Learn more about how Safe Harbor turns water into clean renewable energy!Experience how the power of moving water is transformed into renewable energy on a guided tour of the Safe Harbor Dam. Brookfield Renewable will lead you through the dam’s history, daily operations, river access, fish lifts, and more.Recommended for ages 8 and up. Anyone […]
Join us as we kick off Lancaster Water Week 2026!Join Lancaster Conservancy and our partners as we celebrate the 1,400 miles of streams and rivers in Lancaster County. Come learn how you can be a part of the solution as we work to restore the health of our watersheds through immersive activties. And did we […]
Kick the mulch habit! Learn how to integrate native groundcovers (“green" or "living" mulch) into your garden.Do you find yourself in a seasonal habit of spreading wood mulch in your garden beds to suppress weeds? In this interactive workshop, learn how to nurture a new land ethic of cultivating a layered landscape by integrating native […]
Come explore nature through observation and art!Enjoy the rugged terrain of the House Rock area at Clark Nature Preserve. Join us as we capture the geological features of the overlook and its fantastic view of the Susquehanna River. No experience required. This is a no judgement zone!What to Expect and How to Prepare: This event […]
Come join us in Long's Park for some live music and a free native tree or plant!It's the first Long's Park Summer Music Series concert of the season! Jam out to some great music while you learn about our local waterways and take home a free native tree, plant, or seeds as part of Lancaster […]
Join the City of Lancaster to tour the diversity of city trees and how they fit into the urban ecosystem.Do you want to learn more about urban trees and how urban forests work? This walking tree tour will cover the diversity of city trees, their care, concerns, and how they fit into the urban ecosystem. […]
Join us at West Art to celebrate 10 years of Water Week!Water connects us all—and for the past 10 years, Water Week has been a powerful celebration of those connections! Together, we’ve learned, restored habitats, explored the outdoors, and taken meaningful action to protect clean water in our community.Now it’s time to celebrate! Join us […]
Join us to learn about the connections between our waterways and the Underground Railroad!Hear how many freedom seekers from the Mid-Atlantic South made their way north along the Susquehanna into Pennsylvania, enduring some of the most rugged and dangerous crossings of our region's Underground Railroad history, made especially so after the passage of the 1852 […]
Go head-to-head with fellow crick lovin’ Lancastrians to test your knowledge of Lancaster’s streams and rivers.Join us for a fun night of trivia benefitting clean streams and rivers in Lancaster County. From mill dams to macroinvertebrates, get ready to float your fishy facts past our trivia master for the night, Matt Johnson. Assemble your trivia […]
Come learn from the wisdom of plant life!Plant Speak is an invitation to practice sitting with, listening to, and communicating with plant life. Whether a dandelion or a mighty oak, the flora we love have much wisdom to share with us. We will ground into the ancestral wisdom of Blanzeschweze, a PA Dutch word for […]
Be a part of the solution and give back to nature!Join us as we work on invasive plant removal as part of a comprehensive eco-restoration program for Clark Nature Preserve. We will be using hand tools to remove invasive shrubs and weeds. This work directly contributes to restoring native ecology and protecting regional biodiversity.What to […]