A new season means new volunteer and education events throughout the Darby/Cobbs Creek Watershed 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 month!
March 2024
Thursday March 21: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCTÂ
Friday March 22: Celebrate World Water Day with Stroud Water Research Center
Thursday March 28: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCTÂ
April 2024
Wednesday April 3: ECOcentric Lecture Series | Growing and Gardening with Nature with WCTÂ
Saturday April 6: Stream Cleanup with DCVA
Tuesday April 9: Nicole Juday Lecture & Book Signing of Private Gardens of Philadelphia with WCTÂ
Wednesday April 10: Leaf Your Worries Behind: Nature Walk with Gretchen with WCTÂ
Thursday April 11: Public Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve with WCTÂ
Saturday April 13: Cobbs Creek Water Quality Testing with CCCEEC.
Email George Ambrose at gamb370294@aol.com for more information!
Saturday April 13: Stream Cleanup with DCVA
Saturday April 13: Avian Adventures with Aaron with WCTÂ
Saturday April 13: DCVA's 20th Annual Stream Watch and stream insect sampling with DCVA
Sunday April 14: In-person meeting for DCCS at the Rushton Conservation Center
Wednesday April 17: Earth Week Volunteer Opportunity: Prepare a tree planting site with Stroud Water Research Center
Thursday April 18: Earth Week Volunteer Opportunity: Plant native trees for healthy streams with Stroud Water Research Center
Thursday April 18: Public Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve with WCTÂ
Thursday April 18: Mindful Birding at Dusk with Holly Merker with WCTÂ
Friday April 19: Earth Week Volunteer Opportunity: Wrap up the tree planting day with Stroud Water Research Center
Saturday April 20: Earth Day Festival at the Upper Main Line YMCA
Saturday April 20: Stream Cleanup with DCVA
Saturday April 20: Concord Township Tree Planting with CRC Watershed Association
Saturday April 20: ECOcentric Lecture Series: Observing Spring Songbird Migration with WCTÂ
Wednesday April 24: Transform Your Yard: Grass Removal, Pollinators, & Native Plants with DCVA (Virtual)
Thursday April 25: Public Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve with WCTÂ
Saturday April 27: Stream Cleanup with DCVA
May 2024
Tuesday May 7: ECOcentric Lecture Series: Otters in Our Waters with WCTÂ
Wednesday May 8: Leaf Your Worries Behind: Nature Walk with Gretchen with WCTÂ
Saturday May 11: Mushroom Walk & Talk with Beth Teigen from Philly Mycology Club at Don Guanella Woods with DCVA
Saturday May 11: Cobbs Creek Water Quality Testing with CCCEEC.
Email George Ambrose at gamb370294@aol.com for more information!
Wednesday May 15: 2024 Joan and Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture featuring author and photographer Tim Palmer with Stroud Water Research Center
June 2024
Thursday June 6: Mindful Birding at Dusk with Holly Merker with WCTÂ
Saturday June 8: Cobbs Creek Water Quality Testing with CCCEEC.
Email George Ambrose at gamb370294@aol.com for more information!
Tuesday June 11: ECOcentric Lecture Series: Exploring the World of Birds with WCTÂ
Full event calendars for Volunteer and Education Event Hosts are below:
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 have it added 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 of what you have been up to. Thank you for making a difference in the Darby/Cobbs and neighboring watersheds!