A Shad State of Affairs
May 3, 2012
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Matthew Fritch
As the peak of the shad spawning season arrives, WHYY’s NewsWorks has a very informative article (and great photos) about the Fairmount fish ladder, including interviews with PWD aquatic biologists Lance Butler and Joe Perillo.
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Want Vs. Need
January 9, 2012
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Public Affairs
Check out Denver Water’s Use Only What You Need campaign for some clever photos, posters and videos about water conservation.
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11 For 2011: Bells Mill Stream Restoration
December 30, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
PWD has been working to return streams to their natural state and create stable, healthy waterways able to sustain native vegetation and aquatic life.
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A Gain of Salt: How Excess Road Salt Affects Tacony Creek
November 1, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
We’d like to stress that the graph above does not show the marked increase in consumption of Halloween candy in area households. It does, however, tell a tale of two storms and how they influenced specific conductance (rough translation: amount of dissolved salt) in Tacony Creek last month.
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Scenes From A Storm: Hurricane Irene, Part 3
September 2, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
The final installment of the Hurricane Irene edition of Scenes From A Storm comes from the Tacony Creek.
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Scenes From A Storm: Hurricane Irene, Part 2
September 1, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
Today’s post-Hurricane Irene photos come from the Wissahickon, where at least one crayfish (above) was inconvenienced by flooding.
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Scenes From A Storm: Hurricane Irene, Part 1
August 31, 2011
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Public Affairs
This week we’re bringing you a series of posts dedicated to some of the stunning photos and videos taken by PWD personnel and our watershed friends in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene last weekend.
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News Stream: Shellfish Motives
August 29, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
Bivalves are everywhere: Here’s a roundup of some recent articles on the local oyster and mussel population:
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Pacu In Pottstown
August 9, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
Here’s another fish story via the Schuylkill Action Network:
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View From The Pontoon Boat
July 28, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
Sometimes we talk about water cleanliness and river health in abstract-sounding ways: in terms of pollutants, sediment and dissolved oxygen levels.
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