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Episode 8 - Water Week with Kelly Snavely and Keith Williams, part 2 · Clean Water Conversations

• 0:10
  SPEAKER_02: Hello everyone and welcome to Clean Water Conversations, the podcast where we have casual conversations about creating clean and clear waterways right here in Lancaster County.
• 0:20
  SPEAKER_02: I'm Ken.
• 0:21
  SPEAKER_03: Hey everybody, it's Allison.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_02: Hey Allison, we are back with episode two, talking with Kelly Snavely and Keith Williams of Lancaster Conservancy about Lancaster Water Week, which incidentally is June 7th through the 15th.
• 0:36
  SPEAKER_03: And there's a whole lot going on during that week, so we've had to split this podcast conversation into two.
• 0:44
  SPEAKER_03: We could have done even more, but we want to make sure that everybody gets that information because there's a lot of events.
• 0:49
  SPEAKER_03: There's still some that have availability, so make sure you get your registration in soon.
• 0:54
  SPEAKER_03: And then also there's this thing called the Clean Water Fund.
• 0:57
  SPEAKER_03: So we talk about taking action.
• 0:59
  SPEAKER_03: Water Week inspires a lot of action.
• 1:01
  SPEAKER_03: But sometimes we need dollars, sometimes we need resources to make those happen.
• 1:06
  SPEAKER_03: So a reminder to everyone as well about the Clean Water Fund, which is at the Lancaster County Community Foundation, and that is action project money.
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  SPEAKER_03: So applying by the July deadline is how you're gonna get there.
• 1:18
  SPEAKER_03: So check it out for more details on the website.
• 1:21
  SPEAKER_03: And a huge thank you to our event sponsor, the High Foundation.
• 1:25
  SPEAKER_03: They are our presenting sponsor for 2024 Lancaster Water Week.
• 1:29
  SPEAKER_02: Lots of information, lots of fascinating stories about the behind the scenes of Water Week.
• 1:34
  SPEAKER_02: There's a lot of that this week.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_03: And let's hit it.
• 1:36
  SPEAKER_03: You've mentioned a number of different partners and kind of that behind the scenes or the prep role that they play.
• 1:42
  SPEAKER_03: I know that in the last two years, especially this year, you guys have really shifted that how the hub functions for your team.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_03: And I think that's also a really empowering piece of Water Week.
• 1:53
  SPEAKER_03: It's part of that growth in year eight.
• 1:55
  SPEAKER_03: But can you explain some of the way that it's been operationalized?
• 2:02
  SPEAKER_00: Well, and and and just you know, for everyone to kind of get a sense of it, as Keith was sharing too earlier, you know, the Conservancy does not put on 60 events.
• 2:12
  SPEAKER_00: What we do is we serve as kind of the bringing together of collaborative partnerships, right?
• 2:18
  SPEAKER_00: So we bring together a fantastic leadership committee on which many of our fellow partners and sponsors will sit and they'll help us steer the direction and the theme of Water Week.
• 2:29
  SPEAKER_00: And in the past, uh the Conservancy, in addition to doing the all the marketing, right?
• 2:35
  SPEAKER_00: Like we put together the materials, we put together the advertisements to get the word out, we put together these larger kind of capstone collaborative events, um, and that's the bulk of the work that we do during the week, as well as putting on um a bunch of our own events, the website, social media, um, billboards, t-shirts, you know, the the large public art displays, right?
• 2:55
  SPEAKER_00: Beer, yes.
• 2:56
  SPEAKER_00: Um we do that big kind of marketing awareness push, and we then were doing all the registration pages too.
• 3:03
  SPEAKER_00: So, you know, we were kind of capped at about 25, 30 events, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: Like there's just only so many registration pages that we can manage in the course of one week.
• 3:14
  SPEAKER_00: And we hit this point where I was like, I think in order to keep growing, because we felt the tug, we felt the number of partners who wanted to be involved growing, we said, okay, we have to let go of managing all those registration pages.
• 3:29
  SPEAKER_00: And so we were able to create a system and a way for all of those partners who wanted to be involved to host their own registration pages.
• 3:37
  SPEAKER_00: You know, we meet with each of those partners and event host one-on-one, talk through the logistics with them, best practices, and you know, just make sure that they feel supported.
• 3:45
  SPEAKER_00: We give them a water week event kit, you know, so they can have all the great materials that they need in order to be successful.
• 3:51
  SPEAKER_00: And, you know, then we bring all those various registration pages back onto our website, back into our brochure, and we get those out to the community over the course of May as we lead into June.
• 4:03
  SPEAKER_00: And it's, you know, I think it's really helped us grow the variety of partners that can be evolved in addition to the number of partners that can be involved.
• 4:14
  SPEAKER_00: And I think it's also, you know, we're we're still seeing this happen.
• 4:19
  SPEAKER_00: It's gonna help us bring in what it's I hate to say it, but non-traditional, you know, audiences to the clean water movement and conservation, people who don't see themselves as part of the conservation movement.
• 4:32
  SPEAKER_00: And I think that's a misstart.
• 4:33
  SPEAKER_00: Because I say that like non-traditional audiences to the conservation movement, because they're they're really doing the work.
• 4:37
  SPEAKER_00: They really already are conservationists, they just don't see themselves as conservationists.
• 4:41
  SPEAKER_00: And so I think in doing this, hopefully we'll get more and more partners who aren't your traditional environmental nonprofits involved.
• 4:48
  SPEAKER_00: And that will just help us continue to grow that awareness.
• 4:52
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and again, the magic happens at the intersection of partners that might not seem like they're, you know, in the same boat.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I think that's again where the power of Waterweek, you know, is to transform our community and our waterways.
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  SPEAKER_03: Well, you all have done that in such a way that empowers so many different groups.
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  SPEAKER_03: Like you said, the diversity of partners that are in leadership roles now, that's huge.
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  SPEAKER_03: You're adding to the capacity and the leadership skills of those organizations so that they can continue to do that in other ways.
• 5:21
  SPEAKER_03: So I think that handoff and the support that you've given them through that process with a tool like Water Week is is huge.
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  SPEAKER_03: And that expands the work of everybody doing this year-round, not just one week of the year, but continuing to show and be proud of that conservation ethic that they might have, or the way that they've integrated clean water into their work where they may not, you're right, they may not have thought that they could or should do that, and now they know how.
• 5:46
  SPEAKER_03: And so I I applaud you for the way that the process that you've used to do that for other partner organizations.
• 5:53
  SPEAKER_03: I think it also helps us explore whose table are we not at.
• 5:57
  SPEAKER_01: Yes, yeah, right.
• 5:58
  SPEAKER_01: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
• 5:59
  SPEAKER_03: And how can we take this to them?
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  SPEAKER_03: That was something that Adam Ortiz shared with us recently about where do we need to go in order to bring this message or to bring the ask, bring the opportunity, not just saying inviting people to our table, but we need to go to them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yes, yes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we definitely, I'll be the first to admit, we're still in that process.
• 6:18
  SPEAKER_03: Always always in that process.
• 6:21
  SPEAKER_00: And I think we have so much more opportunity to just your point, make sure that we are not just saying, oh, hopefully people will come out who, you know, to these events that we have made in a certain style and way and, you know, come to us, right?
• 6:38
  SPEAKER_00: I think it's so much about going to our whole community and saying, what can what can we do together?
• 6:46
  SPEAKER_00: You know, what do you want to see?
• 6:48
  SPEAKER_00: Um, how can we be present with you and and make a difference in a way that makes sense for you?
• 6:54
  SPEAKER_00: And what do you really care about, right?
• 6:56
  SPEAKER_00: I I think that's so much of the point as well.
• 6:58
  SPEAKER_00: You know, we can say, look over here, care about this, care about this, but it's more important that we listen, that we listen and better understand, you know, what what is it that each member of our community cares about when it relates to, you know, this incredible resource that we all have.
• 7:16
  SPEAKER_03: You guys do such a great job, Keith.
• 7:18
  SPEAKER_03: I'm picturing you at Climbers Round and events of where you make it less scary.
• 7:22
  SPEAKER_03: I mean, some people may actually be scared of or have allergies to bees and so they don't go outside, but some of it, to your earlier point, that they just don't feel comfortable, haven't done it traditionally.
• 7:31
  SPEAKER_03: So is how do you uh I guess mentally prepare to pitch water week as part of that way to connect people?
• 7:40
  SPEAKER_01: Um recognizing I don't know what I don't know.
• 7:43
  SPEAKER_03: Okay.
• 7:44
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: And uh and really the Community Action Partnership has really been a great partner of ours.
• 7:49
  SPEAKER_01: Okay.
• 7:49
  SPEAKER_01: And um we've been working with our Young Families program and selecting preserves that you know to me, Climber Climber's Run is home.
• 7:56
  SPEAKER_01: So it's very familiar.
• 7:57
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I never thought of any kind of barrier to people who um don't typically go outside to be present at Climber's Run.
• 8:05
  SPEAKER_01: It's got a paved driveway that goes right in.
• 8:07
  SPEAKER_01: And um the folks that we're working with at Community Action Partnerships, like, yeah, our young our families would get to the end of the driveway and say, no, that's not good for us.
• 8:14
  SPEAKER_03: Yep.
• 8:15
  SPEAKER_01: And then I realized why.
• 8:16
  SPEAKER_01: And so all of a sudden um learning what the real and or perceived barriers are has been a huge help.
• 8:24
  SPEAKER_01: And and we're I'm just learning that, right?
• 8:25
  SPEAKER_01: So once we identify them, then we can overcome them, then we can figure out a way around them or through them.
• 8:29
  SPEAKER_01: Um and so, really, I guess to your question about mentally preparing for that, it's really just kind of looking at um at nature through somebody else's lens, not mine.
• 8:39
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, right?
• 8:39
  SPEAKER_01: I've been outside my whole life, so sure, it's easy.
• 8:42
  SPEAKER_01: Um, other people not so much.
• 8:45
  SPEAKER_01: Um, and so it's just a really good reminder, um, you know, um no assumptions, yes, no assumptions.
• 8:51
  SPEAKER_01: Uh K and O W.
• 8:54
  SPEAKER_01: Yep, yeah, yeah, or N O for the first one and K and O W for the second one, right?
• 8:58
  SPEAKER_01: Know what assumptions you bring to the table, but try to leave them behind.
• 9:01
  SPEAKER_03: Yes, you know, like that.
• 9:03
  SPEAKER_01: When I was team when I had a team of educators, that used to frustrate me that um some of my educators get frustrated when kids get off the bus with a disposable water bottle.
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  SPEAKER_01: Like, what are you doing, man?
• 9:11
  SPEAKER_01: So they're not eat they're eating a lunchable.
• 9:13
  SPEAKER_01: You're gonna get upset about the lunch.
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  SPEAKER_01: You gotta meet meet people, you gotta meet your kids where they are, right?
• 9:17
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
• 9:17
  SPEAKER_01: To be an effective educator.
• 9:18
  SPEAKER_01: So you gotta meet people where they are.
• 9:20
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah you know, if folks are afraid of bees, that's okay.
• 9:23
  SPEAKER_01: They freak me out too.
• 9:24
  unknown: Yeah, right?
• 9:25
  SPEAKER_01: Yep.
• 9:25
  SPEAKER_01: I just appreciate them from a distance.
• 9:27
  SPEAKER_03: There you go.
• 9:27
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
• 9:34
  SPEAKER_01: Let's talk about what that is.
• 9:35
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
• 9:36
  SPEAKER_01: You know.
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  SPEAKER_03: So who do you hope is new to Water Week this year?
• 9:40
  SPEAKER_01: Everybody.
• 9:42
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, really, I say that flippant, but really, I mean, uh we want we want uh Waterweek uh to be accessible to everybody.
• 9:49
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
• 9:50
  SPEAKER_01: Everyone.
• 9:51
  SPEAKER_00: I'm really excited about the partnership with uh Lancaster Public Library.
• 9:56
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
• 9:56
  SPEAKER_00: I think that I mean the library itself is a resource to the community, and I'm excited that they're, you know, kind of taking on Water Week, you know, as a theme in in several different ways, Keith, right?
• 10:10
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, so you know, selecting some books for a reading list.
• 10:12
  SPEAKER_01: They've got a book club that is gonna do a book um leading up to Water Week that'll culminate in a hike.
• 10:18
  SPEAKER_01: Um and that that just does you know access a whole new part of the community that that typically um hasn't participated.
• 10:25
  SPEAKER_01: We really want a wide, a wide, a wide net, like everybody.
• 10:29
  SPEAKER_01: Um you know, Conestog River Club has just done such a great job with the LGBTQ plus uh Pride Float.
• 10:36
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
• 10:36
  SPEAKER_01: You know, um how great is that?
• 10:39
  SPEAKER_03: One of the ways that people can take action is by sponsoring a project or leading their own action for a community, for a house of worship that they're with, for their municipality.
• 10:51
  SPEAKER_03: And the Clean Water Fund is hosted at the Lancaster County Community Foundation, and it's a way that people can apply for dollars to do those projects.
• 10:59
  SPEAKER_03: That's been a part of Lancaster Water Week for many, many years.
• 11:03
  SPEAKER_03: So really excited about that as a tool for ways for people to take action after.
• 11:08
  SPEAKER_03: Are there things that you guys have seen as a success from those that new applicants could learn from?
• 11:16
  SPEAKER_00: Well, I I think just even kind of going back a little bit and just, you know, I one of the things that I think attracts um corporate support to Water Week, which is what allows Water Week to happen, is that a percentage of um dollars from those sponsorships then get re-invested in the Clean Water Fund, which is which is hosted at the Lancaster County Community Foundation.
• 11:37
  SPEAKER_00: And I think that's really important to our sponsors, and they they see the impact, and I think they see the impact not only of that like shovel-ready projects that are able to be funded through the Clean Water Fund, but they see the general awareness that's brought by Waterweek.
• 11:52
  SPEAKER_00: And I think it's the collaborations of so many different organizations and the year-round impact that extends past just the one week of Waterweek that I think is truly what brings out so many incredible different, you know, companies, organizations, and corporate support to Waterweek.
• 12:12
  SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, we're we're really fortunate this year to have uh the High Foundation supporting Lancaster Waterweek as our presenting sponsor.
• 12:20
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and and it just, you know, you you really get the sense that it just aligns with the values of the work that they're doing, you know, for our community to invest in our community, and that investment through Waterweek really just resonates with them.
• 12:33
  SPEAKER_00: And I I think the Clean Water Fund helps perpetuate that investment all year long.
• 12:39
  SPEAKER_00: Right.
• 12:40
  SPEAKER_01: Yep.
• 12:41
  SPEAKER_01: And that that uh that's contagious, like you were talking about Landis Holmes and how that's inspired work in other communities like Willow Valley.
• 12:49
  SPEAKER_01: And the Willow Valley work is growing.
• 12:51
  SPEAKER_03: Yep.
• 12:52
  SPEAKER_01: Um Heise is a good example.
• 12:53
  SPEAKER_03: Yes, them too.
• 12:54
  SPEAKER_01: Two water weeks ago at Greenfield, the 600-acre property that Heise manages, we did a uh a stream investigation.
• 13:01
  SPEAKER_01: I forget the name of the stream that goes.
• 13:02
  SPEAKER_03: So, it's one of our stream delisting catchments.
• 13:05
  SPEAKER_01: As I'm looking at that, you know, it's got lawn going right to the edge of it.
• 13:08
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: And so before I got in the creek to look at the benthic macro, the benthic macro invertebrates.
• 13:12
  SPEAKER_01: I almost said benthic macros.
• 13:15
  SPEAKER_01: Um, I'm thinking, you know, the visual assessment is not a positive one.
• 13:19
  SPEAKER_01: It looks eutrophic, it looks hot, there's no shade.
• 13:22
  SPEAKER_01: Man, we found, you know, pretty high quality stream.
• 13:25
  SPEAKER_01: We found mayflies, stone, uh no stonies, but we found mayflies, caddys flies, certainly not the class of organisms that I expected to find based on the site.
• 13:35
  SPEAKER_01: And and the leadership from HIS was so excited by what we found there that now their landscape crew is getting trained in how to do ecological landscaping.
• 13:44
  SPEAKER_03: Yep.
• 13:45
  SPEAKER_01: Right?
• 13:45
  SPEAKER_01: And how to put that stream buffer in using native plants and things like that.
• 13:49
  SPEAKER_01: And so now we have one of the largest developers in the region who manages a 600-acre property at Greenfield that is interested in doing native plantings, plantings for stormwater management and control on that 600-acre property that's then going to inform the rest of their operation potentially.
• 14:05
  SPEAKER_03: That's awesome.
• 14:06
  SPEAKER_01: And so it's just incredible to watch these.
• 14:08
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, getting kind of goosebumps thinking about that 600-acre property and how that could potentially manage for native habitat and water quality management.
• 14:16
  SPEAKER_03: And that's only one of over a hundred that they manage.
• 14:19
  SPEAKER_03: So there's such a big reach.
• 14:28
  SPEAKER_03: Yep.
• 14:28
  SPEAKER_01: Yep.
• 14:29
  SPEAKER_03: But to your point, the network, um, Kelly, you talked about how so many people are connected and the way that the collaborative effort shows up differently for each of them or resonates differently for each of them.
• 14:40
  SPEAKER_03: I I love that example of started by flipping over some rocks, and then word spreads, and you hear about something else that somebody else did, and it inspires you for more.
• 14:49
  SPEAKER_03: And so you get the dollars, you get the people in place, you get the trainers.
• 14:53
  SPEAKER_03: It is, it's this network of success here.
• 14:55
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, and and that's probably one of my favorite parts of Waterweek is just going out and making those connections with our fellow partners who are hosting events or with the participants or the volunteers.
• 15:07
  SPEAKER_00: Like that's for me the most exciting part of Water Week is having those conversations, hearing what is lighting them up, hearing about the projects that they're working on, and being able to connect them.
• 15:17
  SPEAKER_00: Even you know, standing around at Long's Park, listening to fantastic music, um, coming from the amphitheater while we hand out hundreds of free native trees to all these concert goers and help make the connection between hey, did you know that this free native tree that we're gonna hand you could help clean up our streams and rivers while also helping support habitat and thriving wildlife in our community?
• 15:39
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, it's it's incredible to watch the excitement grow in their eye and then to point them to some of the other incredible environmental partners who are tabling alongside us, like the City of Lancaster or Chesapeake Bay, Foundation Lands for Chesapeake Bay, Stroud Water Research Center.
• 15:52
  SPEAKER_00: I think Lex Lama joined us last year.
• 15:54
  SPEAKER_00: You know, to have these this resource, this library, right, of um, you know, connections for these different individuals to make and to just deepen their knowledge, I think it it's those those conversations that we can have, you know, while listening to great music and talking about free native trees and shrubs that just start something for people who are both new to what Water Week is and what this clean water movement is or who have been a part of it for a long time.
• 16:21
  SPEAKER_00: And I I think for me too that the folks who have been a part of it for a long time, we cannot forget them because you know they they have been through the trenches, and I think and hopefully Waterweek gives them a bit of a rejuvenation of their spirit, re-energizes them to kind of keep tackling this work, which isn't always fun.
• 16:44
  SPEAKER_00: Um, it's it's challenging and tough, and you hit roadblocks, and I just hope for one week during the year we can celebrate them and lift up their voices and just the amazing work that they do.
• 16:56
  SPEAKER_03: Where do you see Water Week evolving eventually?
• 17:00
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I want to come back to the theme of this year's Water Week, which is uh rewilding for clean water.
• 17:06
  SPEAKER_00: And we have put a lot of focus on um the habitat aspect and the amazing action step of creating habitat this year.
• 17:17
  SPEAKER_00: Because Water Week, you know, our action steps, we have we have three.
• 17:21
  SPEAKER_00: Um create habitat, our number one action step.
• 17:24
  SPEAKER_00: Uh protect water, and you know, get outside.
• 17:29
  SPEAKER_00: And and those are three important action steps, right?
• 17:31
  SPEAKER_00: But the first one, create habitat, is what we're focused on this year.
• 17:34
  SPEAKER_00: And um it's really thanks to an incredible partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and their Keystone 10 Million Tree Partnership that we're able to give away trees.
• 17:42
  SPEAKER_00: Also, Octorero Native Plant Nursery has been really helpful in providing trees and shrubs to this effort.
• 17:47
  SPEAKER_00: And you know, that that talking point, being able to walk up to someone and be able to start a conversation with would you like a free native tree or shrub is a great entry point to someone who is walking down the street in in Lancaster City or at the Chicke's Creek Watershed Expo.
• 18:04
  SPEAKER_00: And you're able to make this connection for them.
• 18:06
  SPEAKER_00: But you know, as we look ahead to future years, um I think one thing that we recognize that we need to kind of start putting a little bit more emphasis on, and I have to say Todd Roy with the Conestoga River Club has done a great job of this, which is just access to our waterways.
• 18:22
  SPEAKER_00: Um that's that final kind of get outside action step that we have.
• 18:26
  SPEAKER_00: And we as a land trust, right, you know, Keith and I work for the Lancaster Conservancy, we're an over 50-year-old land trust.
• 18:32
  SPEAKER_00: And what makes us unique as a land trust is that we have publicly accessible land and over 50 miles of trails, you know, across Lancaster and York counties.
• 18:40
  SPEAKER_00: And we recognize that in order for someone to care about conservation, to want to help our environment, to want to help clean up our streams and rivers, we can't just start there, like come out and pick up trash along the river.
• 18:57
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
• 18:57
  SPEAKER_00: They have to start by falling in love with it first, right?
• 19:00
  SPEAKER_00: Like we can't ask people to protect what they don't love.
• 19:03
  SPEAKER_00: And that starts with just getting them out to enjoy it.
• 19:07
  SPEAKER_00: And access to our waterways is unfortunately challenging for many.
• 19:14
  SPEAKER_00: You know, there's there's perceived barriers, um, there's the the actual physical barriers of being able to get out.
• 19:22
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, getting a kayak, right?
• 19:23
  SPEAKER_00: Buying a kayak is an expensive undertaking.
• 19:25
  SPEAKER_00: Having the ability, the time, the resources to get onto our waterways is not, you know, a universally accessible thing for most folks.
• 19:33
  SPEAKER_00: And we need to start there with just helping people access these beautiful waterways, whether it's going for a hike at Climber's Run Nature Center, um, hopefully by next year, end of next year, one of our universally accessible trails that will ensure everyone can get to the water at Climbers Run, no matter what mobility they have.
• 19:53
  SPEAKER_00: Or, you know, be able to access the water at some of the incredible access points along the Conestoga River that the Conestoga River Club is working on.
• 19:59
  SPEAKER_00: That I think might become more and more of our point because, you know, the folks who aren't coming out to Water Week right now don't even recognize that we have these amazing resources.
• 20:07
  SPEAKER_00: And it's, I feel like, a responsibility of all of us who know about these resources to help share them with the community.
• 20:15
  SPEAKER_02: It is now time to continue our round of Water Week trivia.
• 20:20
  SPEAKER_02: We are picking up where we left off in the last episode.
• 20:24
  SPEAKER_02: On Tuesday, June 11th, Stroud Water Research Center is hosting an educational session called Healthy Streams from an Ecosystem Lens.
• 20:36
  SPEAKER_02: You already answered this question.
• 20:37
  SPEAKER_02: How many miles of streams run through Lancaster County?
• 20:40
  SPEAKER_00: 1,400 miles of streams.
• 20:43
  SPEAKER_02: It is 1,400 miles of streams.
• 20:45
  SPEAKER_02: On Wednesday, June 12th, the Chicke's Creek Watershed Alliance will host their annual expo at the Manheim Farm Show Complex.
• 20:54
  SPEAKER_02: The name of the creek comes from the Lenape Chicasolanga language, meaning what?
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  unknown: I don't know.
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  SPEAKER_03: Your favorite little critter that likes to swim backwards.
• 21:07
  SPEAKER_00: Oh, cra a crayfish.
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  SPEAKER_02: It is the place of the crayfish.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: Nice.
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  SPEAKER_02: On Thursday, June 13th, the Center City Orchestra will play a concert in Greenfield Park.
• 21:19
  SPEAKER_02: Greenfield Park boasts a 12-foot-tall wooden statue carved from the trunk of a white oak tree of what historic Pennsylvanian?
• 21:30
  SPEAKER_00: Oh gosh.
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  unknown: I don't know.
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  SPEAKER_00: I can picture it in my mind, but it's not clear.
• 21:37
  SPEAKER_02: It is really good.
• 21:39
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: It was carved in 2011 by Dean Fox.
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  SPEAKER_02: It was it was a tree that uh was cut was coming down and the stump was left there.
• 21:47
  SPEAKER_02: So talk about art being uh being employed in the county there.
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  SPEAKER_02: On Friday, June 14th, Sickman's Mill is hosting Water Week Trivia Night.
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  SPEAKER_03: Ken, you're gonna go there for sure.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yes, yeah, that's that's a great place to get it.
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  SPEAKER_02: What man, probably the first well-known trivia creator, authored a book called Champs and Chumps, which was later renamed to Believe It or Not.
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  SPEAKER_02: Ripley.
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  SPEAKER_02: You got it.
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  SPEAKER_02: Robert A.
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  SPEAKER_02: Ripley.
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  SPEAKER_02: Nice.
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  SPEAKER_02: He's pulled that out of somewhere and he worked it out.
• 22:21
  SPEAKER_01: Believe it or not.
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  SPEAKER_02: On June, Saturday, June 15th, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and various other partners will be hosting Project Clean communities.
• 22:31
  SPEAKER_02: In 2019, Project Clean Stream brought in approximately how many pounds of trash with more than 50,000 volunteers across thousands of cleanup sites.
• 22:44
  SPEAKER_00: Oh man, this is a tough one.
• 22:47
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, the Alliance has such a great job through this program.
• 22:50
  SPEAKER_00: I don't want to undercount it.
• 22:51
  SPEAKER_00: I'm stubborn.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's gotta be a huge number.
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  SPEAKER_02: It is a huge number.
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  SPEAKER_01: 50,000 pounds.
• 22:59
  SPEAKER_02: It's two and a half million pounds.
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  SPEAKER_00: Oh no, that's amazing work.
• 23:04
  SPEAKER_00: That's impressive.
• 23:05
  SPEAKER_00: That's fantastic.
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  SPEAKER_02: The sad thing is that it was there was all that change there in the first place.
• 23:09
  SPEAKER_02: But yeah, they really did some good, some good stuff.
• 23:12
  SPEAKER_02: So those are just a couple of the events or 60 plus events going on during Water Week, which is June 7th through the 15th.
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  SPEAKER_02: A complete schedule of the events is up at lancasterwaterweek.org.
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  SPEAKER_02: There we go.
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  SPEAKER_02: That's our show.
• 23:28
  SPEAKER_02: Thank you so much, Keith.
• 23:29
  SPEAKER_02: Thank you so much, Kelly.
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  SPEAKER_02: Water week is going to be awesome.
• 23:33
  SPEAKER_02: Really looking forward to it.
• 23:35
  SPEAKER_02: And we will be back in just a couple of weeks.
• 23:39
  SPEAKER_02: Until then, take care.
• 23:41
  SPEAKER_03: Thanks all.
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• 23:54
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• 24:01
  SPEAKER_02: Thank you for listening.