New Date for the Fishing Fest: October 8
September 29, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Third time’s a charm: The rescheduled date for the 2011 Philly Fun Fishing Fest is Saturday, October 8. Same time and place: 7-11 a.m. on the Schuylkill Banks.
Read More →Scenes From A Storm: Hurricane Irene, Part 1
August 31, 2011 | Public Affairs
This week we’re bringing you a series of posts dedicated to some of the stunning photos and videos taken by PWD personnel and our watershed friends in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene last weekend.
Read More →Save the Date: September 10 Is Coast Day
August 26, 2011 | Public Affairs
Hurricane Irene Coast Day is coming! Come on out to Philadelphia’s waterfronts on Saturday, September 10 for 2011 Pennsylvania Coast Day,
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 →Pacu In Pottstown
August 9, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Here’s another fish story via the Schuylkill Action Network:
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 →View From The Pontoon Boat
July 28, 2011 | 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 →In The News: Water, Watersheds Everywhere
July 21, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer featured a trifecta of water and watershed-related news:
Read More →Pottsville Says: No Dumping!
July 20, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Beginning next week, storm drains in Pottsville—approximately 120 river miles upstream of Philadelphia—will be marked with the “No Dumping! Drains To River”
Read More →We’ve Been Shad
July 12, 2011 | Public Affairs
Our post from earlier this month about American shad ascending the Schuylkill above Norristown for the first time in nearly 200 years contained a fish story of a different sort, as we mentioned that George Washington (pictured above, on the banks of some other river besides the Schuylkill) may have fed his troops Schuylkill shad during trying Revolutionary times.
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