Chris Bunn

Summer is here and it’s time to enjoy the outdoors! As we spend time outside this season, let’s keep our waterways clean so we can continue enjoying activities including fishing, swimming, and boating! Much of the pollution in our waterways comes from what is called non-point source pollution — that is, pollution that comes from all of us, not a single, identifiable source. This pollution often enters our waterways during rainstorms through storm sewer systems, which often lead directly to...

I’m excited that winter is over! Not that winter doesn’t have its own special charm…but I much prefer the sight of spring flowers and the smell of fresh earth. This year, I’ve raised some native plants from seed and I’m getting ready to plant them in my garden. If you don’t know what native plants are, be sure to check out our webpage for a simple definition. I love native plants for their unique beauty and for the way they support our wildlife here in Pennsylvania. In this issue, I’m...

Live staking offers a free and easy way to protect our streams from pollution, create wildlife habitat, and ease flooding in our communities. This past February, I followed Stephen Lockard of the Tree Tenders of Upper Darby as he led a live staking workshop in Smedley Park, Delaware County. What is live staking, you may ask? Live staking is a method of repairing streams that involves planting live cuttings of native trees and shrubs into stream banks for the purpose of stabilizing soil and...