LWV DelCo Environmental Clearinghouse
Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection held its first quarterly air quality festival at the Redwood Recreation Center in Upland Park to present measurements of air quality from October to December 2025 along the I-95 corridor and waterfront industrial area to the public. It will continue to measure and present results to the public through December 2027.
The 5th Annual Delaware County Sustainability Conference, hosted at Swarthmore College was a resounding success, so much so that registration quickly reached the 300-person cap. If you missed it or could not register, you can watch the morning sessions on video below.
The 35th annual Delaware County Garden Contest, sponsored by the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Delaware County, will be held this spring and summer. The contest is open to all levels of county gardeners, from beginner to advanced.
The Jeanette Ross Environment Lecture for 2026 is titled; What is Zero Waste and Why Is It a Critical Climate Strategy? It will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 7:00 PM via Zoom. The presenter is Alex Danovitch principal consultant at Nothing Left to Waste and Director of Strategy and Business Development for Recycle Ann Arbor.
Pick a park. Take a hike. Then write about it—you just might get published in Sierra magazine!
Choose a state or national park near you, go explore, and then write an essay about what the experience was like and why protecting that natural area is important to you. Contest open to all those up to age 18.
