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03/07/2026 09:30:00 AM03/07/2026 11:00:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkCommunity Science | What Comes Next in the Darby Creek Headwaters? | March 7
Saturday, March 7
9:30 am - 11:00 am
This March, join neighbors, scientists, educators, and community science volunteers for a dynamic series of watershed workshops across the upper, middle, and lower Darby–Cobbs Creek. These gatherings will bring the story of your local waterways to life—through real data, shared experiences, and meaningful conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing our creeks.
Staff from Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA) and Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) will present recent water quality findings, with a special focus on conditions in the region hosting each workshop. Volunteers and residents will be invited to share what they’re seeing on the ground, building a fuller picture of how land use, infrastructure, and community actions shape water quality throughout the watershed.
Learn how everyday practices—from lawn care and salted driveways to highway maintenance—affect the health of our waterways, the creatures that live in them, and even the water we rely on at home.
Whether you’re a concerned resident, a student, or simply curious about the hidden story in our streams, this talk will give you a clear picture of how winter care choices ripple through our environment. Come learn, connect, and be part of a growing community working to ensure healthier waters for Darby–Cobbs Creek—upstream, downstream, and everywhere in between.
Upper Main Line YMCA | Johnson Room in the Carriage House 1416 Berwyn Paoli Rd Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312
Price
Free
Saturday, March 7
9:30 am - 11:00 am
This March, join neighbors, scientists, educators, and community science volunteers for a dynamic series of watershed workshops across the upper, middle, and lower Darby–Cobbs Creek. These gatherings will bring the story of your local waterways to life—through real data, shared experiences, and meaningful conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing our creeks.
Staff from Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA) and Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) will present recent water quality findings, with a special focus on conditions in the region hosting each workshop. Volunteers and residents will be invited to share what they’re seeing on the ground, building a fuller picture of how land use, infrastructure, and community actions shape water quality throughout the watershed.
Learn how everyday practices—from lawn care and salted driveways to highway maintenance—affect the health of our waterways, the creatures that live in them, and even the water we rely on at home.
Whether you’re a concerned resident, a student, or simply curious about the hidden story in our streams, this talk will give you a clear picture of how winter care choices ripple through our environment. Come learn, connect, and be part of a growing community working to ensure healthier waters for Darby–Cobbs Creek—upstream, downstream, and everywhere in between.
Saturday, March 7
9:30 am - 11:00 am
This March, join neighbors, scientists, educators, and community science volunteers for a dynamic series of watershed workshops across the upper, middle, and lower Darby–Cobbs Creek. These gatherings will bring the story of your local waterways to life—through real data, shared experiences, and meaningful conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing our creeks.
Staff from Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA) and Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) will present recent water quality findings, with a special focus on conditions in the region hosting each workshop. Volunteers and residents will be invited to share what they’re seeing on the ground, building a fuller picture of how land use, infrastructure, and community actions shape water quality throughout the watershed.
Learn how everyday practices—from lawn care and salted driveways to highway maintenance—affect the health of our waterways, the creatures that live in them, and even the water we rely on at home.
Whether you’re a concerned resident, a student, or simply curious about the hidden story in our streams, this talk will give you a clear picture of how winter care choices ripple through our environment. Come learn, connect, and be part of a growing community working to ensure healthier waters for Darby–Cobbs Creek—upstream, downstream, and everywhere in between.
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CANCELLATION POLICY |WCT may cancel events due to inclement weather or low registration. If an event is canceled, we will notify you of the rescheduled event date, and you will receive a full refund. If you can no longer attend | If your cancellation is at least 72 hours in advance of the event date, please email lbm@wctrust.org or call 610-353-2562 to cancel. Thank you for understanding. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.
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Upper Main Line YMCA | Johnson Room in the Carriage House
1416 Berwyn Paoli Rd
Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312
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Add to Calendar
03/07/2026 09:30:00 AM03/07/2026 11:00:00 AMAmerica/New_YorkCommunity Science | What Comes Next in the Darby Creek Headwaters? | March 7
Saturday, March 7
9:30 am - 11:00 am
This March, join neighbors, scientists, educators, and community science volunteers for a dynamic series of watershed workshops across the upper, middle, and lower Darby–Cobbs Creek. These gatherings will bring the story of your local waterways to life—through real data, shared experiences, and meaningful conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing our creeks.
Staff from Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA) and Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) will present recent water quality findings, with a special focus on conditions in the region hosting each workshop. Volunteers and residents will be invited to share what they’re seeing on the ground, building a fuller picture of how land use, infrastructure, and community actions shape water quality throughout the watershed.
Learn how everyday practices—from lawn care and salted driveways to highway maintenance—affect the health of our waterways, the creatures that live in them, and even the water we rely on at home.
Whether you’re a concerned resident, a student, or simply curious about the hidden story in our streams, this talk will give you a clear picture of how winter care choices ripple through our environment. Come learn, connect, and be part of a growing community working to ensure healthier waters for Darby–Cobbs Creek—upstream, downstream, and everywhere in between.
Upper Main Line YMCA | Johnson Room in the Carriage House 1416 Berwyn Paoli Rd Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312
Price
Free
Lauren McGrath | Director of Watershed Protection Program - Having worked as the Director of Watershed Protection Program at the Trust since 2017, Lauren is responsible for creating and building the Watershed Department into what it is today! With the help of her Co-ops and Conservation Associates, she oversees important research in the 190+ miles of streams in our focus area, including the headwaters of Ridley, Crum, and Darby Creeks, to understand how to protect freshwater resources and ensure clean, safe water for all. She has a Bachelor of Science from Ursinus College where she focused her independent research project on the impact fracking has on macroinvertebrate populations, and a Masters of Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania where she studied the aquatic macroinvertebrates with Stroud Water Research Center.
Anna Walsh | Watershed Conservation Research and Data Specialist - While pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in Conservation Biology at Middlebury College, Anna joined our Watershed Protection Team as an intern in 2018. During the summers of 2019 and 2020 she conducted research on nitrogen fixation in mosses and studied stream salamander ecology at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest before returning to our team in 2021. As a Watershed Conservation Research and Data Specialist, Anna assists with monthly water chemistry sampling, maintains the tree planting at Ashbridge Preserve, and analyzes water quality data from sampling and from our EnviroDIY sensors.
