Center in the Park’s Senior Environment Corps (CIP/SEC) invites all interested volunteers to participate in the Watershed Snapshot 2008 event on Thursday, April 24, 9:00am – 3:00pm at Chestnut Hill College 9601 Germantown Avenue.

Watershed Snapshot is an annual survey of Pennsylvania’s water bodies and watersheds conducted by hundreds of volunteers in every part of the state. This activity occurs in conjunction with Earth Day. This year, data will be gathered from April 20-26. CIP/SEC will host the Watershed Snapshot 2008 along the Wissahickon Creek.

CIP/SEC volunteers, Chestnut Hill College students and faculty, middle school students from Norwood Fontbonne Academy, Cobbs Creek Education Center volunteers, and interested citizens will participate. Participants will perform chemical tests, observe and identify organisms that live in the creek, assess the condition of the stream bank and take note of the plants that help control erosion and support wildlife in the area. Individuals who would like to participate may meet and join members of the CIP/SEC at Chestnut Hill College on the 24th of April.

If you would like to find out more about the Center in the Park Senior Environment Corps or the Snapshot event, call the CIP/SEC Volunteer Coordinator, Fred Lewis at 215-848-7722.

Center in the Park’s Senior Environment Corps (CIP/SEC), established in 1998, provides opportunities for older adults to use their varied expertise and experience to improve water quality of local streams.

Center in the Park is a community center that promotes positive aging and fosters community connections for older adults in Northwest Philadelphia, whose voices are critical instruments in shaping its activities and direction. CIP is accredited by the National Institute of Senior Centers, a unit of the National Council on Aging as a provider of excellent programs, activities and services for its active membership of more than 5,000 and its 1,000 homebound clients.