YORK, Pa. — Penn State Extension in York County is accepting applications for the Master Watershed Steward Training which will begin in late February 2020. The program was launched in 2016 in York County and has been a great success.
After completing the 40 hour course, trainees must volunteer 50 hours for Penn State Extension their first year. York County currently has 70 Master Watershed Stewards in York County volunteering in the community to improve the health of our streams, rivers, and other natural resources. They teach adults and children about the environment, organize stream clean-ups, design demonstration rain gardens, monitor streams, work with municipal officials to plant riparian buffers, etc. We are looking for more enthusiastic individuals who are eager to make a difference in York County.
A Master Watershed Steward Information Session will be held December 9, 2019 at the Penn State Extension York County Office (Meeting Room #1, 112 Pleasant Acres Road, York, PA 17402) at 6:30pm. The training will consist of weekly classes and three Saturday field trips from late Feb. to mid-May 2020. There is a program fee of $125 to cover the cost of training materials and expenses. Applications are being accepted now through January of 2020.
To learn more, please pre-register for the Information Session at
https://extension.psu.edu/master-watershed-steward- information-meeting
Contact Jodi Sulpizio, Master Watershed Steward Coordinator, at (717)840-7408 or email jrb143@psu.edu for more information.
–Penn State Extension