North Pocono CARE

Stream Protection Webinar
2025-09-23 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Webinar please see registration info below
Did you know Pennsylvania’s streams have different protection statuses?
Please join our own Rich Troscianecki, North Pocono CARE President, along with Faith Zerbe, Water Watch Director, Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Joshua Saltmer, Preserve Manager & Wildlife Coordinator Bear Creek Preserve, Natural Land for an informative Webinar about proactively protecting our rivers and streams.
Much of our local watershed has received an Exceptional Value designation. How do we maintain this key indicator of water health? Find out how local and regional community land preservation and water protection groups are working to further secure protections for our beloved, healthy and diverse river and stream network.

The Wonders of Waterfowl
2025-09-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Thornhurst Fire House, 351 Old River Road, Thornhurst, PA, 18424
Join Molly Giles, Biologist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, to find out interesting facts about ducks, geese, and swans. Waterfowl have special adaptations that help them survive in aquatic environments. We’ll learn about the food resources they need, how they nest and raise their young, and the awesome annual migration that these birds undertake every fall and spring.
Molly will lead a discussion on how the PGC manages waterfowl populations using survey and marking birds with leg bands and GPS transmitters. We’ll also talk about the importance of our wetlands and the benefits they provide to wildlife and humans.
Great program for kids and families!

Annual Macroinvertebrate Survey
2025-08-16 14:00 - 17:00 | Wincek Residence, 610 Old River Road, Thornhurst, PA, United States
Marvelous Macroinvertebrates (Bugs!) in the Lehigh River. Identifying bugs that fish eat…
Please join our Master Watershed Stewards for what is one of the most important events on the North Pocono CARE calendar. We collect insects in the river, separate, categorize and count their numbers. This helps assure that the river water quality is not getting impacted by any development upstream.
Bring wading shoes and a towel. Wonderful program for kids and families!

The Forest Around US
2025-06-14 11:00 - 12:30 | Meet at Phelps Road/Choke Creek Parking Lot, Phelps Road, Thornhurst, PA, 18424, United States
Join Julian Maza, Service Forester with PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, Pinchot Forest District on a Saturday exploration of the Choke Creek Trail.
We’ll enjoy the rushing waterfall and learn about the forest around us including management projects, timber harvesting and managing invasive plants.
Forest district staff promotes wild plant conservation and private forest land conservation and stewardship. They also provide for the protection, administration, and management of state forest lands within the district.
Rain or Shine! Dress for the weather and a moderate level hike on groomed trails.
Meet up coordinates: 41°10’28.1″N 75°36’34.1″W

Trout Unlimited Annual Festival
2025-06-07 11:00 - 16:00 | White Haven Library & Community Center, 121 Towanda Street, White Have, PA
Join the Western Pocono Chapter of Trout Unlimited and other organizations and individuals in celebrating the Lehigh River trout fishery and tributaries. Check out informational displays, fishing demonstrations, activities and food. North Pocono CARE will have an information table there.
Come enjoy the day and stop by our table to say hello. You’ll have a great time!

Live Birds of Prey and Mammals
2025-04-26 04:00 - 18:00 | Thornhurst Fire House, 351 Old River Road, Thornhurst, PA, 18424
Join wildlife “ambassadors” (and their handlers) from Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center to see live birds of prey and wild animals up close.
Kathy Uhler founded the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center to provide humane, professional care for injured and orphaned native wildlife for the purpose of return to the wild when appropriate.
Live wildlife “ambassadors” will help us learn about the natural history, importance of, and ways in which we coexist with the rich diversity of wildlife native to Pennsylvania.
This popular program is great for kids and families.
