August 5, 2022

Greetings Willistown Parks & Recreation Friends,

I'm happy to present more Breaking Good News! Scroll for info about the Philadelphia Trail Club Hike at Okehocking, our Willistown Country Fair, National Water Quality Month, the Parks & Recreation Board opening, ongoing sign up and important dates for GO WilMa!, our award-winning outdoor adventure program, and more. 

As always, I welcome your thoughts and inquiries, call or email me anytime. 

Can't wait to see you in the park!

Mary 

Mary N. Hundt
Director of Parks and Recreation
Email 
610-647-5300 x224

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CONNECT WITH WILLISTOWN PARKS & REC

PHILADELPHIA TRAIL CLUB
Hike @ Okehocking
Sunday, August 7, 8AM 

Join hike leader Susan Smolens of the Philadelphia Trail Club, established in 1931, at Willistown's Okehocking Preserve. The hike will include a couple of climbs and will take about an hour. Please leave your four-legged friends at home for this outing. (Stay tuned for a pup walk this fall.) Contact Susan via email with questions or text her at 610-220-3413. Meet at the Delchester Road parking lot, and please arrive a few minutes early.

WILLISTOWN COUNTRY FAIR
Greentree Park
August 23, 5-8PM

Held the week before school starts, the Willistown Country Fair is the best summer send-off around! Check out the park party flier for details and important info.

JOIN in the FUN!

Parks and Recreation Board Vacancy

Calling all Willistown Parks and Recreation fans: Are you interested in joining our five star Parks & Recreation Board? There is one opening for a fun-loving, enthusiastic Willistown resident.  Find out more here. Contact Mary with questions.

8 THINGS YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO HELP
Advice from nationalwaterqualitymonth.org

Wash your car at a car wash
Even though it might cost more than washing your car at home, taking your car to a car wash saves water and prevents toxic chemicals from being flushed down storm drains that eventually empty into our lakes, rivers, streams, and oceans. Professional car washes are legally required to drain into sewer systems so that the water can be treated before being reused. 

Pick up after your pet
Animal waste is full of nitrogen which can remove oxygen from the water leaving it completely unusable for aquatic life. 

Don’t hose down your driveway, use a broom.

Don’t use fertilizer made with phosphorus
After heavy rainfall or watering, these chemicals can leak into nearby groundwater sources. Try using organic materials or waiting for drier weather if you absolutely need to use lawn care products. 

Do not flush expired or unwanted medication down the toilet
These products have toxic chemicals that should not be flushed down the drain. Drop off your unwanted medication at the Willistown Township Police Department Monday through Friday between 8AM and 4PM at Coxe Memorial Campus, 688 Sugartown Road, Malvern.

Take used oil or antifreeze to a service station or recycling center to dispose of properly

Avoid using antibacterial soaps or cleaning products as they are also toxic to marine life

Use a rain barrel to collect rainwater
Installing a rain barrel will not only save you money but can also be used for watering your lawn or washing your car.

#nationalwaterqualitymonth

GO WILMA! OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PROGRAM
Important Dates

Ongoing Sign Up
You may sign up for GO WilMa! any time before August 19 at Malvern or Paoli Library

August 19 Deadline
Stamp Collections are due this date at Malvern or Paoli Library to receive tickets for the GO WilMa! prize raffle. "What kind of prizes?", you may ask. Well, outdoor and indoor games and activities, of course!

August 23 Prize Raffle Drawing 6:30PM 
Willistown Country Fair
We'll see you at the pavilion for the awards. You do not need to be present to win. 

Find out more about our award-winning program here,

SAVE THE DATE FOR our FALL JAM, MUSIC FANS!

Greentree In Tune & On Tap Save the Date 

The Fraction: September 13, Rain Date September 15

WILLISTOWN PARKS & REC

Mark Your Calendars

Check out our 2022 Fun in the Sun Events Calendar.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

Visit the Comprehensive Plan Update page to see the project kickoff presentations and all things Comprehensive Plan.

Please find the draft chapter releases here for your feedback.

The public will have another opportunity to comment on the full seven chapters before adoption as required by Pennsylvania State Law. 

To stay up to date on the process, please sign up for Comprehensive Plan Update Bulletins here.

HEAD OUTDOORS

WHERE TO GO to GET OUTSIDE

• Check out our  Willistown Township Park Land and Open Space Fund Map, an at-a-glance view including short descriptions of the wonderful recreational assets Willistown has to offer. 

• Check out Chester County's Parks & Trails 

• Get the dirt on the best trail navigation and exploration mobile map applications here.

• Locate PA state parks through PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resource and their Find a Park by Region service.

• Scroll down for quick links to our award-winning GO WilMa! The Adventure Continues outdoor adventure program. It's easy to register and is free.

TOWNSHIP NEWS

AREA LEGISLATORS

Links to Willistown's representatives may be found here.

BE IN THE KNOW!

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