Emerging Leaders In Berks County In-Person Workshop Oct. 18 At Berks Nature - The Nature Place In Reading

Join the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Berks Nature for the first in-person Emerging Leaders In Berks County workshop on October 18 at the Berks Nature - The Nature Place in Reading.

Anyone can join our Community Activist-In-Training Workshops. These will be a combination of in-person and virtual meetings for all registered participants over the next few months.  

Dates and opportunities to engage in real issues facing the watershed and Berks Co will be emailed to you as they are announced! 

Discussions will cover various community organizing skills and topics including how to request information from government agencies, engaging at various levels of decision making, Berks County regional stream quality, and local and regional land and and river threats.

We encourage you to come ready with questions and to engage for a cleaner Schuylkill River and Berks County streams!

We will begin at 10:00 a.m. and wrap up around 1:00 p.m. After the workshop there will be an optional walk along Angelica Creek with Faith Zerbe, Water Watch Director for the Delaware Riverkeeper Network.

The physical address to the beautiful nature center is 575 St Bernardine St, Reading, PA 19607.

Click Here to register and for more information.

Special Opportunity

If you would like to take your activism further, there will be an opportunity for five Berks County emerging leaders between the ages of 15-24 to participate in hands-on conservation, empowerment, and citizen engagement work. 

These applied and real-world grass-roots opportunities will work directly to help the environmental health of Berks County watersheds and communities. 

This is a great opportunity to gain real-world experience to add to your resume and to get a taste of working side by side with environmental grass roots professionals, community concerned residents, and organizers!

If you are interested in one of the 5 open mentee slots and live in Berks County, please reach out by email to faith@delawareriverkeeper.org  or by phone at 215-369-1188 ext. 110 for more details.  

When expressing interest by email please put “Berks Activist-In-Training” in the subject line. 

Visit the Berks County Activist-In-Training webpage for more information on this initiative by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Berks Nature.

Resource Link:

-- Survey Freshwater Mussels And Eel Weirs During Emerging Leaders In Berks County Schuylkill River Paddle - Aug. 20, 27 & 28  [PaEN] 

[Posted: August 14, 2025]  PA Environment Digest