple tree steeped with meaning. Sasha Rogelberg covered the historic sapling for the Jewish Exponent. The tree is known as “The Theresienstadt Tree,” named for a concentration camp located in what is…
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Great Skates: Bucks County Is Graced with Numerous Sites for Traditional Pond Ice Skating
The blustery January weather has gotten Bucks County off to a full-bore parka, mittens, scarf, double-socks, chapped skin winter. But there’s something bracing in facing the cold outside, on its own terms, and finding enjoyable things to do. Like good, old-fashioned ice skating — traditional, outdoor-style. Visit Bucks County has a list of fresh-air sites…
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Opposing Views of Williamson Park, Morrisville: Blighted, Replaceable Plot vs. Vital Community Space
In her 1970 song “Big Yellow Taxi,” singer Joni Mitchell decried the loss of natural space with the lyric, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” Morrisville residents feel similarly about a proposal for their neighborhood’s Williamson Park, according to a WHYY report from Emily Rizzo. The contention arises from two views of…
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December 2021: The Second-Warmest Holiday Season in Phila.’s 147 Years of Weather Records
If December 2021 felt like Santa needed Bermuda shorts and Frosty could have used an iced tea, there’s a reason: It was the second-warmest final month of a Philadelphia year in 147 years of record keeping. Frank Kummer simmered the particulars for The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 31 registered an average daily temperature of 51 degrees,…
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Boyfriend Used Peddler’s Village in Full Five-Golden-Rings Holiday Mode to Present a Sixth
Mike Stampone used the holiday glam overlay at Peddler’s Village as the setting for his surprise marriage proposal to girlfriend Angelena Minniti. Kristen Schott covered the bended-knee moment for Philadelphia Magazine. Among Stampone’s careers is his role as a wedding DJ; Minniti is a fitness trainer. They met in 2018 when she contacted him to…
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Six Bucks County Outdoor Sites Get a Slice of Harrisburg’s $70 Million Revitalization Pie
Pa. Governor Tom Wolf has announced an investment of $70 million for 317 projects statewide, including support for the revitalization of six Bucks County public sites. The funding is intended to revive communities, create new recreational opportunities, and conserve natural spaces. “Our outdoor places are among the things that tie us all together — a…
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Wrightstown Family, Lit Up by Light Display Win, Donates Prize to Brighten Spirits of Pediatric Patients
The annual sparkle of a Bucks County home’s December light display will brighten more than just the neighbors’ eyes, reports Kate Fishman for the Doylestown Patch. The Moskaitis residence at 301 Matthews Lane, Wrightstown, took the top award in the outdoor decorating contest of radio station 94.5 PST, besting hundreds of entries in N.J. and…
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Whether We Liked It or Not, 2021 Saw Bucks County Weathering Much Weather
First the good news: Bucks County in 2021 saw no swarms of locusts or stars falling to earth and creating bottomless pits. Nonetheless, we did endure some of the wildest non-apocalyptic weather in recent memory. Rachel Kurland recalled the region’s meteorological highs and lows for KYW Newsradio. The year wasn’t that old before snowstorms stomped…
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Sprocket Sparkle: Doylestown Holiday Lights Ride Welcomes Back Cyclists for 2021
Every bike rider knows the importance of safety illumination for nighttime riding. But the annual Doylestown Holiday Lights Ride — back on the streets for 2021 after a pandemic pause — invites riders to kick those utilitarian headlights up a notch. The details were covered by Discover Doylestown. The five-mile, self-guided ride is Sunday, Dec.…
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Holiday Lawn Jawn: Bucks County Neighborhoods Get Plugged into the 2021 Season
Bucks County neighborhoods (and Warrington particularly) are ablaze with viewable holiday lights, making for a fun, budget friendly night of car-ride viewing with friends or family. With some help from the Christmas Prism app, BUCKSCO Today ventured out to find the glittery goodness that helps make this time of year so special. 1041 Glen Manor,…
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Embrace of the Great Outdoors Propels Philadelphia to List of 20 Most Livable Cities in America
Thanks in good part to advantages that include its parks and trails, Philadelphia ranks among the top 20 most livable cities in America, according to Outside. The ranking was based on four main metrics: diversity, sustainability, affordability, and outdoor equity. The latter criteria turned out to be the metropolis’ strong suit. Philadelphia boasts an impressive…
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