Annual Community Report (2020-2021)

CRC Watersheds 2021 Annual Community Report Caring for our watersheds is a four-season job, and we illustrate that in this community report.  From planting and tree maintenance to streams cleanups, organizational work, and events, there is always something to do. So What Did We Do This Year? Check Out Each Season for an In-Depth Look!…

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Annual Community Report – Summer (2020-2021)

Summer in our Watersheds by David Hilbert While summer seems like a season of green, leafy stasis for the plants in our watersheds compared to the hyperactive growth of spring, there is plenty going on behind the scenes. The spring’s soft tissues are lignifying, becoming new, solid wood; seeds mature and provide sustenance to all…

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Annual Community Report – Spring (2020-2021)

Spring in our Watersheds by David Hilbert In the spring, a lot happens between the first signs of life in March and the tail end of the blooms in June. There is one big difference worth noting when it comes to the seemingly endless parade of flowers our native plants have to offer, and it…

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Annual Community Report – Winter (2020-2021)

Winter in our Watersheds by David Hilbert In the winter, it’s worth noting a geographic particularity of the Delaware Valley, where our forests have almost no evergreen vegetation whatsoever.  This stems largely from the narrow climactic range we find ourselves in; forests to the south have enough days of temperatures above freezing that the plants…

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Annual Community Report – Fall (2020-2021)

Fall in our Watersheds by David Hilbert In the fall, the bright colors of our trees’ leaves are not just beautiful, but also revealing of the different habitats and strategies utilized by various species. The bright red color you see in some trees is caused by anthocyanin, a pigment that acts as a sunscreen of…

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