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All posts tagged: Environmental Stewardship


Mussel Hatchery Returns to Fairmount Water Works: Tiny aquatic animals are revitalizing our local rivers.

July 17, 2023  |  Grace Maiorano

We’re commissioning some unlikely creatures to help keep our waterways clean – mussels. After being closed for more than two years following flood damage from Hurricane Ida, the Freshwater Mussel Hatchery at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is having a busy spring and summer. This season will mark the third full year PWD is […]

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Stream Restoration, Green Infrastructure, and More Revamps Planned for Tacony Creek

June 5, 2023  |  Grace Maiorano

Tacony Creek Park can expect to see improvements benefitting its waterways, wildlife, and surrounding community. Tacony Creek GSI & Stream Restoration Tacony Creek Park Design is well underway for the Tacony Creek Stream GSI and Stream Restoration project. The project combines our watershed improvement and ecological restoration efforts with Green City, Clean Waters, an ongoing […]

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