Conserving Lancaster's streams since 1950
Hosted by East Petersburg Borough and The Little Conestoga Watershed Alliance; Preparation activities leading up to the Water Week Tour of the East Petersburg BMP Demonstration Gardens. For more information, please click on the link to the flyer! -> Community Garden Volunteer Workdays
Celebrate Lancaster Water Week with the Little Conestoga Watershed Alliance by touring the East Petersburg Borough Community Gardens. Thursday, June 11, 5:30 - 7:30 PM at 2899 Graystone Road, East Petersburg, PA. We'd love to have you join us! Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/east-petersburg-community-gardens-tour-tickets-1986214215185?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true Other Water Week Events: https://www.lancasterconservancy.org/water-week/events/ More Information Join the Little Conestoga Watershed Alliance and […]
Creek Discovery Day: Exploring a creek and riparian restoration The Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance is hosting an event as part of Lancaster Water Week to give participants a chance to learn about the plants and animals that are part of a 5 year old restoration project. https://www.chiquescreekwatershedalliance.org/upcoming/creek-discovery-day-exploring-a-creek-and-riparian-restoration
Join volunteers of the Water Quality Volunteer Coalition for a meeting at the Farm & Home Center to discuss water quality sampling happening throughout the county. Interested/new and existing members are encouraged to attend! Contact us for more details or for more information.
The Cocalico Creek Watershed Association will be hosting their August meeting and Ice Cream Social on Monday, August 10th place and time TBD. For more details about the event, refer to CCWA’s Facebook page. You can also contact Dave Weidman (super45mom@yahoo.com) with questions about the meeting.
On Sep 19, CCWA is collaborating with the Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick, and with The Lebanon Valley Conservancy, in a 'Clean Water Day at Governor Dick Park.' (https://www.chiquescreekwatershedalliance.org/upcoming/clean-water-day-at-governor-dick-park). This is part of TLVC Clean Water Week. We are thrilled to have 3 highly regarded speakers address how agricultural best practices help conserve soil […]
The Cocalico Creek Watershed Association will be hosting their October meeting on Monday, October 12th at 7:00pm. For more details about the event, refer to CCWA’s Facebook page. You can also contact Dave Weidman (super45mom@yahoo.com) with questions about the meeting.
A little review of the year past and initial planning for the year to come. And food! All members are invited to attend. Notably, we have revised the CCWA membership policy, so that you can gain membership by paying the annual fee ($25, payable by check or cash, details here https://www.chiquescreekwatershedalliance.org/get-involved), or by participation or service […]
Join volunteers of the Water Quality Volunteer Coalition for a meeting at Ressler Mill to discuss water quality sampling happening throughout the county. Interested/new and existing members are encouraged to attend! Contact us for more details or for more information.
The 2026 Lancaster-Lebanon Watershed Forum will be held on Saturday, November 7 from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM at Elizabethtown College! This free event is a great opportunity for watershed protection volunteers and professionals to learn, discuss issues, and share ideas. Registration is free but required. Please register by October 30: https://forms.gle/LGqDPbGsW7UXCLhe8
We have a training opportunity to offer. As Lancaster county continues to ramp up and support restoration efforts, our team sees value in equally scaling up monitoring capacity. To support data collection efforts, WQMAT is partnering with PA DEP to host a training with DEP's Melissa Harrison covering macroinvertebrate collection, habitat assessment, and field meter calibration. […]
The Cocalico Creek Watershed Association will be hosting their December meeting on Monday, December 14th at 7:00pm. For more details about the event, refer to CCWA’s Facebook page. You can also contact Dave Weidman (super45mom@yahoo.com) with questions about the meeting.