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SUMMARY:Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2022
DESCRIPTION:Tickets are now on sale for the 15th Annual Trail Creek Outfitters Wild and Scenic Film Festival! \n\n\n\nWhen: Thursday\, September 29\, 2022. Gates open at 5 p.m. Films begin at 7 p.m.Where: Brandywine Red Clay Alliance’s Myrick Conservation Center\, 1760 Unionville Wawaset Rd.\, West Chester\, PA 19382Cost: $25 per person or $10 for ages 17 and under. Tickets are available online and at Trail Creek Outfitters in Glen Mills!\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets Now\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy live music from Ed Dwornik\, grab dinner from On the Roll or The Flying Deutschman\, or bring your own picnic to enjoy before the films begin. You must bring your own beverages! Leashed dogs are welcome.  \n\n\n\nThe films combine stellar filmmaking\, beautiful cinematography\, and first-rate storytelling to inform\, inspire\, and ignite solutions and possibilities to restore the earth and human communities while creating a positive future for the next generation. \n\n\n\nHosted by Trail Creek Outfitters to equally benefit Stroud Water Research Center and Brandywine Red Clay Alliance. \n\n\n\nThanks to our sponsors!  \n\n\n\nDiver ChevroletHarvest Market Natural FoodsMargot Mohr Teetor RE/MAX Preferred RealtorWild Birds Unlimited\, Hockessin\, DEEmbreeville MillBrandywine Heating and AirUnited RentalsMcGovern Septic
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/film-festival-2022/
LOCATION:Myrick Conservation Center\, 1760 Unionville-Wawaset Road\, West Chester\, Pennsylvania\, 19382\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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SUMMARY:Expanding Meaningful Environmental and Watershed Literacy With Geospatial Technology Tools and Practice
DESCRIPTION:What: Professional development for K–12 educators in PennsylvaniaWhen: From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on September 27\, October 4\, 11\, 18\, 25\, and November 1 and 15\, 2022.Where: Online.Cost: Free. Participants will receive a stipend and be eligible for up to 30 hours of Act 48.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nRegistration closes on Monday\, September 12\, 2022. Confirmation and course site login information will be sent during the weeks of September 12-23. \n\n\n\nHave you been searching for the missing link that helps bridge the gap between environmental content and environmental literacy development? Are you hoping to help your students understand their connections to their local environment but are limited by established curriculum sequences? Have COVID restrictions on classroom and lab experiences limited your ability to design real-world STEM explorations using the environment as an integrative concept? If you answered yes to any of these questions\, this is the professional development (PD) opportunity for you! \n\n\n\nUsing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial technologies to explore complex interdisciplinary phenomena\, such as environmental issues\, has been demonstrated as a highly effective method for teachers and students to better understand connections within the natural world at all grade levels. \n\n\n\nConnecting spatial representation and explorations to local field-based inquiry further improves understanding in a tangible way while creating a sense of place and connection to the issue. Yet\, knowing which GIS tools to use and how to use them to enhance a new existing curriculum can initially be quite daunting to educators.  \n\n\n\nProgram Details\n\n\n\nWe are seeking K–12 educators in Pennsylvania to participate in an innovative professional development series designed to enhance educators’ Watershed Inquiry and Environmental Literacy Classroom Practices. \n\n\n\nThe PD structure includes 15 hours of synchronous and asynchronous instruction with an additional 15–30 hours of assignment work. Participants are expected to: \n\n\n\nComplete the entire training.Complete pre-\, post-\, and follow-up surveys.Design and implement an inquiry-based unit plan which utilizes select GIS tools within six weeks of the course completion.\n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Tamara Peffer\, tpeffer@pa.gov\, 717-772-0842.https://seagrant.psu.edu/
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/expanding-meaningful-environmental-and-watershed-literacy-with-gis/
LOCATION:PA
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SUMMARY:Science Seminar: What's the Ecological Status of the Schuylkill River?
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, September 21\, 2022. Doors open at 6 p.m.; lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.Where: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311Cost: Free\, thanks to our sponsor! You must RSVP to attend.\n\n\n\nThis is a hybrid event: you may choose to attend in person or via Zoom.  \n\n\n\nScience Seminar Series: What’s in Our Streams and Rivers? The Good\, the Bad\, the Ugly\n\n\n\nEpisode 3\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n\nMike Hartshorne\, director of ecological services at Princeton Hydro\, will share the story of a yearlong community science project along the Schuylkill River designed to document the river’s ecological health through a volunteer survey and scientific water quality assessment. Princeton Hydro led this project in partnership with many nonprofit organizations from throughout the region. \n\n\n\nSponsored by:
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/ecological-status-of-the-schuylkill-river/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220916T190000
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SUMMARY:Roaring Twenties Soirée for Rivers
DESCRIPTION:When: Friday\, September 16\, 2022 from 7 to 10 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: The Navy Yard\, Urban Outfitters Headquarters\, 5000 S. Broad Street\, Building 543\, Philadelphia\, PA 19112\n\n\n\n\nWear your best Gatsby attire and join us for a 1920s cocktail party! Enjoy small bites\, Evil Genius beer\, and a signature Giggle Water cocktail featuring Stateside Vodka; connect with event attendees; and get a front-row seat to the Bee’s Knees Culinary Competition emceed by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and starring local chefs and media personalities! \n\n\n\nProceeds benefit Stroud Water Research Center’s freshwater research\, education\, and watershed restoration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho’s Participating in The Bee’s Knees Culinary Competition? \n\n\n\nAt the judging table will “BEE”:\n\n\n\n\n\nKevin “Steek” Cooper\n\n\n\n@chefsteek \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChef Kevin “Steek” Cooper is a cookbook author\, executive chef of Succulent Imagination\, and army veteran who has been featured on Food Network many times\, including as the winner of “Guy’s Chance of a Lifetime.” \n\n\n\n\n\nJessica DeLuise\n\n\n\n@thewellnesskitchenista \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica DeLuise\, PA\, CCMS\, is a certified culinary medicine specialist\, Emmy-award TV host and media guest expert\, and founder of The Wellness Kitchenista. \n\n\n\n\n\nTony Luke Jr.\n\n\n\n@tonylukejr \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTony Luke Jr. is a chef\, restauranteur\, musician\, and CEO of the well-known\, Philly-loving brand Tony Luke’s. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCompeting will “BEE”:\n\n\n\n\n\nReuben Asaram\n\n\n\n@chefreubenphilly \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChef Reuben is a fine-dining chef\, having worked most of his career at Michelin-star restaurants. He hosts pop-up culinary experiences around Philadelphia\, boasting unique and unexpected flavor pairings.  \n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Byers\n\n\n\n@j.erinbyers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLe Cordon Bleu-trained\, private chef\, and avid philanthropist\, Chef Jessica is passionate about supporting her community through various non-profits. She is also an athletic coach and is ready to run circles around her competition! \n\n\n\n\n\nCheryl Hayden\n\n\n\n@capponair \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCheryl “Cappuchino” Hayden is an upbeat\, energetic iHeartRadio host who has been on Philly’s Power99 for more than 10 years. She rediscovered her love for home cooking during the recent 2020 events.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChetna Macwan\n\n\n\n@cmspiceculture \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChef Chetna is a TV host and passionate home chef who loves to share Indian cuisine on social media and through cooking classes. She is a fierce competitor\, and is looking forward to spicing things up in the competition! \n\n\n\n\n\nJeff Newman\n\n\n\n@hilotaco \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChef Jeff is a Michelin-trained chef who has honed his culinary chops all around the world. He is currently developing Hi-Lo Taco\, a Philly restaurant focused on BBQ and handmade flour tortillas. He is ready to flatten the competition like a good tortilla! \n\n\n\n\n\nJamie Pagliei\n\n\n\n@thephillysportsguy \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJamie “The Philly Sports Guy” Pagliei is the official Philadelphia sports fan\, boasting more than 100K social followers and Philly Phans. His energy is loud\, his face is painted\, and he is ready to cook! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur emcee will be Patrick Andrews\, division chief of markets at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and our chefs will be cooking up food provided by Garden of Health\, Weavers Way\, and Beaver Brook Ranch. Get photo ready for professional photos thanks to Jana Bannan Photography! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to the many sponsors and in-kind donors of this event! \n\n\n\nCat’s Pajamas Sponsor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSoirée Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Bee’s Knees Culinary Competition Sponsors
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/roaring-twenties-soiree-for-rivers/
LOCATION:Urban Outfitters Headquarters at The Navy Yard\, 5000 S. Broad Street\, Building 543\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220716T090000
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SUMMARY:Latino Conservation Week: Introduction to Canoeing at Marsh Creek
DESCRIPTION:When: July 16\, 2022\, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.Where: Marsh Creek State Park\, 675 Park Road\, Downingtown\, PA 19335.Cost: Free. Registration is not required.\n\n\n\nJoin Stroud Water Research Center educators to learn the basics of canoeing on beautiful Marsh Creek lake! All supplies will be provided. \n\n\n\nDirections: First\, go to the park office. Across from the park office\, there will be a tent\, table\, and canoes\, as well as handouts and giveaways. Groups will go out every hour\, but it’s first come\, first served as space is limited. \n\n\n\nEl Piragüismo Para Principiantes\n\n\n\nIndicaciones: Primero\, diríjanse a la oficina del parque. Frente a la oficina\, habrá una carpa donde encontrarán una mesa y canoas\, así como folletos y obsequios. Los grupos saldrán cada hora\, pero hay un cupo limitado. Por lo tanto\, la posibilidad de participar será por orden de llegada. \n\n\n\nPresented by:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Latino Conservation WeekLatino Conservation Week: Disfrutando y Conservando Nuestra Tierra is an initiative of Hispanic Access Foundation. Latino Conservation Week was created to support the Latino community getting into the outdoors and participating in activities to protect our natural resources. \n\n\n\nDuring this week\, community\, non-profit\, faith-based\, and government organizations and agencies hold events throughout the country. From hiking and camping to community roundtables and film screenings\, these activities promote conservation efforts in their community\, and provide an opportunity for Latinos to show their support for permanently protecting our land\, water\, and air.  \n\n\n\nLatino Conservation Week 2022 runs July 16–24. Find all scheduled events on the Latino Conservation Week website.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/latino-conservation-week-introduction-to-canoeing/
LOCATION:Marsh Creek State Park\, 675 Park Road\, Downingtown\, Pennsylvania\, 19335\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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SUMMARY:Sips & Science on Boathouse Row
DESCRIPTION:When: July 14\, 2022\, 6–8 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Vesper Boat Club\, 10 Kelly Drive\, Philadelphia PA 19130\n\n\n\nCost: $25 per person. \n\n\n\n\nSpace is limited! \n\n\n\nCome mingle with friends and renowned freshwater scientists for a discussion of the health of the Schuylkill River and the Clean Water Act. Enjoy food\, drink\, and the sunset in the famous Vesper Boat Club along Boathouse Row. \n\n\n\nBoathouse Row\, Philadelphia\, at dusk by Garen M. CC BY-NC 2.0
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/sips-and-science/
LOCATION:Vesper Boat Club\, 10 Kelly Drive\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T000000
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SUMMARY:[In Person] Watershed Education & MWEE Ambassador Training for K–12 Educators
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, June 29\, 2022\, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Thursday\, June 30\, 2022\, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Attendance both days is required for participants who wish to receive the Watershed Education Teacher’s Manual and certification as a PA MWEE Ambassador.Where: Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center (400 Belfast Rd\, Nazareth\, PA 18064).Who: Classroom teachers\, school administrators\, and other education partners serving K-12 students in Pennsylvania. Registration is currently restricted to educators from Intermediate Units (IU) 18\, 20 and 21\, but this may be extended to the general public if space allows.Cost: FREE! Lunch included for all participants. Participants from Intermediate Units 18\, 20\, and 21 will receive over $100 in instructional resources to support watershed exploration in their classroom.Act 48: Pennsylvania certified teachers can earn up to 15 Act 48 hours: six hours for each face-to-face workshop on June 29 and 30\, plus three additional hours if they complete the MWEE 101 online course prior to the workshop.\n\n\n\nRegistration is REQUIRED with a highly limited number of seats. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\nDownload Flyer\n\n\n\n\nAre you a Pennsylvania educator or school administrator passionate about bringing relevant and real watershed education and environmental literacy to your K–12 students?  \n\n\n\nJoin Pennsylvania State Parks\, Stroud Water Research Center\, and fellow educators from across PA for two full days of hands-on\, minds-on learning in the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) curricular framework and DCNR’s Watershed Education (WE) curriculum! Discover dozens of FREE inquiry-based\, interdisciplinary activities geared for students in grades 6 –12 from the WE curriculum\, and explore how MWEEs can increase standards-based student achievement and stewardship among all ages.   \n\n\n\nParticipants who attend both days of in-person instruction\, in addition to completing the 3-hour online MWEE 101 course\, will be fully certified as PA MWEE Ambassadors and receive their own copy of the WE Teacher Manual.  \n\n\n\nIt is strongly encouraged that participants take the FREE MWEE 101 course prior to attending the in-person workshops. This course is OPTIONAL if participants do not wish to become Certified PA MWEE Ambassadors but is required if they do. Please scroll down for more information. \n\n\n\nBONUS! Participants from Intermediate Units 18\, 20\, and 21 will receive over $100 in instructional resources to support watershed exploration in their classroom.  \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact Lauren Forster at 610-746-2801 or laforster@pa.gov. \n\n\n\nMWEE 101 Online Course: Required for Certification as PA MWEE Ambassador\n\n\n\n(VIRTUAL – AT YOUR OWN PACE PRIOR TO JUNE 29-30)\n\n\n\nAll participants are strongly encouraged to complete the FREE 3-hour MWEE 101 online course prior to their attendance of the in-person Watershed Education & MWEE Ambassador Training for K–12 Educators on June 29-30. MWEE 101 is optional if participants do not wish to become Certified PA MWEE Ambassadors by the end of the two-day workshop; participants who attend both full days on June 29-30 will still receive 12 combined hours of Act 48 hours (6 hours of instruction each outside of a 30-minute lunch) and their own copy of the  Watershed Education Teacher’s Manual.  \n\n\n\nHowever\, participants are REQUIRED to complete the MWEE 101 online course to receive their certificate as a PA MWEE Ambassador and 3 additional hours of Act 48.  \n\n\n\nPlease note that the MWEE 101 course\, as well as the additional 3 hours of Act 48\, is managed by NOAA Chesapeake Bay Exploration. Specific questions on MWEE 101 should be directed to krysta.hougen@noaa.gov. \n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Safety Protocols💧 Program will take place indoors and outdoors.💧 Face masks are currently OPTIONAL during indoor and outdoor program activities when physical distancing can be maintained. This may shift to a requirement based on COVID-19 surges in the best interest and safety of all participants. Registrants will be alerted to any changes to masking requirements by email.💧 Participants should bring their own face mask with proper fit (over the nose\, chin\, and cheeks) for use if requested.💧 Participants are asked to maintain 6 feet of physical distancing whenever possible.💧 Participants are asked not to attend the program if feeling any combination of atypical symptoms\, including but not limited to fatigue\, coughing\, sore throat\, fever\, chills\, etc. \n\n\n\nPresented by:
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/mwee-ambassador-training-for-k12-educators/
LOCATION:Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center\, 400 Belfast Road\, Nazareth\, Pennsylvania\, 18064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T083000
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SUMMARY:Getting Hands-On Integrating Environmental Education
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, June 23\, 2022\, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.Where: Bayard Rustin High School\, 1100 Shiloh Rd\, West Chester\, PA 19382.Who: K–12 computer science teachers and administrators\, special educators and administrators\, STEM teachers and administrators\, coaches\, curriculum directors\, librarians\, and media specialists. Six hours of Act 48 are available for Pennsylvania Certified Teachers.Cost: Free. Participants will receive instructional supplies to use in their classrooms and a $100 stipend.\n\n\n\nRegistration is limited to the first 25 participants. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a full day workshop at Bayard Rustin High School and Goose Creek. Attendees will work through the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) framework while furthering their own knowledge of environmental literacy and stewardship.  \n\n\n\nEducators will go outdoors to engage in a hands-on learning experience while developing the skills to integrate MWEE into their own classrooms and schools. Following the workshop\, attendees will be invited to further learning opportunities to become a Certified MWEE Ambassador! \n\n\n\nPresented by:
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/getting-hands-on-integrating-environmental-education/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220621T090000
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SUMMARY:[Hybrid] Watershed STEM and Aquatic WILD Training for Educators\, Part 2
DESCRIPTION:When: Two-part training on Thursday\, June 16\, 2022\, 1 – 3 p.m. EDT (virtual part 1/2) and Tuesday\, June 21\, 2022\, 9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT(in-person part 2/2).Where: Online via Zoom video conferencing (June 16) and in person at Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Rd\, Avondale\, PA 19311 (June 21).Who: Nonformal educators\, classroom teachers\, school administrators\, and other K–12 education partners\, particularly 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLCs) and educators who serve K-12 youth in after-school and out-of-school learning settings Cost: FREE! Aquatic WILD K–12 Curriculum & Activity Guide provided to all participants who attend both parts of this two-part workshop. Lunch and instructional giveaways provided on June 21.\n\n\n\nRegistration is REQUIRED. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nJoin Stroud Water Research Center for a two-day hybrid training (online and in person) in watershed-related STEM (science\, technology\, engineering\, and mathematics) and the national Aquatic WILD curriculum! Tailored to after-school and out-of-school education settings but open to all formal and nonformal educators\, this hands-on professional development workshop will immerse educators in STEM activities on land and in water to help them actively engage youth of all ages in real-world\, place-based environmental problem-solving.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants will receive their own copy of Aquatic WILD K–12 Curriculum & Activity Guide\, dive into outdoor field investigations on watershed health\, discover the lessons learned during programming with 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC)\, and wade into a curricular framework (Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience framework) to set their programs up for success! \n\n\n\nTo receive an Aquatic WILD K–12 Curriculum & Activity Guide\, participants are required to attend both the virtual training (Thursday\, June 16\, 2022\, 1 – 3 p.m. EDT) and in-person training (Tuesday\, June 21\, 2022\, 9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT). \n\n\n\nAs an approved Act 48 provider\, the Stroud Center can provide up to 8 Act 48 hours to Pennsylvania certified teachers who attend this professional development experience. \n\n\n\nThis professional development opportunity is made possible by an eeBLUE grant and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact Watershed Education Specialist David Kline. \n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Safety Protocols  \n\n\n\n💧 The in-person portion of this workshop (June 21) will take place entirely outdoors RAIN OR SHINE under the shade of a pavilion and on nature trails in our streamside forest except for access to indoor restrooms in the Stroud Center Moorhead Environmental Center or under extreme weather conditions (e.g.\, high heat index\, thunderstorms). \n\n\n\n💧 Face masks with proper fit (over nose\, cheeks\, and chin) are currently REQUIRED when indoors at Stroud Water Research Center\, including inside restrooms or if activities must shift indoors due to extreme weather. Face masks are currently OPTIONAL when outdoors at Stroud Water Research Center. This may shift to a requirement based on COVID-19 surges in the best interest and safety of all participants. Registrants will be alerted to any changes to masking requirements by email. \n\n\n\n💧 Participants should bring their own face mask with proper fit (over the nose\, chin\, and cheeks). \n\n\n\n💧 Participants are asked to maintain 6 feet of physical distancing whenever possible. \n\n\n\n💧 Participants are asked not to attend the program if feeling any combination of atypical symptoms\, including but not limited to fatigue\, coughing\, sore throat\, fever\, chills\, etc. \n\n\n\n💧 Due to the outdoor and COVID-responsive nature of activities\, participants should dress for the weather in outdoor-friendly weather than get muddy or wet. \n\n\n\nPresented by:
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/hybrid-watershed-stem-aquatic-wild-training-part-2/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T235959
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SUMMARY:Taxonomic Certification Opportunity in North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:What: Four-day workshop with the opportunity to take the Taxonomic Certification Program exam.When: Workshop runs June 14-17\, 2022. Exam will be offered on June 17\, 2022.Where: Hot Springs\, North Carolina.Presented by: North Carolina Association of Environmental Professionals \n\n\n\nThis Aquatic Insect Ecology for Environmental Professionals – Level 2 Workshop is geared to: \n\n\n\nLocal\, state\, and federal aquatic ecologists and interagency review teams.Biologists with environmental consulting firms.Faculty and students with aquatic emphasis.Managers with citizen science programs.\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Information and Registration\n\n\n\n\nIf you would like to take an exam at this event\, please fill out the Taxonomic Certification Exam Interest Form*. For more information\, visit the Schedule an Exam page. \n\n\n\n* This link may be blocked by some firewalls. If you cannot reach it\, please email tcp@stroudcenter.org to register.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/sfstcp-north-carolina-2022/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Exam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20220429T181741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220613T180222Z
UID:25263-1655384400-1655391600@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:[Hybrid] Watershed STEM and Aquatic WILD Training for Educators\, Part 1
DESCRIPTION:When: Two-part training on Thursday\, June 16\, 2022\, 1 – 3 p.m. EDT (virtual part 1/2) and Tuesday\, June 21\, 2022\, 9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT (in-person part 2/2).Where: Online via Zoom video conferencing (June 16) and in person at Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Rd\, Avondale\, PA 19311 (June 21).Who: Nonformal educators\, classroom teachers\, school administrators\, and other K–12 education partners\, particularly 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLCs) and educators who serve K–12 youth in after-school and out-of-school learning settings.Cost: FREE! Aquatic WILD K–12 Curriculum & Activity Guide provided to all participants who attend both parts of this two-part workshop. Lunch and instructional giveaways provided on June 21.\n\n\n\nRegistration is REQUIRED.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nJoin Stroud Water Research Center for a two-day hybrid training (online and in person) in watershed-related STEM (science\, technology\, engineering\, and mathematics) and the national Aquatic WILD curriculum! Tailored to after-school and out-of-school education settings but open to all formal and nonformal educators\, this hands-on professional development workshop will immerse educators in STEM activities on land and in water to help them actively engage youth of all ages in real-world\, place-based environmental problem-solving.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants will receive their own copy of Aquatic WILD K–12 Curriculum & Activity Guide\, dive into outdoor field investigations on watershed health\, discover the lessons learned during programming with 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLCs)\, and wade into a curricular framework (Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience framework) to set their programs up for success! \n\n\n\nTo receive an Aquatic WILD K–12 Curriculum & Activity Guide\, participants are required to attend both the virtual training (Thursday\, June 16\, 2022\, 1 – 3 p.m. EDT) and in-person training (Tuesday\, June 21\, 2022\, 9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT). \n\n\n\nAs an approved Act 48 provider\, the Stroud Center can provide up to 8 Act 48 hours to Pennsylvania certified teachers who attend this professional development experience. \n\n\n\nThis professional development opportunity is made possible by an eeBLUE grant and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact Watershed Education Specialist David Kline. \n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Safety Protocols  \n\n\n\n💧 The in-person portion of this workshop (June 21) will take place entirely outdoors RAIN OR SHINE under the shade of a pavilion and on nature trails in our streamside forest except for access to indoor restrooms in the Stroud Center Moorhead Environmental Center or under extreme weather conditions (e.g.\, high heat index\, thunderstorms). \n\n\n\n💧 Face masks with proper fit (over nose\, cheeks\, and chin) are currently REQUIRED when indoors at Stroud Water Research Center\, including inside restrooms or if activities must shift indoors due to extreme weather. Face masks are currently OPTIONAL when outdoors at Stroud Water Research Center. This may shift to a requirement based on COVID-19 surges in the best interest and safety of all participants. Registrants will be alerted to any changes to masking requirements by email. \n\n\n\n💧 Participants should bring their own face mask with proper fit (over the nose\, chin\, and cheeks). \n\n\n\n💧 Participants are asked to maintain 6 feet of physical distancing whenever possible. \n\n\n\n💧 Participants are asked not to attend the program if feeling any combination of atypical symptoms\, including but not limited to fatigue\, coughing\, sore throat\, fever\, chills\, etc. \n\n\n\n💧 Due to the outdoor and COVID-responsive nature of activities\, participants should dress for the weather in outdoor-friendly weather than get muddy or wet. \n\n\n\nPresented by:
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/hybrid-watershed-stem-aquatic-wild-training-part-1/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T235959
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20220207T222056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220613T133116Z
UID:24861-1655164800-1655337599@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:[Virtual Educator Workshop] Sustainable Choices\, Sustainable Watersheds: Applying the MWEE Framework to Waste Streams
DESCRIPTION:When: Two sessions: Tuesday\, June 14 (10 a.m.–noon EDT) and Wednesday\, June 15 (1–3 p.m. EDT)Where: Online via Zoom video conferencing. The connection link will be emailed prior to the event.Audience: This is an advanced MWEE application workshop so participants must have completed the MWEE 101 course or a previous MWEE ambassador training! Click here to learn more about MWEEs. Click here to complete the online course. This online session is open to homeschool providers\, classroom teachers\, and non-formal environmental educators. Four hours of Act 48 are available for Pennsylvania Certified Teachers. A certificate of participation will be provided for participants outside of Pennsylvania (upon request at workshop sign-in).Cost: Free. Registration is limited to the first 50 participants. \n\n\n\nRegistration for this event has closed. \n\n\n\nDo you know how much our choices at home or around our schools positively or negatively impact the waste stream? \n\n\n\nThis two-session educator professional development workshop will focus on tools\, resources\, and ideas for sustainable choices you and your students can make to reduce waste streams while using the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) framework. \n\n\n\nSession 1: Introduction to the issues and challenges around waste streams generated by our consumer choices. Guest speakers will share about slow vs. fast fashion\, statewide litter issues\, and microplastics in the waterways. \n\n\n\nSession 2: We will review data collected as part of a small homework assignment and apply conclusions to potential stewardship and civic action projects on both a personal and school-wide level. \n\n\n\nWhat more could you ask for? Jump on in and join us in June 2022! Questions? Please email Tara Muenz (co-instructor of workshop) \n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with:
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/sustainable-choices-sustainable-watersheds-2022/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T143000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20220317T172622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221129T214928Z
UID:25048-1654950600-1654957800@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:[CANCELED] Introduction to Spincast Fishing With Girl Scouts  (6th-12th Grade)
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, June 11\, 2022\, 12:30–2:30 p.m. Please arrive EARLY to find parking and locate the group; weekends at the boat launch can be very busy.\n\n\n\nWhere: Marsh Creek State Park Boat Launch\, Western Side\, Downingtown\, PA 19335.\n\n\n\nWho: Girl Scout Cadettes\, Seniors\, or Ambassadors (grades 6-12).\n\n\n\nCost: FREE thanks to generous funding from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Registration is required for youth participants and adult chaperones.\n\n\n\n\nThis event has been canceled but will be rescheduled! Check back for updates and details. \n\n\n\nGirl Scout Cadettes\, Seniors\, or Ambassadors (grades 6-12)\, join Stroud Water Research Center for a FREE hands-on introduction to spincast fishing at Marsh Creek State Park! Learn how to be a *SMART angler on your local waterways\, discover freshwater fish that call Pennsylvania home\, practice casting a line on a spincast fishing rod\, and try your luck catching a fish from Marsh Creek Lake. \n\n\n\nNo equipment or experience is required; all fishing equipment is provided and beginner-level instruction is facilitated by the Stroud Center Education Department and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Adult chaperones are encouraged. Registration for youth and adults is required. \n\n\n\nAll youth participants will receive a unique Stroud Center Education Programs Patch\, a fun patch for your Girl Scout to remember their watershed education adventure!  \n\n\n\n*The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s SMART angler principles include Safety\, Manners\, Appreciation\, Release\, and Teach — which encourage all fishing enthusiasts to respect and care for the environment and pass along this knowledge to others to perpetuate sustainable enjoyment of our natural resources. This 2-hour introductory program integrates SMART angler principles and includes activities on the types of fish found in Pennsylvania\, fish habitats\, safety\, equipment\, outdoor manners\, and protecting our water resources. Each participant learns basic fishing skills and gets to put those skills to use.  \n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Safety Protocols  \n\n\n\n💧 Program will take place entirely outdoors. \n\n\n\n💧 Face masks are currently OPTIONAL during outdoor program activities when physical distancing can be maintained. This may shift to a requirement based on COVID-19 surges in the best interest and safety of all participants. Registrants will be alerted to any changes to masking requirements by email. \n\n\n\n💧 Participants should bring their own face mask with proper fit (over the nose\, chin\, and cheeks) for use if requested. \n\n\n\n💧 Participants are asked to maintain 6 feet of physical distancing whenever possible. \n\n\n\n💧 Participants are asked not to attend the program if feeling any combination of atypical symptoms\, including but not limited to fatigue\, coughing\, sore throat\, fever\, chills\, etc. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Watershed Education Specialist David Kline. \n\n\n\nRequired Waiver of LiabilityTo participate in this free education program led by Stroud Water Research Center\, all participants (youth and adults) are REQUIRED to submit the electronic registration form\, which contains our mandatory Waiver of Liability.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/introduction-to-spincast-fishing-cadettes/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T110000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20220318T132841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221129T214909Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Spincast Fishing With Scouts BSA
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, June 11\, 2022\, 9–11 a.m. Please arrive EARLY to find parking and locate the group; weekends at the boat launch can be very busy.\n\n\n\nWhere: Marsh Creek State Park Boat Launch\, Western Side Boat Launch\, Marsh Creek Park\, Downingtown\, PA 19335.\n\n\n\nWho: Scouts BSA entering 6th\, 7th\, or 8th grade during the 2022-23 school year.\n\n\n\nCost: FREE thanks to generous funding from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Registration is required for youth participants and adult chaperones.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration is REQUIRED for both youth participants and adult chaperones (parents\, caregivers\, troop leaders). Walk-in participants are not permitted due to COVID-19 safety and limited space. \n\n\n\nScouts BSA (grades 6-8)\, join Stroud Water Research Center for a FREE hands-on introduction to spincast fishing at Marsh Creek State Park! Learn how to be a *SMART angler on your local waterways\, discover freshwater fish that call Pennsylvania home\, practice casting a line on a spincast fishing rod\, and try your luck catching a fish from Marsh Creek Lake. \n\n\n\nNo equipment or experience is required; all fishing equipment is provided and beginner-level instruction is facilitated by the Stroud Center Education Department and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Adult chaperones are encouraged. Registration for youth and adults is required. \n\n\n\nAll youth participants will receive a unique Stroud Center Education Programs Patch\, an activity patch for your Scouts BSA member to remember their watershed education adventure!  \n\n\n\n*The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s SMART angler principles include Safety\, Manners\, Appreciation\, Release\, and Teach — which encourage all fishing enthusiasts to respect and care for the environment and pass along this knowledge to others to perpetuate sustainable enjoyment of our natural resources. This 2-hour introductory program integrates SMART angler principles and includes activities on the types of fish found in Pennsylvania\, fish habitats\, safety\, equipment\, outdoor manners\, and protecting our water resources. Each participant learns basic fishing skills and gets to put those skills to use.  \n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Safety Protocols  \n\n\n\n💧 Program will take place entirely outdoors. \n\n\n\n💧 Face masks are currently OPTIONAL during outdoor program activities when physical distancing can be maintained. This may shift to a requirement based on COVID-19 surges in the best interest and safety of all participants. Registrants will be alerted to any changes to masking requirements by email. \n\n\n\n💧 Participants should bring their own face mask with proper fit (over the nose\, chin\, and cheeks) for use if requested. \n\n\n\n💧 Participants are asked to maintain 6 feet of physical distancing whenever possible. \n\n\n\n💧 Participants are asked not to attend the program if feeling any combination of atypical symptoms\, including but not limited to fatigue\, coughing\, sore throat\, fever\, chills\, etc. \n\n\n\nRequired Waiver of LiabilityTo participate in this free education program led by Stroud Water Research Center\, all participants (youth and adults) are REQUIRED to submit the electronic registration form\, which contains a digital version of our mandatory Waiver of Liability. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact Watershed Education Specialist David Kline\, dkline@stroudcenter.org
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/introduction-to-spincast-fishing-scouts-bsa/
LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T193000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20220418T184908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220606T190435Z
UID:25156-1654711200-1654716600@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:Follow the Hatch — Aquatic Insects in Lancaster County’s Streams and Rivers
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Keith Williams \n\n\n\nWhen: Wednesday\, June 8\, 2022\, 6–7:30 p.m. EDTWhere: Columbia Crossing River Trails Center\, 41 Walnut Street\, Columbia\, PA 17512Cost: Free. Registration is required.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a deep dive into the world of aquatic insects!Did you know that aquatic macroinvertebrates are not only fascinating creatures but also our best indicator of the health of Lancaster County’s streams and rivers? Join John Jackson\, Ph.D.\, of Stroud Water Research Center and Keith Williams of Lancaster Conservancy for a deep dive into the world of mayflies\, stoneflies\, caddisflies\, and the many other tiny creatures that call our streams home.  \n\n\n\nThis presentation at the beautiful Columbia Crossing River Trails Center will include macroinvertebrates’ natural history\, their use as a tool to understand water quality and stream health\, and their importance in gauging Lancaster County’s initiatives to restore our streams and rivers. We will also discuss the “snowstorm” of mayflies that emerges from the Susquehanna River each spring. \n\n\n\nSponsored by: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is Lancaster Water Week?Now in its sixth year\, Lancaster Water Week celebrates the 1\,400 miles of streams and rivers in Lancaster County\, Pennsylvania. These cricks and creeks are the source of our drinking water\, drive economic and agricultural growth\, and allow us to escape into nature to fish\, paddle\, and swim. Many of these beautiful streams are polluted\, but there is an incredible effort underway to bring them back to health in our lifetime. Learn more
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/water-week-follow-the-hatch/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220604T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220604T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20211223T143246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221219T191059Z
UID:24692-1654347600-1654362000@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:Girl Scout Cadette Canoeing Program: Think Like a Citizen Scientist Award
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, June 4\, 2022\, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Please arrive EARLY to find parking and locate the group; weekends at the boat launch can be very busy.\n\n\n\nWhere: Marsh Creek State Park Boat Launch Western Side\, Marsh Creek Park\, Downingtown\, PA 19335.\n\n\n\nWho: Girl Scout Cadettes entering 6th\, 7th\, or 8th grade during the 2022-23 school year.\n\n\n\nCost: FREE for youth participants and adult chaperones thanks to grant funding from the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.\n\n\n\nWaiver of Liability must be submitted in advance of participation.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration is REQUIRED for both youth and their adult chaperones. Walk-in participants are not permitted due to COVID-19 safety and a limited number of canoeing seats. \n\n\n\nGirl Scout Cadettes (grades 6-8)\, join Stroud Water Research Center for a discovery-based\, on-the-water canoeing adventure on a reservoir teeming with aquatic life! Earn requirements for your Think Like a Citizen Scientist Award (TLACS) while paddling the lake at the beautiful Marsh Creek State Park\, exploring freshwater habitats essential to all life\, diving into shoreline water chemistry experiments\, collecting real citizen science data\, and becoming an empowered protector of your watershed. \n\n\n\n4-hour program duration includes paddling safety instruction\, loading/unloading boats\, shoreline stops\, as well as on-the-water canoeing time. All essential canoeing equipment\, including canoes\, life jackets\, paddles\, First Aid Kits\, and dry bags\, will be provided. All participants receive a free Stroud Center Education Programs fun patch\, but the TLACS Award Badge itself is NOT included and should be purchased separately by participants through their local Girl Scout Council. Before or following the program\, participants are welcome to picnic or hike along the park’s vast trail network throughout forests\, fields\, and wetlands. \n\n\n\nNOTE: This program only earns requirements for the Think Like a Citizen Scientist Award\, one of two components of the Think Like a Citizen Scientist STEM Journey. To earn their full Journey\, participants are encouraged to complete the second part of the Journey (the Take Action Award) after their program and independent of the Stroud Center. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRequired Waiver of Liability\n\n\n\nPrior to your program or the day of your program with Stroud Water Research Center\, all participants of all ages (adult parents/caregivers on behalf of their child/children and adult participants representing themselves) are REQUIRED to sign and submit the Waiver of Liability and Consent to Photograph & Publish. Participants are required to check the box to agree to the Waiver of Liability to participate in the program; checking the box for the Consent to Photograph & Publish is optional. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Safety Protocols\n\n\n\n\nProgram will take place entirely outdoors except for limited access to porta-potties at the launch site.\n\n\n\nFace masks are currently OPTIONAL during outdoor program activities when physical distancing can be maintained. This may shift to a requirement based on COVID-19 surges in the best interest and safety of all participants. Registrants will be alerted to any changes to masking requirements by email.\n\n\n\nParticipants should bring their own face mask with proper fit (over the nose\, chin\, and cheeks) for use if requested.\n\n\n\nParticipants are asked to maintain 6 feet of physical distancing whenever possible.\n\n\n\nParticipants are asked not to attend the program if feeling any combination of atypical symptoms\, including but not limited to fatigue\, coughing\, sore throat\, fever\, chills\, etc.\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact scoutprograms@stroudcenter.org. \n\n\n\nPresented by:
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/girl-scout-cadette-canoeing-program/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220604T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220604T110000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20220418T191200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220420T210543Z
UID:25163-1654333200-1654340400@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:Stream Care Workday
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, June 4\, 2022\, 9-11 a.m.Where: Multiple locations in Lancaster County\, Pennsylvania.Cost: Free. Registration is required.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nHelp take care of our streamsides across Lancaster County! We will be planting trees\, weeding\, and tending to native plantings.Lancaster County has 1\,400 miles of streams and rivers. Taking care of our streamside forests (riparian buffers) protects the quality of the water we drink\, provides food and habitat for wildlife\, preserves nearby wetlands\, and replenishes our groundwater. Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and other community partners to protect our clean water as we tend these streamside forests! \n\n\n\nVisit the registration page for more information\, including locations\, age restrictions\, and safety and weather policies. \n\n\n\nSponsored by: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is Lancaster Water Week?Now in its sixth year\, Lancaster Water Week celebrates the 1\,400 miles of streams and rivers in Lancaster County\, Pennsylvania. These cricks and creeks are the source of our drinking water\, drive economic and agricultural growth\, and allow us to escape into nature to fish\, paddle\, and swim. Many of these beautiful streams are polluted\, but there is an incredible effort underway to bring them back to health in our lifetime. Learn more
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/streamside-care-workday/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20220505T180901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T143500Z
UID:25286-1654194600-1654200000@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:Water + Science = Beer
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, June 2\, 2022. Doors open at 6 p.m.; lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.Where: Victory Brewing Company\, 3127 Lower Valley Rd\, Parkesburg\, PA 19365.Who: Ages 21+ only.Cost: $5 per person\, includes one beer ticket. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited! \n\n\n\nJoin us for the second event in our 2022 Science Seminar Series! Enjoy a conversation with the co-founders of Victory Brewing Company and Stroud Water Research Center scientists as we talk about clean fresh water and its importance in the creation of great beer. \n\n\n\nSponsored by:
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/water-plus-science-equals-beer/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220521T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220521T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20211202T200455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220506T131524Z
UID:24580-1653120000-1653145200@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:Trout Unlimited STREAM Girls Program
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, May 21\, 2022\, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. *Optional extended fishing hour 3 – 4 p.m.Where: Meet in morning at Stroud Water Research Center (map below)\, and travel in the afternoon to the fishing ponds of Anson B. Nixon Park (405 N Walnut Rd\, Kennett Square\, PA 19348). Participants are responsible for their own transportation from the Stroud Center to the park\, which is located approximately 10 minutes away. View COVID-19 Safety Protocols.Who: Upper elementary (grades 4-5) and middle school (grades 6-8) girls\, including cis girls\, trans youth\, non-binary youth\, gender non-conforming youth\, and/or all youth who experience girlhood as part of their journey. Participants include Scouts\, such as Girl Scout Juniors\, Girl Scout Cadettes\, and Scouts BSA\, as well as non-Scout individuals or families!Cost: FREE for youth participants and adult chaperones. Registration required for youth participants and adult chaperones.Waiver of Liability must be submitted in advance of participation.\n\n\n\nRegistration is REQUIRED for both youth participants and adult chaperones (parents\, caregivers\, troop leaders). Walk-in participants are not permitted due to COVID-19 safety and a limited number of seats. \n\n\n\n\nRegister (Youth and Adult Chaperones)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCalling upper elementary school and middle school girls\, including Girl Scout Juniors\, Girl Scout Cadettes\, Scouts BSA members\, and non-Scouts alike\, local to southcentral and southeastern Pennsylvania! Join Stroud Water Research Center and Trout Unlimited this spring for STREAM Girls\, an outdoor watershed experience that combines science\, technology\, engineering\, art\, and math (STEAM) with recreational fly-fishing to empower today’s girls to become tomorrow’s leaders. \n\n\n\nSpend the morning discovering wriggling stream bugs\, learning the art of fly-tying\, and exploring freshwater habitats studied year-round by real scientists. Then\, travel to a public fishing spot at a local park to learn fly-casting from master anglers and\, fingers and fins crossed\, hopefully catch a live fish! \n\n\n\nParticipants will have a one-hour break between the morning and afternoon to eat a bagged lunch and travel from the Stroud Center to Anson B. Nixon Park approximately 10 minutes away. Transportation and lunch are NOT provided and are the participant’s responsibility.  \n\n\n\nProgram includes all loaner gear needed throughout the program\, a STREAM Girls Field Notebook\, a STREAM Girls Patch (gender-neutral STREAM Keepers Patch also available)\, and a Stroud Center Education Programs Patch.  \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact scoutprograms@stroudcenter.org  \n\n\n\nVolunteers Needed!\n\n\n\nVolunteers play an essential role in the success of a STREAM Girls program. If you wish to volunteer for the Fly-Tying and/or Fly-Casting/Fishing components of this program (volunteers not accepted for any other activities)\, please complete the Volunteer Sign-Up below. To best protect and serve our youth audiences\, the Stroud Center education department requires all volunteers to submit this interest form and attend a mandatory 1-2-hour Volunteer Orientation before they participate in our STREAM Girls programs. \n\n\n\n\nSign Up to Volunteer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Safety Protocols\n\n\n\n💧 Except for use of indoor restroom facilities\, program will take place entirely outdoors in streamside forests\, under pavilions\, and at other outdoor locations that allow for physical distancing.💧 Face masks with proper fit (over the nose\, chin\, and cheeks) are REQUIRED when entering the building to use restroom facilities.💧 Face masks are currently OPTIONAL during outdoor program activities\, but this may shift based on COVID-19 surges in the best interest and safety of all participants. Registrants will be alerted to any changes to masking requirements by email approximately one week before the program.💧 All participants are asked to maintain 6 feet of physical distancing whenever possible.💧 Participants are asked not to attend the program if feeling any combination of atypical symptoms\, including but not limited to fatigue\, coughing\, sore throat\, fever\, chills\, etc.💧 Independent use of the campus\, including unguided use of trails for hiking\, is NOT permitted at this time.💧 Participants should bring a bagged lunch from home with a “pack-in\, pack-out” approach; please pack out all waste that you came with due to COVID-19. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRequired Waiver of Liability\n\n\n\nPrior to your program or the day of your program with Stroud Water Research Center\, all participants of all ages (adult parents/caregivers on behalf of their child/children and adult participants representing themselves) are REQUIRED to sign and submit the Waiver of Liability and Consent to Photograph & Publish (English\, Spanish). Participants are required to check the box to agree to the Waiver of Liability to participate in the program; checking the box for the Consent to Photograph & Publish is optional. The form may be submitted via email to educationprograms@stroudcenter.org or in person before the start of the program. \n\n\n\nProgram Partners
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/stream-girls-program/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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SUMMARY:Taxonomic Certification Opportunity at JASM Conference
DESCRIPTION:When: Monday\, May 16\, 2022.Where: Joint Aquatic Science Meeting\, DeVos Place Convention Center\, Grand Rapids\, Michigan.All exams will be available.\n\n\n\nInterested in taking an exam? Please contact Mike at tcp@stroudcenter.org. \n\n\n\nThe Society for Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification Program was implemented to certify that trained and skilled persons are providing aquatic invertebrate and diatom identifications in North America. The certification program tests a candidate’s knowledge and skills in aquatic invertebrate and diatom taxonomy and provides the successful applicant with a certificate of proficiency. \n\n\n\nThe program also helps promote undergraduate and graduate training of new taxonomic experts\, training of taxonomic technicians through workshops\, development of new manuals for identifying aquatic invertebrates and algae\, and taxonomic excellence in other disciplines and other parts of the world.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/taxonomic-certification-jasm-conference/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Exam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220511T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220511T183000
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SUMMARY:Tour of Agriculture Trials at Natural Lands’ Stroud Preserve
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, May 11\, 2022\, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Where: Stroud Preserve. See directions and parking information below.Cost: Free. Space is limited and registration is required.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nMany Chester County residents know and love Natural Lands’ Stroud Preserve\, but did you know the preserve also serves as an agricultural research laboratory? Stroud Water Research Center and the Rodale Institute have partnered to test four different agricultural methods ranging from conventional farming to organic and conservation farming techniques in a side-by-side comparison to measure these farming practices’ impact on soil health and water quality. This unique and informative tour will be led by Stroud Center staff. Sturdy shoes are recommended for areas of rough terrain. \n\n\n\nDirections and ParkingUse the private entrance to the preserve located at 449 Lucky Hill Road. Follow the long gravel driveway through the preserve until you see tour attendants guiding you to park along the side of the driveway. \n\n\n\nPresented by
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/tour-of-agriculture-trials/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220430T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220430T140000
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SUMMARY:Educator Hidden Gem Canoe Workshop: Discover the Octoraro Reservoir!
DESCRIPTION:Date and time: Saturday\, April 30\, 2022\, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Location: In-person pending coronavirus status and safety regulations mandated by the governor.Audience: Homeschool providers\, classroom teachers\, and non-formal environmental educators. Six hours Act 48 available for Pennsylvania Certified Teachers. A certificate of participation will be provided for teachers outside of Pennsylvania.Meet: At Jim’s Live Bait & Tackle on route 472 (Exact details will come in an email.)Cost: Free! Pre-registration is required. Trip will be limited to 14 educators.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nDiscover Octoraro Reservoir\n\n\n\nExperience the splendor and natural history of a relatively unknown jewel in Lancaster County with Stroud Water Research Center while canoeing the 620-acre Octoraro reservoir. From beautiful cliffs to waterfowl\, you’ll experience the quiet and stillness of the lake and enjoy the following: \n\n\n\nMapping experience.Water chemistry testing.Paddling introduction and demonstration.Paddling to explore Octoraro Reservoir and learn about the history of Octoraro\, Susquehanna\, and Chesapeake watersheds from guides.Shore stop to pull seine nets to sample aquatic life.\n\n\n\nFor a small taste of what this reservoir has to offer\, check out a short video on Lancaster Online. \n\n\n\nWhat more could you ask for? Jump on in and join us in May 2022! Questions? Please email Tara Muenz.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/educator-canoe-workshop-octoraro/
LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220430T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220430T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20220420T204047Z
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SUMMARY:Food\, Flora\, and Fun at Lancaster’s Native Plant and Wildlife Festival
DESCRIPTION:Need Garden Inspo\, or Just Want to Enjoy Nature? \n\n\n\nJoin US at Lancaster’s Native Plant and Wildlife Festival for Food\, Flora\, and Fun!\n\n\n\n\nWhen: April 30\, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. \n\n\n\nWhere: Overlook Community Campus\, across from the Manheim Township Public Library\, 595 Granite Run Drive\, Lancaster\, Pa.\n\n\n\nWhat: Meet native plant vendors\, enjoy food truck fare\, hear environmental lectures\, and see an exciting new nature project using native plants to restore and protect a nearby stream.\n\n\n\n\nThe annual Lancaster Native Plant and Wildlife Festival is a time to learn about\, celebrate\, and protect our local environment using native plants. Native flowering plants\, shrubs\, and trees are those that originated and developed in our region\, unlike species introduced from other parts of the world. Think goldenrod\, winterberry\, and sycamore versus purple loosestrife\, barberry\, and callery pear. Native plants are important not only for local wildlife\, they are critical to restoring our streams and rivers\, and all the critters that call our waterways home.   \n\n\n\nJohn Williamson of TeamAg\, Inc.\, plants a sycamore seedling in the Overlook Park forest buffer. TeamAg works with the Stroud Center on dozens of farm conservation projects each year. Photo: Lancaster Clean Water Partners\n\n\n\nNew to this year’s festival is an 8-acre native habitat restoration area at Overlook Park in Manheim Township featuring trees\, shrubs\, and flowers that enhance nearby wetlands and a small stream that flows to the Little Conestoga Creek. Developed by Stroud Water Research Center\, Manheim Township\, the Alliance for the Chesapeake\, Chesapeake Bay Foundation\, Lancaster Clean Water Partners\, and many other partners\, this project is part of a countywide campaign to protect clean fresh water by planting over 1 million trees and shrubs on 6\,000 acres of streamside areas on farms\, parks\, and residential and business areas throughout the county.  \n\n\n\nLamonte Garber\, the Stroud Center’s watershed restoration coordinator\, will give a tour of the project to visitors who attend the festival. \n\n\n\nMark your calendar for Saturday\, April 30\, and we will see you there! \n\n\n\nVolunteer to Care for Native PlantsYou can help us nurture the new plants at Overlook Park.  Register for the Stream Care Workday on June 4\, part of Lancaster Water Week. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Overlook ParkOverlook Park is a community public space that hosts hundreds of visitors every day\, many of whom walk\, bike\, or drive to enjoy this natural setting just north of Lancaster City. As such\, this young streamside forest is a place where visitors can enjoy nature and see firsthand how these streamside plantings are reducing pollution\, creating stream habitat\, and feeding and sheltering wildlife and pollinators. 
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/native-plant-wildlife-festival/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T203000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
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SUMMARY:Special Screening of the Documentary Film “Artifishal”
DESCRIPTION:When: April 28\, 2022. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Film begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by Q & A at 8 p.m.Where: In person at Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311.Cost: Free\, thanks to our sponsor\, Fulton Bank. \n\n\n\n\nCome early! Doors open at 5:45 p.m. for refreshments and shopping with these local vendors: \n\n\n\nHenisee PotteryAtwater Designs\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now\n\n\n\n\nJoin Stroud Water Research Center and Trail Creek Outfitters for a special screening of the documentary film “Artifishal” (2019).  \n\n\n\nProduced by Patagonia Films\, this feature-length documentary is a film about people\, rivers\, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction\, threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms\, and our continued loss of faith in nature. \n\n\n\nAfter the screening\, we are pleased to offer a Q&A with Stroud Center Executive Director\, Dave Arscott\, Ph.D.\, whose research focuses on aquatic primary production\, distribution and diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates\, ecohydrology\, and the ecology of rivers and floodplains. \n\n\n\nThanks to our sponsor:
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/special-screening-artifishal-film/
LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220423T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220423T110000
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SUMMARY:Walk\, Learn\, and Play: Streams in the 158th
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, April 23\, 2022\, 9-11 a.m.Where: Outside at Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311. Please park in designated parking spaces and follow signs to meet in the pavilion.Presented by: State Representative Christina Sappey.Please RSVP by calling 484-200-8264 or emailing RepSappey@pahouse.net.\n\n\n\nJoin Rep. Sappey and experts from Stroud Water Research Center for this family-friendly nature walk along White Clay Creek. We will learn about stream habitats and how to protect them while enjoying hands-on activities and an experience suitable for all age groups! \n\n\n\nNote: While the Stroud Center is an unbiased\, nonadvocacy organization\, we are committed to sharing our science to help businesses\, landowners\, policymakers\, and individuals make informed decisions that affect water quality and availability around the world.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/streams-in-the-158th/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20220330T180912Z
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SUMMARY:Earth Day Volunteer Event
DESCRIPTION:When: Friday\, April 22\, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Where: East Fallowfield Township\, Buck Run Creek. Directions and parking instructions will be emailed to registrants.All ages are welcome! Questions? Contact Jessica Provinski.\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate Earth Day with Stroud Water Research Center and Victory Brewing Company (VBC) by helping us perform spring maintenance tasks on riparian buffer plantings along Buck Run. Volunteers will help clean up debris left from winter flooding\, straighten tree tubes\, replace broken stakes\, remove bird netting\, and plant a few replacement trees throughout the buffers. \n\n\n\nParticipants will receive a voucher for a free Victory beer or soft drink (depending on age) and are invited to visit either the Downingtown or Parkesburg location for lunch that day and to redeem their voucher. On Earth Day\, VBC taprooms will also be giving out special wildflower seed coasters with any draft purchase.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/earth-day-volunteer-event/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T180000
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CREATED:20220208T163613Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate World Water Day
DESCRIPTION:Date and time: March 24\, 2022\, 4–6 p.m.\n\n\n\nLocation: Outside at Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311. \n\n\n\nAudience: Family and community event.\n\n\n\nCost: Free! Please RSVP so we can plan for refreshments.\n\n\n\nView COVID-19 Safety Protocols.\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now\n\n\n\n\nJoin Stroud Water Research Center to celebrate World Water Day and the unveiling of our new Watershed Education Mobile Lab! Families and community members can engage in four activities: discovery of live “stream bug” (aquatic macroinvertebrates) at our Mobile Lab\, Stroud Center stream ecology videos under our pavilion\, a special bilingual (Spanish and English) reading of the Creek Critters children’s picture book in our streamside forest\, and an electrofishing demonstration to learn about how real scientists sample eels\, trout\, and other underwater neighbors in White Clay Creek. \n\n\n\nTo provide equitable access to meaningful watershed educational experiences\, the Stroud Center\, during its March 24 World Water Day event\, is unveiling its Watershed Education Mobile Lab. Download this image.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Safety Protocols \n\n\n\n💧 Except for the use of indoor restroom facilities\, the program will take place entirely outdoors in streamside forests\, under pavilions\, and at other outdoor locations that allow for physical distancing.💧 Face masks with proper fit (over the nose\, chin\, and cheeks) are REQUIRED when entering the building to use restroom facilities.💧 Face masks are currently OPTIONAL during outdoor activities.💧 All participants are asked to maintain 6 feet of physical distancing whenever possible.💧 Participants are asked not to attend the program if feeling any combination of atypical symptoms\, including but not limited to fatigue\, coughing\, sore throat\, fever\, chills\, etc.💧 Independent use of the campus\, including unguided use of trails for hiking\, is NOT permitted at this time.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/celebrate-world-water-day-2022/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T180000
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SUMMARY:Model and Monitor My Watershed Geospatial and Data Analysis Tools for Middle and High School Teachers
DESCRIPTION:When: Monday\, March 21\, 2022\, 4–6 p.m. EST.Where: Online via Zoom video conferencing. The connection link will be emailed prior to the event.Audience: This online session is open to classroom teachers and school leaders in the local service regions of Stroud Water Research Center (Southeastern and south central PA) and Shore Rivers (Eastern Shore of Maryland). The first 20 teachers registered from the two specific regions (10 each) mentioned above will receive $50 stipends for their participation. Two hours of Act 48 continuing education hours are available for Pennsylvania Certified Teachers. A certificate of participation will be provided for teachers outside of Pennsylvania.Cost: Free\, thanks to grant funders.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nAre you looking for ways to help your students understand their connections to the local environment? Are you interested in incorporating technology and data analysis into your students’ environmental units? Have COVID restrictions on classroom and lab experiences limited your ability to design real-world STEM explorations using the environment as an integrative concept?  \n\n\n\nIf you answered yes to any of these questions\, this is the professional development opportunity for you! \n\n\n\nUsing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial technologies to explore complex interdisciplinary phenomena\, such as environmental issues\, has been demonstrated as a highly effective method for both teachers and students at all grade levels to better understand impacts with the natural world. \n\n\n\nConnecting spatial representation and explorations to local field-based inquiry further improves understanding in a tangible way while creating a sense of place and connection to the issue. Yet\, knowing which GIS tools to use and how to use them to enhance an existing curriculum can initially be quite daunting to educators.  \n\n\n\nJoin this professional development event to learn about the WikiWatershed Toolkit of resources\, specifically Model My Watershed and Monitor My Watershed\, to help you accomplish your instructional goals. \n\n\n\nThe Stroud Center and ShoreRivers have received a National Science Foundation grant (Resolving Sediment Connectivity Between Rivers and Estuaries by Tracking Particles with their Microbial Genetic Signature) which includes additional funding to support Pennsylvania and Maryland teachers in applying these workshop concepts and tools in their classrooms. Over the next few years this funding also supports pilot curricular collaborations\, including school visits and field experiences. A short breakout time at the end of this webinar will include a preview of how teachers may become involved in future activities of this NSF grant.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is offered in collaboration with another grant-funded project (PSU Sea Grant and NOAA) and professional development series called “Blending MWEE and GIS for Educators: Expanding Meaningful Environmental and Watershed Literacy with Geospatial Technology Tools and Practice.” By attending this March 21 workshop you’ll join a cohort of teachers in that project for 1 of 6 parts of that workshop series. If you are interested in the full 6-part workshop series it will be offered again in the late summer or fall of 2022.Questions? Contact Steve Kerlin\, Ph.D. (skerlin@stroudcenter.org or 610-910-0053) or Suzanne Sullivan (ssullivan@shorerivers.org or 857-345-0016). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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 (Grant # NA18OAR4170074) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n– And – \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2049073. 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/geospatial-data-analysis-tools-middle-high-school-teachers/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Virtual Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220222T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220222T200000
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CREATED:20211129T191315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211208T160128Z
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SUMMARY:[Virtual Educator Workshop] Wild and Scenic Rivers in the Face of Climate Change: An Immersion in White Clay Creek
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, February 22\, 2022\, 6–8 p.m. ESTWhere: Online via Zoom video conferencing. The connection link will be emailed prior to the event.Audience: This online session is open to homeschool providers\, classroom teachers\, and non-formal environmental educators. Two hours of Act 48 are available for Pennsylvania Certified Teachers. A certificate of participation will be provided for teachers outside of Pennsylvania.Cost: Free.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nEvaporating water sources\, wildlife die-offs\, deepening droughts\, intensifying storms and flooding. \n\n\n\nThe profound impacts climate change is wreaking on our freshwater systems threaten every person and ecosystem in our country. \n\n\n\n Healthy rivers are our best defense. \n\n\n\n                                                                            –American Rivers \n\n\n\nClimate change is striking our rivers first and hardest. This educator professional development workshop will focus on tools\, resources\, and ideas that pertain to climate change impacts and how to improve our choices around freshwater resources while focusing on a very special place on the planet\, White Clay Creek watershed.  \n\n\n\nWhite Clay Creek has a unique status of being a National Wild and Scenic River\, the first to be protected on a watershed basis. Flowing through parts of Chester County\, Pennsylvania\, and New Castle County\, Delaware\, the watershed faces threats that affect all of us. With outstanding resource values in recreation\, geology\, wildlife\, history\, and culture\, White Clay Creek is a perfect example for educators to bring place-based learning into their lessons that promote and support the protection and restoration of these resources.  \n\n\n\nSpecial guest speakers include Shane Morgan\, White Clay Creek management plan coordinator\, who will take us on a virtual tour and share the beauty and needs of the watershed as well as the opportunities to connect to a very special waterway. Sharing existing regional science\, Marc Peipoch\, Ph.D.\, an ecosystem ecologist at Stroud Water Research Center\, will bring us into an awareness and understanding of climate impacts with an update on the status of freshwater systems. Tara Muenz\, assistant director of education at the Stroud Center\, will then lead us into a set of hands-on/mind-on activities you can use with groups to start the conversation about climate resiliency in freshwater systems through the lens of aquatic macroinvertebrates! \n\n\n\nWhat more could you ask for? Jump on in and join us in February 2022! Questions? Please email Tara Muenz (co-instructor of workshop). \n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with: 
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/wild-and-scenic-rivers-face-climate-change/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Virtual Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075756
CREATED:20220121T194602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T175632Z
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SUMMARY:Forever Chemicals in Our Water: Threats and Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Date and time: February 11\, 2022\, 12–1 p.m. EST.\n\n\n\nLocation: Online via Zoom videoconferencing.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, but you must register to receive the connection information.\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science by joining us for the first episode of the 2022 Science Seminar Series\, “What’s in Our Streams and Rivers: The Good\, the Bad\, and the Ugly.” \n\n\n\nHave you heard of forever chemicals like PFASs and wondered where they come from and why there is so much concern about them? Join us to hear answers from one of the world’s experts on this insidious pollution threat and the latest technologies for cleaning it up.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe webinar will feature Seetha Coleman-Kammula\, Ph.D.\, a serial entrepreneur and a former senior vice president of Basell\, a Royal Dutch Shell and BASF joint venture. She started as a research scientist in Amsterdam and held diverse positions in four countries managing R&D\, strategy\, and business units. After retiring from Shell\, she served on Dow Chemical Company’s sustainability external advisory board and founded Simply Sustain\, a management consulting company in sustainability. She co-founded and currently leads PFAS Solutions. \n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor: Agilent
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/forever-chemicals-in-our-water-threats-and-solutions/
LOCATION:PA
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