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The township has gone to the birds, joining its neighbors Hatfield and Upper Salford townships
Towamencin has gone to the birds.
The second-class township joins its neighbors Hatfield Township and Upper Salford Township as the 16th municipality in Montgomery County named an official “Pennsylvania Bird Town” by the Pennsylvania Audubon Council.
The status strengthens the county as a leading bird conservation area in the state and Del Val region.
Towamencin Township Supervisors last month viewed a presentation from the township Environmental Advisory Committee and subsequently voted to participate in the program.
The new designation allots the Audubon Council, Pennsylvania Bird Town and Towamencin opportunities to highlight the township’s ecological diversity and wildlife resources.
Towamencin can also offer outreach and environmental education to property owners to help make their exterior properties more bird friendly. For instance, other Bird Town municipalities have received native plant pop-up gardens, community science programs, invasive species removal programs, community bird walks, and storm water management assistance
In Montgomery County, the following townships are Bird Towns, in addition to Towamencin: Abington, Cheltenham, Hatfield, Horsham, Lower Frederick, Lower Gwynedd, Lower Providence, Marlborough, Perkiomen, Springfield, Upper Dublin, Upper Moreland, Upper Salford, and West Norriton. Jenkintown and Red Hill boroughs are also Pennsylvania Bird Towns.
