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SUMMARY:Fall Salt Pollution Stream Snapshot
DESCRIPTION:A map showing Valley Forge Trout Unlimited’s 2025 Fall Salt Snapshot sampling sites.\n\n\n\nWant to Get Involved in Community Science? \n\n\n\nStroud Water Research Center is again planning a baseflow salt snapshot to assess year-round salt pollution levels and patterns in streams and rivers\, helping researchers and community members better understand how road salt accumulates across different landscapes.  \n\n\n\nThe target sampling date is Thursday\, October 15\, and the priority date range is Thursday\, October 15 through Sunday\, October 18\, weather permitting.  \n\n\n\nAll sample collection should be done during baseflow conditions when water levels are stable and not influenced by storm runoff. \n\n\n\nIn early October\, all participants should use 1- to 10-day forecasts to ensure they collect baseflow samples (baseflow = a stream’s resting state\, fed mostly by groundwater rather than storm runoff). The recommendation for a baseflow sample is no significant rain (~0.25 inches or more) in the 48 hours before sample collection. Significant rainfall will require sampling outside the target October 15–18 range.  \n\n\n\n\nThe salt snapshot provides a unique\, hands-on opportunity to generate data illustrating that road salt contaminates our watersheds year-round. This data will help start local conversations and shine a public spotlight on this critical water quality issue. The level of road salt contamination highly depends on how much road salt private applicators and municipalities use and how they handle it. Therefore\, local data are a vital part of the conversation.   \n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact Community Science Facilitator David Bressler at dbressler@stroudcenter.org. \n\n\n\nGet Involved\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Participate\n\n\n\n\n(If you’re working as a group\, please have your leader register.) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRequest Supplies\n\n\n\n\n(Request chloride test strips and conductivity meters after you’ve figured out what you’ll need.) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nInvite Public to Your Event\n\n\n\n\n(For sample drop-off\, to encourage participation\, and to share on social media). \n\n\n\n\n\nInstructions and Resources\n\n\n\nUse the technical guidance\, online data sheet\, and online map throughout your site selection\, planning\, sampling\, and analysis process. \n\n\n\n\nSnapshot guidance document.\n\n\n\nOnline data sheet.\n\n\n\nOnline salt map. For past salt snapshots\, click the Map Layers icon in the map menu\, then check the boxes to enable layers. \n\n\n\nRegistration and supply request status check.\n\n\n\n\nContribute Samples\n\n\n\nThe organizations listed below will accept water samples from the public for analysis and posting to the Salt Map. \n\n\n\nOrganizationDate and TimeLocationContactFoodshed AllianceThursday\, October 15 and Friday\, October 16\, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.Memory Park\, Newton\, NJ 07860See registration formPenn State Extension Montgomery CountyFriday\, October 16\, 3 to 6:30 p.m.1015 Bridge Road\, Collegeville\, PA 19426Master Watershed Steward Eric FrankhouserPenn State Extension Bucks CountySaturday\, October 17\, 1 to 4 p.m.576 Penns Park Rd\, Newtown\, PA 18940Master Watershed Steward Jim Walter\n\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\nDiscover how road salt is polluting fresh water.\n\n\n\nRead the recap of our winter salt snapshot\, “Winter Salt Week Unites Those Concerned About Fresh Water.”\n\n\n\nView the data on a winter salt map.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/fall-salt-pollution-stream-snapshot/
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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SUMMARY:Overseasoned: Road Salt Pollution Awareness Event
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Michael Pereckas\, Wikimedia Commons\, CC BY 2.0\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Monday\, October 19\, 2026. Press conference at 11 a.m. Water sample testing from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: The Rotunda at the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex\, N. 6th St. & Reily St.\, Harrisburg\, PA 17120.\n\n\n\nCost: Free. RSVPs are appreciated but not required.\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now\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\nPhoto: Dave Funk\n\n\n\n\nBut road salt isn’t just a winter issue. It seeps into our groundwater\, making streams salty and harming wildlife year-round. \n\n\n\n\nIf you live in the Harrisburg 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 speed up 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 event for analysis.\n\n\n\n\nRSVPs are appreciated but not required. Questions? Email communications@stroudcenter.org. \n\n\n\nPresented in Partnership By
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/salt-pollution-water-testing-event-in-harrisburg/
LOCATION:The Rotunda at the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex\, N. 6th St. & Reily St.\, Harrisburg\, Pennsylvania\, 17120\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stream and Buffer Ecology Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Gordonville farm buffer installed in fall 2023\, with CAP Implementation Grants from Lancaster Clean Water Fund. Photo: Lamonte Garber \n\n\n\n\nWhen: Tuesday\, October 20\, 2026\, from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311\n\n\n\nAudience: Riparian buffer practitioners.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, including lunch. Please RSVP by Wednesday\, October 14.\n\n\n\nPlease wear closed-toe shoes and dress for the weather\, as a portion of the workshop will take place outdoors.\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop provides a basic foundation for understanding the role that riparian forest buffers play in stream health. We will discuss stream ecology\, long-term restoration work in small watersheds\, and current research about forest buffer establishment. Please wear closed-toe shoes and dress for the weather\, as we will tour the meadow and restoration reaches of White Clay Creek. \n\n\n\nThis is the first of two unique workshops geared toward different audiences. However\, you are welcome to register for both! The second workshop will be held on Thursday\, October 22\, 2026. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nTimeAgenda ItemPresenter(s)8:45 a.m.Refreshments and WelcomeMatt Ehrhart9 a.m.Stream Ecology and Riparian ForestsDavid Wise10 a.m.Soil HealthLisa Blazure10:45 a.m.Discussion and Short Break11 a.m.Research Watersheds and AggregationLamonte Garber and Matt Ehrhart12 p.m.Lunch provided by the Stroud Center12:30 p.m.Outdoor Tour of White Clay CreekWhat We Learned From 25 Years of Research\, John Jackson\, Ph.D.2 p.m.Establishing Riparian Forested Buffers Successfully and Latest Research and Field Observations on Buffer Restoration MethodsLamonte Garber and Calen Wylie2:50 p.m.Discussion3 p.m.Adjourn
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/stream-and-buffer-ecology-workshop-2026/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
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SUMMARY:Streams and Watersheds: Impairment and Strategies for Recovery
DESCRIPTION:Crazy Hill riparian buffer in 2023 showing strong growth.\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Thursday\, October 22\, 2026\, from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311\n\n\n\nAudience: Conservation professionals and decision-makers.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, including lunch. Please RSVP by Wednesday\, October 14.\n\n\n\nPlease wear closed-toe shoes and dress for the weather\, as a portion of the workshop will take place outdoors.\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop takes a deeper dive into research at Stroud Water Research Center\, along with advanced concepts in watershed restoration. Hear from several Stroud Center researchers about current research projects and tour the labs. We will discuss stream stressors and restoration strategies.  \n\n\n\nThis is the second of two unique workshops geared toward different audiences. However\, you are welcome to register for both! The first workshop will be held on Tuesday\, October 20\, 2026. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nTimeAgenda ItemPresenter(s)8:45 a.m.Refreshments and WelcomeMatt Ehrhart9 a.m.Stream Impairment\, Stressors\, and Strategies for RecoveryEhrhart and John Jackson\, Ph.D.10 a.m.Questions and Discussion10:15 a.m.Outdoor tour of White Clay Creek Meadow and Restoration ReachesRiparian Forests and Stream Ecology: Insights from the Long-Term Research in Environmental Biology Project\, John Jackson12 p.m.Lunch provided by the Stroud Center12:30 p.m.Science Shorts1. Dams\, Legacy Sediment\, Nutrient Cycling; Marc Peipoch\, Ph.D.2. Road Salt Usage\, Jackson3. Biosolids and PFAS\, Diana Oviedo Vargas\, Ph.D. Short Break4. Cherry Hill Case Study\, Oviedo Vargas5. Neonicotinoid Insecticides\, Jinjun Kan\, Ph.D.6. Measuring Success in Aggregated Watersheds\, Jackson2:30 p.m.Tour of Laboratories (optional)3 p.m.Adjourn
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