BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Grid Magazine - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gridphilly.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Grid Magazine REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T153000 DTSTAMP:20260525T220204 CREATED:20240909T144738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T144738Z UID:10014521-1730106000-1730129400@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Mapping MWEEs in Pennsylvania's STEELS Standards DESCRIPTION:When: Monday\, October 28\, 2024\, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311.\nCost: Free\, including lunch.\nCredits: Six Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.Dress comfortably and for the weather. The event is rain or shine. Register NowJoin us at Stroud Water Research Center\, where we will examine the Pennsylvania Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, Environmental Literacy\, and Sustainability (STEELS) K–12 Standards\, with a focus on the environmental literacy and sustainability standards. We’ll explore identifying natural phenomena\, shifts in practices\, and cross-cutting concepts specific to STEELS. Participants will engage in outdoor learning experiences and leverage these experiences for their own Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) project. Questions? Please contact Steve Kerlin or Diana Potts. Presented By:\nSponsored By:This material is based upon work supported by NOAA Grant No. NA22NMF4570318. Any opinions\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/mapping-mwees-in-pennsylvanias-steels-standards/ LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Rd\, Avondale\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mwee-teacher-worskhop-RrzwIk.tmp_.jpg GEO:39.858927;-75.782639 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Stroud Water Research Center 970 Spencer Rd Avondale PA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=970 Spencer Rd:geo:-75.782639,39.858927 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240914T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240914T150000 DTSTAMP:20260525T220204 CREATED:20240909T144733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T144733Z UID:10014519-1726304400-1726326000@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Slimy Leaves for Healthy Streams: A Leaf Pack Network Workshop DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, September 14\, 2024\, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Where: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311Audience: Middle and high school teachers\, environmental educators\, and anyone interested in community science.Cost: Free! Registration is required\, see the instructions below. Please bring a lunch. Register NowHow Can Clumps of Slimy Leaves Spark Stream Exploration?The Leaf Pack Network® is a fun\, hands-on research and outreach tool for people of all ages that demonstrates how our actions on land impact life in streams and water quality. The Leaf Pack Network promotes inquiry-based interdisciplinary watershed education. It teaches diverse audiences to conduct experiments\, gather ecological data\, explore food webs\, learn classification skills\, use technology to share data\, compare data with other communities’ data\, and apply that information to protect local watersheds. Join Us at Our Workshop and We’ll Show You How!Participants will receive an overview of stream ecology and watershed concepts based on research at Stroud Water Research Center. Taking our boots to the stream\, we’ll examine leaf packs with live aquatic macroinvertebrates\, identify them\, and explore the Leaf Pack Network website. Leaf Pack Stream Ecology KitAt the workshop\, you will receive: Leaf Pack Stream Ecology Kit give-aways!\nTour of the Stroud Center’s research labs and LEED-Platinum-certified building\nHands-on experience deploying and retrieving leaf packs from the stream\nTraining in macroinvertebrate ID\nFUN teaching techniques to bring to your classes!\nCertificate of participation (volunteer hours or towards teacher professional development credits) URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/slimy-leaves-for-healthy-streams-a-leaf-pack-network-workshop/ LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Rd\, Avondale\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/two-leaf-packers-j4P3u4.tmp_.jpg GEO:39.858927;-75.782639 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Stroud Water Research Center 970 Spencer Rd Avondale PA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=970 Spencer Rd:geo:-75.782639,39.858927 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T200000 DTSTAMP:20260525T220204 CREATED:20240402T180704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T205716Z UID:10012282-1723572000-1723579200@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Catch the Rain Workshop DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, August 13\, 2024 from 6 to 8 p.m.\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311\nAudience: Property owners in White Clay Creek watershed.\nCost: Free. Registration is required.\nRegister Now\nJoin us to learn more about the Catch the Rain Program and explore the Stroud Center campus as we discuss conservation practices focusing on rain gardens using native plants. \nLearn how rain gardens improve water quality\, reduce flooding\, recharge wells\, filter pollutants\, reduce summer heat\, and keep our water clean.\nGain tools to analyze your property\, assess stormwater runoff\, and select appropriate native plants.\nPresented by URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/catch-the-rain-workshop-2/ LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Rd\, Avondale\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wildflower-meadow-monarch-caterpillar-E2A2qK.tmp_.jpg GEO:39.858927;-75.782639 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Stroud Water Research Center 970 Spencer Rd Avondale PA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=970 Spencer Rd:geo:-75.782639,39.858927 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240814T235900 DTSTAMP:20260525T220204 CREATED:20240624T173247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T205716Z UID:10013387-1723507200-1723679940@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Learn Do-It-Yourself Electronics for Environmental Monitoring DESCRIPTION:What: EnviroDIY Workshop\nWhen: August 13 and 14\, 2024\, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311\nAudience: Beginners and those with intermediate experience programming data loggers and using environmental monitoring equipment. State and federal agency staff; academic faculty; high school\, undergraduate\, and graduate students; and researchers from environmental NGOs and watershed organizations have attended previous workshops.\nCost: $135 per person.\nRegistration is required and limited to 24 participants.\nRegister Now\nEnviroDIY empowers researchers with innovative digital and electronic tools and training that enable cost-effective and customizable environmental measurements.\nThis workshop will help you learn the skills necessary to assemble\, program\, and deploy a water monitoring station\, but with the understanding that the DIY journey has just begun! We can’t cover the wide world of DIY technologies in a single workshop\, but we’ll give you the foundational knowledge and resources to continue learning on your own.\nWhat Will the Workshop Cover?\nProgramming electronic data loggers and connecting them to environmental sensors.\nTransmitting data from data loggers to web-based data portals via cellular radio.\nAssembling data loggers\, sensors\, cellular radios\, and solar panels into monitoring stations.\nDeploying\, maintaining\, and troubleshooting monitoring stations.\nWhat Are the Prerequisites?\nYou should answer yes to all the following questions and be comfortable using spreadsheet software. You don’t need prior computer programming experience.\nDo you need more customized or less expensive monitoring equipment than commercial vendors provide?\nDo you enjoy learning hands-on electronic skills\, computer coding\, and web-based tools?\nAre you motivated to continue learning DIY skills using internet resources?\nCan you accommodate the extra work required for DIY versus commercially available products?\nWhat Do I Need to Bring?\nWe loan attendees all the electronics and hardware needed to follow the classroom curriculum. You should wear comfortable clothes and shoes for walking trails along White Clay Creek. Lunch will be provided.\nWhat Should I Expect From the Workshop?\nYou’ll get hands-on experience using data loggers\, sensors\, cellular radios\, and laptop computers.\nYou’ll work in groups of two to program and assemble the provided electronic hardware.\nYou’ll learn how to find and use online resources after the workshop.\nWhat Should I Not Expect From the Workshop?\nYou won’t get one-on-one support from the Stroud Center after the workshop. We can’t guarantee your ability to monitor exactly where or how you want.\nYou won’t be an expert on DIY electronics after the workshop.\nYou won’t learn how to make or fix sensors.\nAgenda\nTuesday\, August 13\, 2024\n8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.Arrival9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.Welcome and introduction to do-it-yourself technologies9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.Arduino Interactive Development Environment and the Mayfly Data Logger**10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.Break10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.Simple sensors12 p.m. to 1 p.m.Lunch (provided: hoagies*\, chips\, fruit\, and drinks); overview of the Stroud Center1 p.m. to 2 p.m.Sensors\, power\, and communication protocols2 p.m. to 3 p.m.Data logging and data telemetry using cellular radio3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Break3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.Assemble\, program\, and deploy temperature\, conductivity\, and depth monitoring stations5 to 5:30 p.m.Optional activities: Configure your laptop for the Mayfly and Arduino Interactive Development Environment or take a tour of the Stroud Center\nWednesday\, August 14\, 2024       \n8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.Arrival9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.Retrieve monitoring stations\, explore the data\, and learn about data quality assurance10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.Break10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.Using the Modular Sensors code repository to customize data logger configurations12 p.m. to 1 p.m.Lunch (provided: sandwiches*\, salads\, and drinks)1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Outdoor demonstration of monitoring station deployment best practices3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.Break4 p.m. to 5 p.m.Questions and answers; open discussion5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Optional: Tour of the Stroud Center\n*A selection of vegetarian\, turkey\, and ham sandwiches will be available.**Attendees will be provided with laptop computers and the electronic hardware needed for workshop exercises.\nInstructors\nShannon Hicks\, research engineer\, Stroud Water Research Center.\nScott Ensign\, assistant director\, vice president\, and research scientist\, Stroud Water Research Center.\nQuestions? Please email the instructors. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/learn-do-it-yourself-electronics-for-environmental-monitoring/ LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Rd\, Avondale\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/envirodiy-cuahsi-workshop-utri5g.tmp_.png GEO:39.858927;-75.782639 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Stroud Water Research Center 970 Spencer Rd Avondale PA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=970 Spencer Rd:geo:-75.782639,39.858927 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T153000 DTSTAMP:20260525T220204 CREATED:20240624T205714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T205714Z UID:10013403-1719305100-1719329400@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Forested Buffers Training for Conservation Professionals DESCRIPTION:\, \n \n \n\n\n\nWhen: Tuesday\, June 25\, 2024 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311\nAudience: This workshop is designed for conservation professionals and staff.\nCost: Free; lunch is included.\n\nRegistration has closed. To be notified of new events\, please subscribe to our e-news. \nJoin us for an in-person workshop at Stroud Water Research Center as we take a deep dive into the fascinating world of stream ecology and discuss the importance of riparian forest buffers. \nYou’ll get to explore the intricate ecosystems that exist in and around streams near the Stroud Center and hear from our watershed restoration experts. Topics will include: \n\nStream ecology and riparian forests.\nStreams and stressors. \nStrategies for recovery.\nThe latest research on buffer restoration methods.\n\nBy participating in this workshop\, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the vital role riparian forest buffers play in maintaining water quality\, protecting habitats\, and supporting diverse aquatic life. You’ll also learn about the latest research and conservation efforts being carried out at Stroud Water Research Center. \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Add to calendar \n\n\n\n \n Google Calendar \n \n\n \n iCalendar \n \n\n \n Outlook 365 \n \n\n \n Outlook Live URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/forested-buffers-training-for-conservation-professionals-2/ LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Rd\, Avondale\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/crazy-hill-buffer-growth-2017-9Eoim0.tmp_.jpg GEO:39.858927;-75.782639 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Stroud Water Research Center 970 Spencer Rd Avondale PA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=970 Spencer Rd:geo:-75.782639,39.858927 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T153000 DTSTAMP:20260525T220204 CREATED:20240402T180702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T205715Z UID:10012280-1719305100-1719329400@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Forested Buffers Training for Conservation Professionals DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, June 25\, 2024 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311\nAudience: This workshop is designed for conservation professionals and staff.\nCost: Free; lunch is included.\nRegistration has closed. To be notified of new events\, please subscribe to our e-news.\nJoin us for an in-person workshop at Stroud Water Research Center as we take a deep dive into the fascinating world of stream ecology and discuss the importance of riparian forest buffers.\nYou’ll get to explore the intricate ecosystems that exist in and around streams near the Stroud Center and hear from our watershed restoration experts. Topics will include:\nStream ecology and riparian forests.\nStreams and stressors. \nStrategies for recovery.\nThe latest research on buffer restoration methods.\nBy participating in this workshop\, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the vital role riparian forest buffers play in maintaining water quality\, protecting habitats\, and supporting diverse aquatic life. You’ll also learn about the latest research and conservation efforts being carried out at Stroud Water Research Center. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/forested-buffers-training-for-conservation-professionals/ LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Rd\, Avondale\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/crazy-hill-buffer-growth-2017-9Eoim0.tmp_.jpg GEO:39.858927;-75.782639 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Stroud Water Research Center 970 Spencer Rd Avondale PA United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=970 Spencer Rd:geo:-75.782639,39.858927 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR