Protecting the Headwaters of the Lehigh River
Please join us at one of our upcoming events – all of which are free to attend. No pre-registration is required; just show up (membership not required)! We are a welcoming organization and look forward to meeting new and old alike!
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We have an exciting schedule of events planned for our community. Take a look at the listings below organized by date or select an alternative view of the calendar by month or day in the right panel, or type in an Event Name to search on. All events are free, unless so detailed.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
PennFuture invites the community to join them for a fund raising reception to support their Legal Environmental Advocacy Fund. The evening reception costs $50 per ticket and will include local food and beverages. Penn Future Attorney, Brigitte Meyer, has been an integral part of the effort to make sure the data center proposals in Covington […]
Join local master bamboo rod making craftsmen, Brian Farrel and Ed Kania for a display and demonstration of their work. These accomplished rod builders will also explain the history of this unique craft used by early anglers going back centuries long before the advent of synthetic rods. Perfect for fly fishing enthusiasts in the off […]
They’re here…This Halloween, there’s nothing scarier than a data center proposal! Across Pennsylvania, data centers are rising up and shambling into our communities, bringing retired power plants back to life and reinvigorating the push to build new polluting facilities. Data centers can be energy- and water-sucking vampires, slipping into neighborhoods under existing siting policies intended […]
Join PennFuture to learn more about how the fracked gas industry is positioning itself to be the sole energy provider to AI and data centers in Pennsylvania. Team PA*, a group of unelected economic development professionals, makes decisions about our economic future and has a plan to attract AI and data centers with the promise […]
Molly Giles, Biologist, PA Game Commission will cover interesting facts about ducks, geese, and swans, including topics like the food resources they use, how they nest and raise young, special adaptations that help them live in aquatic environments, and the awesome annual migration that these birds undertake every fall and spring. We will also discuss […]
Julian Maza, Service Forester, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, Pinchot Forest District will lead a walk and discussion of current forest management projects and provide an opportunity to ask questions about changes in our forest. Meet at the parking area for Choke Creek Falls off Philips Road.