Meeting Time
The EAC meets the second Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Administration Building located at 45 Keeley Avenue.
Purpose
The Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) advises Borough Council on environmental issues impacting the Borough.
Responsibilities
- Identify environmental issues within the Borough and recommend actions to address those issues.
- Make recommendations, as requested, to Borough Council as to the impact of land development in the Borough on the environment.
- Recommend community-based actions supporting a healthier, more sustainable environment within the Borough, and promote such actions as requested by Borough Council.
- Educate Borough residents about environmental issues.
- Serve as the Borough’s representative for Bird Town Pennsylvania’s Bird Town Program, promote the goals of the Bird Town program within the Borough, and oversee Bird Town activities in the Borough.
- Serve as the Borough’s representative to the state-wide EAC Network, with other environmental organizations, and with other habitat recognition and certification programs.
- Provide recommendations for protection of native ecosystems and encourage the restoration and creation of native plant communities on both public and private properties throughout the Borough.
- Encourage Borough residents and property owners to create a healthy habitat for people and wildlife in their landscapes by removing invasive and exotic species, planting native species, reducing pesticide and herbicide use, conserving water, protecting water quality, and adopting other healthy yard practices.
Membership
The Environmental Advisory Council shall be comprised of no less than three (3), nor more than seven (7), members, who must be Borough residents. The Council liaison to the EAC may vote if they are one of the appointed members.
Commission Members
Council Liaison: Maureen Loh
Chair: Maureen Loh
Vice-Chair: Lucy Siegfried
Secretary: Jane McGroarty
Treasurer: Tom Price (2027)
AAC Rep: Lucy Siegfried (2005)
Members:
- Cristi Charpentier (2025)
- Marge Eberz (2027)
- Vicki Leary (2027)
- Jane McGroaty (2025)
- Mo Loh (2026)
Agenda and Minutes
Resources
Websites
- Bird Town Pennsylvania (https://birdtownpa.org/)
- Bucks County Audubon Society (https://www.bcas.org/)
- National Audubon Society (https://www.audubon.org/)
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology (https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home)
- Project Feeder Watch (https://feederwatch.org/)
- Great Backyard Bird Count (https://www.birdcount.org/)
- Homegrown National Park (https://homegrownnationalpark.org/)
- National Wildlife Federation (https://www.nwf.org/)
- Native Plant Finder (https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/)
- Plants for Birds (https://www.audubon.org/PLANTSFORBIRDS)
- Xerces Society (https://xerces.org/)
- Bird Town Forum (https://www.facebook.com/groups/birdtownforum)
- New Britain Borough Bird Town https://www.facebook.com/groups/233851350966151
- PA Native Plant Gardening (https://www.facebook.com/groups/PANativePlantGardeningForPollinators)
- PA Native Plant Society (https://www.facebook.com/groups/panativeplantsociety)
- Gardening for Pollinator and Wildlife Conservation (https://www.facebook.com/groups/gardenforwildlife)
- Pollinator Friendly Yards (https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuietOrganicYards)
Publications
Native Plants
- DCNR – Native Plant Brochure
- DCNR – Native Plants for Sunny Dry
- DCNR – Native Plants for Sunny Moist
- DCNR – Native Plants for Shady Dry
- DCNR – Native Plants for Shady Moist
Habitat for Birds and Wildlife
- Native Plants Offer More Bugs for Birds
- Native Plants for Birds
- Native Plants for Hummingbirds
- The Best Trees, Plants, Vines and Shrubs to Plant for Birds: A Starter List
- 10 Native Plants for a Bird Friendly Yard
- Chickadees Guide to Gardening
- Bringing Nature Home
- Bowman’s Hill Top 10 Native Plants for Birds
- Landscaping to Create Back Yard Bird Habitat
- Native Plants to Attract Birds
- Managing Habitat for Eastern Bluebirds
- Native Plants for Wildlife
Habitat for Insects and Pollinators
Bird Feeding and Nest Boxes
