Thinking about making your home greener but don’t know where to start? Wondering about the incentives and barriers to environmentally friendly improvements such as green roofs and downspout planters (pictured above)?
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“Root for the home estuary” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it—but if you attend the June 25 Camden Riversharks game against the Pennsylvania Road Warriors (5:35 p.m. start), you can support the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary.
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And also some views of the roof: Here are some photos from Wednesday’s unveiling of the green roof bus shelter at 15th and Market.
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Iodine-131 has been in the news lately, and PWD has been busy responding to media inquiries. Now is your chance to ask your own questions and voice concerns:
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The French call it en plein air—painting outdoors. But Monet and Renoir would scarcely recognize Philly’s version of it.
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Sold-out event tonight at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center: The Breweries of Brewerytown and Vicinity, a presentation by historian Rich Wagner.
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Philadelphia’s first depaving project at Eadom and Bridge streets—located just west of I-95 in Frankford—is well underway.
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When we put out a call to find Philly Water’s Best Friend, more than 85 dogs answered and thousands (yes, thousands!) of votes were cast online.
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Forget the Dad Vail Regatta—this Sunday, the Tidal Schuylkill Festival wraps up with a non-motorized boat parade, with awards being handed out for “creativity, gall and garishness.”
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Join us at the Urban Sustainability Forum tonight from 6:00 to 6:30 at the Academy of Natural Sciences’ Main Auditorium for We Are Our Water: How to Protect Our Health, Communities, and Pocketbooks by Using Water Wisely.
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