From the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Volunteer Event Page Come help us plant 160 trees in a lawn conversion planting! What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend […]

A residential landowner and Greening the Lower Susquehanna Volunteer is planting 400 trees on their property to expand their riparian buffer and to improve the health of their forest. They have been working hard to remove invasive species in their woods and need help replacing them with native trees and shrubs. Registration coming soon. Contact […]

Join the Tri-County Conewago Creek Association (TCCCA) for the Conewago Earth Day Celebration! The celebration will take place at the Lawn Community Park on April 21 from 12-4pm. TCCCA will have an info table and provide a free native tree to all attendees. Attendees will have the opportunity to make butterfly seed packets and sample […]

The Octoraro Watershed Association (OWA) is looking for volunteers to participate in their 8th annual Octoraro Reservoir Clean-up on Saturday, April 27th from 9:00am-4:00pm. Volunteers will be provided with gloves and trash bags, but OWA asks that volunteers come prepared in boots and long pants. Additional details can be found on the OWA Clean-up Flyer. […]

Join volunteers of the Water Quality Volunteer Coalition as they discuss local water monitoring efforts and ways to improve water quality data county-wide. Interested/new and existing members are encouraged to attend! Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every other month. They are located at the Farm and Home Center on Arcadia Road in […]

This property is going to be reforesting a large section of their property over the next several years. We are getting started this spring by planting 160 trees along their border with the Conewago Rail Trail. These will be trees helping to provide shade and beautification for the rail trail for years to come! Registration […]

The Octoraro Watershed Association welcomes guests to attend their next board meeting on June 4th at 7:00pm. The OWA's board meets quarterly, so come check out what is happening in the watershed!

Since its inception in 2017, Lancaster Water Week has celebrated the many partners, organizations, and volunteers caring for our waterways! Join us during the 8th annual Lancaster Water Week for over 60 events to learn more about their work as we paddle, explore, volunteer, and take action to protect our streams and rivers for the […]

Help categorize and document the biological life (plants, trees, fungi, reptiles and amphibians, etc.) at the Conewago Creek Floodplain Restoration site. More details are available on the attached flyer and registration is available at tinyurl.com/ConewagoBioBlitz

Shiprock Woods Restoration Project Tour Join us on a tour of a collaborative stream restoration project between the Conservancy and Lancaster County Conservation District. Many streams in Lancaster lack habitat for aquatic animals and have an overabundance of sediment and nutrients that are harmful to aquatic life. We’ll discuss how we use woody materials and […]

The Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance is proud to host the annual CCWA Expo! Join us at the Manheim Farm Show during Water Week to learn about the critters and insects that help our streams stay healthy or let your creativity show by helping decorate the rain barrel, plus much, much more! The CCWA partners with […]

Join volunteers of the Water Quality Volunteer Coalition as they discuss local water monitoring efforts and ways to improve water quality data county-wide. Interested/new and existing members are encouraged to attend! Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every other month. They are located at the Farm and Home Center on Arcadia Road in […]