Walk with Watershed Stewards
- Length
- 1 hour, 30 minutes
- Language
- English
- Note
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About the In-Person Workshop
Take a Walk with Watershed Stewards on the Parkway Creek in Harrisburg and learn something new about the watershed landscape you live in. Scott Shepler, Restoration Program Manager at the Capital Area Greenbelt Association (CAGA) and board member, along with the Master Watershed Stewards will lead the walk. Topics include a discussion of impaired streams from a historical perspective and the benefits of the stream restoration techniques used at Parkway Creek, a tributary of Spring Creek West along the Capital Area Greenbelt. The Walk will begin at the Penbrook Community Park Pavilion, which is a short distance from Parkway Creek.
Event Details
A ninety-minute walk through Penbrook Community Park will offer an opportunity to explore the area’s natural features and watershed landscape.
Registering before the event is encouraged and appreciated!
- Individuals interested in the history and impact of settlement from the late 1600s to today on streams in the Harrisburg area
- Those wanting to learn about stream restoration techniques and their benefits
- Volunteers
- Property owners
- Landscapers
- Residents interested in stream quality and restoration
- Introduction to the Penbrook Community Park and stream restoration within the context of land development
- Site walk to observe key watershed features
- Discussion of natural conditions and legacy sediment stream impairments affecting water quality
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