Partners of Scott County Watersheds

*CANCELLED* Conservation on the Farm
2023-06-29 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 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

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth
2023-04-19 18:45 - 21:00 | St. Ambrose University Rogalski Center, 518 W W Locust St, Daevnport, IA, 52803, United States
Join us on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 from 7-9pm at St. Ambrose University in the Rogalski Center Ballroom for a screening of “The Letter: A Message for Our Earth.” This film follows 5 environmental leaders on their journey to Rome to discuss the encyclical letter Laudato Si’ with Pope Francis. Our screening will begin with an opening prayer and welcome from Fr. Bud Grant & Dr. Amy Novak. Doors open at 6:45pm if you’d like to visit with local environmentalists!
Register at https://tinyurl.com/kpr4ru5u
See a short trailer of the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3EBHebH17Y

Event Agenda

6:45 Doors Open for Public
7:00 Welcome from SAU President, Amy Novak
7:05 Prayer with Fr. Bud SAU Professor
7:10 View Film “The Letter”
8:30 Small Discussion Groups
8:50 Environmental Table Introductions
9:00 Public can go visit individually with Table Leaders

Princeton Whiskey Run Creek Cleanup
2023-04-15 09:00 - 11:00 | Princeton Fire Department, 410 US-67, Princeton, IA, 52768, United States

Bettendorf STEM Expo
2023-03-25 11:00 - 14:00 | Bettendorf Middle School, 2030 Middle Road, Bettendorf, IA, 52722, United States

City of Davenport Corridor Cleanup
2023-03-25 08:00 - 11:00 | Iowa

Conservation Quarterly
2023-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Eastern Avenue Library, 6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
Save the date for our first Conservation Quarterly of 2023!
Join us at the Eastern Avenue Library or via Zoom for the presentation, Rain Garden Fundamentals. Learn more and register at www.partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2023/02/2023-spring-conservation-quarterly/

Conservation Conversation
2023-02-10 16:00 - 17:30 | Scott County Farm Bureau, 1721 LeClaire Rd, Eldridge, IA, 52748, United States

Giving Tuesday
2022-11-29 | Iowa
Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.
We’ve been working with the Iowa DNR for the past two years to transform the Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area. With your help and generosity, we can finish funding a major project that will improve access to the natural site.
Participate in #GivingTuesday and help us grow this transformation in our community!

Help us achieve this project and donate today at bit.ly/CCWMA-donate
Learn more about the site & project at www.partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/technical-guidance-3/ccwma/

November Forum
2022-11-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Eastern Avenue Library, 6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
PSCW 2022 Report
Join us on Tuesday, November 15th 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 2022 Snapshot events, reviews the year’s successes, and discusses plans and projects for next year.
Register to attend either in person or virtually at https://forms.gle/83TbBbNBwDAiS5mF9

Learn more at https://partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2022/10/november-forum/

Plog-o-Ganza at St. Ambrose University
2022-10-27 16:30 - 17:30 | Iowa
PSCW is excited to co-host this spooktacular event with St. Ambrose University GreenLife! Be on the lookout for some scary souls picking up trash near campus on October 27th.

October Virtual Forum
2022-10-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Iowa
Last Stop: The Ocean
Join us on Tuesday, October 18th from 12-1pm to learn about Last Stop: The Ocean!
The Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative launched in the Quad Cities in October, 2021. Through the success of this initiative, working with the CEC (Commission for Environmental Cooperation) in conjunction with EPA, the quad cities were selected as part of multinational pilot project to reduce land-based sources of marine litter throughout North America. Learn about the process and results of the Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative, data collected since, and next steps toward reducing plastic pollution.
Register for this free forum at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0E8cN5zaRv2cGlfTVhpmTQ

Climate is Changing. Can We?
2022-10-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Muscatine Community College, 152 Colorado Street, Muscatine, IA, 52761, United States
“Climate is Changing. Can We?” is a free event sponsored by Clean Air Muscatine, League of Women Voters of Muscatine County, and Muscatine Community College.

WHEN: Saturday, October 15, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to noon
WHERE: MCC Student Center, 152 Colorado Street

Following short presentations on what’s happening in Muscatine and surrounding communities in terms of energy use and sustainability, participants will strategize what we can do together to promote energy efficiency, wind and solar power, and initiatives to influence community priorities.

PRESENTERS:
• Chuck Prill, electric vehicle personal experience
• Pam Joslyn, student project on recycling organics
• Angela Woodhouse, eat your veggies
• Kelsi Massengale (PSCW), water quality and watersheds
• Jim Larew, citizen action for a change
• Craig Mosher, energy districts and what they do

LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION PLANS:
• Advocacy for policies that set goals and measure improvement (city, county, schools)
• Forming a Muscatine County energy district

If you support moving the Muscatine area toward a sustainable future, please join us. Share this information and encourage your friends to attend. Masks are encouraged but not required. To request accommodations:

Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Marine Litter Project Kickoff
2022-10-15 08:00 - 14:00 | Freight House Farmers’ Market, 421 W River Dr, Davenport, IA, 52801, United States
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has partnered with the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative to launch a recent project focuses on trash capture in waterways and raising public awareness activities on land-based sources of marine plastic litter and debris in the community. Following the success of the October, 2021 Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative in the Quad Cities, the overwhelming community engagement and robust data collection is the perfect lead-in for this CEC project.
The project goals are as follows:
1. Install trash capture devices
2. Undertake Community Science Activities
3. Implement Inland Litter Public Awareness Campaign
Three capture devices have been installed in the pilot city of Davenport in Duck Creek, Silver Creek, and Goose Creek. Maintenance and litter data collection is underway. While the capture devices are located in Davenport, the Quad Cities as a whole are affected by litter that travels through tributaries to the Mississippi River, ultimately ending up in the Gulf of Mexico and our oceans. Community Science and the awareness campaign will occur throughout the Quad Cites
region.
On October 15, 2022 an event will take place at the Freight House Farmers’ Market signaling the kickoff of the community science activities with an overview of the project.
Stay tuned for more details!

Fall Snapshot Water Quality Monitoring Event
2022-10-04 08:00 - 12:00 | Surrey Heights Fire Station, 5002 Crow Creek Rd, Bettendorf, IA, 52722, United States
Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds for the Fall Snapshot Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Event! This is your opportunity to become a citizen scientist for the day and gather important data about the health of Scott County’s watersheds. The valuable data gathered by volunteers will assist PSCW in implementing water quality improvement projects in the county. No experience is necessary, and anyone is welcome to participate!
Volunteers will meet at the Surrey Heights Fire Station to be trained to perform simple tests in the field to measure water quality. Then, volunteers will be divided into groups and assigned to 5-7 sites in Scott County to collect data. Volunteers will return at noon for a FREE pizza lunch and FREE t-shirts!
All materials will be provided. Volunteers are encouraged to wear clothing that can get wet and/or muddy (long pants/sleeves, waterproof shoes or rain boots, hats, sunscreen, and bug spray). This event will happen rain or shine.
Register today at http://www.xstreamcleanup.org/event/fall-snapshot-water-quality-monitoring-event-october-4-2022

September Virtual Forum
2022-09-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Iowa
Iowa Roadside Programs
Join us on Tuesday, September 20th at noon for the September virtual forum! This presentation will describe how Iowa’s county roadside vegetation managers maintain roadside vegetation using an integrated, ecological approach. Their management of thousands of acres of public right-of-way can reduce soil erosion, improve safety, increase biodiversity, and improve water quality.

Learn more at https://partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2022/08/september-virtual-forum/

LeClaire Silver Creek Cleanup
2022-09-17 08:30 - 11:30 | LeClaire Veterans Memorial Skatepark, 425 N 3rd St, LeClaire, IA, 52753, United States
Get down and dirty in Silver Creek! Join PSCW and the City of LeClaire as we remove trash from in and around the stream.
Register at http://www.xstreamcleanup.org/event/leclaire-silver-creek-cleanup-august-27-2022

United Way Day of Caring at CCWMA
2022-09-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area, 21111 Scott Park Road, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
Get involved this United Way Day of Caring by joining Partners of Scott County Watersheds and the Iowa DNR for a trash and invasive species removal day! We will be picking up trash around the Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area park, as well as cut invasive species and pile brush along the trail.
Register at https://bit.ly/UnitedWay-CCWMA

Bettendorf Conservation Committee's Duck Creek Cleanup
2022-08-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Middle Park Lagoon, 2098 Parkway Drive, Bettendorf, IA, 52722, United States
Join the Bettendorf Conservation Committee to clean a section of Duck Creek, both in and along the water.
Waders or at least waterproof boots are suggested for actual in-the-creek work. For cleanup along the banks, long pants, long sleeves, socks and sturdy shoes are recommended due to brush, stickers, and possible poison ivy. All are welcome; participants younger than 16 must have parents accompany.
Register at http://www.xstreamcleanup.org/event/duck-creek-cleanup-summer-2022

August Forum
2022-08-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Eastern Avenue Library, 6000 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA, 52807, United States
Agricultural Best Management Practices for Improving Soil Health and Water Quality
We’re back in person! Join us on Tuesday, August 16th from 12-1pm at the Eastern Avenue Library (or via Zoom) for a presentation focusing on the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy and Best Management Practices that farmers can implement to reduce nutrient losses from agricultural land and improve water quality while increasing the health and resilience of Iowa’s soils.

Learn more at https://partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2022/07/august-forum-3/

Register for this free forum today at https://forms.gle/teLGadRS5to8PyeP6

Princeton Paddle Cleanup
2022-08-06 08:30 - 11:30 | Princeton Wildlife Management Area, 26545 285th Ave, Princeton, IA, 52768, United States
Princeton Paddle Cleanup | Saturday, August 6th
Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds to cleanup the backwaters of the Mississippi River at the Princeton Wildlife Management Area! Bring your own kayak or canoe to help remove trash from the slough. Register today at www.xstreamcleanup.org

Rescheduled May Forum
2022-08-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Robin Creek Watershed-Stakeholder’s Sense of Place, Socio-demographic Profile, and Riparian Zone Biodiversity
The Augustana College Environmental Studies department will share the findings from their assessment of the Robin Creek Watershed, a tributary of Duck Creek. Listen as students and faculty present their findings about stakeholder’s sense of place and the biodiversity of the riparian corridor, as well as the potential implications for resilience to future disturbances and stresses.

Register today at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82354491104

Learn more at https://partnersofscottcountywatersheds.org/2022/07/rescheduled-may-virtual-forum/
