A good friend once told me that if you want to build strong, enduring partnerships, you need to bring people together and get their hands dirty! The key to partnerships is connection, and people have a habit...
2020 Year in Review
Dear partners, Hello 2021! I can feel the buzz of busy schedules, New Year’s resolutions, and increased hope for health and connection with family, friends, and colleagues – even if it’s still through Zoom...
Never Too Late: Starting an environmental career at 58
Written by Marcy Hostetler, Lancaster Watershed Leadership Academy scholar. After 30 years of teaching music in public and private schools and churches, I decided it was time to forge a new path in life. My...
Get Your Feet Wet!
Written by Lindsey Deininger, Lancaster Watershed Leadership Academy scholar. Kingdom phylum class order family genus species. I vividly remember learning about the taxonomic ranks in my seventh-grade...
Scholar Spotlight: Heath Edelman
As a full-time professor at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Heath Edelman inspires and trains the next generation of water and wastewater operators through the Water and Environmental Technology (WET)...
Scholar Spotlight: Ricardo Almodovar
Ricardo Almodovar is passionate about creating positive change and giving back to Lancaster, the city where he was born and raised. His proclivity towards community-oriented service and social justice has...





