Cross Currents
July 2019
A Message from the Director
Venturing on a self-supported paddling expedition teaches lessons that can't be learned anywhere but "out-there". Computer games can't simulate the feel of the paddle as it cuts through glassy water on a bright morning. Text books can't prepare a portager for the effort it takes to overland carry a canoe and all it's contents from the top of a dam to its bottom. And certainly, no television show can impart the great sense of accomplishment that's won after completing the trip you set out to do. The 2019 Perki-Bay Expedition gave all of this to those who participated this year, and we would like to thank all of you who helped make these experiences possible for our youth!

and it's never too late to support the program!

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Sign up today for the Conservancy's Summer Science Academy. Don't put the brakes on learning just because school's out... Join us for one of our carefully crafted summer programs designed by our team of professional educators. We have opportunities all summer long... Learn More!

Looking for something new to do this summer... Check out Yoga at the Perk! Explore the link between nature and yoga... AND tone those muscles for beach season!

Finally, join us on September 7th for the redesigned Perk to Park Bicycling Adventure! This year we have both 10 and 20-mile options... and we ride DOWN Spring Mountain! The ride finishes at Green Lane Park with a brew party sponsored in part by the new Perkiomen Valley Brewery located in Green Lane.

Enjoy the weather, and I hope to see you "out there"!

Ryan Beltz
Executive Director
Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy
At the Conservancy
June - August
Summer Science Academy is in full swing! We're having a great time this summer with explorers who have joined us for our Summer Explorers, Summer Afield and Exploring the East Branch Creek programs. Kids are loving the chance to splash around in the creek and they're learning about their local environment at the same time! And there is plenty more in store for the summer. Check out the programs we still have available:
At the Conservancy
July 10 & 17 | 7:00 to 8:00 pm
We still have two more session of Yoga at the Perk! Come experience the link between nature and yoga. Classes will be held outdoors (weather permitting).
All levels... beginners welcome!
Lake Delmont & Ruth Pond
July 12, 17, 19 & 29

European water chestnut season is upon us once again! Water chestnut is a non-native invasive aquatic plant that begins to appear in early June-August and threatens to take over our waterways if left untreated. This invasive plant forms dense mats on lakes, creeks and ponds making recreation difficult, and negatively impacting wildlife and water quality.

We need your help to successfully eradicate this plant from our watershed!
Schwenksville to the Delaware Bay
June 24 - 28, 2019
The third running of the Perki-Bay Expedition is in the books! The group had some beautiful weather, and has some amazing stories to tell. This year's team consisted of 22 paddlers which included our Conservation Corps (high school) students, college interns, Conservancy staff and volunteer safety boaters. The team completed the 5-day canoe trip starting on the Perkiomen Creek in Schwenksville and ending 50 miles downstream at Fort Mifflin on the Delaware. The Expedition was a great learning experience for the students, and helped to raise support for the protection of the Perkiomen Creek.

We would like to thank our sponsors and the many generous individual supporters who made this possible at no cost to the students!
You can still help!
Thank You Sponsors of the 2019 Perki-Bay Expedition!
More Events Coming Up...
July 20 | 9:30 am

Join us for one of our upcoming wildflower walks.

No advance registration required.
S chwenskville or Oaks to Green Lane
Sept 7 | 9:00 am or 10:00 am

Pedal the Perkiomen Trail with us!
Choose a 20- or a 10-mile ride. Ride from Oaks or Schwenksville to Green Lane Park for a picnic lunch, including a craft brew from the Perkiomen Valley Brewery (for those 21 & up).
Sign up before August 16 and use Promo Code EARLYBIRD to receive $5 off your registration.
tree hugger coffee
It's all in the Roast...

Visit Speakeasy Coffee Company to purchase your bag of Tree Hugger Coffee! Proceeds from Tree Hugger directly supports the mission of the Conservancy!
Have a cup for conservation!
Double your dollars!

With matching gifts, it's possible to  double or even triple your gift  to the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy!
Ask your employer if they have a matching gift policy, or  contact us  for more information.
As a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy
is dependent in part on donations, grants, memberships and sponsorships.
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