Woodlawn Planning Stream Cleanup Sunday

Woodlawn Garden Center in Malvern is hosting a Great American Cleanup at 9 a.m. in support of the 'Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful' campaign.

Game Commission on Pawprint: It's a Dog

The state game commission delivered its conclusion on an animal print in Willistown.

Curious Pawprint Found in Willistown Yard [UPDATE]

The animal track was found near Fox Chase Road, just east of White Manor Country Club.

Update 2/19/13 9pm: Willistown Police received word from the state game commission that the print belongs to a "large domestic animal, such as a dog." So that settles that. Original story continues below. A Willistown resident sent in the above photograph of an unusual animal track she found in her yard off Hillview Road. Luisa Melo, who discovered the print, wondered if it might be from a bear or coyote, or another type of animal, and said she's found unusual droppings in her yard lately too. Willistown Police photographed the print and sent the photo to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, she said.

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Michael J. Salek

11:40 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013

best post of the string, so far, Jeff.   more ›

New Fences, New Fields Raised as Possible Remedies For Okehocking Dogs

About 20 members of the public attended Tuesday's Willistown Parks meeting to discuss unleashed dogs at Okehocking Preserve.

The Willistown Parks Department held a public meeting Tuesday evening at the township offices to discuss the off-leash dog policy at Okehocking Preserve and plans to improve conditions there. About 20 members of the public were in attendance, approximately 15 of whom were Willistown residents. The meeting consisted of a discussion on current dog laws in Willistown, current and potential problems with unleashed dogs at Okehocking, and the possibility of creating a larger leash-free area at the preserve.  Parks Director Mary McLoughlin began by discussing existing laws and codes pertaining to dogs in Willistown. According to existing regulations, the small off-leash dog area in Okehocking should be the only area where dogs are off-leash in …

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Pete Kennedy

10:58 am on Thursday, June 2, 2011

The new map is up.   more ›

New Bird Banding Station Unveiled at Rushton Farm

The structure was built by Eagle Scout Cody Pitz.

The new bird banding station at Rushton Farm looks a bit like a gazebo one might find in a nice park. The wooden structure, built by Eagle Scout Cody Pitz, features a skylight in the roof but no walls, and is big enough to easily fit the crew of about 12 people who attended its first use the morning of Wednesday, May 25. It was a slow morning—the tail end of the spring migration station—until a volunteer birder named Lou approached the station and breathlessly announced, "Lisa, we've got a pileated." Lisa Kiziuk, associate stewardship manager at Willistown Conservation Trust, was immediately off and running. Through the field and into the wood, she found a pileated woodpecker in one of the 10 nets that had been set up at dawn. Returning …

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Nature Center, Dogs Will Be Topics of Okehocking Discussion May 31

Willistown Parks and Recreation will host a conversation about the preserve at the township offices.

The Willistown Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled a public meeting to discuss Okehocking Preserve. The meeting will be held Thursday, May 31, at 6:30 p.m. at the the township's temporary offices on Lloyd Avenue. There will be two main topics of conversation: Below is the full text of the meeting announcement: OKEHOCKING PRESERVE PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE     May 31, 6:30PM Greentree Office Plaza, 40 Lloyd Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355 room 208 Please join Willistown Parks and Recreation for a conversation about Okehocking. We will be discussing the exciting news of the Okehocking Nature Center group moving into the farmhouse as well as the issues and concerns that have been raised regarding dogs on the property. Update: Plans continue …

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