POLICIES: Join Our Campaign
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Current Policy Initiatives
MSHS has teamed up with Sustainable Maple Shade and our Township to establish two policies. The first policy will allow us to plant 100 trees and or native bushes in town over the next five years. The second policy will provide more communication with the public on endangered species and environmental issues.
LIGHTS OUT TO HELP THE BATS
We are committed to making a difference in our local environment by focusing on endangered species like the Little Brown Bats. These bats, along with many other bat species, face numerous threats due to habitat degradation and human encroachment. One significant, yet often overlooked factor contributing to their decline is light pollution.
Light pollution disrupts the natural behaviors and migration patterns of bats, particularly affecting their foraging and breeding activities.
We are calling upon residents and local businesses in our community to take meaningful action in reducing light pollution during critical months for bat activity, especially from August to October. We urge everyone to turn off upward-facing lights, high-intensity lights, and blue and white lights between 11 PM and 5 AM during these months. Instead, we recommend the use of motion sensors, amber-colored lights, and downward-facing lights, which are less disruptive to bats and beneficial for all nocturnal wildlife.
Past Policy Initiatives
In this petition, we plan to encourage you all to stand with us to avoid the usage of non-biodegradable cutlery and plastic bags. The more we succumb to utilizing things that are good for the environment, the faster and simpler the process will be!
HERE'S THE LINK TO SIGN THE PETITION:
By signing petitions, you are helping join the effort against these pressing causes that threaten our species.
In this petition, we are trying to encourage others to reduce, reuse, and recycle before it's too late. With the petition, you will be promising to recycle the plastic that you have consumed throughout your life to help save our planet.
HERE'S THE LINK TO SIGN THE PETITION:
In this petition, we are trying to get everyone to plant one tree each year for 10 years. With more trees, the air quality will be improved and more inhabitants will have a home.
HERES THE LINK TO SIGN THE PETITION:
Making an environmental impact takes all of us, and you can start helping us right from your backyard!
"But how can I help?"
There are lots of ways that people can promote biodiversity right where they live. One way is understanding the effects of invasive species, and helping prevent their proliferation into the environment of native species. Planting native species can also help the natural ecosystem of our environment.
What are the native species in Maple Shade?
Trees:
Tulip Poplar: A fast-growing tree with large, tulip-shaped flowers.
Red Maple: Known for its vibrant red fall foliage.
American Beech: A large, long-lived tree with smooth, gray bark.
American Sycamore: Recognizable by its mottled bark.
Gray Birch: A smaller tree with distinctive white or gray bark.
Sugar Maple: Another maple species known for its red and yellow fall foliage.
Eastern White Pine: A tall evergreen with needles in clusters of five.
Understory Plants:
Ferns: Various species thrive in shaded areas.
Heuchera: A popular groundcover with attractive foliage.
Solomon's Seal: A native wildflower with unique drooping flower clusters.
Canadian Anemone: A native wildflower with delicate white flowers.
Sweet Pepper Bush: A native shrub with fragrant flowers.
Other Native Plants:
American Holly: A native evergreen with red berries.
Flowering Dogwood: A beautiful tree with showy white or pink flowers.
Sassafras: A tree with aromatic leaves and bark.
Pennsylvania Sedge: A native grass-like plant.
Eastern Redbud: A small tree with pink flowers.
Creeping Phlox: A low-growing groundcover with attractive flowers.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit: A native wildflower with a distinctive flower head.
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