2011 Philly Fun Fishing Fest: The Video
August 23, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Click here for more info on the fishing fest.
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Toronto’s Water Treatment Park
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Read More →The Big News: Venice Island
August 18, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Beginning next week, Manayunk’s Venice Island—a strip of land situated between the Manayunk Canal and the Schuylkill River—will undergo a $46 million makeover that includes the construction of an underground storage basin, a new performing arts center, a children’s play area and a new parking lot.
Read More →Hello, MOTU
August 17, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
The Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities—otherwise known as MOTU—is now blogging; check out the blog here for the latest insight and information.
Read More →You’re Invited: Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Poster Presentation
August 16, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Join us at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center tomorrow, August 17, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Read More →“Everyone knows what’s going on in Philadelphia”
| Matthew Fritch
That title quote from EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson—in reference to Philadelphia’s forward-thinking strategies in stormwater management, green infrastructure and sustainable development—appeared in an article this morning in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Read More →News Stream: WHYY on Philly’s Porous Streets
August 12, 2011 | Public Affairs
WHYY and NewsWorks ran a piece earlier this week about PWD’s efforts to reduce stormwater and decrease flooding by implementing green technologies such as porous pavement.
Read More →Our Heroes: Awards For Cobbs Creek Protectors
August 11, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Yesterday, the 10 Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center interns who discovered and investigated a fish kill in Cobbs Creek (see our previous post) were presented with Watershed Hero Awards by the Philadelphia Water Department.
Read More →The Whimsy Has Landed
August 10, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
On Saturday, author, artist and re-explorer Allen Crawford completed his 40-mile, 3-day kayak journey from the wilds of New Jersey and landed in Bartram’s Garden, planting his flag and claiming Philadelphia in the name of … Lord Whimsy.
Read More →Pacu In Pottstown
August 9, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Here’s another fish story via the Schuylkill Action Network:
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