The LandHealth Institute has issued an invitation to high school students to become Watershed Stewards in Philadelphia through their Program for Future Environmental Scientists and Stewards (ProFESS).

Are you a high school student in Philadelphia, interested in the health of our city?

LandHealth supports students in ProFESS to become change-makers, scientists, leaders, advocates and stewards for a better tomorrow, through natural history, urban ecology, and watershed health

Centered in immersive, exploration-based learning--at-the-source--to better understand the plants, animals, soil, water, and air of our city.

ProFESS offers opportunities for students to share what they learn with community groups and the general public, becoming ambassadors for green spaces and clean water.

ProFESS started in Cobbs Creek, home to vibrant communities in west Philadelphia, its historically preserved hundreds of acres of open space offset by mass industrialization and modernization. 

In Cobbs and citywide, our watersheds have suffered from hundreds of years of polluted stormwater runoff, inadequate drainage systems, leaking septic tanks, illegal dumping, and other ills. 

This is where ProFESS comes in!

Click Here for all the details.  The deadline to sign up is May 15.

For more information on programs, initiatives, upcoming events and how you can become involved, visit the LandHealth Institute website.

[Posted: March 14, 2022]

3/21/2022