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Charlestown EAC reports Brightside restoration success, Kestrel boxes with eggs and recent road cleanup
Summary
The EAC reported a successful PA Outdoor Corps visit to Brightside (April 6–9) that removed over 125 tubes, installed cages and planted 35 plants; volunteers held a PennDOT road cleanup April 11 collecting 30+ bags of trash; Kestrel box checks found two boxes with eggs.
The Charlestown Township Environmental Advisory Committee on April 13 reviewed recent volunteer conservation work at Brightside and across the township.
The minutes report that PA Outdoor Corps visited Brightside April 6–9, removed more than 125 protective tubes, replaced them with cages and planted 35 new plants. Committee members described the visit as very successful and helpful.
Separately, 13 volunteers took part in a PennDOT road cleanup on April 11 from 7–10 a.m., collecting more than 30 bags of trash. The EAC completed a short community survey postcard for distribution to road cleanup participants as a thank-you and to be handed out at other events.
On bird‑conservation monitoring, Pete Goodman and others checked Kestrel boxes; two boxes contained eggs — one at Brightside (which has a camera) and another on Tina Daly’s meadow. Armstrong reported contact with Zoe Warner of the Willistown Conservation Trust, who has worked on grassland bird collaboration and provided technical help on grassland habitat planning.
The committee also noted continued collections for the battery box program, the new EAC page link on the township website, and that the EAC logo is complete. The EAC will continue outreach to homeowners for a Stroud‑funded stream canopy project on Hollow Rd.; Pickering has collected eight homeowner names and the committee needs a few more interested residents before requesting the grant funds.
