View From The Pontoon Boat
July 28, 2011 | 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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Tacony Creek Stream Clean-Up
July 27, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Come out to Tacony Creek Park on Friday, July 29 and be part of a clean-up crew that includes the Philadelphia Water Department, Parks & Recreation and the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership.
Read More →Life Aquatic: Snapping Turtle
July 26, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Who’s afraid of a little (or, in some cases, actually quite large) snapping turtle?
Read More →Life Aquatic: Mayfly
June 27, 2011 | Public Affairs
When the Philadelphia Water Department’s aquatic biologists investigate Philadelphia’s streams and rivers to take stock of the number and variety of species inhabiting our waterways (they call this process a bioassessment), they pay special attention to mayflies.
Read More →What’s An Estuary Worth? About $10 Billion/Yr
June 17, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
A recent study by the University of Delaware puts a price tag on the economic value of the Delaware Estuary—the tidal portion of the Delaware River Basin—and the number is big.
Read More →Stream Restoration: Whitaker Ave
May 4, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Our green works aren’t confined to stormwater infrastructure such as tree trenches and rain gardens.
Read More →Life Aquatic: American Shad
April 28, 2011 | Brian Rademaekers
In honor of Shadfest—Penn Treaty Park’s annual celebration of arts, music, food, craft beer and the Delaware riverfront’s past and present—this week we’re featuring the American shad.
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