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December 2017

Message from the Director

Thanks for making #GivingTuesday and the first week of our annual appeal campaign such a grand success! We feel very fortunate to have had such a stellar response. We want to thank Allan Myers, Inc. for matching all of your donations up to $5,000. And we want to thank you for donating over $6,000 in one week. We still need a few donations to reach our annual goal, so please consider giving today.

We also want to thank you for participating in our community conservation projects and environmental education programs this past year. As you can see in our Annual Report Card, we had quite the year in 2017. Together, we broke a number of participation records, and completed some pretty great projects that pay dividends for the health of the Perkiomen Creek. We can't thank you enough for your support, and we sincerely hope to see all of you again in 2018.

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I hope you'll join us... Outside!!

Ryan Beltz

Don't miss our last two

preschool science adventures of 2017!

On December 7 , children are invited to bring their favorite teddy bear to

learn more about bears in our forests and bears in our beds!

On December 21, we will kick off the start of winter by learning more about

the animals that live in the coldest places on earth... the North and South poles!

These adventures are carefully crafted for children ages 3-6 and feature a variety of activities including games, songs, examining natural history items and hearing some of the best in children's literature. Each program concludes with a simple craft.

Learn more by visiting our website!

Preschool Science for Young Learners

Pennsylvania Master Naturalist

at the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy

Are you a Pennsylvania resident passionate about the environment?

Are you looking to get involved in volunteer service projects in your community?

Then the Pennsylvania Master Naturalist Program at the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy wants you!

The Pennsylvania Master Naturalist Program is a statewide initiative with the goal of connecting residents with their local environment through natural science training and conservation service work in their local communities. Master Naturalist trainees will learn about Southeastern Pennsylvania's environment by participating in a total of 55 hours of classroom and field training sessions from March 14^th to June 13^th, 2018.

View our Spring 2018 Training Schedule

https://www.perkiomenwatershed.org/pa-master-naturalist/

To Apply to the Master Naturalist Program

https://pamasternaturalist.org/become_a_master_naturalist/

Perkio men Plant-A-Thon

We would like to thank all of the volunteers

who made the Plant-A-Thon a success!

This month, we wrapped up our first annual Plant-A-Thon, a watershed-wide native species planting program. Thanks to the hard work of over 300 volunteers we were able to plant over 6,000 native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants at eight different sites throughout the watershed! These plants will provide vital habitat for wildlife and create a protective buffer for our local waterways, improving water quality and reducing erosion.

We would like to thank all of our sponsors and the volunteers who came out to help make this year's Plant-A-Thon a success, this would not have been possible without you! We look forward to seeing you at next year's plantings.

View our photo gallery here!

Wilderness First Aid at the Conservancy

Join us on January 27 and January 28, 2018 for this 2-day Red Cross certification course. Wilderness First Aid is designed specifically for scout leaders, camp counselors, and outdoor enthusiasts. If you plan to be outdoors and in charge of a group, then this course is for you. Learn how to properly respond to medical emergencies and treat injuries that occur off the beaten path.

Learn more and sign up today!

Calling All High School Students!

The Conservancy is currently recruiting members for the 2018 Perkiomen Watershed Conservation Corps. This youth program blends hands-on experiential learning with meaningful environmental service. If you or a youth you know loves to be outdoors or is thinking of heading into an environmental career, then sign up for this program!

The Conservation Corps youth program begins in January 2018 and runs through

the end of June. Early in the program, participants will learn the fundamentals of watershed management while developing their conservation field skills. Throughout the spring, participants will work hand-in-hand with our staff conservationists as they complete a wide variety of projects and programs. In June, participants will venture out on an epic five-day paddling expedition that begins along the Perkiomen Creek and finishes on the Delaware River.