Registration For The 2011 Philly Fun Fishing Fest Is Now Open!
August 8, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Dust off those rods and reels, people—registration is now open for the 2011 Philly Fun Fishing Fest.
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Lord Whimsy Sets Sail
August 5, 2011 | Public Affairs
As advertised in this post from a couple weeks ago, author and artist Allen Crawford—otherwise known as Lord Whimsy—has embarked on a 40-mile kayak trip from Mt. Holly, NJ, to Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia.
Read More →The Big Green Map Gets An Upgrade
August 4, 2011 | webmaster
The Big Green Map is now bigger, greener and … mappier.
Read More →New Video: 2011 Drinking Water Scholastic Awards
August 3, 2011 | webmaster
In May, the Schuylkill Action Network held its 2011 Drinking Water Scholastic Awards at the Upper Perkiomen School District Education Center.
Read More →This Place Is BMPing: Thomas Jefferson University Plaza
July 29, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
The plaza outside Thomas Jefferson University’s Dorrance H. Hamilton Building (located between 10th and 11th; Locust and Walnut streets) is an example of green stormwater infrastructure that’s barely visible to the naked eye.
Read More →Heart Your Park
July 28, 2011 | Public Affairs
Tonight at Gorgas Park in Roxborough: Heart cover band Kick It Out. Be there by 7:00 p.m. to hear the band
Read More →View From The Pontoon Boat
| Matthew Fritch
Sometimes we talk about water cleanliness and river health in abstract-sounding ways: in terms of pollutants, sediment and dissolved oxygen levels.
Read More →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 →Sixty Square Feet of Inspiration
July 25, 2011 | Public Affairs
It’s been almost a month since we last mentioned PWD’s green roof bus shelter at 15th and Market, and now that the novelty has died down, you might be wondering what all the fuss was about. After all, it’s only 60 square feet of green roof—how much of a difference can it really make?
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