The Berks County Conservancy will hold a public informational meeting on the Angelica Greenway Feasibility Study.  The meeting will be held, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 28th, at the Alvernia University, Upland Center, Upland Avenue, Reading. At the meeting the project consultant will discuss the progress of the Feasibility Study and present maps indicating potential trail routes.

On Monday, April 6th, the Berks Urban Greening (BUG) committee started off our community garden season with a seed starting workshop hosted by the Berks County Master Gardeners at the Reading City Greenhouse in City Park. A large group of gardeners attended free of charge and were treated to a hands on seed starting demonstration along with free seed starting materials.

 

Hopefully the event will mark the beginning of an ongoing relationship linking the expertise of the master gardeners with the eager enthusiasm of the community gardeners to ensure the continued success of our community gardening program.

After Mothers Day, keep a look out along Washington and Penn Streets in Reading for the summer pole planters. This week, Berks Urban Greening (BUG) committee members filled 76 planters in the Reading City Greenhouse in preparation for the summer displays. Plants to be used are sweet potato vine, wave petunias, and geraniums.

 
The Berks Urban Greening (BUG) affiliate program committee is responsible for promoting ideas and information by undertaking community gardening projects and by increasing community involvement in helping the environment through the greening process.

Currently, the BUG Committee is active in projects such as the BUG Community Gardening Program and maintenance of the beautiful year-round pole planters along Washington and Penn Streets in Reading. Volunteers are welcome - to learn more about our BUG Committee please call 610-372-4992.