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CONTENTS: Township Directory.................................3 Snow Removal & Plowing ......................4 Water & Wastewater Bill Assistance......6 Home Maintenance Tips .........................8 Tech Topics ............................................10 Local History..........................................12 Health & Wellness .................................14 Pet Health & Well-being ........................18 Stormwater Management......................20 Environmentally Responsible ..............22 Destinations Worth The Trip.................24 Valley Forge Park Alliance....................26 Golf Etiquette.........................................28 Working To End Domestic Violence....30

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175 W. Valley Forge Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Phone: 610-265-2600 Fax: 610-265-0482 www.umtownship.org Mon - Fri 8:15 am to 5 pm

King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company 170 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Non-Emergency Ph: 610-265-1063 www.kpvfc.com

435 Crossfield Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Phone: 610-205-6400 Fax: 610-205-6433 www.umasd.org

Swedeland Fire Co. 609 A Street King of Prussia, PA 19406 Non-Emergency Ph: 610-275-0177 www.swedelandfire.org

431 West Valley Forge Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Phone: 610-265-1071 www.umtownship.org/departme nts/parks-recreation/ community-center

Swedesburg Volunteer Fire Company 310 Jefferson St. Bridgeport, PA 19405 Non-Emergency Ph: 610-272-9853 www.swedesburgfire.com

Upper Merion Senior Service Center

Emergency Phone: 9-1-1

Township Police 175 W. Valley Forge Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Emergency and Call for Service: 9-1-1 Phone: 610-265-3232 Anonymous Tip Line: 484-636-3888

Animal Control ...610-265-3232 Courthouse .........610-278-3000 Library................610-265-4805 Parks & Rec.........610-265-1071 Public Works.......610-265-2606 Safety & Codes....610-265-2608

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SNOW REMOVAL & PLOWING SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES The following list includes all streets designated as primary streets and emergency routes. All other streets are either considered secondary (collector and through) streets or tertiary streets (if they are dead-ends or cul-de-sacs).

Remember that NO PARKING IS PERMITTED ON PRIMARY "SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES" (listed below) OR IN CUL-DE-SACS during declared snow emergencies.

Abrams Road* Allendale Road Anderson Road Arden Road Balligomingo Road** Beidler Road* Brooks Road* Brookwood Road Brower Road Brownlie Road Caley Road Chelsea Drive Church Road: West* & East Conrad Drive Country Lane Covered Bridge Road Crooked Lane* Crossfield Road

Croton Road* Deep Hollow Road Dekalb Pike (Rt.202)** First Avenue Fletcher Road Flint Hill Road* Geerdes Boulevard General Knox Road Goddard Boulevard Guthrie Road Gypsy Road Hansen Access Road Hansen Road Henderson Road* Holstein Road (Rt.320)* Horizon Drive Hughes Road Jefferson Street*

Jones Road/Shoemaker La. Shoemaker Road Keebler Road South County Line Road King of Prussia Road* South Gulph Road* Kirk Avenue Springhouse Road Mall Boulevard Stewart Street Matsonford Road** Swedeland Road* Moore Road Town Center Road New Gulph Road* Trinity Lane* North Gulph Road* Upper Gulph Road* Prince Frederick Street Valley Brooke Road Old Gulph Road* Valley Forge Road* Pugh Road Warner Road Pulaski Drive Weadley Road Radnor Road* Wills Boulevard Renaissance Boulevard Yerkes Road River Road* *State roadways plowed by the Township.

Ross Road **Plowed by PennDOT, NOT Upper Merion Township. (this includes: I76, Route 422, and the PA Turnpike) Saulin Road

Snow Management Plan: Upper Merion Township recognizes the importance of snow removal, not only to residents, but to everyone who needs to travel to or through our community. The township utilizes a snow management plan to safely clear all public roads within the township quickly and efficiently. Based on traffic flow, roads are divided into primary (main), secondary (collector and through), and tertiary (dead-end and cul-de-sac) roads. During snow storms, the Public Works Department plows 376 streets, consisting of 83 miles of township roads, and 37 miles of state roads.

Plowing: Plowing will begin when it is determined that at least two inches of snow can be measured on the road. During a declared snow emergency, parking is prohibited on all roads designated as Snow Emergency Routes. The first priority is to clear all primary roads, including bus routes. This work generally takes six to eight hours after snow stops falling. Crews begin plowing secondary roads after clearing and opening all primary roads. These collector and through roads are usually cleared within 12-16 hours after snow stops falling. Crews then move on to side roads, dead-ends, and cul-de-sacs. Please be patient with snow removal.

Shoveling Guidelines: A 2-foot wide path of sidewalk must be cleared by the abutting property owner within 24 hours after the end of the snow emergency. (See Ordinance Code: Chapter 137.2 and Chapter 137.5) If more than 12 inches of snow falls, the time limit is extended to 48 hours.

Do not clear sidewalks until plowing equipment has passed, or your hard work may be for nothing. Remember to shovel to the right of your driveway facing the road, as plows clear from the left. This helps to reduce the amount of snow pushed back into your driveway during plowing.

Throwing, shoveling or plowing snow from sidewalks or driveways into the street is strictly prohibited by the Township's Ordinance Code: Chapter 137.1.

Adopt a Hydrant - Save a Life: The Fire & Rescue Services

Division reminds all residents to clear snow from around fire hydrants. Doing so can save precious time when firefighters need additional water fight a fire. Citizens should clear a 3-foot wide path from the street to the fire hydrant, and a 3-foot circle around the fire hydrant to provide easy access by firefighters.

Snow Emergencies

When a snow emergency has been declared, the township activates its Snow Operations Center at the Public Works yard.

The center is staffed by employees who are in contact with all snow removal crews.

The township now provides snow removal progress information in the form of an interactive map.

The updates of the plowing progress will only begin after the snow stops falling and the crews are in final clean-up mode. The status will be updated every 15 minutes and will continue until the cleanup is completed.

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DONT BE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD...

Never leave your car running unattended... in your driveway, on the street, or in a parking lot.

"PUFFING" Criminals look for easy opportunity and refer to your running car as "puffing" due to the cars exhaust smoke when idling.

As the weather has gotten colder more vehicles have been reported stolen.

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WATER & WASTEWATER BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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HOME MAINTENANCE TIPS

How Can Overloaded Sanitary Sewers Cause Flooding In Your Home?

The water in an overloaded sewer flows at a higher level than normal.

If the home has sanitary fixtures or floor drains that are below the higher overload level, water can flow backwards through the sanitary sewer lines into the basement or other low-lying areas of the home.

Section 715.1 of IPC (International Plumbing Code) states that any plumbing fixtures that are installed on a floor with an elevation below the elevation of the manhole cover of the next upstream manhole in the public sewer, such fixture shall be protected by a backflow preventer in the building drain or horizontal branch serving such fixture.

1. Lowest floor is above the upstream manhole, no backup protection needed.

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Such fixture connections might include washer hookups, water softener, backflushing lines, toilets, shower stalls, sinks and illegally connected sump pumps and floor drains.

If you feel that your fixture connections fall in this category, contact your sewer authority to see if they will come out and inspect your situation and possibly help you with your next step to protect yourself from a messy surcharge backing into your home.

3. Entire home requires backup protection.

2. Basement plumbing requires backup protection.

Backwater Valve NOT Required 2

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Be Proactive and Protect Your Pipes

It's all about prevention. Frozen pipes can leave you without water in the worst of weather. And they cost a lot to repair. But with a few simple steps, you can easily preserve both your budget and your peace of mind.

When Temperatures Stay Below Freezing Let the snow cover your water meter.

Snow acts as insulation, so don't disturb it.

Allow a small trickle of water to run over night to keep pipes from freezing.

Open cabinet doors to let warm air in your home reach the pipes.

Before the Freezing Temperatures Set In Know where your main water shut-off valve is located.

Turn off your irrigation system.

Eliminate sources of cold air near water pipes by fixing windows or insulating walls.

Protect exposed pipes by wrapping them with insulation, fabric or newspaper.

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If Your Pipes Freeze Shut off the water immediately.

Warm the air around the frozen pipe.

Avoid kerosene heaters or open flames.

Turn the water back on slowly once pipes have thawed and check for cracks and leaks.

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TECH-TOPICS

software firewalls, which can free up much-needed memory and processor power.

Cyber Security Best Practices Wi-Fi Protection

Connecting to public Wi-Fi can bring several dangers when discussing the idea of Cyber Threats. Some of the dangers that come with connecting to a public Wi-Fi are the possible theft of personal information as well as cyber-attacks on businesses. Other potential dangers are unencrypted connections, packet sniffing/eavesdropping, potential malware, and also session hijacking. Connecting to public Wi-Fi doesn't help avoid Cyber Threats, but there are ways to make it much more secure.

The use of a VPN helps keep your personal information secure rather than using public Wi-Fi. Using a VPN encrypts everything that you send and receive over a Wi-Fi network.

Some Wi-Fi networks or websites you access may or may not support encryption, but a VPN will still encrypt everything.

When you use a VPN, you connect to the VPN server over an encrypted connection, pushing everything you do through that server. The use of a VPN is a helpful process to avoiding Cyber Threats.

Security Awareness Training Taking the proper security awareness training to avoid cyber threats can be a huge help when trying to identify cyber threats. Some of the areas for security awareness training are training for avoiding blunders, training to increase security measures, and training to save organizational reputation. Security awareness training also helps boost morale as well as save time & money and giving people peace of mind.

Mail Security Moving to remote working and working on the go, mail security is that much more important. There are several different aspects to mail security, spam filtering being one of them. Spam filtering has content filters which review the content inside of the messages to decide if they are genuine or spam. Another filter for mail security to avoid Cyber Threats is permission filtering. This ultimately restricts the sender to be approved by the recipient before accepting any correspondence.

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A software firewall is a special type of computer software with the main purpose being to protect your computer and server from outside attempts to control or gain access. Benefits of a software firewall are that configuration is very easy and that it is flexible. stopping all emails that come from a known list of spammers respectively. Rulebased filtering is yet another way to improve mail security, avoiding cyber threat. It is filters that define a set of criteria and standards for identifying a particular message as a spam message.

One last filtering that is used for improving mail security is challenge-response filtering. This type of filtering protects outbound spam message and requires permission before sending the message.

Adaptive Threat Protection Adaptive threat protection allows for security professionals to know what happens when a file with malicious content is detected. There are several benefits when it comes to adaptive threat protection and antivirus software. Adaptive threat protection allows for early detection of security compromises and automatic response when a malicious event occurs.

ATP can also prevent data theft and sabotage. Adaptive threat protection also quickly detects and protects against cybersecurity threats and attacks such as malware.

Device Encryption Device encryption is the process of scrambling data into illegible code and making it indecipherable to anyone without a password/recovery key. The data is encoded using an encryption algorithm to turn it into an unreadable format (plaintext vs. ciphertext). There are two main types of encryption -- symmetric encryption and asymmetric encryption.

Symmetric Encryption is a popular encryption technique that uses the same key for the encryption and decryption process. Asymmetric Encryption is a more secure form of encryption as it uses two keys, a public key and private key, for the encryption and decryption process.

Firewalls Firewalls are used to help filter the traffic going to a computer. There are two main types of firewalls, those being a hardware firewall and a software firewall. A hardware firewall is a physical device much like a server that filters the traffic going to a computer. Some benefits of a hardware firewall are that it can be used to intelligently control the traffic that reaches your server. It can also be configured with specific rules for all traffic. A hardware firewall eases the burden on other server resources. For example, you can disable PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS · TO ADVERTISE CALL 610-265-6277

Two-Factor Authentication Two-factor authentication is an extra layer of security to make sure that people trying to gain access to an online account are who they say they are. After a user enters their username and password, they will then be required to provide another piece of information. Some benefits of two-factor authentication (2FA) are stronger security, reducing fraud and building secure online relationships, boosting productivity with mobility, and reducing help desk costs.

Cyber Security Advocates Hopefully our tips to avoiding cyber threats will be useful to you. If you feel vulnerable to cyber threats, it's important to know the steps to take in order to feel more secure.

If you need help with keeping your data secure or are considering security awareness training and other tools to keep you safe, we can become your cyber security advocates.

Sources: https://www.duocircle.com/content/email-filteringservice/anti-spam https://goodspeed.io/blog/7-dangers-of-publicwifi.html https://aware.eccouncil.org/7-excellent-advantagesof-security-awareness-training.html https://www.logsign.com/blog/what-is-adaptivethreat-protection/ https://www.fireeye.com/products/helix/what-issiem-and-how-does-it-work.html https://hexnode.medium.com/what-is-deviceencryption-and-why-do-you-needitd8019640b825#:~:text=Device%20encryption%20is %20the%20process,to%20as%20'ciphertext'). https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/ hardware-firewalls-better-than-software https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-betweenhardware-firewall-and-software-firewall/s

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LOCAL HISTORY

Henderson Road

Henderson Road is a well-known and one of the busiest roads in Upper Merion Township. It is also one of the oldest roads in the township, named after early prominent settlers, the Henderson Family.

Members of the Henderson Family participated in numerous business enterprises including farming and mining for over 200 years.

The first Hendersons moved to the area in the early 1700s and in 1734, the family owned 100 acres. Later on, prominent family member Samuel Henderson owned and operated the Henderson Marble Quarries and briefly served in Congress.

The Henderson Marble Quarries were located along Henderson Rd. from Shoemaker Road up to the Gulph Mills Village Apartments area.

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Samuel Henderson

The area surrounding the intersection of Church and Henderson Roads was once known as the village of Henderson Station, and there was a Pennsylvania Railroad train stop near that corner. The railroad transported people as well as marble and other goods to locations near and far.

The marble quarries operated for about 100 years from 1784 to 1889. They produced a very fine blue marble used extensively in local construction including the Montgomery County Courthouse and Girard College. In addition to banks, colleges, schools and post offices, King of Prussia Marble can also be found in Washington DC in the Senate Reception Hall.

Samuel Henderson's home and barn still stand, having been saved by being repurposed into stores and offices. The quarry workers homes also still stand, but are currently vacant; many may remember them as the site of the former Marrone's Restaurant.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS The best time to get a mammogram is now!

Q: "Does it matter if I missed my mammogram last year due to the pandemic?”

A lot of women did, according to Catherine D. Carruthers, MD, FACS, a Main Line Health breast surgeon and the medical director for the Barbara Brodsky Comprehensive Breast Center at Bryn Mawr Hospital, who says she's now seeing the impact of delayed and missed mammograms.

The best time to get a mammogram, pandemic or not, she advises, is now.

"A lot of patients are coming in with abnormal mammograms," says Dr. Carruthers, explaining that abnormal mammograms are not always an indication of cancer.

However, Dr. Carruthers is seeing larger cancers and some of them "seem to be a bit more advanced," she believes, "more so than if we had caught them in 2020.”

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frequently, the need for patients to receive chemotherapy.

They might need more extensive radiation or sometimes even more extensive surgery than if they'd had their mammogram last year," says Dr. Carruthers.

Best time to get a mammogram when there's breast cancer in your family?

Ann Newman, 80, stays on top of her health with regular workouts, good eating and keeping stress down.

With breast cancer in her family, Newman wasn't about to miss her yearly mammogram last year, regardless of the pandemic.

She now takes medication every day to prevent breast cancer from returning and she advises her friends and loved ones to stay on top of their breast screenings - and to catch up if needed. Newman made sure to share her story with a neighbor who was still carrying her mammogram prescription in her purse.

"As soon as I got the diagnosis, I went to see her and told her the best time to get a mammogram is now. Don't mess with it.

Just go - and so she did.”

Scheduling a mammogram is easy at any of Main Line Health's 10 convenient health centers and hospital locations.

"In fact, they found a small tumor," she recalls. "Because it was small and not invasive, we came up with ten treatments, which was really very simple.”

No woman wants to be called back after having a mammogram, but when there is a suspicious finding additional imaging may be needed, usually an ultrasound or other mammography images. If this imaging also shows a suspicious finding, a biopsy is typically recommended, and a breast cancer nurse navigator meets with the patient. As a rule, patients with an abnormal diagnostic mammogram or a new breast lump are seen by a Main Line Health breast surgeon within 48 hours to determine the optimal biopsy approach.

Newman had breast surgery to remove the tumor, followed by a course of radiation.

To schedule a mammography appointment at Main Line Health, call 484.580.1800.

"I never miss, ever, since I was 40 years old," she says, understanding that breast health is lifelong.

As the breast technicians continued to take pictures and then did a biopsy, Newman knew something was amiss.

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PET HEALTH & WELL-BEING attention if there is suspicion of battery

10 Toxic Household Items That Can Poison Your Pets

In our homes there are many items that seem normal to us but can cause our pets a lot of harm when ingested. As a pet owner you never want your furry friends to be harmed. To prevent any potential occurrences of them eating toxic household items you need to be both aware of which items they should not eat and also how to store things properly, so your pet does not get access. Here are ten common toxic household items that can harm your pets.

1. Chocolate It's common knowledge that chocolate is bad for pets, but do you know why?

Theobromine and caffeine are the main toxic components in chocolate (also coffee beans and cocoa beans). The amounts of each vary depending on the type of chocolate (i.e., milk, unsweetened baking, or semisweet chocolates).

The main signs referable to the heart and central nervous system: · nervousness/anxiety · excitable behavior · tremors · seizures and coma due to CNS stimulation · high blood pressure · a slowed or increased heart rate · heart arrhythmias, which may be manifested as disorientation, weakness, collapse, and loss of consciousness · vomiting and diarrhea can also occur The most important things for owners to do when a pet ingests chocolate (coffee beans or cocoa beans) are: · to estimate how much was ingested, · to bring packaging to the hospital so the type(s) of chocolate and relative doses of the toxic ingredients can be identified/estimated · to not delay the trip to the hospital.

2. Acetaminophen (Tylenol and other aspirin free pain medications) These common types of medication can be toxic to both dogs, and cats but cats are the most significantly affected and can have severe changes to the red blood cells (methemoglobinemia) that can result in brown/blue mucous membranes (gums).

Cats can also have severe facial and paw swelling due to acetaminophen ingestion.

3. Batteries Make sure to store your batteries well and don't leave them out for your pet to potentially chew on. Ingestion of the whole battery as well as chewing on batteries can lead to clinical signs including pain, hypersalivation, oral inflammation and ulceration, vomiting, anorexia, and gastrointestinal ulceration and or bleeding due to battery acid exposure. X-rays should be taken to see if there are battery parts in the GI tract. Seek immediate veterinary 18

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ingestion.

4. Bread Dough Baking bread? Be mindful of your pet getting a bite of the dough. Ingestion of bread dough can cause intestinal obstruction, vomiting, diarrhea, blindness, inability to walk, vocalization, change in behaviors and loss of consciousness. Bread dough will rapidly rise in the warm environment of the stomach and produce ethanol, which is rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract causing the clinical signs. The prognosis is good if treated immediately by a veterinarian.

and diarrhea as well as gastric ulceration, bleeding and intestinal perforation. At high enough concentrations it can cause permanent kidney damage and affect the central nervous system leading to seizures, inability to walk, coma and death.

Cats are twice as sensitive as dogs are due to a lack of an enzyme to help digest the medication.

Treatment of the patient includes decontamination through emesis (inducing vomiting), prevention and treatment of gastric ulceration, renal failure and CNS effects. Common therapies will include giving activated charcoal, gastrointestinal protectants such as omeprazole, carafate, misoprostol, and IV fluid therapy. Blood will also be monitored to check kidney function as well.

The prognosis is good if the patient is treated immediately after ingestion.

5. Cigarette Ingestion Think twice about letting cigarettes and tobacco products laying around your house if you have pets. Tobacco products contain nicotine, and cigarettes and cigars have varying degrees of nicotine in them. The butts themselves contain 25 percent of the total nicotine. Clinical signs develop quickly (15-30 minutes) and include hyperexcitablity, hypersalivation, fast breathing, diarrhea, and vomiting. Muscle weakness, twitching, collapse, coma, and death can occur at high enough doses.

Animals seen ingesting any tobacco products or even several cigarette or cigar butts should present to a veterinarian for medical care and decontamination.

6. Grapes and Raisins Grapes are a bit of a mystery when it comes to toxicity - very little is known regarding the cause of grape toxicity in dogs. It is not dose-dependent, meaning that a small amount of grape ingestion could cause a serious problem in some dogs and some dogs can eat a large amount and never be affected. On presentation, your dog will likely have emesis (vomiting) induced and baseline kidney values measured. Most dogs will be admitted to the hospital for 48 hours of intravenous fluids.

Prognosis varies based on when the patients presents to a veterinarian and the degree of sensitivity to grapes and raisins per patient.

7. Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and Naproxen (Aleve) Ingestion (Non-steroidal Antiinflammatory or NSAID) Another very common OTC medication that could potentially harm your pet.

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8. Mushrooms Mushrooms commonly found in the backyard, parks, and nature trails can be toxic and lethal to dogs. The most toxic poisonous mushroom family is the Amanita phalloides or death cap mushrooms.

Clinical signs can include vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, bleeding disorders, excessive drooling, cardiac arrhythmias, liver failure and death. Clinical signs can occur as soon as 20 minutes after ingestion.

Prognosis is variable depending on the type of mushroom ingested and quantity.

9. Toilet Tank Drop Ins/Toilet water Does your pet drink from the toilet bowl from time to time? Be mindful of using drop in products, as they are often are made of a corrosive cleaning agent. Due to the dilution of the toxin in the toilet tank and bowl the concentration is usually not very high. Typical clinical signs include gastrointestinal irritation which could include vomiting and diarrhea.

10. Xylitol Xylitol is a 5-carbon sugar alcohol found in many sugar-free gums, baked goods, desserts, some medications, vitamins, and toothpaste. Xylitol can be harmful to your pets.

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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

How Trees Aid in Stormwater Management

by Amber Atwood Levy and Anne Murphy

Trees and forested areas play a critical role in preserving the ecological health, character, natural beauty, and historic heritage of our community. Many of the original drainage channels have been encroached upon by historical development which preceded existing stormwater, steep slope, and floodplain regulations. While municipalities work on trying to mitigate the effects of some of this past development through stormwater remediation projects, restoration and protection of our existing natural landscape including maintaining current tree canopy levels is key to keeping our precious, native soils in place, mitigating stormwater flows, and recharging our groundwater.

Trees are important to stormwater because they capture and reuse large amounts of water. In particular, trees with trunk diameters of 30” or greater make the most significant contributions to runoff control.

A single large, mature oak tree can capture 40,000 gallons of rainfall per year (source: https://www.usgs.gov/specialtopic/water-science-school/ science/evapotranspiration-andwater-cycle). Conifers also intercept a lot of stormwater due to their year-round needle-leaf coverage.

Trees help reduce flooding through infiltration, interception, evaporation, and foliar (leaf) transpiration (see diagram).

Interception and evapotranspiration also decrease runoff volume with larger trees providing exponentially more benefit than smaller trees. An average sized mature tree with a 25-foot diameter canopy can manage the 1-inch rainfall from 2,400 square feet of impervious surface,the footprint of a typical single-family home (EPA, Stormwater Trees Technical Report, 2017.) The absorption and interception of rainwater by large canopy trees as well as evergreens reduces volume and peak flow during storms. Many of us have experienced rainfall slowly dripping from large trees during a downpour. Tree canopy reduces rainfall intensity by 20%, increasing lag time by up to three hours, reducing flooding by allowing both natural and township systems to manage and infiltrate stormwater more effectively. (Eric Kuehler, USDA Forest Service, “Give Me the Numbers: How Trees and Urban Forests Really Effect Stormwater Runoff”) 20

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Infiltration of stormwater recharges our underground aquifers which keeps our streams flowing during dry periods, helping to keep trees healthy, but also reducing flooding. Research has found that infiltration is on average 8X greater under tree canopies. (Eric Kuehler et al, USDA).

This recharging of rainfall to groundwater is a natural form of stormwater control which trees do through their extensive root and leaf area systems. It helps maintain a more consistent base flow in streams during dry periods and helps reduce severe and rapid “out of bank” flooding during downpours.

Clearing even relatively small numbers of trees from a property can increase runoff to downstream neighbors, and aggravate downstream erosion. Once heavy rains are in direct contact with compacted lawn or eroded topsoil, the capacity of the soil to absorb and retain at least some of the stormwater is significantly impaired.

Preservation of woodland remnants whenever possible is also important since

native forest soils may have taken hundreds of years to develop and are not readily replaced.

According to the Nature Conservancy “A Green Path to a Stable Climate”, trees help moderate climate extremes and can help reduce the reoccurrence of extreme storms and cloudbursts, both locally and regionally. The evaporation and transpiration of moisture drawn up by trees from the ground restores moisture to the atmosphere where it can create a cooling effect and more gradual, regular rainfall, instead of violent cloudbursts.

In conclusion, preventing or slowing tree loss and replacing what is being lost whenever possible is one important tool municipalities and residents can utilize to slow and offset future increases in stormwater flows while protecting our Township's natural heritage, beauty, and quality of life.

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Want to optimize your landscaping investment? Using the correct native plants in their appropriate habitats will turn your garden into a living organism, capable of restoring ecological health to your property, once and for all. Here are some tips to get you started.

When you head to your local garden center next spring, be a tad suspicious of the showiest selections. The majority of these trendy plants are non-native, ornamental species that may not be suitable or ecologically beneficial to your property. If you want to build a self-sustaining, ecologically appropriate landscape that will save you time and money every year, start by selecting native plants and putting them where they belong.

Native plants are local species that have existed naturally in a specific environment before agriculture, urbanization, and other interventions altered the landscape. These plants evolved and thrived in the unique conditions present in their habitat, and they support local wildlife - including the pollinators we so desperately need.

asters, goldenrods, and so many others, are already attuned to our landscapes and will easily take root. The best part is that you might already have some native species hiding on your property. Identifying them with books like Newcomb's Wildflower Guide can be the first step in crafting a suitable plant list. You can also check your selections by searching them on the USDA's PLANTS database.

Once you have your native plants, you're presented with the second dilemma: where to put them? Placing a Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan) in a shady, moist site is not going to last very long. It is a myth that some plants “just die.” Plants perish because they were not meant to live in that particular location, whether that means they got too much water, not enough sun, or that the soil had too much clay. Always consider the three prime factors before you sink that spade: water, sunlight, and soil. Try a sunny, dry spot with well-draining soil for your Rudbeckia it will love you for it!

However, some plants labeled “native” in garden centers are not always locally native. A plant that is indigenous to Colorado wouldn't be considered an appropriate choice for a Pennsylvania landscape, even if that Heirloom Coreposis has a “native” sticker on the container. Yes, it is native, but not to us in the Northeast.

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Clearly, careful plant selection and location scouting is not just gardening - it is restoration. Consulting with local experts and reliable resources will help to inform you where to place your new plants.

Investing in a backyard full of native species will allow for ecosystem processes that cannot be achieved with simple lawngrass or ornamentals. The native plants themselves will positively alter the landscape as they establish in their proper habitat. Microorganisms in the soil will benefit from the carbon sourced from the plants; the microorganisms will send essential nutrients back to the plant; the plant will feed pollinating insects; pollinating insects and seeds from the plant will feed the birds; and birds will disperse the seed and fertilize with their waste. In other words, we all have the power to catalyze our own backyard habitat restoration for good! And it starts with the right native plants in the right spots.

Navigating native plant selection and planting can feel like a daunting task, but once the landscape is established, it will last a lifetime with little to no intervention.

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DESTINATIONS WORTH THE TRIP! Draft Pick One week before the pandemic closed down the country, Troubles End Brewing opened.

A hurdle like that would seal the fate of many pubs, but Dave and Nick Bellenzeni, Zach Svboda, and Casey Parker have overcome hard knocks before, so they held tight, and this year celebrated the reopening of their appropriately-named brewhouse. (www.troublesendbrewing.com) Craft breweries can appear a tad trendy, but Casey, Nick, Zach, Dave and their team have a true passion for their business. The website states “We strive for our beers to create a sense of harmony both in and out of the glass. We brew for a better tasting life.” Mindful beer. Very Zen. What else differentiates Troubles End Brewing? The partners are happy to offer up a selection of reasons to visit: Twenty rotating taps serving drafts brewed from local ingredients. Full bar too. Cheers!

Food! Did you catch this stellar review on CBS? Taste With Tori: Group Of Friends Putting Local Touch On Beers At Troubles End Brewery In Collegeville CBS Philly (cbslocal.com) Chef Kris Serviss brings the flavor with fresh ingredients in a fun, informal atmosphere. Opt for hearty classics or creative vegan options.

Live music! Brunch with great musicians on Sundays.

Charities! A portion of sales go to admirable causes like SuperKids www.superkids.org and Cystic Fibrosis Research. Troubles End also sponsors a

scholarship at the University of the Sciences in Philly, which has the region's first post-baccalaureate Brewing Science Certificate. It focuses on the science and math of creating the perfect pint of beer. Troubles End's scholarship funds the advancement of women, minorities, and LGBTQ+ community members in the brewing industry.

Beer has inspired writers from Plato (“He is a wise man who invented beer.”) to Stephen King (“I work until beer o'clock”).

Troubles End partner and brewer Zach Svboda also likes to wax poetic about drafts. Here is his description of the summer grisette called Growing Young: Sometimes I wish my body was the size of an ant so I could live inside a pineapple and adorn my palace with giant sage blossoms, hang lime zest curtains, and carve a door

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VALLEY FORGE PARK ALLIANCE Wreaths Across America

On the cold, rainy morning of Saturday, December 18, volunteers laid 500 evergreen wreaths at the National Memorial Arch in Valley Forge National Historical Park as part of Wreaths Across America whose mission, Remember, Honor and Teach, is carried out each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 2,500 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad.

Volunteers across the world set out their wreaths on the same day.

by Sarah Reisert, on behalf of the Valley Forge Park Alliance

The Valley Forge Park Alliance (VFPA) has been participating in Wreaths Across America since 2010, and the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge (DVF, a legacy society for people descended from those who served at Valley Forge winter encampment of 1777-1778) has been a partner since 2019.

"The Descendants and Alliance have enjoyed a close relationship, and it is so significant that we can come together to honor and celebrate our ancestors' service," says DVF representative Dr. Courtney Cunningham. "As Chaplain General and Wreaths Across America chair for the DVF, it is a joy to be back in the park and together with the Alliance.”

Volunteers began their work on Friday, December 17, aligning wreath stands in neat rows around the Arch in anticipation of the next morning's volunteers laying a wreath on each stand. At 10 AM on December 18th, a small ceremony was held, hosted by the DVF. Six wreaths symbolizing each of the branches of the armed forces, with two additional honoring the Merchant Marines and prisoners of war, were laid by special guests.

Then, the wreath-laying commenced.

Volunteers (including Boy and Girl Scouts, members of the Valley Forge chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Miss Pennsylvania Junior High America, Miss Pennsylvania High America, and members of the armed forces, among others) made quick work of the 500 wreaths, despite fingers numb from the cold.

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“Wreaths Across America is a great way for us to connect with the community around the Park and also honor those who lost their lives at Valley Forge,” says Molly Duffy, Executive Director of the VFPA. "The DVF is one of our oldest and strongest partnerships. We are honored to host their visits to the Park so that their members can strengthen their bonds to their personal heritage and our shared heritage as a nation."

The wreaths will remained at the Arch until January 15th, to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the founding and defense of our nation.

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GOLF ETIQUETTE Get A Cap!

Tips from the Golf Tour of Greater Philadelphia 502 million rounds of golf were played on US courses in 2020, and while 2021's numbers aren't tallied yet, the expectation is for continued growth. Fortunately, more young people and women are joining too!

Eventually this may have a great impact on the average age of a US golfer: currently a 54-year old male.

What's surprising is that most golfers on public courses never obtain a handicap!

(Also known as a “cap.”)

Unless you prefer playing alone, you're denying yourself an important benefit, because a handicap gives you a serious advantage in group play. And it's relatively easy to get one.

How? Through terrific organizations like the Golf Tour of Greater Philadelphia, the Golf Association of Philadelphia, the USGA, and the R&A (Royal and Ancient). All of these prestigious entities use the World Handicap System, which calculates it for players in over 100 countries.

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Basically, after you play three rounds (54 holes) with a group, you can receive an initial handicap. (There is a prohibition on posting scores from solo rounds.)

Once you record 20 games, your fully developed handicap is based on an average of your best eight rounds.

There are more complex calculations involved, including the course rating, slope rating, bogey rating (yes, that's a thing), and mechanisms that kick in if there are any wild swings in your scores. But it all starts with just 3 games, and you don't have to do the math!

What's the range for a handicap?

It's wide, but it tops out at 54. (That seems to be the lucky number for this article.) The current average for men is 16.4, and for women it's 27.3.

Why bother?

If you want to improve, you want to be able to measure yourself against other golfers, and a handicap is an objective representation of your current playing ability.

And beginner or pro, if you like competition, an accurate “cap” levels the playing field a bit. It also enables you to present yourself honestly to the other players in your group - so there are no shocked faces when you birdie every hole!

BTW, good shots have avian names, like birdie (one under par), eagle (two under par), albatross (3 under par) and the highly unlikely condor (4 under par). The birds get bigger as the shots get better.

2022 starts with resolutions for many of us.

Let us help you with a fun one! Get your cap with the Golf Tour of Greater Philadelphia. *Memberships are under $100, and include a USGA handicap account. We'll host two open houses for prospective members in early April, and hope to see you there!

For further information, visit www.golftourphilly.org, or email TonyMcCarthy@golftourphilly.org Think Spring, and see you on the links! *The Golf Tour of Greater Philadelphia (GTGP) is a locally-operated golf league for amateur golfers. GTGP is also an associate club of the Golf Association of Philadelphia.

Members are eligible to play in GAP Member Play Days at private clubs in the area.

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WORKING TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Community Counseling

Laurel House offers group and individual counseling for victims of domestic violence and their children, as well as for teens in violent dating relationships. Additionally, this department offers follow up services and a mentoring program for individuals and families.

24-Hour Confidential Hotline

Laurel House’s hotline is available 24 hours a day by calling 800-642-3150. The hotline is answered by highly-trained staff and volunteers who will listen and provide support and resources.

Children’s Program

Children’s Advocates in our Shelter and Transitional Housing programs provide structured recreational time, as well as individual and group services which are designed to help children heal from the trauma of living with, and witnessing, abuse. Parenting support is also provided as needed.

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Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services Please call 610-277-1860 or visit us online at www.laurel-house.org.

What Is Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence can take many forms, including physical abuse, psychological, emotional, verbal and financial abuse, sexual violence and isolation. Laurel House staff members and volunteers are trained to help victims of all types of domestic violence.

Who Are Its Victims?

They are our neighbors, family members and friends. They come from all social, economic, cultural, racial and educational backgrounds.

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• Become a Volunteer • Make a financial contribution or planned gift • Learn how to educate others about domestic violence • Participate in fundraising • Donate “wish list” items • Advocate for policies which support victims and their families • Mobilize others to support Laurel House

Emergency Shelter

The shelter is a safe haven for victims of domestic violence and their children. With nine bedrooms, the shelter can accommodate up to 27 people at a time.

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The goal of this “Bridge” Housing program is to empower families to become selfsufficient. Services provided include support groups, life skills development, counseling, children’s services, casework, and connections to community resources.

Marian’s Attic

Located in King of Prussia, our “upscale resale shop” welcomes donations of gently-used clothing, household items, collectibles, jewelry, accessories, books and DVDs. All proceeds benefit the programs of Laurel House. Information about domestic violence and about how to seek help is also available at the shop.

NOW is the time…

If you are a victim of domestic violence, now is the time to start thinking about protecting yourself and your children who depend on you for safety.

24/7 Hotline 800.642.3150 The mission of Laurel House is to provide safe haven for abused women and their children, to raise public awareness about domestic violence and to advocate for social change against domestic violence.

Laurel House recognizes that men can be victims of domestic violence.

Laurel House services are available to male and female victims of domestic abuse.

Legal Advocacy

Legal options counseling, court accompaniment, and advocacy are provided to residents of Laurel House’s shelter and transitional housing programs.

Medical Advocacy Project

Through the Medical Advocacy Project and the DART (Domestic Abuse Response Team) program, trained advocates provide assistance to domestic violence victims in hospital emergency rooms throughout Montgomery County. Laurel House also offers customized training to healthcare professionals upon request.

Domestic Abuse Response Team for Law Enforcement (DART II)

Trained advocates are available to provide immediate on-site support to victims of domestic violence and their children, whenever law enforcement personnel respond to a domestic abuse incident.

Laurel House also offers customized training for police officers and other law enforcement personnel.

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Laurel House offers age-appropriate training about relationship violence for elementary, middle and high school students and staff, as well as for college and university students. Members of our Speakers Bureau are also available to present at corporate events, and for communities of faith, civic groups, and community organizations.

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