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Charlestown EAC finalizes Native Species Day plans and community PFAS well-water outreach
Summary
The Charlestown Township Environmental Advisory Committee set event details for Native Species Day (May 20) and confirmed a May 20 presentation and June 23 Penn State PFAS testing workshop for private well users, with the first 20 Charlestown well households given priority registration.
Charlestown Township’s Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) met on May 11 and finalized logistics for two upcoming public outreach efforts: Native Species Day on May 20 and a pair of programs focused on private well safety and PFAS testing.
Native Species Day will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 20. The township will print participation forms, EAC members will pick up art submissions from local schools, and judging is scheduled for May 16 at Jill Green’s home. Art will be hung in the township building on May 18 and shared on social media and in the township newsletter. Prizes are planned (first prize: puzzles; second prize: watercolor workbooks), and local seeds will be distributed to contestants, teachers and visitors. The event theme is “how to grow your own pollinator plants from seed.”
As part of broader well-water outreach, the EAC listed a Community Education Series talk set for May 20, 6:30–7:30 p.m., titled “Safe drinking water from wells,” presented by Beth Yount of Penn State Extension. The committee also noted a Penn State workshop to test private wells for PFAS is scheduled for June 23 at 1 p.m.; registration is live through Penn State Extension and the first 20 Charlestown residents who rely on wells or cisterns for drinking water will be admitted to the workshop.
Committee members said the workshops and demonstrations will be posted on social media and added to the township newsletter to reach residents who rely on private water systems. The EAC plans to pair the educational events with outreach materials and on-the-ground demonstrations where feasible.
The meeting opened and closed with routine business; the committee adjourned at 8:57 p.m.
Why it matters: Many Charlestown households rely on private wells and cisterns; the EAC’s events aim to give residents practical guidance on well-water safety and local pollinator-friendly gardening.
