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SUMMARY:Slimy Leaves for Healthy Streams: A Training in the Leaf Pack Network
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, October 5\, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Where: Stroud Water Research Center (map below)Audience: Middle and high school teachers\, environmental educators\, and anyone interested in citizen science.Cost: $5. Registration is required\, see instructions below. Bring your own lunch. \n\n\n\nHow can clumps of slimy leaves spark stream exploration? \n\n\n\nThe Leaf Pack Experiment is a fun\, hands-on research and outreach tool for citizens of all ages and teachers\, demonstrating how our actions on land impact life in streams and water quality. Leaf Pack promotes inquiry-based interdisciplinary watershed education and engages diverse audiences in conducting their own experiments\, gathering relevant ecological data\, exploring food webs\, learning classification skills\, using technology to share data\, comparing data with those of other communities and applying that information to protect local watersheds. \n\n\n\nJoin us at our workshop\, we’ll show you how! \n\n\n\nParticipants will receive an overview of stream ecology and watershed concepts based on research done at Stroud Water Research Center. Taking our boots to the stream\, we’ll experience hands-on examination of leaf packs with live aquatic macroinvertebrates\, including their identification\, and take a look at the Leaf Pack Network® website. \n\n\n\nLeaf Pack Experiment Stream Ecology Kits can be found at https://leafpacknetwork.org/resources\n\n\n\nAt the workshop you will receive: \n\n\n\n\nLeaf Pack kit give-a ways!\n\n\n\nTour of the Stroud Center’s research labs and LEED-Platinum certified building\n\n\n\nHands-on experience deploying and retrieving leaf packs from the stream\n\n\n\nTraining in macroinvertebrate ID\n\n\n\nFUN teaching techniques to bring to your classes!\n\n\n\nCertificate of participation (volunteer hours or towards teacher professional development credits)
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/lpn-workshop-oct-2019/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tara Muenz%2C Assistant Director of Education":MAILTO:tmuenz@stroudcenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T190000
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SUMMARY:Trails to Tailgates
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, October 5 (rain date Sunday\, October 6). \n\n\n\n\nCocktail Reception begins at 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nHike and research exploration: 3:30 – 5:15 p.m.\n\n\n\nCocktails and Dinner by Sovana Bistro: 5:15 – 7 p.m.\n\n\n\n\nWhere: Lucky Hill Farm\, 145 Lucky Hill Road\, West Chester PA 19380 \n\n\n\nEnjoy cocktails at the beautiful and historic Lucky Hill Farm before taking a short hike with Stroud Center scientists to the Stroud Preserve to learn about a six-year project in partnership with the Rodale Institute. This research is looking at the effects of conventional\, conservation\, and organic farming on soil health and water quality. After the hike\, we’ll enjoy a tailgate-style dinner by Sovana Bistro. \n\n\n\n100% of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Stroud Center’s freshwater research\, environmental education\, and watershed restoration programs. \n\n\n\nThis event is sold out! Thank  you for your interest! \n\n\n\nTailgate SponsorWilmington Trust \n\n\n\nPre-Game SponsorDiamond State Financial Group\, David Tate\, CFP\, ChFC – Wealth Manager and David Marsico – Financial Advisor \n\n\n\nProfessional LeagueAmy Ruth BorunWarren Claytor ArchitectsTJ CostaPhoebe DriscollGreenWeaver Landscapes\, LLCSarah Bourne Rafferty and John RaffertySarahsway Farm LLCAnne Stroud \n\n\n\nBand SponsorsCLUBLisiWSFS Bank \n\n\n\nA very special thank you to Lydia Willits Bartholomew and the Aller family for hosting this event. We are also grateful to Joe and Ann Armstrong for allowing us to traverse  their property to enter the Stroud Preserve.This generosity\, kindness\, and commitment to help us further our mission is greatly appreciated.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/trails-to-tailgates/
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica Provinski":MAILTO:jprovinski@stroudcenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191018T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191018T153000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
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SUMMARY:EnviroDIY Sensor Station User Group Gathering
DESCRIPTION:When: Friday\, October 18\, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Where: Brodhead Creek Heritage Center\, 1539 Cherry Lane Rd\, East Stroudsburg\, PA\, 18301 (map below)Audience: Sensor station users in the Delaware River BasinCost: Free; registration is required. You will be asked to complete a post-meeting survey. \n\n\n\nLight breakfast and refreshments will be provided. Please bring a bagged lunch. \n\n\n\nThese sensor station user gatherings are intended to serve as an opportunity to provide updates on the Delaware Basin sensor station network and to provide time and space for sensor station users to communicate with one another and with Stroud Water Research Center staff on sensor station issues\, data\, monitoring\, ecological questions\, etc. The theme for this user group meeting will be using Monitor My Watershed. All sensor station users in the Delaware River Basin are welcome to attend.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/envirodiy-sensor-station-user-group-gathering/
LOCATION:Brodhead Creek Heritage Center\, 1539 Cherry Lane Rd\, East Stroudsburg\, PA\, 18301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="David Bressler":MAILTO:dbressler@stroudcenter.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191021
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20190819T143126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T213627Z
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SUMMARY:Taxonomic Workshop: Aquatic Hemiptera / Heteroptera\, the True Bugs
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\,October 19 and Sunday\, October 20Where: Briggs Hall\, Room 122\, University of California-Davis\, Davis\, CA\,  95616 \n\n\n\nThis is a courtesy posting of an event that may be of interest to individuals participating in the Taxonomic Certification Program. There will NOT be a taxonomic exam offered at the event. \n\n\n\nThe Southwest Association of Freshwater Invertebrate Taxonomists (SAFIT) workshop this year will focus on the aquatic Hemiptera/Heteroptera and will be presented by Dan Polhemus of the Bishop Museum\, Honolulu\, Hawaii. There will also be a section on taxonomic updates. \n\n\n\nCost to attend is $300 for SAFIT members and $400 for non-members. Current students may apply for a scholarship to have the workshop fee waived. Students and staff from UC-Davis may attend all or part of the workshop for free\, but please notify Bob Wisseman that you will be doing so to make sure we have enough room. \n\n\n\nFor more information or to register\, visit the SAFIT workshop event page.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/safit-taxonomic-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T193000
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SUMMARY:From Land to Stream: Middle and High School Educator Workshop (Millersville)
DESCRIPTION:Bring Nature Into Your Classroom!\n\n\n\nPresented By\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat: From Land to Stream: Middle and High School Educator Workshop When: Monday\, October 21\, 2019\, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.Where: Watershed Education Training Institute (WETi)\, 198 Creek Drive\, Millersville\, PA 17551Audience: Middle and high school educators (pre-service teachers\, in-service teachers\, and non-formal environmental educators)Cost: FREE for pre-service teachers and/or STEM minors currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at Millersville University. $25 for all other participants; see registration instructions below \n\n\n\nDownload the flyer \n\n\n\nAre you a pre-service teacher\, in-service teacher\, or non-formal educator looking for new ways to engage middle and high school students in environmental and watershed education? Participate in hands-on\, secondary-level activities and discover teaching/learning resources from Stroud Water Research Center and Pennsylvania State Parks\, including an introduction to nationally acclaimed Project WILD and WET curricula! \n\n\n\nActivities are held partly outdoors\, so please dress for the weather and wear good walking shoes. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to sign in. Pizza dinner provided. 2.5 hours of Act 48 credit available through PA State Parks. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-1611652. Any opinions\, findings\, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/land-to-stream-middle-and-high-school-millersville-1/
LOCATION:Millersville University Watershed Education Training Institute (WETi)\, 198 Creek Drive\, Millersville\, PA\, 17551\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Nanette Dietrich":MAILTO:nanette.marcum-dietrich@millersville.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191029T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191029T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20190918T195257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T213841Z
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SUMMARY:From Land to Stream: Middle and High School Educator Workshop (Kutztown)
DESCRIPTION:Bring Nature Into Your Classroom!\n\n\n\nPresented By\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat: From Land to Stream: Middle and High School Educator Workshop When: Tuesday\, October 29 2019\, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.Where: Kutztown Area Middle School\, 10 Diesher Lane\, Kutztown\, PA 19350Audience: Middle and high school educators (pre-service teachers\, in-service teachers\, and non-formal environmental educators)Cost: FREE for pre-service teachers and/or STEM minors currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at Kutztown University. $25 for all other participants; see registration instructions below. \n\n\n\nDownload the flyer \n\n\n\nAre you a pre-service teacher\, in-service teacher\, or non-formal educator looking for new ways to engage middle and high school students in environmental and watershed education? Participate in hands-on\, secondary-level activities and discover teaching/learning resources from Stroud Water Research Center and Pennsylvania State Parks\, including an introduction to nationally acclaimed Project WILD and WET curricula! \n\n\n\nActivities are held partly outdoors\, so please dress for the weather and wear good walking shoes. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to sign in. Pizza dinner provided. 2.5 hours of Act 48 credit available through PA State Parks.  \n\n\n\nFor more information\, contact Mandy Nix. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-1611652. Any opinions\, findings\, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/land-to-stream-middle-and-high-school-kutztown-1/
LOCATION:Kutztown Area Middle School\, 10 Deisher Lane\, Kutztown\, PA\, 19350\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Nix":MAILTO:mnix@stroudcenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T200000
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CREATED:20190724T205159Z
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SUMMARY:Scientist on Tap
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, November 6\, Doors open at 6 p.m.\, Lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.Where: Victory Brewing Company\, 3127 Lower Valley Rd\, Parkesburg\, PA 19365Cost: Free\, thanks to our sponsor APA Tax Accounting\, Inc.  \n\n\n\nWhat do best management practices (BMPs)\, buffers\, and bugs have to do with great beer? You will find out as John Jackson\, Ph.D.\, and Lamonte Garber discuss the health and restoration efforts of Valley Creek and the surrounding watersheds while we enjoy locally made Victory beer. You’ll learn about: \n\n\n\nThe relationship between scientific research and watershed restoration at Stroud Water Research Center.Our support for whole farm conservation that includes BMPs\, buffers\, and soil health\, and why we include trees in every project.How aquatic insects tell a stream’s story.The history of conservation work in Valley Creek (with Victory’s brewery in the headwaters) and thoughts for future work in this watershed.\n\n\n\nSponsored by:
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/scientist-on-tap/
LOCATION:Victory Brewing Company (Parkesburg)\, 3127 Lower Valley Rd\, Parkesburg\, PA\, 19365\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica Provinski":MAILTO:jprovinski@stroudcenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20191003T141002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T214023Z
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SUMMARY:MWEE Ambassador Workshop for Pennsylvania Teachers (Northcentral PA)
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, November 13\, 2019\, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Where: Bald Eagle State Park\, 149 Main Park Rd.\, Howard\, PA 16814 (map below)Audience: Pennsylvania teachers and environmental education providersCost: FREE! Includes a catered lunch. If funding is needed to cover a substitute teacher so you may attend the workshop\, please indicate so on the registration form.ACT 48 Hours: Six hours for the face-to-face workshop and three additional hours for the MWEE 101 online course to be completed prior to the workshop. \n\n\n\nPRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!Download Flyer \n\n\n\nImplement Meaningful Watershed Education in Your School!\n\n\n\nAre you a Pennsylvania K-12 teacher passionate about bringing relevant and real watershed education into your classroom? Learn how to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to advance environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement! MWEEs are learner-centered experiences in which students investigate local environmental issues and complete informed action projects. \n\n\n\nThese hybrid (online and face-to-face) workshops will help teachers plug existing activities and lessons into the MWEE instructional framework. While becoming Certified MWEE Ambassadors\, you will discover partnerships with environmental education (EE) providers in your region\, plan how to bring the MWEE into your classroom\, and participate in hands-on watershed education activities. EE providers are also welcome to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEarn six hours of Act 48 in the face-to-face workshop! Please complete the MWEE 101 online course prior to the workshop to receive three additional hours of Act 48. Find the MWEE 101 online course here. \n\n\n\nBONUS! All attending educators will receive environmental education instructional materials at the workshop. One attending school district will WIN a $500 stipend for instructional materials\, and four others will receive $250! \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Steve Kerlin. \n\n\n\nFunding made possible through a generous B-WET grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Grant #NA17NMF4570274).
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/mwee-teachers-1/
CATEGORIES:Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Steve Kerlin%2C Ph.D.":MAILTO:skerlin@stroudcenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20191003T144623Z
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SUMMARY:MWEE Ambassador Workshop for Pennsylvania Teachers (Western PA)
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, November 20\, 2019\, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Where: Frick Environmental Center\, 2005 Beechwood Blvd.\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15217 (map below)Audience: Pennsylvania teachers and environmental education providersCost: FREE! Includes a catered lunch. If funding is needed to cover a substitute teacher so you may attend the workshop\, please indicate so on the registration form.ACT 48 Hours: Six hours for the face-to-face workshop and three additional hours for the MWEE 101 online course to be completed prior to the workshop. \n\n\n\nSorry\, this workshop is full. \n\n\n\nImplement Meaningful Watershed Education in Your School!\n\n\n\nAre you a Pennsylvania K-12 teacher passionate about bringing relevant and real watershed education into your classroom? Learn how to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to advance environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement! MWEEs are learner-centered experiences in which students investigate local environmental issues and complete informed action projects. \n\n\n\nThese hybrid (online and face-to-face) workshops will help teachers plug existing activities and lessons into the MWEE instructional framework. While becoming Certified MWEE Ambassadors\, you will discover partnerships with environmental education (EE) providers in your region\, plan how to bring the MWEE into your classroom\, and participate in hands-on watershed education activities. EE providers are also welcome to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEarn six hours of Act 48 in the face-to-face workshop! Please complete the MWEE 101 online course prior to the workshop to receive three additional hours of Act 48. Find the MWEE 101 online course here. \n\n\n\nBONUS! All attending educators will receive environmental education instructional materials at the workshop. One attending school district will WIN a $500 stipend for instructional materials\, and four others will receive $250! \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Steve Kerlin. \n\n\n\nFunding made possible through a generous B-WET grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Grant #NA17NMF4570274).
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/mwee-teachers-2/
LOCATION:Frick Environmental Center\, 2005 Beechwood Blvd.\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Steve Kerlin%2C Ph.D.":MAILTO:skerlin@stroudcenter.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191216
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20191202T142949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T214133Z
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SUMMARY:Donation Matching Event
DESCRIPTION:Starting on Black Friday and continuing until their $10 million matching goal is met\, Patagonia will match all donations made to Stroud Water Research Center through their Patagonia Action Works website! This means your donation to our freshwater research\, environmental education\, and watershed restoration programs can go twice as far! \n\n\n\nPatagonia has reached its $10\,000\,000 matching limit. The Gift of Giving campaign is officially over and Patagonia is no longer matching donations. \n\n\n\nAnswer with ActionFor almost 40 years\, Patagonia has supported grassroots groups working to find solutions to the environmental crisis. But in this time of unprecedented threats\, it’s often hard to know the best way to get involved. That’s why they’re connecting individuals with their grantees\, in order to take action on the most pressing issues facing the world today. \n\n\n\n*Patagonia will match all donations made on Patagonia Action Works between Nov. 29 and Dec. 31\, up to $10\,000 per donation\, until they’ve reached a maximum match of $10\,000\,000.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/patagonia-donation-event/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200101
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20191023T163343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T214201Z
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SUMMARY:"The Gift of Water" Art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:When: December 1–31Where: The SPACE Art Gallery\, 749 South 8th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147 (map below)Special EventsArtist opening/reception\, Friday\, December 6\, 5 – 8 p.m.Champagne reception with Stroud Center Executive Director David Arscott\, Ph.D.\, Friday\, December 13\, 5- 8 p.m.Informal discussion with William Dowell and Stroud Center staff about the connection and importance of clean fresh water\, Saturday\, December 14\, 1 – 4 p.m. \n\n\n\nCovering the news for more than half a century\, William Dowell has worked on assignment in five continents. “Gift of Water\,” his first solo exhibition at The SPACE\, focuses on the individuals from the mountains of the Hindu Kush to the depths of the Congo and their dependence and interaction with one of the five basic elements of the universe. Dowell’s documentary images allow us to delve into a world rarely seen in such a personal manner representing the strength of the human spirit as the subjects live with the ebb and flow of the “Gift of Water.” \n\n\n\n15% of all sales in the month of December both at the gallery and online will be donated to Stroud Water Research Center in support of fresh water for all.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/gift-of-water-art-exhibition/
LOCATION:The SPACE\, 749 South 8th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200213
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20200102T170706Z
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SUMMARY:Education for Community Resilience
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, February 11 and Wednesday\, February 12\, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.Where: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Rd.\, Avondale\, PA (map below)Audience: Non-formal educatorsCost: FREE; registration is required. Catered lunch provided both days of the workshop. \n\n\n\nAre you a non-formal educator hoping to better prepare and strengthen our communities in the face of climate change? Join NOAA\, Stroud Water Research Center\, DCNR – Pennsylvania State Parks\, regional science and policy leaders\, and fellow educators for a collaborative 2-day learning opportunity designed to explore some of the science\, policy and social/environmental justice aspects of resilience. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we will consider how resilience is and can be integrated within education programming to enable communities to make informed decisions and reduce their vulnerability to environmental hazards and stresses. During this workshop we will: \n\n\n\nDevelop awareness/understanding of the variety of ways in which we define/discuss resilience (what do we mean by resilience in different contexts – what is the resilience landscape?)Develop an understanding of existing regional science and how it supports resilient communities and ecosystemsDevelop awareness of regional resiliency efforts – actions being taken and ways to connect to/celebrate those actionsDiscuss and learn about models of how resilience fits within education programming (existing or new) and identify ways we can connect to regional resiliency effortsDevelop capacity to integrate programming related to and supportive of community resiliencyConsider education’s role as a key driver in student\, teacher\, and public understanding of resiliency\n\n\n\nFor information about the related Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) model please explore this online course.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/community-resilience-workshop/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20191003T160358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210611T182151Z
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SUMMARY:MWEE Ambassador Workshop for Pennsylvania Teachers (Eastern PA)
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, February 20\, 2020\, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Where: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Rd.\, Avondale\, PA 19311 (map below)Audience: Pennsylvania teachers and environmental education providersCost: FREE! Includes a catered lunch. If funding is needed to cover a substitute teacher so you may attend the workshop\, please indicate so on the registration form.ACT 48 Hours: Six hours for the face-to-face workshop and three additional hours for the MWEE 101 online course to be completed prior to the workshop. \n\n\n\nImplement Meaningful Watershed Education in Your School!\n\n\n\nAre you a Pennsylvania K-12 teacher passionate about bringing relevant and real watershed education into your classroom? Learn how to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to advance environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement! MWEEs are learner-centered experiences in which students investigate local environmental issues and complete informed action projects. \n\n\n\nThese hybrid (online and face-to-face) workshops will help teachers plug existing activities and lessons into the MWEE instructional framework. While becoming Certified MWEE Ambassadors\, you will discover partnerships with environmental education (EE) providers in your region\, plan how to bring the MWEE into your classroom\, and participate in hands-on watershed education activities. EE providers are also welcome to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEarn six hours of Act 48 in the face-to-face workshop! Please complete the MWEE 101 online course prior to the workshop to receive three additional hours of Act 48. \n\n\n\nMWEE 101 InstructionsMWEE 101 Course\n\n\n\nBONUS! All attending educators will receive environmental education instructional materials at the workshop. One attending school district will WIN a $500 stipend for instructional materials\, and four others will receive $250! \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Mandy Nix. \n\n\n\nFunding made possible through a generous B-WET grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Grant #NA17NMF4570274).
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/mwee-teachers-3/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Nix":MAILTO:mnix@stroudcenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20191003T163636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T214446Z
UID:15401-1583398800-1583420400@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:MWEE Ambassador Workshop for Pennsylvania Teachers (Southcentral PA)
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, March 5\, 2020\, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Where: Dauphin County Agriculture & Natural Resources Center\, 1451 Peters Mountain Rd.\, Dauphin\, PA 17018 (map below)Audience: Pennsylvania teachers and environmental education providersCost: FREE! Includes a catered lunch. If funding is needed to cover a substitute teacher so you may attend the workshop\, please indicate so on the registration form.ACT 48 Hours: Six hours for the face-to-face workshop and three additional hours for the MWEE 101 online course to be completed prior to the workshop. \n\n\n\nDownload Flyer \n\n\n\nImplement Meaningful Watershed Education in Your School!\n\n\n\nAre you a Pennsylvania K-12 teacher passionate about bringing relevant and real watershed education into your classroom? Learn how to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to advance environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement! MWEEs are learner-centered experiences in which students investigate local environmental issues and complete informed action projects. \n\n\n\nThese hybrid (online and face-to-face) workshops will help teachers plug existing activities and lessons into the MWEE instructional framework. While becoming Certified MWEE Ambassadors\, you will discover partnerships with environmental education (EE) providers in your region\, plan how to bring the MWEE into your classroom\, and participate in hands-on watershed education activities. EE providers are also welcome to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEarn six hours of Act 48 in the face-to-face workshop! Please complete the MWEE 101 online course prior to the workshop to receive three additional hours of Act 48.  \n\n\n\n\nMWEE 101 Instructions\n\n\n\nMWEE 101 Course\n\n\n\n\nBONUS! All attending educators will receive environmental education instructional materials at the workshop. One attending school district will WIN a $500 stipend for instructional materials\, and four others will receive $250! \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Mandy Nix. \n\n\n\nFunding made possible through a generous B-WET grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Grant #NA17NMF4570274).
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/mwee-teachers-4/
LOCATION:Dauphin County Agriculture & Natural Resources Center\, 1451 Peters Mountain Road\, Dauphin\, PA\, 17018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Nix":MAILTO:mnix@stroudcenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200321
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20191029T201910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T214650Z
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SUMMARY:[CANCELED] 2020 PRPS/PAEE Joint Conference & Expo
DESCRIPTION:When: March 17–20\, 2020Where: Seven Springs Mountain Resort\, Champion\, PA (map below) \n\n\n\nThis event has been canceled. Please visit the conference website for details. \n\n\n\nConference Hosted ByStipends Funded By
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/prps-paee-conference/
LOCATION:Seven Springs Mountain Resort\, 777 Water Wheel Drive\, Champion\, PA\, 15622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Steve Kerlin%2C Ph.D.":MAILTO:skerlin@stroudcenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200318T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20200210T153308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T221302Z
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SUMMARY:[POSTPONED] Tree Care for Clean Water and Biodiversity in Lancaster County
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, Mar 18\, 7–8:30 p.m. This event has been postponed. We expect to reschedule for late spring or early summer. Please check back.Where: The Stone Independent School\, 480 New Holland Ave #7101\, Lancaster\, PA 17602 (see map)Cost: Free! \n\n\n\nPresented by Sierra Club Lancaster Group \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere is a great opportunity to learn about tree care for clean water and biodiversity in Lancaster County\, as well as how you can be directly involved in Stroud Water Research Center’s buffer zone maintenance efforts. \n\n\n\nThe speaker will be Watershed Restoration Coordinator Lamonte Garber. His presentation will cover various ways that volunteers can work with ongoing conservation efforts to help create clean waterways in Lancaster County. To get a better idea about Lamonte’s talk\, please watch this video. \n\n\n\nA Q & A period will follow the presentation. In his position with the Stroud Center\, Garber is involved with farmers and conservation organizations to advance soil health\, stream health\, and water quality in Pennsylvania and the wider region. He has some 30 years of experience working with a variety of agriculture and natural habitat restoration projects in the Chesapeake\, Delaware\, and Ohio Watersheds.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/tree-care-for-clean-water-lancaster/
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200326T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200326T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20181105T173718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T221535Z
UID:8870-1585240200-1585251000@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:[POSTPONED] From Land to Stream: Early Childhood and Elementary Educator Workshop (Millersville)
DESCRIPTION:Bring Nature Into Your Classroom!\n\n\n\nWhen: Thursday\, March 26\, 2020\, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. This workshop has been postponed. Education staff are now scheduling new dates for spring or summer 2020 and will notify all registrants. Please check back for new program dates.Where: Millersville University Watershed Education Training Institute\, 198 Creek Drive\, Millersville PA 17551Audience: Early childhood and elementary school teachers (PreK-5th grade) and non-formal educatorsCost: $25 for in-service teachers\, free for qualifying Millersville University STEM minors \n\n\n\nClick to download flyer \n\n\n\nAre you a pre-service teacher\, in-service teacher\, or non-formal  educator looking for new ways to engage early childhood and/or elementary students in environmental and watershed education?Participate in hands-on activities and discover resources from Stroud Water Research Center and Pennsylvania State Parks designed for our littlest learners (PreK-5)\, including an introduction to nationally acclaimed Getting Little Feet WET and Growing Up WILD curricula! Activities are held partly outdoors\, so please dress for the weather and wear good walking shoes. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to sign in. Pizza dinner provided. 2.5 hours of Act 48 credit available. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Mandy Nix. \n\n\n\n\nPresented By\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFunding made possible through a generous B-WET grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Grant #NA17NMF4570274). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-1611652. Any opinions\, findings\, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. \n\n\n\nPhoto by Philippe Put\, CC BY 2.0 license\, no modifications.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/land-to-stream-workshop-millersville/
LOCATION:Millersville University Watershed Education Training Institute (WETi)\, 198 Creek Drive\, Millersville\, PA\, 17551\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Nix":MAILTO:mnix@stroudcenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200404
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20200330T135953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T221707Z
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SUMMARY:Riparian Forest Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:When: March 30 – April 3 from 12 to 1 p.m. each day.Where: Online via Skype. \n\n\n\nMonday\, March 30\, 12 – 1 p.m.\n\n\n\nEcology of Streams and Riparian Forests\n\n\n\nDavid Wise\, Stroud Water Research CenterTrees play critical roles in making streams productive and healthy. Did you know? Trees provide the majority of energy for stream life. Most of that energy comes as dissolved organic compounds we call watershed tea. Forested streams are 2-4x wider than grass buffered streams (2-4x more room for life). Forested streams have 3-5x more life than grass buffered streams. Some stream insects must feed on hardwood tree blossoms before they can reproduce\, while others require logs that span the creek to lay eggs above the creek\, safe from egg predators in the stream. Our streams provide critical environmental services such as removing nutrients and toxins and do their best work when aided by trees. Forested buffers not only act as filters/barriers that reduce pollutant loading to streams. Streamside trees transform streams so that the stream itself is enabled to deal with the pollutants that reach the channel. Understanding how streams work and the importance of trees to streams is fundamental to engaging landowners and decision makers. Many past participants have found this information transformative and expanded their understanding of how streams work. \n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 31\, 12 – 1 p.m.\n\n\n\nDo Hellbenders\, Freshwater Mussels\, and Native Brook Trout Matter?\n\n\n\nEric Chapman\, Western Pennsylvania ConservancyRiparian buffers are one of the most important restoration project types for increasing clean water potential in Pennsylvania and beyond. The significance of this best management practice is well understood but the types of aquatic species that could benefit from their installation is often much less considered when a riparian buffer is installed. WPC staff have been installing riparian buffers in earnest since 2010 and often try to install these practices in watersheds that have several if not all of the important aquatic species (hellbenders\, mussels\, and brook trout) to WPC scientists and funders alike. These species inhabit different parts of the watershed\, headwater areas contain brook trout and the middle and lower portions of the watershed typically contain hellbender and mussel populations. A top down approach to riparian buffer planning can yield the highest return on a conservation investment due to clean “filtered” water high in the watershed which will eventually make its way down to the hellbenders and mussels present lower in focal watersheds. \n\n\n\nWednesday\, April 1\, 12 – 1 p.m.\n\n\n\nSelling Buffers WITHOUT Financial Incentives\n\n\n\nRyan Davis\, Alliance for the Chesapeake BayFor decades\, the prevailing thought has been that landowners will only agree to riparian reforestation if there are substantial financial benefits attached\, namely through CREP. The advent of flexible non-federal funding for buffers has shown that remarkable progress can be made toward PA’s buffer goals without the promise of rental payments. Join Ryan Davis\, a biologist who has years of experience with both CREP and non-federal buffer implementation\, to hear tips\, tricks\, and insight on selling riparian forest buffers without financial incentives and federal programs.  \n\n\n\nThursday\, April 2\, 12 – 1 p.m.\n\n\n\nReforesting Shallowbrook School\n\n\n\nJodi Sulpizio\, Penn State ExtensionBeginning in autumn 2019\, a huge reforestation project broke ground on Northeastern School District property in York County. When completed\, the project will total nearly 20 acres of riparian forest buffer and upland lawn conversion. The project alone will complete 1/4 of York County’s goal for urban riparian forest buffers and is already accelerating buffer implementation in the county. The project began as the dream of a science teacher in the school district\, who through his participation in the Penn State Master Watershed Steward program was introduced to partners at the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Together\, the group was able to get school board permission and secure funding for the massive project. Scores of volunteers from Master Watershed Stewards and the community are fastidiously maintaining the site and using the project as an advertisement for riparian forest buffers in the region. The reforestation of Northeastern School District serves as a case study in the power of partnership and grassroots engagement\, and the project can be replicated across the Commonwealth to help meet our buffer goals.  \n\n\n\nFriday\, April 3\, 12 – 1 p.m.\n\n\n\nPre- and Post-Planting Vegetation Management for Establishment\n\n\n\nArt Gover\, Penn State UniversityIt verges on axiomatic that candidate sites for establishing riparian forest buffers are currently hosting a plant community that is not a recognizable successional stage of native. Common sites range from current pasture or crop land to abandoned crop or marginal land populated by mixtures of exotic trees\, shrubs\, vines\, and persistent herbaceous groundcovers. Successful conversion to forest requires reducing competition from the existing vegetation to provide added trees a free-to-grow condition\, creating a belowground soil microbial community compatible with reintroduced native woody species\, and preventing re-establishment of an exotic plant community. Operationally\, this means planting trees is the middle phase\, not the beginning. Aphoristically\, the process is a) find the site\, b) determine what’s there and how long it takes to remove it\, c) actually remove it\, d) introduce your new plant community\, and e) actively encourage optimal growth of your desired community at the expense of undesirable plants.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/riparian-forest-webinar-series/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200402
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20190115T164542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T200647Z
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SUMMARY:[CANCELED] Taxonomic Certification Opportunity in West Virginia
DESCRIPTION:When: Workshop will be held April 1–3. Taxonomic certification exams have been canceled. The majority of the exams already scheduled can be taken online and we will work with or refund fees to those that cannot take it online.  Where: Cacapon State Park\, Berkeley Springs WV 25411 \n\n\n\nVisit the Association of Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Biologists website for more information about the workshop.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/taxonomic-certification-west-virginia/
LOCATION:Cacapon Resort State Park\, 818 Cacapon Lodge Drive\, Berkeley Springs\, WV\, 25411\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exam
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ORGANIZER;CN="Michael Broomall":MAILTO:tcp@stroudcenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200402T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200402T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20190215T213909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T221850Z
UID:9386-1585845000-1585855800@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:[POSTPONED] From Land to Stream: Early Childhood and Elementary Educator Workshop (Kutztown)
DESCRIPTION:Bring Nature Into Your Classroom!\n\n\n\nWhen: Thursday\, April 2\, 2020\, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. This workshop has been postponed. Education staff are now scheduling new dates for spring or summer 2020 and will notify all registrants. Please check back for new program dates.Where: Kutztown Elementary School\, 40 Normal Ave\, Kutztown\, PA 19530 (map below)Audience: Early childhood and elementary school teachers (PreK-5th grade) and non-formal educatorsCost: $25 for in-service teachers\, free for Kutztown University pre-service teachers. Includes a pizza dinner. \n\n\n\nClick to download flyer \n\n\n\nAre you a pre-service teacher\, in-service teacher\, or non-formal  educator looking for new ways to engage early childhood and/or elementary students in environmental and watershed education?Participate in hands-on activities and discover resources from Stroud Water Research Center and Pennsylvania State Parks designed for our littlest learners (PreK-5)\, including an introduction to nationally acclaimed Getting Little Feet WET and Growing Up WILD curricula! Activities are held partly outdoors\, so please dress for the weather and wear good walking shoes. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to sign in. Pizza dinner provided. 2.5 hours of Act 48 credit available. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Mandy Nix. \n\n\n\n\nPresented by \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFunding made possible through a generous B-WET grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Grant #NA17NMF4570274). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-1611652. Any opinions\, findings\, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/land-to-stream-workshop-kutztown/
LOCATION:Kutztown Elementary School\, 40 Normal Avenue\, Kutztown\, PA\, 19350\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Nix":MAILTO:mnix@stroudcenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20200402T163239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T202656Z
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SUMMARY:Clean Water Webinar: Salt in the Water\, Action on the Ground
DESCRIPTION:Image from Freshwater Sources Less “Fresh” from Greater Salt Use\, Scientists Say\, UpStream Newsletter\, April 2014. \n\n\n\nWhen: April 8\, 2020\, 12 – 1 p.m.Where: Online via GoToWebinar \n\n\n\n\nWatch Webinar Recording\n\n\n\n\nPresented by \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEach winter\, billions of pounds of salt are spread on America’s roads to keep drivers and pedestrians safe. But all of this salt poses a major health risk to both humans and wildlife. Join us to learn how excessive salt affects benthic macroinvertebrates and other aquatic life in freshwater streams\, and how one local community group is raising awareness and changing behavior around salt in the community! \n\n\n\nWebinar Speakers \n\n\n\nJohn Jackson\, Ph.D.\, is a senior research scientist at Stroud Water Research Center. His research includes population and evolutionary ecology of stream insects\, the role of abiotic and biotic processes in determining the structure and function of stream assemblages\, energy and nutrient exchange within streams and between streams and their surrounding watersheds\, and benthic monitoring and water quality assessment. \n\n\n\nKevin Roth is the education and outreach coordinator of the Pennypack Ecological Trust. In addition to his work as an educator and program manager\, Kevin organizes a number of volunteer initiatives including Winter Salt Watch volunteers.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/clean-water-webinar-salt/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20200407T175015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210611T175358Z
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SUMMARY:Monitor My Watershed and EnviroDIY: Open-Source Environmental Sensors to Monitor Water Quality with Real-Time Access to Data
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, April 8\, 2020\, 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. GMTWhere: Online via GoToWebinar \n\n\n\nPresented by  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinar Speaker: David B. Arscott\, Ph.D.\, Stroud Research Center \n\n\n\nScientists and educators around the world have been building their own dataloggers and devices using a variety of open-source electronics platforms like Arduino®. Many of these efforts have advanced to the point that high-quality scientific measurements can be made using relatively inexpensive and increasingly off-the-shelf components. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will introduce resources and tools that you can use to build real-time\, low-cost data loggers that can form the core of your DIY environmental monitoring system. Material available at https://wikiwatershed.org/monitor/ provides resources\, tutorials\, and data capture/visualization solutions that make building\, deploying and using a “home-built” environmental monitoring station a viable option for high-quality environmental monitoring. \n\n\n\nMonitoring stations that we have deployed to date around the world include a solar-powered datalogger connected to radio telemetry that connects to a variety of sensors\, such as water depth\, temperature\, conductivity\, turbidity\, dissolved oxygen\, precipitation\, soil moisture\, and soil redox conditions. This webinar will introduce attendees to websites\, programs\, and resources to learn how to participate in do-it-yourself\, real-time water quality monitoring.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/monitor-my-watershed-envirodiy-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20200415T200048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210611T175148Z
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SUMMARY:Earth Day Celebration: A Streaming Perspective
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, April 22\, 12–12:30 p.m.Where: OnlineCost: FREE\, registration required. \n\n\n\n\nWatch Webinar Recording\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a virtual celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Senior Research Scientist John Jackson\, Ph.D.\, will talk about the importance of Earth Day from the perspective of a stream. This webinar is free and open to the public\, but you must register to receive connection details. We look forward to connecting with you and celebrating Earth Day from afar. \n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor: 
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/earth-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica Provinski":MAILTO:jprovinski@stroudcenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200427
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20200305T150954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200330T174344Z
UID:20102-1587859200-1587945599@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:[CANCELED] W.C. Rustin Earth Day 5K and Walk
DESCRIPTION:When: Sunday\, April 26\, 2020. CANCELED for 2020.\nWhere: W.C. Bayard Rustin High School (map below)\nWho: Runners\, walkers\, volunteers\, donors\, and sponsors.\nCost: $30 to run\, $20 to walk. Register before April 4 and save $5! \nThe W.C. Bayard Rustin Environmental Club cordially invites you to participate in the W.C. Rustin Earth Day 5K and Walk. Awards will be given for the top three men and women finishers and for selected age group awards. This event has been canceled for 2020. The organizers hope to hold the event next year!
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/earth-day-5k/
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Joanna Nee":MAILTO:jnee@wcasd.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200429T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20200406T202439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210611T175016Z
UID:20605-1588183200-1588190400@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:From Land to Stream Workshop for Pre-Service Teachers: Virtual Learning Experience
DESCRIPTION:When: Apr 29\, 2020\, 6–8 p.m. Eastern TimeWhere: Online via video conferencingAudience: Pre-service teachers (undergraduate students). In-service teachers or non-formal educators still welcome\, but please note this introductory workshop is designed specifically for new or early-career educators.Cost: FREE. Registration is required. \nDownload flyer \nAre you a pre-service teacher (undergraduate student) looking for fresh ways to engage PreK-5 students in the natural world and environmental education (EE)? Join Stroud Water Research Center and Pennsylvania State Parks for From Land to Stream — on the screen! \nIn this virtual online workshop\, participants will be introduced to both digital and hands-on resources and activities that will help you integrate EE into your classroom. We will guide you through an exploration of free online simulations\, model in-class activities such as owl pellet dissection and camouflage creations\, and take you on a virtual stream macroinvertebrate exploration. \nMeet us online for this 2-hour virtual tour of EE for early childhood through elementary learners! You will receive an email with connection information and a link to first-time user help when you submit your registration. \nPlease plan to connect 5-10 minutes before the call if you are a first-time user\, as there will be a brief installation process.  \nQuestions? Please contact Mandy Nix\, Watershed Education Specialist\, at mnix@stroudcenter.org. \nPresented By
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/land-to-stream-workshop-pre-service-virtual/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Nix":MAILTO:mnix@stroudcenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20200428T164541Z
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SUMMARY:[WEBINAR] Clean\, Healthy Water and Air in Chester County
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, May 9\, 1–3 p.m.Where: OnlinePresented by Sierra Club Southeastern Pennsylvania Group \n\n\n\n\nWatch Webinar Recording\n\n\n\n\nConcerned about water quality at home and in Chester County? Wonder how you could make renewable energy and energy efficiency “work” for your home\, school\, business or municipal operations? \n\n\n\nJoin PennEnvironment\, Chester County Ready for 100\, and local elected officials for a Clean\, Safe\, and Healthy Water and Energy Webinar. Hear from expert keynote speakers at Stroud Water Research Center\, an organization that has protected and researched the White Clay watershed for over 50 years. Learn about filtration systems for your drinking water\, the latest American Lung Association Clean Air Report Card\, and find ways to plug into community and statewide action. Don’t miss it! \n\n\n\nWebinar speakers will be Stroud Water Research Center Assistant Director Scott Ensign\, Ph.D.\, David McKeon from Lester Water (Kennett Square)\, and Jesse H. Lytle\, Haverford College’s vice president and chief sustainability officer. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Paula Kline\, kline.paula@gmail.com\, (610) 399-0925.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/clean-healthy-water-air-chester-county/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
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SUMMARY:[WEBINAR] Model My Watershed for Beginner to Intermediate Users
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, May 12\, 1–2 p.m. EDTWhere: OnlineCost: FREE; registration is required. \n\n\n\n\nWatch Webinar Recording\n\n\n\n\nPresented by: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter: David Arscott\, Ph.D.\, Stroud Water Research Center. \n\n\n\nModel My Watershed® is a free web app that enables the public to model the influence of land use and watershed restoration practices on water quantity and quality. Users can visualize geographic data describing watershed conditions and model water quality as they change land use and implement various stormwater best management practices.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/model-my-watershed-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200515
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
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SUMMARY:[WEBINAR] Workshop: Building an EnviroDIY Monitoring Station
DESCRIPTION:When: May 13-14\, 2020\, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.Where: Stroud Water Research Center The workshop has been changed from in-person to online via Zoom video conference.Audience: Individuals and groups who want guidance in building\, programming\, installing\, and managing EnviroDIY monitoring stations. Workshop is limited to 12 participants.Cost: $475* (attendance fee\, per person). There are additional costs (see Registration section below) if you want to leave the workshop with your own monitoring station. \n\n\n\n*If you are participating on behalf of a Pennsylvania watershed protection organization or your organization is part of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative you may qualify for financial assistance; contact David Bressler for details. \n\n\n\nThis workshop will guide attendees through the process of building an EnviroDIY monitoring station. Attendees will leave the workshop with a functional monitoring station equipped with a Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) sensor. Refreshments\, light breakfast\, and lunch will be provided on both days. Please wear shoes and clothes suitable for light outdoor work. Laptop computers will be provided for use in programming of Mayfly Data Loggers. \n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nWorkshop registrants are responsible for reading and understanding all of the following information — including the preparations they need to make and additional costs that may be incurred. Please read carefully. \n\n\n\nAttendees must complete the following steps by the registration deadline on April 15: \n\n\n\n\nRead this flyer to make sure this workshop is right for you.\n\n\n\nRegister for the workshop. Workshop is full! If you are interested in attending a similar workshop in the future\, please contact David Bressler.\n\n\n\nPay the workshop fee ($475). If you are uncertain if you qualify for the fee waiver\, please contact David Bressler.\n\n\n\n\nThe workshop fee includes all costs for building an example EnviroDIY Monitoring Station with equipment and sensors for instructional use during the workshop. If you would like to leave the workshop with your own EnviroDIY Monitoring Station\, please complete the following additional steps by April 15: \n\n\n\n4. Purchase your kit ($400). Kit will not be shipped; you will receive it at the workshop.5. Purchase your CTD sensor (~$500). When ordering\, you must specify that you want the 3.5 mm stereo plug on the sensor cable. The sensor will be shipped to you and you will need to bring it to the workshop. \n\n\n\nPlease be aware that if you purchase and install an EnviroDIY Monitoring Station you may incur additional costs after the workshop: \n\n\n\n\nUp to $200 for station installation equipment and supplies (equipment/supply list provided at workshop).\n\n\n\n~$10/month cellular data plan for transmission of data to Monitor My Watershed online data portal.\n\n\n\nOptional but highly recommended\, >$500 reserved for parts/sensor replacements (note that vandalism\, accidents\, and wear and tear are all common).\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact David Bressler.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/building-envirodiy-monitoring-station-workshop/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="David Bressler":MAILTO:dbressler@stroudcenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T144500
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
CREATED:20190820T140059Z
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SUMMARY:[WEBINAR] Macroinvertebrates.org: A Virtual Resource for Teaching and Learning ID!
DESCRIPTION:When: Friday\, May 15\, 2020\, from 2–2:45 pm ET\, with time after the presentation for questions.\n\n\n\nWhere: Online via Zoom and Facebook Live on our Facebook page.\n\n\n\nAudience: Volunteer biomonitors\, macroinvertebrate trainers\, entomologists\, educators\, and water quality professionals.\n\n\n\n\nWatch the webinar recording \n\n\n\nThe Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University with Carnegie Museum of Natural History\, Stroud Water Research Center\, and Clemson University have officially launched Macroinvertebrates.org\, the online Atlas of Common Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Eastern North America. The expanded collection includes features nine orders of aquatic insects plus other benthic macroinvertebrates commonly used in water quality biomonitoring and environmental education\, with 150 taxa total. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we’ll provide an overview of how this NSF-funded project was developed through a participatory design process with an interdisciplinary team of entomologists\, educators\, designers\, and learning researchers in cooperation with regional volunteer biomonitoring organizations involved in water quality assessment. We’ll demonstrate site features and functionality and cover how this open educational resource can be used to support macroinvertebrate identification training with volunteers and students to improve confidence\, accuracy\, and engagement. \n\n\n\nPrivacy StatementStroud Water Research Center will be recording this live workshop or webinar\, including all questions\, comments\, etc.\, by the audience. By participating\, you agree to allow the recording to be posted on the Stroud Center’s YouTube channel\, website\, Facebook page\, Instagram feed\, and other media. If you do NOT wish your name or likeness to be recorded and shared for potential public distribution\, please visit the Stroud Center YouTube channel following this event to watch the recording; please note that a publicly available recording is not always guaranteed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMacroinvertebrates.org is part of the WikiWatershed® Toolkit designed to help citizens\, conservation practitioners\, municipal decision-makers\, researchers\, educators\, and students advance knowledge and stewardship of fresh water. Learn more
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/macroinvertebrates-org-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tara Muenz%2C Assistant Director of Education":MAILTO:tmuenz@stroudcenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200604T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200604T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122531
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SUMMARY:[VIRTUAL WORKSHOP] Land to Stream for Early Childhood and Elementary Educators
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, June 4\, 6–8 p.m. Eastern Time\nWhere: Online via video conferencing\nAudience: Pre-service teachers (undergraduate students)\, in-service classroom teachers\, or non-formal educators specialized in early childhood and elementary school education (PreK-5). Please note that this workshop is designed as an introduction to environmental education (EE) for new or early-career educators\, or as a refresher for current educators.\nCost: FREE. Registration is required. \nWe’re sorry\, but we have closed registration to all new participants EXCEPT early-career educators. If you are an early-career educator with fewer than five years’ experience\, including college students\, pre-service teachers\, and new teachers\, please email spresogna@pa.gov to register. We encourage all other educators to visit the event listings of PA State Parks and Stroud Water Research Center to check for future opportunities. \nAre you an early-career educator or a pre-service teacher (undergraduate student) looking for fresh ways to engage PreK-5 students in the natural world? Join Stroud Water Research Center and Pennsylvania State Parks for Land to Stream — on the screen! \nIn this virtual online workshop\, participants will be introduced to both digital and hands-on activities that will help you integrate EE into your classroom. We will guide you through an exploration of free online resources for EE on land and in streams\, model in-class activities such as owl pellet dissection and camouflage creations\, and take you on a virtual stream study of aquatic macroinvertebrates. Meet us online for this 2-hour exploration of EE for early childhood through elementary learners (PreK-5)! Five lucky participants will be mailed small EE giveaways. \nPlease note: This workshop is a repeat of the From Land to Stream Workshop for Pre-Service Teachers offered on April 29. The content delivered in both workshops will be roughly equivalent. \nYou will receive an email with connection information and a link to first-time user help when you submit your registration. Please plan to connect 5-10 minutes before the call if you are a first-time user\, as there will be a brief installation process. \nQuestions? Please contact Sarah Presogna at spresogna@pa.gov. \nPrivacy Statement\nStroud Water Research Center will be recording this live workshop or webinar\, including all questions\, comments\, etc.\, by the audience. By participating\, you agree to allow the recording to be posted on the Stroud Center’s YouTube channel\, website\, Facebook page\, Instagram feed\, and other media. If you do NOT wish your name or likeness to be recorded and shared for potential public distribution\, please visit the Stroud Center YouTube channel following this event to watch the recording; please note that a publicly available recording is not always guaranteed. \nPresented By
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/land-to-stream-virtual-early-childhood-elementary/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Presogna":MAILTO:SPresogna@pa.gov
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