Does Your Dog Have Spokesdog Star Potential?
December 15, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Registration opens today for the 2012 Philly Water’s Best Friend Spokesdog Competition.
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Watch Now: Rowhome-Sized Stormwater Solutions in West Philly
December 6, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Last year, PWD and Rebuilding Together Philadelphia joined volunteers and neighbors to install rain barrels, rain gardens and downspout planters in Cobbs Creek-area rowhomes.
Read More →Keeping Schuylkill Waters Clean: Agriculture Pollution
November 29, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
The Schuylkill Action Network works with farmers to lessen the impact of agricultural runoff (fertilizer, cow manure) on the creeks and streams in the Schuylkill watershed.
Read More →Making News: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed
November 22, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Julie Slavet, executive director of the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, recently appeared on Comcast’s Newsmakers program to talk about the organization’s efforts to restore and preserve the health of Tookany/Tacony/Frankford creek.
Read More →Tomorrow Is World Toilet Day
November 18, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Forgive the toilet talk, but 40% of the world’s population—2.6 billion people—do not have access to adequate sanitation.
Read More →Tweets from TEDxPhilly
November 10, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
PWD’s Glen Abrams spoke at the TEDxPhilly conference on Tuesday, highlighting the benefits of green infrastructure and the Green City, Clean Waters plan.
Read More →A Rain Garden Grows in Germantown
November 8, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
On Saturday, Germantown’s Vernon Park debuted its new rain garden as part of the citywide Love Your Park clean-up campaign.
Read More →WHYY: History Explains East Germantown Flood
October 27, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
An article earlier this month by NewsWorks’ Nicole Juday examines the historical reasons for the flash flooding responsible for the drowning death of a young woman in East Germantown on September 8.
Read More →News Stream: Schuylkill Restoration Projects
October 21, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Seven projects in the Schuylkill River watershed will receive funding from the Schuylkill River Restoration Fund to improve water quality and address remediation issues.
Read More →Award-Winning Design: Envisioning Francisville’s Future
September 29, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Last week we lauded the German engineering that went into the Tempelhof Wasserpark student design project for the Berlin Airport, but we neglected to mention another award-winning planning project that’s closer to home:
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