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SUMMARY:[CANCELED] School-Days-Off Camp: Stroud Center Scientists
DESCRIPTION:Sorry\, this camp has been canceled due to low registration. Please check out the other camps being offered from February through June! \n\n\n\nWhen schools are closed\, Stroud Water Research Center is open for young nature explorers. Our School-Days-Off Camps invite third- through fifth-grade students to spend a fun-filled day outdoors along White Clay Creek. Each camp features a unique theme with nature-inspired crafts\, hands-on science experiments\, and outdoor adventures that spark curiosity and wonder.  \n\n\n\nThe theme for the January School-Days-Off Camp is Stroud Center Scientists. Throughout the day\, campers will take the roles of different scientists at the Stroud Center\, from entomologists to chemists! Campers will investigate along White Clay Creek\, perform hands-on science experiments\, and create crafts related to research conducted at the Stroud Center. \n\n\n\n\nWhen: Monday\, January 19\, 2026. Drop-off is at 9 a.m.\, and pick-up is at 3:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311.\n\n\n\nCost: $100. One hour of before- and/or after-care is available for an additional $10 each.\n\n\n\nLunch is not provided. Please pack a lunch and snack for your camper. \n\n\n\nRegistration information:\n\nEach camp is limited to 25 campers.\n\n\n\nA minimum of 10 campers is needed to run the camp. If the minimum is not met\, registrants will be notified of cancellation one week before the camp date.\n\n\n\nRegistration closes on January 12 at 5 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Please note that the Stroud Center does NOT have a nurse on staff. Any prescription medication must be administered by a parent or legal guardian. A parent or legal guardian may arrive at the Stroud Center at a necessary time to administer medication.*
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/school-days-off-camp-january/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp
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SUMMARY:Winter Salt Week 2026
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership\n\n\n\nJanuary 26–30\, 2026\, is Winter Salt Week\, a multistate effort to raise awareness about the harms of road salt. Winter Salt Week and its partner organizations will offer live streams to raise awareness about salt pollution and solutions to reduce it. \n\n\n\nWinter Salt Week Virtual Events\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, January 26\, 1:30 p.m. ET. “Freshwater Salinization: Causes\, Consequences\, and Trends.”\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 27\, 1:30 p.m. ET. “Salt Wise Stories.”\n\n\n\nWednesday\, January 28\, 1:30 p.m. ET. “Smart Salting Contracts.”\n\n\n\nThursday\, January 29\, 1:30 p.m. ET. “Engineering Solutions.”\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 30\, 12 p.m. ET. “Conversation Table: Advocating for Change.”\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 30\, 1 p.m. ET. “Conversation Table: Salt Monitoring 101.”\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Winter Salt Week for calendar invites\, reminders\, and links throughout the week. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nWinter Salt Week In-Person Events\n\n\n\n\n[POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER] January 26: Salt Pollution Water Testing Event\, Pennsylvania State Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. \n\n\n\nJanuary 30: Winter Salt Snapshot\, Pennsylvania and neighboring states.\n\n\n\nJanuary 30: Salt Pollution Water Testing Event\, Borough Hall in West Chester.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/winter-salt-week-2026/
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SUMMARY:[UPDATED] Salt Pollution Water Testing Event in West Chester
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Tim Smith\n\n\n\nUpdate: Due to severe cold\, hazardous ice and snow cover\, and related logistical obstacles that make it difficult to collect water samples safely\, Stroud Water Research Center recommends that participants delay stream sampling until conditions improve. Many small streams across our region are frozen with icy banks. Parking on side roads is also difficult in many areas.If you have already collected samples\, you may bring them to Borough Hall between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (Note that this is an earlier end time.) We’d love to see you. We’ll analyze the samples and upload the data. We won’t be able to hold the demonstrations and displays as originally planned. We’ll simply be testing water samples. If you haven’t collected samples yet\, please wait until conditions improve. Conditions are challenging and\, in many cases\, unsafe. The data portal will remain open. We’d be happy to make arrangements to test any samples you collect at a later date. \n\n\n\n\nWhen: Friday\, January 30\, 2026\, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Borough Hall\, 401 E. Gay St.\, West Chester\, PA 19380.\n\n\n\nCost: Free. RSVPs are appreciated but not required.\n\n\n\n\nIs Your Local Stream Getting Salty?\n\n\n\nSalt keeps us safe on icy roads — but it’s also quietly harming waterways. Every winter\, millions of tons of salt are spread on roads\, sidewalks\, and driveways to combat snow and ice. While it’s effective at reducing slippery conditions\, the consequences for freshwater ecosystems\, infrastructure\, and drinking water are profound\, especially as winter salt use has risen dramatically over the past 50 years. \n\n\n\nIf you live in the West Chester area and are worried about salt pollution in your local stream\, collect a water sample and bring it to the testing event. Volunteers will test it for chloride and conductivity\, and Stroud Water Research Center scientists will add the data to the interactive salt map at stroudcenter.info/saltmap. \n\n\n\nGet Your Streamwater Tested\n\n\n\n\nDownload and print the salt snapshot sample data sheet. (This is optional\, but will expedite testing at the event.)\n\n\n\nWhile at your sample site\, record the location as precisely as possible by dropping a pin in a mapping app on your phone.\n\n\n\nCollect about two cups of water in a clean container for each sample.\n\n\n\nFill out the data form with your sample information.\n\n\n\nBring your samples and data form to the West Chester Borough Hall between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday\, January 30.\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Email communications@stroudcenter.org. \n\n\n\n\nLearn More
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/salt-pollution-water-testing-west-chester/
LOCATION:Borough of West Chester – Borough Hall\, 401 E Gay St.\, West Chester\, Pennsylvania\, 19380\, United States
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