June 7-15, 2024
Water Week Events
Schedule of Events
Since its inception in 2017, Lancaster Water Week has celebrated the many partners, organizations, and volunteers caring for our waterways! Join us during the 8th annual Lancaster Water Week for over 60 events to learn more about their work as we paddle, explore, volunteer, and take action to protect our streams and rivers for the future!
This year during Water Week, we are celebrating efforts and opportunities to rewild for clean water! Any events with a 🌱 icon include information on rewilding to create healthier habitats, streams, and communities.
Photos by Michelle Johnsen
ALL WEEK LONG
WATER WEEK PADDLES
Conestoga River Paddles
Depart from Safe Harbor
June 8, 11, and 13 at 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Depart from Lancaster County Central Park
June 10, 12, 14, and 15 at 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Pride on the Conestoga
Sunday, June 9 at 7:30 AM
Petroglyphs Float with Paul Nevin
Depart from 1 Powerhouse Rd, Conestoga
Sunday, June 9 at 12:00 PM
[SOLD OUT] Birding Floats with kayakLanCo
Depart from Blue Rock Heritage Center
Tuesday, June 11 at 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM
Wednesday, June 12 at 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM
Thursday, June 13 at 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM
SOLD OUT
[SOLD OUT] Kayaking Basics
Muddy Run Lake
Friday, June 14 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Water Week at the Lancaster Science Factory
Science Café Activities
Tour the Mueller Family Outdoor Courtyard: Saturday, June 8 from 12:30 – 2:30 PM
3-D Printed Macroinvertebrates: Monday, June 10 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
🌱 Milkweed Seedlings: Tuesday, June 11 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Food Chain Foldouts: Wednesday, June 12 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
(Canceled) Workshop: Watershed Mapping (Grades 3-8)
Saturday, June 8 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wednesday, June 12 from 4:00 – 5:00 PM
(Canceled) Workshop: Food Chains in the Forest (Grades K-3)
Saturday, June 8 from 3:00 – 4:00 PM
(Canceled) 🌱 Workshop: Powerhouse Pollinators (Grades K-8)
Monday, June 10 from 4:00 – 5:00 PM
(Canceled) Workshop: Water Cycles in a Bag (Grades K-8)
Tuesday, June 11 from 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Learn moreFRIDAY, JUNE 7
[SOLD OUT] Safe Harbor Dam Tours
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Safe Harbor Dam
First Friday at the Science Factory
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Lancaster Science Factory
🌱 First Friday at Penn Square
5:00 – 8:00 PM
Penn Square
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
🌱 Breakfast on the Farm
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Zimmerman Farm, East Earl
[SOLD OUT] Creek Stomp at Climbers Run Nature Center
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Climbers Run Nature Center
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
[SOLD OUT] Northwest River Trail History Hike
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Depart from Falmouth Boat Launch
🌱 One Water Partnership Lunch & Learn
1:00 – 3:30 PM
Bright Side Baptist Church
🌱 Long’s Park Summer Music Series with Wetland Tours
5:00 – 9:00 PM
Long’s Park
MONDAY, JUNE 10
🌱 Managing for Biodiversity in Landscapes
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Landis Homes
Morning Joe
7:00 – 8:30 AM
Greenfield Starbucks
[SOLD OUT] 🌱 Shiprock Woods Restoration Project Tour
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Shiprock Woods Nature Preserve
SOLD OUT
[SOLD OUT] Sunnyside Peninsula Guided Hike
6:00 – 8:00 PM
235 Circle Avenue, Lancaster
SOLD OUT
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
Greenfield Stream Exploration
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Depart from The S. Dale High Leadership Center
[SOLD OUT] 🌱 Built and Protected Urban Areas Bike Tour
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Depart from The Fridge
SOLD OUT
🌱 Healthy Streams from an Ecosystem Lens
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Manheim Township Public Library
Wednesday, June 12
[SOLD OUT] Creek Stomp at Climbers Run Nature Center
9:00 -11:00 AM
Climbers Run Nature Center
River Cleanup at Sickman’s Mill
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sickman’s Mill
🌱 Incorporating Green Infrastructure and Native Habitat on Corporate Campuses
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
🌱 Experience the Upper Conestoga: Connecting with Our River
5:00 – 8:00 PM
Historic Poole Forge, 1940 Main Street, Narvon
FREE & OPEN TO ALL
🌱 Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance Expo
5:30 – 8:00 PM
Manheim Farm Show Complex
🌱 Clean Water Meadows
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Clark Nature Preserve
Paddling Film Festival at Zoetropolis
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Zoetropolis
Thursday, June 13
🌱 Buffer Tours During Family Farm Days
Tours at 11:15 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:00 PM, and 1:30 PM
Oregon Dairy
Waterways on Wheels
5:30 – 8:00 PM
Depart from 551 Vinegar Ferry Road, Marietta
Concert in the Park: Central City Orchestra
Food trucks at 5:00 PM, Concert starts at 7:30 PM
Greenfield Park
[SOLD OUT] Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour #1
6:30 – 8:00 PM
1220 New Danville Pike, Lancaster
SOLD OUT
Friday, June 14
🌱 Sacred Habitats Nature Walk at Hope Episcopal Church
8:00 – 10:30 AM
Hope Episcopal Church
[SOLD OUT] Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour #2
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
1220 New Danville Pike, Lancaster
SOLD OUT
[SOLD OUT] Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour #3
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
1220 New Danville Pike, Lancaster
SOLD OUT
Intro to Fly Fishing
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Creekside Fly & Tackle
Water Week Trivia Night
6:00 – 8:30 PM
Sickman’s Mill
Saturday, June 15
🌱 Sacred Habitats Nature Walk at Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ
8:00 – 10:30 AM
Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ
Project Clean Communities
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Various Locations
[SOLD OUT] Stand Up & Paddle for a Cleaner River
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Blue Rock Boat Launch
SOLD OUT
Photos by Michelle Johnsen
Thank You, Water Week Sponsors!
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