Fall is here, the best time to volunteer! Cooler weather means even more new volunteer and education events throughout the Darby and Cobbs Creek and neighboring watersheds! Check out the links to learn more about each organization and the volunteer opportunities in the region.
There are many opportunities to make an impact in the region this month!
September 2024
Thursday, September 12: Fall Migration Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve with WCT
Thursday, September 12: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Friday, September 13: Autumn Offspring : A Collaboration with Natural Lands and WCT
Saturday, September 14: Cobbs Creek Water Quality Testing with CCCEEC.
Email George Ambrose at gamb370294@aol.com for more information!
Saturday, September 14: Slimy Leaves for Healthy Streams: A Leaf Pack Network Workshop with Stroud Center
Saturday, September 14: Brandywine Paddling Expedition with Stroud Center
Sunday, September 15: 2024 Darby Creek Canoe Race with DCVA
Sunday, September 15: Nature Photography Walk with WCT
Tuesday, September 17: Lenape Nation Virtual Talk with DCVA
Tuesday, September 17: Twilight Trails: Guided Evening Hikes with John Holback with WCT
Thursday, September 19: Fall Migration Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve with WCT
Thursday, September 19: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Thursday, September 19: The Water’s Edge Gala and Presentation of the 2024 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence with Stroud Center
Saturday, September 21: Mushroom Walk & Talk with Beth Teigen from Philly Mycology Club with DCVA
Saturday, September 21: Free 40th Anniversary Outdoor Event with Lenape Nation Guest Speaker with DCVA
Wednesday, September 25: ECOcentric Experience | Farming with Nature & Honey Bees with WCT
Thursday, September 26: Fall Migration Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve with WCT
Thursday, September 26: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Friday September 27: Ceremony & Hike: Ridley Creek State Park and the Old-Growth Forest Network with CRC
October 2024
Thursday, October 3: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Friday October 4: Edgmont Township Park Native Plant Installation with CRC
Saturday October 5: Run-A-Muck with WCT
WCT's annual Run-a-Muck 5k and Country bash on October 5th is looking for volunteers to help set up and break down the event on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of that week. You can sign up here. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask Molly Scott at mcs@wctrust.org—or stop by and see Molly at WCT's Community Supper on September 20.
Saturday October 5: Upper Providence Township Rain Garden Installation with CRC
Tuesday, October 8: ECOcentric Experience | Uncovering Living Clues to Stream Health with WCT
Wednesday October 9: Science on Tap: What Even Are PFAS? with CRC
Thursday, October 10: Fall Migration Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve with WCT
Thursday, October 10: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Thursday, October 10: Field-to-Feast Demonstration Dinner with Chef Donna Laveran with WCT
Saturday October 12: Cobbs Creek Water Quality Testing with CCCEEC.
Email George Ambrose at gamb370294@aol.com for more information!
Saturday October 12: Fall Bird Walk with CRC
Tuesday, October 15: Nature Walk with (DCCCS Volunteer!) Gretchen: Leaf Your Worries Behind with WCT
Thursday, October 17 through Sunday, October 20: Tree Planting at Inverary HOA with WCT
More details to be announced soon! Check back to sign up and plant trees in Darby Creek Watershed!
Thursday, October 17: Fall Migration Bird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve with WCT
Thursday, October 17: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Saturday, October 20: Market in the Meadow with WCT
Thursday, October 24: Stewardship Volunteer Thursday with WCT
Full event calendars for Volunteer and Education Event Hosts are below:
Is there someone missing?
Email us and let us know! Blogs will be added monthly with updated events from around the region - if you know of upcoming events, email LBM@wctrust.org to have it added to the list of opportunities.
Submit your pictures and stories of how you are making an impact on the watershed!
Share the impact that you are making by submitting your pictures and a brief 1-2 sentences of what you have been up to. Thank you for making a difference in the Darby/Cobbs and neighboring watersheds!
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