Rachel Carson, a child of the Allegheny Valley, was a writer and an ecologist. There have been great writers whose descriptions of natural history and stories of the natural world charm and delight readers; and there have been scientists whose work excites the public attention. Rachel Carson rises to a heroic stature because her conscience called for action, not only words. (Painting by Minette Bickel) Read More >

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Stephen Colbert on Fracking

Stephen looks at an attempt to lift a ban on fracking.

Watch the video here



City Council Passes Clean Air Act

A special thanks to Bill Peduto, City Councilman and RCHA supporter, for sponsoring the Clean Air Act and helping to make our air cleaner.

To read the full story, click here

Please consider RCHA as a recipient of your planned giving.

About the Rachel Carson Homestead Association

Our mission is to operate a world-class museum dedicated to Rachel Carson’s life and legacy and to inspire all people to live in harmony with nature.

The Rachel Carson Homestead is the only site in the world dedicated to interpreting Rachel Carson’s legacy to the public.

We stand now where two roads diverge . . . The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. The other fork of the road—the one “less traveled”—offers our last, our only chance to reach a destination that assures the preservation of our earth.

Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, 1962

Meet Veery, the RCHA Spokescat

Veery, the RCHA museum and guerrilla marketing spokescat was named after the bird that inspired much of Rachel Carson’s childhood work. She was a feral kitten brought inside, thus protecting the native songbird, small mammal, butterfly and amphibian populations. Veery’s story will continually be told to everyone who will listen, made more special because Rachel had a lifelong, well documented love of cats. Anecdotal evidence will be collected on our influence on people’s increased understanding of human influenced impact on our biodiversity and active decisions to change that behavior.

To hear an audio clip of the Veery’s call click this link. For a wonderful video of this bird click here.

Rachel Carson Homestead Association

613 Marion Avenue

Springdale, PA 15144

(724) 274-5459

Community Environmental Center

4300 Butler Street

Lawrenceville, PA 15201

Open Saturdays through December 31, 2011, and Thursday-Sunday the first week of December, as well as by appointment.  For appointments contact Joy (joy@rachelcarsonhomestead.org).