The Watershed Alliance of York, a coalition of public and private stakeholders committed to encouraging watershed planning, restoration and protection in York County, will host its third annual Watershed Weekend Tour September 23-25.

Watershed Weekend is a self-guided tour offering a variety of events connecting people to watersheds through a weekend of educational, recreational and hands-on stewardship activities.

Local watershed events include a Sustainability Conference, native plant and benthic macroinvertebrate identification workshops, stream and wetlands cleanups, pontoon boat ride, dam removal project, riparian buffer plantings, sustainable landscaping demonstration gardens, native plant sale, and more.

Event descriptions, locations, dates, times and directions may be found in the Watershed Weekend Guide available online.

9/16/2005