Fishing Fest Registration Closes Today
September 4, 2012
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webmaster
Don’t let the deadline to register for the 2012 Philly Fun Fishing Fest “bass” you by—today is the last day to sign up for the free event on Saturday, September 8 on the Schuylkill Banks from 7-11 a.m.
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Register for the 2012 Philly Fun Fishing Fest
August 15, 2012
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Mary Ellen McCarty
Bring your family and friends out to this year’s Philly Fun Fishing Fest! This is a great opportunity to enjoy the river, catch fish and win prizes!
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Free Movie Night!
August 13, 2012
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Paul Fugazzotto
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Cobbs Creek free movie night featuring The Lorax.
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Soak It Up In Style: Enter the Green Infrastructure Design Exhibition
July 13, 2012
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Paul Fugazzotto
Traditionally, most stormwater management features, like pipes and basins, lie underground and don’t rely much on design beyond the functional.
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Frankford Depaving Project Is Complete
May 3, 2012
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Matthew Fritch
Yesterday, a group of volunteers braved the wet weather to plant the final two rain gardens at a partially depaved lot at Eadom and Bridge streets (just west of I-95) in Frankford.
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Life Imitates Art: Green City, Clean Waters Art Contest Ceremony and a Green Grant for Nebinger School
April 26, 2012
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Matthew Fritch
Come out to the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center today at 4:00 as we congratulate the winners of the 2012 Green City, Clean Waters art contest.
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Tomorrow Night: The Watershed So Nice They Named It Thrice
April 18, 2012
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Matthew Fritch
Join us tomorrow night, Thursday April 19 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, to learn about the activities and achievements of the Tookany-Tacony/Frankford Watershed Partnership.
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Thursday: Urban Watersheds Panel
April 3, 2012
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Matthew Fritch
You’re invited: On Thursday, April 5 from 2:00-4:00 p.m., the University of Pennsylvania will be hosting a panel discussion on Urban Watersheds in the Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.
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North Philly Celebrates Green Infrastructure
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Matthew Fritch
Mayor Nutter swung by last week’s Soak It Up! event in North Philly to commemorate the installation of stormwater tree trenches near 7th and Cumberland streets.
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See South Philly Soak It Up
March 16, 2012
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Matthew Fritch
On March 8, our second Soak It Up! event took place at 16th and Jackson streets in South Philly. Neighbors joined city officials and PWD employees to celebrate the stormwater tree trenches that absorb runoff and make 16th Street a green street.
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