#Chester County

[escapismsworld]

This is the Glenloch mansion, located in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1865 in the Swiss Gothic architectural style.

📸: @trail.magic.luke

[aisling-saoirse]

Open Meadow, Longwood Gardens, PA - November 23rd 2024

[imkeepinit]

Chester County (1962) by Andrew Wyeth

The title of the painting may refer to Tom Clark's home in Chester County. Clark lived in the oldest county in the state, and he lived simply, in a three room house without running water -- this in a region known now for the elegant suburbs of Philadelphia's Main Line. The irony of Clark's Chester County address was likely not lost on the artist. He reminds viewers of another side of the area. But Wyeth admired Clark's dignified bearing, and always saw him, too, as a dignified country gentleman. - Seattle Art Museum

[pennsylvaniacore]

The PA park cited in the article is in New Garden Township, Chester County!

Photo by Kate Raman for Natural Lands. Source is the link above!

Golf Courses ARE Being Converted

The Solarpunk "fantasy" that so many of us tout as a dream vision, converting golf courses into ecological wonderlands, is being implemented across the USA according to this NYT article!

The article covers courses in Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, Colorado, and New York that are being bought and turned into habitat and hiking trails.

The article goes more into detail about how sand traps are being turned into sand boxes for kids, endangered local species are being planted, rocks for owl habitat are being installed, and that as these courses become wilder, they are creating more areas for biodiversity to thrive.

Most of the courses in transition are being bought by Local Land Trusts. Apparently the supply of golf courses in the USA is way over the demand, and many have been shut down since the early 2000s. While many are bought up and paved over, land Trusts have been able to buy several and turn them into what the communities want: public areas for people and wildlife. It does make a point to say that not every hold course location lends itself well to habitat for animals (but that doesn't mean it wouldn't make great housing!)

So lets be excited by the fact that people we don't even know about are working on the solutions we love to see! Turning a private space that needs thousands of gallons of water and fertilizer into an ecologically oriented public space is the future I want to see! I can say when I used to work in water conservation, we were getting a lot of clients that were golf courses that were interested in cutting their resource input, and they ended up planting a lot of natives! So even the golf courses that still operate could be making an effort.

So what I'd encourage you to do is see if there's any land or community trusts in your area, and see if you can get involved! Maybe even look into how to start one in your community! Through land trusts it's not always golf course conversions, but community gardens, solar fields, disaster adaptation, or low cost housing! (Here's a link to the first locator I found, but that doesn't mean if something isn't on here it doesn't exist in your area, do some digging!)

[pennsylvaniacore]

Longwood Gardens Christmas by dweible1109

[dtrainderailed]

A walk across the Trestle Bridge of Downingtown

[groundedsolutions]

@goodfarmsgoodfood @growingrootsfarmermarkets tomato fest upcoming visit them on insta 🍅✨🌞 good food festival 2024 November 3rd tickets on sale now, PXV, PA (Kimberton fairgrounds)

god I love when there are full-blown festivals for tomatoes or garlic or salmon. truly what we should all be getting together to celebrate

[rabbitcruiser]

The Battle of Paoli (also known as the Battle of Paoli Tavern or the Paoli Massacre) was a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 20, 1777,

[greenridge823]

A Cloudy And Dreary Morning In Chester County And Marsh Creek State Park

It was cloudy and a lot cooler when I awoke Saturday morning in  my small apartment in 250 year old farmhouse I was staying in Lyndell, Chester County. The late musician Jim Croce, his wife and their young child lived here for 2 1/2 years in the early 1970’s before Jim’s tragic death in a plane crash on September 20 1973.  The apartment is now a Airbnb and I was staying there three nights while I…

[conandaily2022]

West Caln Township, Pennsylvania's Rendell Hoagland, Cindy Warren arrested

Malinda Hoagland of West Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States has died. She was 12.

[petnews2day]

Discovery of maimed kitten leads to resuce of 38 more animals from deplorable conditions in Coatesville

New Post has been published on https://petn.ws/uH3Ka

Discovery of maimed kitten leads to resuce of 38 more animals from deplorable conditions in Coatesville

Kitten wrapped in duct tape among 36 cats found in Coatesville home Roo, a 1.5 pound kitten, was found wrapped in duct tape and missing one of her front legs. She miraculously survived emergency surgery, and 38 other animals were rescued from the home she was found in. COATESVILLE, Pa. – A Coatesville resident is […]

See full article at https://petn.ws/uH3Ka #CatsNews #Pa, #ChesterCounty, #News, #PetsAnimals, #Us

[aisling-saoirse]

Meadow, Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania - November 23 2024

[bccommercial]

Commercial Retail Space available in a popular Neighborhood Shopping Center, always buzzing with lots of activity. Great visibility, signage and traffic. Inline Retail Space for lease at $17.92/sf/yr NNN. 2,879 sf with a designated customer area in front and a large open kitchen in rear. One private employee restroom and small office in rear. Tenant-controlled HVAC, Pylon Signage and 5.7 Parking Ratio. Most recently utilized as a bakery.

[blobsandberries]

Philadelphia Pool

Large modern backyard stamped concrete pool fountain concept with a rectangular design

[beating-of-your-heart]

Rustic Home Bar - Seated Bar An illustration of a home bar with a large mountain-style u-shaped ceramic tile floor, dark wood cabinets, a shaker sink, granite countertops, and a brown backsplash.