October Volunteer Opportunities in the Darby & Cobbs Creek Watershed
Hello Fall and hello new volunteer and education opportunities in the Darby and Cobbs Creek Region! Check out the links to learn more about each organization and the volunteer opportunities in the region.
October 2026
Thursday, October 1: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Thursday, October 1: Native Planters with the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Saturday, October 3: Tree Planting in East Goshen with CRC
Saturday, October 3: Bird Walk with Chuck Root and Emily Dodge with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Sunday, October 4: Birds, Butterflies, and Dragonflies Walk with Cliff and Nancy Hence with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Thursday, October 8: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Thursday, October 8: Native Planters with the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Saturday, October 10: Ridley Tree Maintenance Day with DCVA
Saturday, October 10: Fall Migratory Bird Walk with CRC
Saturday, October 10: Out in Nature with the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Saturday, October 10: Greenhouse Decorators with the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Sunday, October 11: Birds, Butterflies, and Dragonflies Walk with Cliff and Nancy Hence with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Tuesday, October 13: 2026 Joan and Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture with Stroud Water Research Center
Thursday, October 15 – 18: Fall Salt Pollution Stream Snapshot with Stroud Water Research Center
Thursday, October 15: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Thursday, October 15: Wildlife Walk with PA Game Commission with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Thursday, October 15: Native Planters with the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Saturday, October 17: Tree Planting in Glen Mills with CRC
Saturday, October 17: Tips, Techniques and Thoughts for Better Birding with John Lemonick with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Saturday, October 17: Volunteer Tree Planting with the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Sunday, October 18: Bird walk with Zac Dallal with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Monday, October 19: Overseasoned: Road Salt Pollution Awareness Event with Stroud Water Research Center
Tuesday, October 20: Stream and Buffer Ecology Workshop with Stroud Water Research Center
Thursday, October 22: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Thursday, October 22: Streams and Watersheds: Impairment and Strategies for Recovery with Stroud Water Research Center
Thursday, October 22: Native Planters with the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Saturday, October 24: Tree Planting in Glen Mills (Part 2!) with CRC
Saturday, October 24: Stewardship Saturday with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Sunday, October 25: Bird Walk with Zac Dallal with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Thursday, October 29: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Thursday, October 29: Native Planters with the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Saturday, October 31: Tree Planting in Aston with CRC
Saturday, October 31: Tips, Techniques and Thoughts for Better Birding with John Lemonick with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Early November 2026 Sunday, November 1: Beech Leaf Disease Talk and Walk with WCT
Thursday, November 5: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Saturday, November 7: Tips, Techniques and Thoughts for Better Birding with John Lemonick with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Saturday, November 7: Clinic Cleaners with the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Sunday, November 8: Birds, Butterflies, and Dragonflies Walk with Cliff and Nancy Hence with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Sunday, November 8: Fall Tree ID Walk n' Talk with Jeff Cooney and Robb Kerr with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Thursday, November 12: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Saturday, November 14: Bird Walk with Chuck Root and Emily Dodge with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Saturday, November 14: Stewardship Saturday with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
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 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!
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