In 2014, Jane Cook joined the second-ever training class of Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward volunteers. She was already active in the Monocacy Creek Watershed Association, but since then, she has logged more than 1,000 volunteer hours educating the public and restoring local watersheds.

Erin Frederick, Penn State Extension’s statewide Master Watershed Steward coordinator, noted that over the years, Cook has continued to increase her expertise and grow as a leader.

“She now serves on the boards of the Monocacy Creek Watershed Association, Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley and Hanover Township Shade Tree Commission,” Frederick said. “She’s amazing!”

More recently, Cook and other volunteers have worked in partnership with Bath Borough in Northampton County to improve the section of the Monocacy that flows through the town. In early October of this year, the MCWA and Bath Borough volunteers planted a large native wildflower pollinator garden as a part of a new trail being developed along the creek.

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