Partners of Scott County Watersheds

November Invasive Species Removal
2024-11-02 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Sunderbruch Park, 4675 Telegraph Rd, Davenport, IA, 52804, United States
Join the City of Davenport and Partners of Scott County Watersheds as we remove Honeysuckle from Sunderbruch Park (4675 Telegraph Rd Davenport, IA 52804).
Register here to volunteer: https://xstreamcleanup.org/event/invasive-species-removal-sunderbruch-november-2nd-2024

Spooky Downtown Davenport Cleanup | October, 12, 2024
2024-10-12 09:00 - 11:00 | IA
Join the Friends of MLK, NAACP, the City of Davenport, and Partners of Scott County Watersheds on our spooky downtown Davenport cleanup. Learn more and register to volunteer at: https://partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2024/09/spooky-downtown-davenport-cleanup-october-12-2024/

2024 Fall Snapshot
2024-10-01 08:00 - 12:00 | Eldridge Fire Department, 120 N 2nd St, Eldridge, 52748
Join us for the 2024 Fall Snapshot on Tuesday, Oct. 1st! For this volunteer water quality monitoring event, we will be gathering physical and chemical data. This is a great chance for people of all ages to participate in citizen science and help improve the health of our local streams.
Learn more and register at https://partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2024/08/2024-fall-snapshot%f0%9f%a7%aa/

LeClaire Silver Creek Cleanup | September 21, 2024
2024-09-21 09:00 - 11:00 | LeClaire Veterans Memorial Skatepark, 425 N 3rd St, LeClaire, IA, 52753, United States
Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds and the City of LeClaire as we do a cleanup in and around Silver Creek. Find more information about the cleanup at https://partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2024/08/leclaire-silver-creek-cleanup-sept-21-2024/.

August 2024 Conservation Quarterly
2024-08-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Eastern Avenue Library, 6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
Want to Understand Agriculture Conservation?
Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds and speaker Ann Staudt, Conservation Outreach Specialist, Iowa Learning Farms and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, over the lunch hour on August 20th, 12m – 1pm to hear her share about both in-field and edge-of-field conservation practices and how crucial they are!
Attend in person at the Davenport Public Library – Eastern Ave. Branch – Room B or tune in via Zoom. Lunch is provided for in-person attendees with a $5 suggested donation.
Register here!

City of Eldridge Cleanup | August 17, 2024
2024-08-17 09:00 - 11:00 | City of Eldridge Public Works, 105 E. Le Claire Rd., Eldridge, IA, 52748, United States
Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds and the City of Eldridge as we do a cleanup around the city. Find more information about the cleanup at https://partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2024/07/city-of-eldridge-cleanup-august-17-2024/

2024 Summer Snapshot
2024-07-13 08:00 - 12:00 | Nahant Marsh Education Center, 4220 Wapello Ave, Davenport, IA, 52802, United States
Join us for the 2024 Summer Snapshot! For this volunteer water quality monitoring event, we will gather both chemical and biological data. This is a great chance for people of all ages to participate in citizen science and help improve the health of our local streams.
Learn more and register today at https://xstreamcleanup.org/event/summer-snapshot-volunteer-water-quality-monitoring-event-july-13-2024

Macroinvertebrate ID Workshop 2024
2024-07-10 17:00 - 18:00 | Nahant Marsh Education Center, 4220 Wapello Ave, Davenport, IA, 52802, United States
Benthic macroinvertebrates (a.k.a. water bugs) can be great biological indicators of water quality! Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds and Nahant Marsh Education Center to learn about these organisms and how to catch and identify them.
No prior experience is necessary, and all ages are welcome to participate.
Register for the workshop here!

Membership Appreciation Paddle 🛶
2024-06-22 09:00 - 11:00 | West Lake Park, 14910 110th Ave, Davenport, IA, 52804, United States
Please come out and celebrate being a PSCW member or volunteer on June 22nd from 9am – 11am at West Lake Park. We will be doing a group paddle, giving members and volunteers a chance to mingle with each other or PSCW board members.
Not a member or haven’t volunteered in awhile? That’s okay! The paddle can give you time to learn about PSCW, how to get involved, and how to become a member.
Please bring your own kayak or canoe if you have one, other wise we have limited available to rent at West Lake, along with PFDs. We will also have short instruction course for those who may not had paddles before.
Please use Gate 1 on 110th Ave. to enter the park and use the boat ramp area at the end of the park road.
RSVP early here!

Crow Creek WMA Cleanup | June 1st, 2024
2024-06-01 09:00 - 12:00 | Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area, 21111 Scott Park Road, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds on Saturday, June 1st from 8:30-11:30am for a special work day and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new boat access at the Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area! We will be working 9am-10am, than doing a brief ceremony and thank you, and than getting back to work.
In 2020, PSCW adopted the Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area in partnership with the Iowa DNR. Since then, we have worked to clear out invasive species, overgrown brush, and trash, as well as improve wildlife habitat.
This upcoming work day, we will focus on habitat improvement and brush removal. Volunteers will be either clearing invasives, cleaning up trash, or participating in other habitat improvement projects. We do recommend wearing long pants, closed-toed shoes, hats, sunscreen, and bug spray.
Register here!
Media articles:

New boat ramp opening at Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area – WQAD 8
Public invited to opening of Crow Creek Wildlife Management boat ramp, Davenport – WHBF

May 2024 Conservation Quarterly
2024-05-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Eastern Avenue Library, 6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
Why Should We Care about Invasive Species?
Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds and speaker Taylor Schneider (she/her), Horticulture and Environmental Educator, City of Davenport Parks and Recreation Department, over the lunch hour on May 21st, 12m – 1pm to hear her share all about invasive species in our area, how they can cause damage, and why we should talk about invasive species more!
Attend in person at the Davenport Public Library – Eastern Ave. Branch – Room B or tune in via Zoom. Lunch is provided for in-person attendees with a $5 suggested donation.
Register at https://forms.gle/rrTYgLRFCZWEizWR6

2024 Spring Snapshot
2024-05-07 08:00 - 12:00 | Davenport Public Works, 1200 E 46th Street, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
Save the date for our 2024 Spring Snapshot! This volunteer water quality monitoring event is a chance to participate in citizen science and help improve the health of our local streams.
Register today https://xstreamcleanup.org/event/spring-snapshot-volunteer-water-quality-monitoring-may-7-2024

Earth Month Kick-Off Cleanup
2024-04-06 09:00 - 11:00 | IA
Kick-off Earth Month with Partners of Scott County and the City of Davenport for a cleanup in Davenport, off of Welcome Way & 37th Street! We will be picking up trash in the corner lot across the street from Smart Hyundai of Davenport, near Candlelight Creek. Please meet at the Smart Hyundai of Davenport lower lot (behind Smart Hyundia, taking a small road – look for PSCW sign and reference map below).

We will provide bags, tongs, gloves, and high-vis vests. Please wear weather-appropriate footwear and clothing for climbing through weeds and brush.

Spring 2024 Conservation Quarterly
2024-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Scott County Administrative Center, 600 W 4th St, Davenport, IA, 52801, United States
Quad City Climate Assessment – Looking at Watersheds
Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds and speaker Nina Struss (she/her), River Health and Resiliency Organizer, Quad Cities Prairie Rivers Network, over the lunch hour on March 19th, 12m – 1pm to here her share highlights of the Quad Cities Climate and Vulnerability Assessment.
Attend in person at the Scott County Admin. Center – 6th floor – 605B or tune in via Zoom. Lunch is provided for in-person attendees with a $5 suggested donation.
Register at https://forms.gle/VidxgVHfTeAC6oUm8

MOVED BY WATERS Premiere
2024-01-27 15:00 - 18:00 | Putnam Museum and Science Center, 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, 52804, United States
What unites us is more important than what divides us. Emmy-winning filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films, turn their lens on their Quad Cities homebase and discover a network of people and organizations working toward improved water quality in the Upper Mississippi watershed. MOVED BY WATERS was made possible by a grant from Roger Ross Gipple.
MOVED BY WATERS, a new documentary, premieres Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 3PM at the Putnam Museum National Geographic Giant Screen. Advance tickets are available at https://www.putnam.org/events/moved-by-waters/.

PSCW at ProgressPalooza
2024-01-20 11:00 - 17:30 | The Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Davenport, IA, 52803, United States
ProgressPalooza is a day for people doing good things in our community to gather under one “big tent”, to connect with each other, and to find other people who are interested in getting involved.
Join us at the Village Theatre in Davenport for a day of celebrating and connecting with people doing art, performance, activism, and other good works in and around the Quad Cities!
Partners of Scott County Watersheds will have a booth to showcase watershed activism in Scott County. We will be there from 11am – 5:30pm during the ‘Learn, Create, Connect’ portion of the festival.
Suggested $5 donation.
Find out more information, other organizations, and activities at: https://www.progresspalooza.com/

#GivingTuesday with PSCW
2023-11-28 00:30 - 23:30 | IA
Every year, people join together a few days after Thanksgiving for #GivingTuesday – this year, it will take place on November 28th, 2023! ❤️

This is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Share your generosity with PSCW this year to help us help our watersheds!

Check Out How to Give Here!

November 2023 Conservation Quarterly
2023-11-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Eastern Avenue Library, 6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
Register for the 2023 Fall Conservation Quarterly!

Join us on Tuesday, November 21st from 12-1pm for the Partners of Scott County Watersheds’ yearly summary. Listen over the lunch hour as the PSCW Executive Board shares the results of the 2023 Snapshot events, reviews the year’s successes, and discusses plans and projects for next year.

You can attend the presentation either in-person or via Zoom!

Register at https://bit.ly/PSCWFallForum2023

Zoom link:
https://eicc-edu.zoom.us/j/3798732789?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 379 873 2789 – PSWD: PSCW2023

Duck Creek and Neighborhood Clean Up
2023-10-28 09:00 - 11:00 | IA
Join PSCW and the City of Davenport as we do a spooky clean up in and around Duck Creek 9am-11am. Volunteers will meet at Garfield Park parking lot (1224 E 29th St, Davenport, IA 52807), where they will clean up downstream to the Brady St. bike bath bridge, E 32nd, E 30th and the N-S connecting streets. This will be a stream, banks, bike path, and surrounding neighborhood clean up.
Volunteers are encouraged to bring sturdy shoes, long pants and long sleeve shirts, hats, bug spray, and sunscreen. All ages are welcome to participate! If you choose, we would love to see any Halloween clothing additions to celebrate our spooky season! 🎃

2023 Fall Snapshot
2023-10-03 08:00 - 12:00 | Boll’s Princeton Community Center, 428 River Dr, Princeton, IA, 52768, United States
Get in on the citizen science during the 2023 Fall Snapshot! Test streams and creeks around the county to get a ‘snapshot’ of the water quality conditions.
Learn more and register at www.partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2023/07/2023-fall-snapshot/

LeClaire Silver Creek Cleanup
2023-09-16 09:00 - 11:00 | LeClaire Veterans Memorial Skatepark, 425 N 3rd St, LeClaire, IA, 52753, United States
For the third year in a row, PSCW and the City of LeClaire have teamed up to clean up a stretch of Silver Creek in LeClaire. Join us on Saturday, September 16th from 9-11am to help remove trash from in and around the stream.
Register today at www.xstreamcleanup.org

Conservation Quarterly
2023-08-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Eastern Avenue Library, 6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
Join us for the August Conservation Quarterly as speaker Monte Bottens, owner of Grateful Graze, shares his journey to regenerative farming and the benefits it brings to the soil, water, and community.
Attend in person at the Eastern Avenue Library or tune in via Zoom. Lunch is provided for in-person attendees with a $5 suggested donation.

Register at https://forms.gle/vBptiZ4e9TGtZwTf8

2023 Summer Snapshot
2023-07-15 08:00 - 12:00 | Eldridge Fire Department, 120 N 2nd St, Eldridge, 52748
Join us for the 2023 Summer Snapshot! For this volunteer water quality monitoring event, we will gather both chemical and biological data. This is a great chance for people of all ages to participate in citizen science and help improve the health of our local streams.
Learn more and register today at https://partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2023/05/2023-summer-snapshot/

Macroinvertebrate ID Workshop
2023-07-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Nahant Marsh Education Center, 4220 Wapello Ave, Davenport, IA, 52802, United States
Register today at www.xstreamcleanup.org

*CANCELLED* Conservation on the Farm
2023-06-29 15:30 - 17:00 | Scott County Farm Bureau, 1721 LeClaire Rd, Eldridge, IA, 52748, United States

Fairmount Street Cleanup with Miss Scott County
2023-06-17 09:00 - 11:30 | Davenport Public Library-Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N Fairmount St, Davenport, Iowa, 52804
Watersheds: Think Global, Act Local
Join Miss Scott County and Partners of Scott County Watersheds to live out that motto by removing trash on Fairmount Street from the library to Hickory Grove Road. This stretch of road is adjacent to the Fairmount Wetlands and drains directly into Duck Creek, making it a critical place to keep our watersheds clean.
Register today at www.xstreamcleanup.org/event/fairmount-street-cleanup-june-17-2023

Spring United Way Day of Caring- Mural Prep!
2023-05-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Marquette Park, 3200 N Marquette St, Davenport, Iowa, 52804
Partners of Scott County Watersheds is partnering with the Quad City Arts to create a series of watershed murals along Duck Creek.

Volunteers through the United Way Day of Caring are needed to help prepare these mural sites by priming the walls. Five sites need to be painted, but volunteers will meet at the main site at Marquette Park. All supplies will be provided.

Sign up today at unitedwayqc.galaxydigital.com/aem/general/need/?doc_id=6395&need_id=783702

Conservation Quarterly
2023-05-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Eastern Avenue Library, 6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
Join us for our second Conservation Quarterly of 2023: Retain the Rain! 💧
With stormwater runoff fees and increased concern about contamination of water supplies and flooding, it makes sense to seek ways to reduce rainfall runoff from residential lots through the use of native plantings and simple retention projects. This presentation outlines the River Action program “Retain the Rain,” which includes the most common retention projects to retain the water on your property, allowing it to soak into the ground instead of flow into storm sewers.
Join us on Tuesday, May 16th from 12-1pm for the second Conservation Quarterly of the year! This presentation will be held in person at the Eastern Avenue Library and livestreamed via Zoom.
Learn more about the speakers & registration at www.partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2023/05/may-2023-conservation-quarterly/

Walk for River Rights
2023-05-13 11:30 - 12:30 | Schwiebert Riverfront Park, 101 7th Street, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201
Join leading BIPOC organizers who have converged in the Quad Cities to begin working towards reclaiming Rights of Nature for the Mississippi River. We will walk across the Centennial Bridge in solidarity as one River community advocating for the Rights of the Mississippi River, from the headwaters to the Gulf, and for the rights of all communities whose lives are supported by the waters. All are welcomed and encouraged to attend! A brief introduction and explanation of our convergence will begin at 11:30AM at Schwiebert Park.

The Walk for River Rights is part of The Mississippi River Summit (May 11th-14th, 2023, Quad Cities, IA-IL), a summit centering and advancing the leadership of 40 organizers of historically racially marginalized communities working to protect water, natural places, and sacred spaces. The goal is to build an Indigenous-led coalition from the Mississippi Headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico, and eventually claim the rights of nature for the entire river system and develop an organized frontline group working to protect the Mississippi watershed and all living beings that rely on it as their home.

For questions contact@greatplainsaction.org

2023 Spring Snapshot
2023-05-02 08:00 - 12:00 | Davenport Public Works, 1200 E 46th Street, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
Save the date for our 2023 Spring Snapshot! This volunteer water quality monitoring event is a chance to participate in citizen science and help improve the health of our local streams.
Learn about the Spring Snapshot at www.partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2023/01/2023-spring-snapshot/
Register today www.xstreamcleanup.org
