EAST VINCENT HEALTHY YARD Application

East Vincent Healthy Yard Resident Recognition is a voluntary program meant to recognize YOU for using healthy practices to care for your yard, while providing you informational support.

To fully enjoy the interactive and educational application, give yourself 5-10 minutes to navigate through the slides. The duration changes based on your interest or familiarity with the topics.

For more information on the program and resources, please go to the Healthy Yards webpage on the township website by clicking HERE.

My yard has native trees

“A plant is considered native if it has occurred naturally in a particular region, ecosystem, or habitat without human introduction” (National Wildlife Federation)

Yes

Native Trees Benefits

My yard has native flowers

Yes

I don't know

Benefits of native plants

My yard has native shrubs, ferns, moss and/or grasses

Yes

Benefits of Native Shrubs, Ferns, Moss and/or Grasses

My yard has spring, summer, and fall flowering native plants

Spring flowering

Summer flowering

Fall flowering

None of the above/ I do not know

I reduce the size of my lawn by planting a vegetable garden and/or native plants.

Yes

Working on it

I limit the use of toxic chemicals in my yard

Pesticides should only be used on rare occassions for a known issue where other solutions are not possible/ feasible. Many lawncare companies include pesticides as part of a standard practice, which is harmful to flora and fauna, even if only once or twice a year.

Yes

I avoid purchasing plants treated with Neonicotinoids

Common Neonicotinoids: Acetamiprid, Clothianidin, Dinotefuran, Imidacloprid, Nitenpyram, Thiocloprid, Thiamethoxam.

Yes

I will learn about Neonicotinoids & check labels before purchasing plants

When it rains, it drains !

I am aware of stormwater issues in my yard and I am looking into ways of keeping stormwater from running off my yard by using rain gardens, rain barrels, or other methods.

Yes

I remove non-native, invasive plants

"Invasive species is defined as species that is:

1.Non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration; and,

2.Whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health" (See Executive Orders for Invasive Species ~ usda.gov)

Yes

Are you familiar with DCNR's Noxious Weed List ?

PA Noxious Weed List categorizes the invasive plants as Severe threat, Significant threat or Lesser threat

Yes

No (show me the Noxious Weed List)

Invasive Species

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I set my lawnmower on the highest cutting level and/or use a mulching mower

Yes

I use electric or manual gardening equipment

Yes

I leave my flower stalks in place over the winter

Yes

I compost my leftover food and yard waste

Yes

My yard has or is close to a source of water

Yes

I have trees, shrubs, or bird houses where birds can raise their young

Yes

I keep fall leaves

Leaving the leaves on the ground in the fall, rather than raking and leaf blowing, has numerous benefits.

Yes

I reduce light pollution

"Light pollution, or artificial light at night, is the excessive or poor use of artificial outdoor light, and it disrupts the natural patterns of wildlife, contributes to the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, disrupts human sleep, and obscures the stars in the night sky" (National Geographic).

Outdoor artificial light at night can negatively impact fireflies/ lightning bugs as well.

Yes, I see the importance of being Dark Sky compliant

What other healthy yard practices do you use?

Paying-it-Forward activities

I volunteer or participate in East Vincent Township stewardship and educational events

Plant swap

Nature care events

Township committee meetings

Community Day Events

Other

Nature walks

Prefer not to answer

I pay it forward by:

sharing native plants

sharing information about the East Vincent Healthy Yard Recognition Program

helping someone care for their yard

teaching children about nature

picking up litter from trails, parks and any area where it is safe to do so

Prefer not to answer

Other

I would like to learn more about….

Would you like an East Vincent Healthy Yard sign ?

15+ points needed to qualify (1/per household)

Upon approval, I would like to receive a metal yard sign

I prefer only a certificate presented by the EVT Board of Supervisors

Both, please

Neither

Would you like to help cover the cost of signs and support the EAC’s community educational and outreach efforts?

Your voluntary answer does not influence your chance to participate in the program and be recognized for your efforts.

Yes, I would like to make a small donation ($5, $10, $15, or other amount)

Prefer not to answer

Amount: $5, $10, $15, or other amount

Checks payable to East Vincent Township, Memo: EAC/Healthy Yard Program

East Vincent Township Office

262 Ridge Road

Spring City, Pa 19475

Final Step - Please share your information so the EAC may contact you with your results

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Thank you for filling out the application! Your responses will be submitted for review. A member of the EAC will reach out within a few days with the outcome.

Email: eastvincentEAC@eastvincent.org

Website: East Vincent Township Healthy Yards Page

(The program was modeled after West Vincent Township's Healthy Yard Program)