Race for the Watershed Duck Derby and 5K

Help support healthy waterways in our community! Held in partnership with Concord Township, this event is a fundraiser to help raise money for watershed protection projects, including trail maintenance and erosion control, tree maintenance and plantings, streambank restorations, improvements to structures and public spaces within the watershed area, and water quality monitoring. Schedule 8am 5K registration8:40am Pre-race warm up by Yoga Six9am 5K begins10-2pm Family Fun Festival with vendors, games, music, food trucks, and more11am 1st heat duck race with $100 first place prize12:00 championship duck race with $1,000 grand prize12:30 awards ceremony The Chester creek, which runs through Newlin Grist Mill, is listed as impaired by the Pennsylvania DEP. When water quality is low, it has a detrimental impact on human health and safety, as well as the plants and animals that rely on our waterways. We monitor our stretch of the creek very closely by tracking pollutants, water  temperature,