Would you like to be a streamwatcher?

Become a steward of your local stream. Brodhead Watershed Association is seeking new “water warriors” for its popular Streamwatch program.

Streamwatchers are vital volunteers who spend one to two hours per month collecting water quality data from streams near their homes. Their findings help generate graphic, long-term snapshots of stream health.

Volunteer training sessions for Brodhead Watershed residents will be held at 7 p.m. on March 24 at Northampton Community College Monroe Campus and at 10 a.m. on March 26 at the Brodhead Creek Heritage Center. This year’s events will feature a new, simplified program about one hour long. Light refreshments will be served.

To register, visit https://brodheadwatershed.org/calendar/ and select the Streamwatch training date of your choice; or email RSVP to info@brodheadwatershed.org. Remote learning options will be available. For details, contact Brodhead Watershed Association at 570-839-1120.

For more than 30 years, Streamwatch volunteers have been the “eyes and ears” of Monroe County’s local streams on a monthly basis. Now, with more than 70 volunteers in seven sub-watershed regions of the Brodhead Watershed, almost 100 sites are monitored.

For more about the Streamwatch program, see https://brodheadwatershed.org/stream-watch.

Brodhead Watershed Association is a nonprofit environmental organization formed in 1989. It is dedicated to protecting and preserving water resources and the environment of the Brodhead Watershed, and the water quality of the Brodhead, Cherry, Marshalls, McMichael, Paradise and Pocono creeks and their tributaries.

BWA assists municipalities, residents, businesses and groups with protecting natural resources through education, workshops, seminars, public programs and stream monitoring.

For information: info@brodheadwatershed.org or 570-839-1120.