March and April Volunteer Opportunities in the Darby & Cobbs Creek Watershed

Spring has sprung! Warmer weather brings a bounty of volunteer opportunities and education events throughout the Darby and Cobbs Creek and neighboring watersheds! Check out the links to learn more about each organization and the volunteer opportunities in the region.

There are many opportunities to make an impact in the region this spring!

March 2026 

Tuesday, March 17: Volunteer Trail Work Days with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Thursday, March 19: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT 

Thursday, March 19: Community Science – What Comes Next in the Darby & Cobbs Creek Watershed? with WCT 

Thursday, March 19: Wild & Scenic Film Festival with Stroud Water Research Center 

Saturday, March 21: Science Open House Celebrating World Water Day with Stroud Water Research Center 

Saturday, March 21: Streams Cleanup 2026 with CRC 

Saturday, March 21: Nature Knits – 3 Sessions Series with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Saturday, March 21: New Volunteer Open House with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Saturday, March 21: Restoration Workday with The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 

Sunday, March 22: Bird Walk with Mary Ellen Krober with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Thursday, March 26: Farm and Stream Restoration for Hunting, Wildlife, and Bird Watching with Stroud Water Research Center 

Thursday, March 26: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT 

Friday, March 28: Bird Walk with Cliff and Nancy Hence with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Friday, March 28: Orientation to Bird Collisions Prevention and Installation Practice with Bird Safe Philly and John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Friday, March 28: Community Cleanup Day with The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 

Saturday, March 29: Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania Fireside Storytelling with WCT 

Tuesday March 31 – April 2: Source to Sea Instructor Training with Stroud Water Research Center 

April 2026 

Wednesday, April 1: Full Moon Hike at Rushton Woods Preserve with WCT 

Thursday, April 2: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT 

Thursday, April 2: Refuge Shuttle Tour with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Saturday, April 4: 42^nd Annual Watershed Wide Creek Clean up with DCVA 

Saturday, April 4: Bird Walk with Chuck Root and Emily Dodge with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Saturday, April 4: Guided Hike with The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 

Sunday, April 5: Bird Walk with Cliff and Nancy Hence with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Tuesday, April 7: Fish250 Free Fishing Night with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Thursday, April 9: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT 

Friday, April 10: Frog Night Walk with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Friday, April 10: Hike at Ridley Creek State Park with CRC 

Saturday, April 11: Spring Wildlife Photowalk with Ned Levi with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Saturday, April 11: Bird Walk with Debbie Beer with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Saturday, April 11: Bird Collision Prevention Window Dots Installation with Bird Safe Philly and John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Saturday, April 11: 42^nd Annual Watershed Wide Creek Clean up with DCVA 

Sunday, April 12: Bird Collision Prevention Window Dots Installation with Bird Safe Philly and John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Tuesday, April 14: Science on Tap with CRC 

Thursday, April 16: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT 

Thursday, April 16: Building a Relationship with Nature through Your Yard with WCT 

Saturday, April 18: Darby Creek Cleanup with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Saturday, April 18: 22^nd Annual Stream Watch with DCVA 

Saturday, April 18: 42^nd Annual Watershed Wide Creek Clean up with DCVA 

Saturday, April 18: Restoration Workday with The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 

Sunday, April 19: Bird Walk with Mary Ellen Krober with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Sunday, April 19: Bird Collision Prevention Window Dots Installation with Bird Safe Philly and John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Tuesday, April 21: Fish250 Free Fishing Night with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Wednesday, April 22: Kestrel Hill Preserve Tree Planting with WCT 

Thursday, April 23: Ashbridge Preserve Tree Planting with WCT 

Thursday, April 23: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT 

Saturday, April 25: Stewardship Saturday with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Saturday, April 25: 42^nd Annual Watershed Wide Creek Clean up with DCVA 

Saturday, April 25: Naturepalooza Earth Day Festival with The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 

Sunday, April 26: Bird Walk with Cliff and Nancy Hence with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 

Thursday, April 30: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT 

Full event calendars for Volunteer and Education Event Hosts are below: 

Willistown Conservation Trust Events  

Darby Creek Valley Association Events  

Stroud Water Research Center 

Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center 

Chester Ridley Crum Watershed Association Events  

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Events  

Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education Events 

Is there someone missing? 

Email us and let us know! Blogs will be added monthly with updated events from around the region - if you know of upcoming events, email LBM@wctrust.org to add them to the list of opportunities. 

Submit your pictures and stories of how you are making an impact on the watershed! 

Share the impact that you are making by submitting your pictures and a brief 1-2 sentences with what you have been up to. Thank you for making a difference in the Darby/Cobbs and neighboring watersheds!