Leaf Collection
ROUND 1
- Week of November 3rd - Zones 1-8, 14
- Week of November 10th - Zones 9-18
- Week of November 17th - Zones 19-26
All leaves must be out Monday morning by 7AM on your zone's listed service week.
As a reminder:
• Your leaves cannot be collected if there are sticks, twigs, branches, ornamental grasses, lawn clippings, or wood mixed. These materials will damage the collection equipment. Piles containing these materials will not be collected.
• Rake leaves to within 3 feet of the curb or edge of roadway.
• Do not rake leaves onto the road. If leaves are raked onto the road, it may cause a hazard for drivers, as well as clog storm water inlets during a rain event.
• Do not cover storm inlets with leaf piles. This will cause flooding and damage to the storm drain system.
• Piles should be away from trees, mailboxes, fire hydrants, and parked cars as much as possible. This prohibits access with the collection equipment.
• Avoid parking on the street, as it causes significant delays in the collection of leaves and may even cause areas not to be collected.
Additional information regarding leaf collection and zones can be found here.
Upcoming Meetings
| Meeting | Date |
|---|---|
| Historical Commission | November 12, 20257:30 PM |
| Environmental Advisory Council | November 13, 20256:00 PM |
| Planning Commission | November 13, 20257:30 PM |
Bird of the Month - November - The Black Capped Chickadee
The Black Capped Chickadee
- Chickadees are considered to be a “cute” bird! And they love feeders with suet, sunflowers and peanuts. Here are some fascinating facts about the black-capped chickadee:
- The Black-capped Chickadee hides seeds and other food items to eat later. Each item is placed in a different spot and the chickadee can remember thousands of hiding places.
- Every autumn Black-capped Chickadees allow brain neurons containing old information to die, replacing them with new neurons so they can adapt to changes in their social flocks and environment.
- Even when temperatures are far below zero, chickadees virtually always sleep in their own individual cavities. They go into regulated hypothermia. In rotten wood, they can excavate nesting and roosting holes entirely on their own.
- Chickadee calls are complex and language-like, communicating information on identity and recognition of other flocks as well as predator alarms and contact calls.
- Winter flocks with chickadees serving as the nucleus contain mated chickadee pairs and nonbreeders, but generally not the offspring of the adult pairs within that flock.
Other species that associate with chickadee flocks include nuthatches, woodpeckers
* If you are looking for more information on Lower Makefield Township's Bird Town Pennsylvania you can click on Bird Town under the website's Information Tab.
