Cross Currents
February 2017
|
|
Message from the Director
You now have the power to make a positive change right outside your door!
The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy has taken a giant leap forward in the fight against stream pollution! Starting today, you now have the ability to immediately combat trash in our watershed through Trash Spot! Trash Spot is the Conservancy's new smartphone app designed to give you the power to report trash sites and pollution within the 362 square miles of the Perkiomen Watershed. Simply type www.perkiomenwatershed.org/trashspot into your smartphone's browser then follow the prompts to report the trash. Trash Spot is designed to use your phone's geo-location software to accurately report your position to the Conservancy. The information you provide is compiled into our database and used to develop our Stream Clean-Up project site plan.
Don't just stop at reporting!
Join the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy and hundreds of your neighbors on April 8, 2017 from 9 am to 12 pm as we take to the streams to beautify our watershed!
Are you a business owner?
Contact us at 610.287.9383 to learn how you can get your employees in on the action and your logo up on our site and printed on our shirts!
Thanks and see you OUTSIDE!!
Ryan Beltz
|
|
PWC Open House
Featuring Royce Yoder Pottery, New Stream Clean-up App
& "The Watershed" cover artist, Judy Simon
Thursday, February 23, 2017
6:00 - 9:00 pm.
Join us
at the Conservancy for an evening exhibition of pottery from local potter Royce Yoder
coupled with the unveiling of the
Conservancy's new
Stream Cleanup
Smartphone
App,
TrashSpot
created
by Steven Griffiths.
Meet Judy Simon, the
cover
artist
of the Winter/Spring issue of
Be sure to visit the Conservancy on February 23rd from 6 to 9 pm to pick up some great local pottery and download our newest way to combat trash in the Perkiomen Watershed.
All Welcome!
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Our National Charity League Volunteers! |
Mark Your Calendars!
If you've ever visited PWC, you know that we have a cool old building and a nicely wooded property. We rely largely on volunteers to help us maintain them, especially to tackle those all-important seasonal jobs. To that end, we will be having a
Spring Grounds Work Party
on Saturday, April 1 from 1 to 4 pm.
You are invited to join us as we celebrate the arrival of warmer weather. We'll be tidying our lawn, cleaning out garden beds, removing gutter debris, and bringing up outdoor furniture from the garage. More details and sign-ups coming soon.
Save the date!
|
Register Now for the
Th
is year marks the 25th running of the Challenge, and we are pulling out all of the stops! Runners can expect more adventure and more of the natural beauty that sets the Challenge apart from other races. Our race directors are poring over the maps fi
guring out new twists and turns.
This race is sure to be a sell-out... The Challenge is already half full!
|
Hey Kids, What Are You Doing T
his Summer?
Children who have completed Kindergarten through 6
th
grade are invited to join us for one of the Conservancy's unique, science-based summer programs. Make new friends and learn about the natural world in a friendly, small-group setting. These programs have a rotating curriculum so each year is a new experience!
"Abiotics" is this year's topic for our Summer Explorer students (students completing Kindergarten through 3
rd
grade). This week long program will be spent bringing the non-living factors to life through hands-on experiments, activities, games, books and crafts.
"Habitats" is the topic for our Summer Afield students (students completing 4
th
- 6
th
grade)! Spend the week becoming an expert on local habitats as we explore the forest, venture into the field, compare a pond with a stream and locate an ecotone.
For those who just can't get enough of the creek, grab your water shoes and join us for one full day of "Exploring the East Branch Creek". Spend the whole morning at the East Branch Creek, followed by an afternoon focusing on animals that depend on the creek.
|
February 21,22,27,28, 5-9 pm
Fee:
$125 Members/ $140 Nonmembers
This four evening training is ideal for scout leaders, camp counselors, and outdoor enthusiasts. Includes Adult & Child CPR/AED training and Wilderness First Aid.
|
Saturday, February 25, 9 am to 2pm
Join us for a half day workshop at the Stroud Center learning about Stroud Education, Research and Restoration followed by a tour of the grounds.
Lunch will be provided.
|
| Thank you to our
Protectors of the Perkiomen
|
|
