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Shell Account: Red-Bellied Turtle Spotted at Lardner’s Point

May 18, 2012  |  Matthew Fritch

The Philly Watersheds Blog is not in the habit of posting photos of baby animals for the sake of posting photos of baby animals (although it is Friday, and who among you would blame us?), and so we inform you that this red-bellied turtle hatchling was spotted earlier this week near the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge along the Delaware River.

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Inquirer: City Life’s Better with Fewer Paved Surfaces

May 8, 2012  |  Matthew Fritch

An editorial in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer both lauds the city’s plan to depave 500 acres of impervious surface and leaks the news that a groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Thursday to kick off the second phase of the Green 2015 action plan.

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Frankford Depaving Project Is Complete

May 3, 2012  |  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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A Shad State of Affairs

 |  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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