Brodhead Watershed Assn. Releases Schedule Of Summer Hikes, Volunteer & Education Events In Monroe County

The Brodhead Watershed Association is planning events for the rest of 2021, including the popular Get Outdoors Poconos series of events, supported by a grant from the William Penn Foundation, kicks off the summer.

All of these events will require pre-registration. Look for information as the date approaches on the BWA Upcoming Events webpage.

Schedule

-- June 26: Get Outdoors Poconos outing to Cranberry Creek – “little canyon falls” – on the upper Brodhead Creek in Paradise Township.

-- July: A Japanese knotweed removal workshop will be held on a July date to be determined, in Mountainhome, Pa. This is part of BWA’s Greening Mountainhome initiative.

-- July: BWA will host a rain barrel workshop at Brodhead Creek Heritage Center, Analomink, on a date to be determined.

-- July 17: Join Stroud Township Supervisor Ed Cramer on a Get Outdoors Poconos event at Josie Porter Farm in Cherry Valley.

-- August 11: BWA will assist in the annual Delaware Sojourn (Aug. 6-13) when it reaches our area. On this day, paddlers launch from Minisink Park and paddle through the mouth of the Brodhead as it enters the Delaware River. See delawareriversojourn.com for information.

-- August 29: BWA hosts its annual Ramble at Skytop, featuring a Get Outdoors Poconos outing to Leavitt Falls.

-- September: BWA will host another rain barrel workshop at Brodhead Creek Heritage Center, Analomink, on a date to be determined.

-- September 24: BWA’s annual Members & Friends Celebration at Shawnee Inn, Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pa.

-- September 25: Get Outdoors Poconos event at Bowers Creek Preserve, Pohoqualine Fishing Club.

-- October 16: Get Outdoors Poconos outing on Thomas Darling Preserve.

-- November 20: Get Outdoors Poconos outing on Pocono Heritage Land Trust’s latest acquisition, Rail Gap Pocono Creek Nature Preserve.

-- December 18: Explore Mount Wismer in Barrett Township on the final Get Outdoors Poconos event of 2021.

All of these events will require pre-registration. Look for information as the date approaches on the BWA Upcoming Events webpage.

For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the Brodhead Watershed Association website or Follow them on Facebook.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Association.  Click Here to become a member.

[Posted: May 27, 2021]  PA Environment Digest