The Philadelphia Water Department and Land Health Institute are now accepting applications for the Cobbs Creek Watershed Stewardship Program from high school students interested in the environment and to support them as they become the change-makers, ecologists, scientists, urban planners, and leaders of tomorrow.

Students in the program are educated through experience and exploration, spending time in the field and working hands-on to understand the plants, animals, soil, water, and air of our city. 

They share their understanding with community groups and the public, putting their learning into action and speaking up for green spaces and clean water, and for people’s access to both.

The program places emphasis on Cobbs Creek and its surrounding areas, home to vibrant communities in west Philadelphia. 

The creation of Cobbs Creek Park and Morris Park in Philadelphia at the beginning of the 20th century preserved hundreds of acres of open space.  However, even with the benefits of the parks, the side-effects of industrialization and modernization have taken their toll. 

Polluted stormwater runoff, inadequate drainage systems, leaking septic tanks, illegal dumping, and an array of other ills have degraded the quality of human and natural life in and around the watershed. 

This is where the Watershed Stewards come in.

Click Here for all the details and to apply.

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[Posted: March 5, 2018]

3/12/2018