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EVENT: Rubber Ducky Race
DATE: Friday, July 4th  3:50 pm  
PLACE:  Scott Pool at Scott Park 
CONTACT: Jane Sorcan

The Conservancy will again be selling 50/50 Raffle tickets for our annual "Rubber Ducky Race." The race will take place at 3:50 pm on Friday, July 4th at the Scott Township pool. The ducks will be racing down the slide at the pool during the 3:50 pm pool break. Buy a ticket at the Conservancy table outside the pool entrance for $2.00 and see if your rubber duck can beat all the other ducks as they float down the sliding board at Scott Pool.  

Ready, Set, Go !  Our annual 4th of July Rubber Ducky Race is a successful fundraising event for the Conservancy.   This is our only fundraiser this year, so we need to sell as many tickets as we can.   The cost of the tickets is $2.00 each.  We have enclosed 6 tickets in the envelope again this year.   We hope you will sell the tickets and make this event a success. 

Sell 5 raffle tickets and get one free. 

Proceeds from the raffle will be used for expenses associated with the Kane Woods Property.  If you are able to sell more tickets, or if you need more information, email Gerrie Ketler 

Tickets should be mailed by Tuesday, June 29th.  Return unsold tickets in the enclosed envelope to:  The Scott Conservancy PO Box 13067 Pittsburgh, PA 15243 

They may also be returned to any of our board members any time prior to the race or be turned in at the park on the 4th.  They can be brought to the Scott Conservancy booth located at the big shelter in the park across from the pool or to our table just outside the pool entrance where we will be selling additional tickets.  Tickets must be turned in by 2 pm in order to have the time to number the ducks for the race.  

We understand that not everyone feels comfortable selling raffle tickets and that some members may choose just to sell or purchase a few.  If you do have unsold tickets, we would appreciate it if you are able to return them so they can be sold.  Thank you very much.

And the Winner Is …  Thank you to all of our members who make this yearly event a success. The winner last year was Janine Grisez, one of our newer members.  Since Janine has joined us, she has helped us work on trails in the Kane Woods.  She has certainly "earned" her prize.  monitoring the duckies as they come down the chute to the finish line

EVENT: Kane Woods Nature Area Maintenance Continues
DATES: Sunday, July 11th, August 8th, September 13th, October 10th  1:00 - 4:00 PM 
PLACE:  Kane Woods Nature Area 
CONTACT: Bob Gamble  

As anyone with property knows, the work is never done. The same applies to our Kane Woods Nature Area.  Keeping the trails in good repair, cleaning up trash, and removing trees that are a safety hazard is work that needs to be done regularly.  This past spring, we have held several trail maintenance days.  In addition, several Girl Scout troops have volunteered their time to pick up trash and plant flowers.  

The work of all these volunteers has really made a difference to those using the woods.  It has made the experience of walking our trails much more enjoyable.  In order to keep things looking good, unfortunately, we still need to have some scheduled trail maintenance days.

Taking care of the woods is similar to taking care of one's yard. It looks GREAT.....EVEN PERFECT....when you finish working, then a few days later, you find you have to do it all again. 

Everyone is welcome.  We want to extend a special invitation to our trail users.  If you walk our trails, you know what work needs to be done.  You may have a special project you want to work on.  Wear outdoor work clothes and bring any tools you need for trail work, such as shovels, clippers, wheelbarrows, rakes and buckets.

The maintenance days for the rest of the summer are the 2nd Sunday of the month from 1 pm to about 4 pm, so save the dates. Please consider giving a little time, most especially if you use the woods. The dates are: June 13th, July 11th, August 8th, September 13th, and October 10th.

Take a Kane Woods Cyber Trail Tour

Take a virtual trail walk in the Kane Woods Nature Area.  The Scott Conservancy has produced a short four-minute video featuring the Kane Nature Area and the Scrubgrass Run Mine Drainage Cleanup Project.
Watch our video below:

 

The video shows all the good work the Conservancy is doing to preserve the nature area and clean Scrubgrass Run of pollution from abandoned coal mines. 

Dan Tournay, a recent Robert Morris University graduate, edited the film for web video and Jennifer Ortitag, an RMU student, shot most of the footage.  Conservancy member Bernadette Kazmarski, who is an accomplished local artist, did the voice-over narration for the film. The Conservancy wants to thank everyone who participated in the video project, as it spreads the message of Conservancy effort to preserve our land, highlight our local history, and restore Scrubgrass Run watershed in Scott Township. 

  


EVENT: Whiskey Rebellion Weekend 
Walking Lecture: The Events of July 1794
DATE: Saturday, July 17th   3:00 PM  
BEGINS: PA State Historical Marker on Bower Hill near Kane Regional Center
ENDS:  Whiskey Point near Old St. Luke's Church
CONTACT: Jane Sorcan

Soldiers Camp at Woodville Plantation
DATE: Saturday, July 17th   5:00 - 8:00 PM
DATE: Sunday, July 18th   NOON to 5:00 PM
PLACE:  Woodville Plantation 
CONTACT: Jane Sorcan

On July 17th, the Woodville Plantation and the Scott Conservancy will again team up to present a unique walking lecture titled "The Events of 1794." Join the soldiers of Wayne's Fourth Sub-Legion as they return to Bower Hill to discuss and re-create the fateful events of the Whiskey Rebellion, as they occurred in July of 1794. 

This unique event will begin at 3 pm at the PA State Historical Marker in Bower Hill (near Kane Regional Center) located on Kane Blvd. across the street from the Jewish Community Center. It will end at the Whiskey Point Trailhead of the Kane Woods Nature Area near Old Saint Luke's Church. The walk covers approximately 1 ½ miles along the Scott Conservancy's newly restored trails in the Kane Woods Nature Area.

Topics covered include the Battle of Bower Hill, the soldiers that participated in the battle, and the Whiskey Rebellion. The walk is FREE to the public. 

Following the walk, visitors are invited to join the soldiers as they make camp at Woodville Plantation.  The camp and Woodville Plantation will be open to the public on Saturday evening from 5 pm to 8 pm.  Admission for this special opening is $3 per person. 

On July 18th, join the troops of the Fourth Sub-Legion of the United States as they make camp at Woodville Plantation. Experience camp life and participate with the soldiers as they march and drill. Visitors will learn about 18th century cooking techniques as the Woodville cooks prepare dinner for the encamped troops. Special hours for the event will be from noon to 5 pm, with a special admission price of $3 per person.

Walk follows footsteps of General John Neville    

DonMcGuirk, who has researched the role Bower Hill and the Kane Woods played in early American history, said the Kane trail network was developed with an emphasis on highlighting and preserving land where a series of critical events took place in 1794 that helped shape the future direction of our country. 

Fighting erupted on Bower Hill in the summer of 1794 between federal troops, Neville's supporters, and local farmers who were vehemently opposed to a federal tax imposed on whiskey by the Congress during President George Washington's administration to help pay for debts incurred during the Revolutionary War. Neville's Bower Hill mansion and most of the structures that supported life on his Bower Hill Plantation were burned to the ground by those who became known as the whiskey rebels during the strife. 

Reenactors from Anthony Wayne's Legion that helped defend Bower Hill, give visitors to the Kane Woods, the Presley Neville House and Old Saint Luke's Church a glimpse into the life of a soldier in colonial times. 

General Neville served at General Washington's side during the Revolutionary War and they were close personal friends, both having grown up in Fairfax County, Virginia. He served at Valley Forge and was captured by the British at the Battle of Yorktown. After the war, Washington appointed Neville, the Inspector for the Revenue in Western Pennsylvania, and entrusted him with collecting the tax on whiskey. As a result, General Neville became the focus of the ire of Western Pennsylvania farmers who depended on distilling whiskey for their main source of income. The farmers, who had little cash, said they could not pay the tax and believed it would ruin them. They viewed the tax as a federal intrusion on their rights, no different from the onerous taxes imposed by the British that they fought against in the Revolutionary War. 

President Washington's response to the fighting on Bower Hill was swift and decisive. He called for the militias in all the thirteen original states to send forces to put down the rebellion. Over thirteen thousand troops, a force greater than any Washington commanded during the Revolutionary War, was assembled by Washington to put down the rebellion. As the federal forces marched on Western Pennsylvania, the rebellion collapsed, yet the legacy of the rebellion left its mark on American history. 

President Harry S. Truman called it one of the ten most significant events in American History, and it has been studied extensively by historians. The rebellion was the first major challenge to federal authority in the states, and was the first time federal troops were used to put down a rebellion to federal authority in a sovereign state. The action, cited by President Abraham Lincoln, served as a precedent for the use of federal forces to fight the secession of the Southern states in 1860. 

  


EVENT: 20th Anniversary Members Picnic
DATE: Wednesday, August 18th   5 PM
PLACE:  Whiskey Point Trailhead, Kane Woods Nature Area 
CONTACT: Jane Sorcan

Join us at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, August 18th for the 3nd annual Member's Picnic at the shelter at Whiskey Point Trailhead. Come and celebrate the 20th anniversary of our conservancy.  Our organization has continued to grow over the last 20 years and has remained true to the mission of environmental and historical preservation. With your support, we will continue to make a positive impact on our community. 

Last year we had a great turnout with over 50 people in attendance. Hopefully, we will get even more people attending this year. The picnic is open to all members and their guests, so be sure to invite family and friends. The more the merrier! Hot dogs, hamburgers, and drinks will again be donated. Just bring a dish to share and a comfortable chair. Last year we had a wonderful variety of tasty treats. The hillside of colorful late summer wildflowers were in full bloom.  If you missed it, be sure to join us this year!!

members picnic at Kane Woods is a jolly affair

 


EVENT: Monthly Board Meetings
DATE: First Monday of the Month  7:00 PM 
PLACE:  Whiskey Point Shelter 
CONTACT: Bob Gamble  

Held on the first Monday of every month, Board meetings are the way the conservancy discusses projects and plans events.  During warm weather, meetings are held at the new shelter at Whiskey Point.  If you are a conservancy member and wish to become more active in the planning process, you may wish to attend one or more of these meetings to consider volunteering your time and effort.  Contact Bob Gamble  or  Jane Sorcan  for  more info or if you are interested in sponsoring a conservancy event.  

    


EVENT: Scott Conservancy Annual Meeting
DATE: Wednesday, November 10th  7:30 PM 
PLACE:  Scott Park Lodge 
CONTACT: Jane Sorcan
Speaker to be announced.  Business meeting before speaker presentation.  Light refreshments will be served.  Meeting open to the public.  Read about last year's meeting:

Photojournalist Puts Focus On State Parks

Christopher Rolinson brought a touch of the great outdoors of Western Pennsylvania indoors for Conservancy members who attended the 2009 annual meeting at the Scott Park Lodge in November.  About 50 members turned out for the meeting that featured a presentation of nature photography by Mr. Rolinson, who is a photojournalism and mass communication professor at Point Park University. 

It's not that Christopher T. Rolinson likes getting up at 3:00 am to drive for a hundred miles to arrive at a state park before dawn, but he says that's the best time to capture wildlife on film because the parks are quiet and the light is best early in the morning.  He should know, because for the past several years, Mr. Rolinson has been photographing Western Pennsylvania's state parks, state forests, and nature preserves.  In that time, he has taken thousands of photographs in every season of the year, and he selected the best pictures for a book he recently published called, "Our State Parks -- Western Pennsylvania."

While displaying many of the photographs that are featured in his book, Mr. Rolinson told the audience why he decided to publish it, "I wanted people to become more aware of the state parks, and to appreciate their beauty. " 

His project grew out of a class in nature photography he taught at Point Park, where  "Many of the students were surprised at the beauty of Western Pennsylvania when I took them out to the parks to take photographs."

He also related his approach to nature photography, giving conservancy members a few tips. 

"The light is best in the morning, " he intoned, "and patience is needed, along with a readiness to shoot a photograph as soon as there is an opportunity."

He advised carrying a long lens and getting as close to the subject as possible.  When it comes to wildlife photography, getting up close and personal can be a hair raising experience.  One of the photographs he showed was of a coiled timber rattlesnake.  Luckily, he said, he was with a state forest ranger at the time who knew what to do in case the rattler tried to strike. 

There's a lot of rough terrain in the state parks and woodlands, Mr. Rolinson pointed out, so you need to be careful and aware of your surroundings at all times when you are in the forest.   Good advice, even if you are not carrying a camera!

 


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Panthers Visit Scrubgrass Abandoned Mine Drainage Ponds 
by Betsy Harbin

There are many different forms of wildlife that prowl the woods in Scott Township such as deer, foxes and wild turkeys, but on April 10, 2010 a new form of wild life was seen visiting the area...Panthers! Not to worry however, these Panthers were very tame and friendly and sported knapsacks, pencils, notebooks and were more interested in attacking rocks than attacking humans. The University of Pittsburgh's Environmental Geology Lab class lead by Professor Charles Jones visited the AMD site on Old Scrubgrass Rd as part of their field trip to gain hands on experience concerning lessons they had been learning in the classroom during the semester about various geological events. 

The field trip started with a visit to Fedex Drive in Robinson where the students took notes, studied, discussed and explored the rock formations along the hill side leading to the Fedex complex. Next the band of cavorting Panthers traveled to the Wal-Mart shopping center where they examined the exposed Pittsburgh coal seam located behind the store and learned about the formation of coal. 

Afterwards the next stop was the AMD pond on Old Scrubgrass Rd where the students not only studied the effects of acid mine drainage and its effects on the environment, but Professor Jones also taught them about the various techniques used to help reduce those negative effects such as the passive system used here. They also prowled the creek and studied the rocks as well in search of fossils and learned about stream flows, ground water flow and flood plains. 

University of Pittsburgh Professor Charles Jones explains the passive mine drainage system to a group of his Environmental Geology Lab students.

With red tinged shoes the students boarded their bus and headed off to the final leg of their journey to Mt Washington where they had a bird's eye view of the city of Pittsburgh and the three rivers. With notes in hand the Geology students examined the flow of the rivers, the formations of the hills and the terrain of the area. The field trip was a huge success and a fun learning experience for the University of Pittsburgh's Geology Lab class. They were able incorporate the theories and knowledge they had learned in the classroom in a real life setting and were able to see how Geological events form and affect the earth. 

As a student in this particular Environmental Geology Lab class I was excited to learn that our field trip included a visit to the AMD pond on Old Scrubgrass Rd.  We had a great time laughing, joking and learning with our fellow classmates and the professor as we explored the creek for interesting looking fossils and rocks. While we gathered interesting rocks from the creek, our Professor helped to clean up the creek when he rescued a very nice football and soccer ball that had washed down in the area during the last rain. 

a group of his Environmental Geology Lab students from Pitt observe the passive mine drainage system at Scrubgrass

Professor Jones had reminded us that we may not always remember the things we learned in the classroom later on in life, but the knowledge and experience we gain from field trips such as this would stay with us forever, and he was right. I have gained a new appreciation of the various rock formations in the area and even learned more about the AMD pond that I see every day. 

We were not the first Pitt students to visit the AMD pond on Old Scrubgrass Rd., and we will not be the last, so do not be afraid if in the future you happen to see a band of marauding Panthers in the Scott Township area armed with notebooks and pencils; you never know if one of them just might be someone you know. 

 


Eagle Scout Project Benefits Kane Woods Nature Area 
by Jane Sorcan

Troop 834 builds steps connecting upper level parking lot to the shelter at Whiskey Point

When you come to Whiskey Point this year, you will see several new improvements. No longer will you need to worry about sliding down the hill from the upper parking area to the shelter. We now have a well built pair of steps connecting the upper level of the parking lot to the shelter. There is also now a stone patio located at the beginning of Catfish Path, the Blue Trail, which goes towards Kane Blvd. 

 The improvements were made by Nick Miller and his friends who are members of Troop 834 and meet at Our Lady of Grace Church. Nick is working on obtaining his Eagle Scout badge. The planning, organizing and completion of this project will help him achieve his goal. 

Catfish Path trailhead, leading towards towards Kane Blvd

These young men worked very hard to make these improvements to the Whiskey Point Trailhead. The work was done in the mud amid the raindrops on a very hot and humid day. They did a wonderful job. The steps and patio are very well built and will serve the conservancy and the community for a long time. 

 


Summer Solstice Hike  
pictorial by Robin Anthony

Mary Pitzer maintains the wildflower garden by the Whiskey Point Shelter

The hike at noon led by Mary Pitzer offered a botany tour of the Kane Woods Nature Area, as she pointed out mayapples and other woodland flora.  

Mary showed us where the hillside sewer easement construction area  is now sporting colorful native meadow wildflowers.  She also identified bird calls, adding interest to the hike.

The new signage made the trails much easier to follow.  

Providence Point's Kitty and Paul Emory, who often take advantage of Kane Wood's amenities, joined us for this hike on the longest day of the year.  

A few new faces were also on the tour, including Sally Adams and Christine Rohr from the Crafton-Ingram area. 

As we cross a footbridge over Scrubgrass Run, Jane Sorcan points out a parcel of recently acquired acreage.  

Walking her dogs along Scrubgrass Run, Carol Shaw  took the opportunity to pick up bark and place it on muddy spots along the path.  

Many thanks to Carol, Bob Gamble, Ed Fogarty and countless other nature lovers who help maintain our trails, pick up litter, and keep our woods beautiful while they enjoy their walks.  

Board member Mary Pitzer (left) leads the hikers thru the flora and fauna of Kane Woods
Paul Emory enjoys hiking the trails from nearby Providence Point The new signage makes the trails much easier to follow
Bridge over the creek leads to newly acquired acreage

The Lorax Still Speaks for the Trees 
by Bob Podurgiel

Most of us remember the Dr. Seuss stories about the Cat in the Hat and the Grinch who stole Christmas, but Theodore Seuss Geisel also wrote a very important and still influential book about the environment called "The Lorax." 

Published in 1971, the year after the first Earth Day in the United States, "The Lorax," delivers an important environmental message cloaked in Dr. Seuss' wonderfully complex and playful use of language. Where else but in a book by Dr. Seuss will you find phrases like"miff-muffered moof," or as he describes the Lorax, "He was shortish. And oldish. And brownish. And mossy. And he spoke with a voice that was sharpish and bossy." 

The Lorax in the book speaks for the trees, in particular the Truffula Trees that provide shelter, food and habitat for the Brown Bar-ba-loots, that look something like a cross between bear cubs and puppies, the Humming-Fish, and, not to be forgotten, the Sowmee-Swans. 

The Once-ler is a creature that decides to cut down the Truffula Trees to make a totally useless product called the Thneed, that with some good marketing, everyone decides they must have. Sales are brisk, leading to the need to cut more and more Truffula Trees. The rest of the book tells of the conflict between the Lorax, who wants to save the trees because of the terrible impact their loss is having on the forest creatures, and the Once-Ler, who only thinks of one thing - all the profits he can make by cutting down the trees. 

Most of the issues that are still plaguing us today are addressed in the book - habitat destruction, short-term thinking, mindless consumerism, and toxic pollution caused by industry in a mad dash for profits. Dr. Seuss, who passed in 1991, is probably shaking his head now in sadness at the destruction in the Gulf of Mexico caused by BP, and its corporate enablers in government. 

Like the Lorax, the Conservancy spoke for the trees, and the animals that depend on them when we saved the Kane Woods Nature Area, and built a network of trails so that people could enjoy the forest, but even the trees in our nature area need some help now and then. The heavy snows we had this winter weakened many of the trees and when combined with the high winds and thunderstorms that swept through the woods this spring, many of the trees were damaged or blown down across the trails. The Conservancy is working hard to open the trails and clean up the trees that were blown down, but we need help from more of our members. It's a big job, but in the words of the Lorax, "UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.  It's not." 

The book ends on a hopeful note. One Truffula seed is left and the Once-Ler tells the little boy in the story, "Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care. Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air. Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack.  Then the Lorax and all of his friends may come back." 

So if you have a child or grandchild, consider reading them "The Lorax." I am sending a copy to my grandchild, who is five, and who already loves animal and trees.  The Lorax Project  lets people of all ages know what they can do to help preserve our forests.  Like the Lorax, my granddaughter already is a bit "sharpish and bossy," so I'm holding out hope for us yet.

 

 


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School Districts Learn About Composting
by Bob Podurgiel

A few years ago Sharon Pillar, the Western Pennsylvania outreach coordinator for PennFuture, gave an intriguing presentation at our annual meeting on the impact climate change was having on Pennsylvania.   Since then, Sharon has gone on to found her own environmental organization called the Citizens Climate Corps to focus on energy and conservation issues at the local level. 

One of her most successful projects to date has been establishing a food waste composting program for the Quaker Valley School District. Every year, we Americans throw out over 25 million tons of food, almost a third of all the food we consume in our country. Most of that waste ends up moldering in landfills, where as it decays it gives off methane gas, a potent greenhouse gas. Scientists calculate that methane is an even more potent atmospheric warming gas than carbon dioxide, so Sharon's project is helping the environment in several ways: saving food waste from going to landfills, cutting down atmospheric warming pollution, and producing a valuable soil amendment, in the form of compost. 

If you would like to learn more about how you can start a food composting program at your school district, send an e-mail to citizensclimatecorps@gmail.com

Recycling Grants in Danger
by Bob Podurgiel

A show from the 60's called "Lost in Space" featured a robot that looked like a big gum ball machine with lights flashing inside its head and rubbery arms dangling from its sides. The robot would intone in a low-pitched robotic voice, "Danger, danger, Will Robinson," when he sensed something bad was about to happen. Usually, the danger was caused by some nefarious plot dreamed up by a creepy scientist who was out to undermine the brave space colonists. 

Today, we don't have a creepy scientist to worry about, but we do have a big dose of danger to worry about when it comes to the recycling program in Pennsylvania. Waste haulers currently pay a $2 a ton fee to the state for dumping garbage in the state's landfills.  A lot of that garbage comes from out of state, from New Jersey and New York, where they are running out of space for landfills.  The money collected from the tax goes to pay for grants to make our community recycling programs successful, and Scott Township has one of the best. 

Here's where the danger part comes in. The recycling fee is scheduled to be phased out in 2011 unless reauthorized by the State Legislature. If not reauthorized the DEP will start to shut down the grant program this year because the money may not be there by the time the grants are processed and awarded. 

House Bill 1768 to reauthorize the $2 per ton fee on waste haulers has already passed the State House, but is stalled in the State Senate, where there is less support. Here is where you can help avert the danger. Get on your phone or computer and call or write your state senator, asking the senator to vote for HB 1768. Last year, the fee brought in about $32 million, much of that money came from out of state garbage.  Shouldn't we in Pennsylvania receive some benefit for giving a home to all that trash from New Jersey and New York?  I think so, too.  In fact, I think we ought to raise the fee for out-of-state trash to $4 a ton, and use the money to help create more solar and wind energy jobs in Pennsylvania. 

 


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If you haven't already, please consider becoming a member or renewing your membership in the Scott Conservancy. We need your support to continue our work. During the last 20 years the Scott Conservancy has sponsored programs designed to increase awareness and appreciation of our natural resources and is dedicated to the preservation of Scott Township's green space, an important component of what makes Scott Township such a desirable place to live.

The Scott Conservancy
Acquired and has placed 77 acres of green space in Scott Township under protection
Developed the Kane Woods Nature Area with walking trails for community use
Sponsors outdoor recreational events
Works closely with municipal officials to ensure that environmental issues are fully considered when development and expansion occurs
Maintains the smaller traffic island at the corner of Greentree and Cochran Roads and is partnering with Scott Township and Mt. Lebanon to beautify the islands
Created Scrubgrass Run Abandoned Mine Drainage passive reclamation pond
Works closely with other conservancies in the area and with regional environmental initiatives
Distributes a newsletter several times a year
Maintains a website and is on Facebook
By renewing your membership in the Conservancy you will help us continue our work in the community.  Please take a few minutes to complete and return the membership form if you have not already renewed for this year, or to make changes to your existing information if you pay thru PayPal.  Additional donations are appreciated.

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