Winter Salt Snapshot

Name: Winter Salt Snapshot
Start: 2026-01-30T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-30T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Wissahickon Environmental Center (Tree House)

Schedule

Fri Jan 30 2026 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Wissahickon Environmental Center (Tree House) | Philadelphia, PA

Volunteer to help take water samples at 20 or more points along the Wissahickon Creek for determine salt levels in winter.
About this Event

Are you interested in participating in a citizen science study? WEC staff and Friends of the Wissahickon volunteers will be taking water samples at 20 points along the Wissahickon Creek and its tributaries, then performing two tests that indicate the levels of salt in the Creek. Water collection is 9am-noon. Most volunteers are needed for water collection. Testing is 12:30 to 3 pm. Where proper footwear for wet, muddy, or frozen conditions. Please register on Eventbrite.