Philly Water Bar marks one year of hydration + education: Since April 2019, our pop-up water bar has served more than just drinks.
May 7, 2020
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Grace Maiorano
During Drinking Water Week 2020, we reflect on the Philly Water Bar’s year-long journey.
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Help Us Rep Philly at the Big Cobbs Creek Cleanup: PWD leads one of 38 sites for April 13 volunteer event
April 3, 2019
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Brian Rademaekers
Call us crazy, but we think we can help beat the 18,000+ pounds collected by volunteers during last year’s big Darby-Cobbs Creek Cleanup. We’ll be leading one of the 38 sites targeting 126 miles of streams on Saturday, April 13th.
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Channel Spring Fever Into a Beautiful Garden (on the Cheap!): Discounted green tools = ultimate fertilizer for spring landscaping ambitions
March 20, 2019
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Brian Rademaekers
From a cost perspective, rain gardens are a super bargain given their super ability to soak up your property’s stormwater runoff: most participants pay less than $400 for their finished garden’s construction, plants and planting.
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Explore Philly’s Water + Parks Love Story During ‘Love Your Park Week’
May 11, 2018
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Public Affairs
As we have in past years, Philadelphia Water Department staff are joining fellow park advocates for the spring edition of Love Your Park Week events across the city. Spanning May 12-20, Love Your Park is a biannual event that cleans, greens, and celebrates Philly’s parks
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Adopters Welcome New Green to Roxborough
April 10, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
The members of the Friends of Upper Roxborough Reservoir Preserve seen here held a cleanup and planted wildflower meadow seed mix at a green stormwater swale located along Summit Avenue in Roxborough. The group maintains the site with support from a mini-grant provided through our Soak It Up Adoption program…
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Don’t Be a Member of the Lonely Yards Club: Start Planning a Rain Check Project This February
February 2, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
For those Philly residents feeling the winter blues, Punxsutawney Phil didn’t exactly bring hope and relief when he popped out of his den on Ground Hog Day and decided we’re in for six more weeks of cold weather.
But, before you resign and decide to join ol’ Phil in another month-and-half of hibernation, let us offer you an optimistic antidote…
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Cobbs Cleanup Gets an Assist from Sixers and Philly School Students
September 19, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
Over 100 volunteers from the Philadelphia 76ers, Tilden Middle School and Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery joined Philadelphia Water and Untied By Blue for a Sept. 16 cleanup targeting Cobbs Creek and the surrounding woods.
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Embrace the Rain: Get in on Our Rain Check Program Today!
May 9, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
It seems as if everyone in Philadelphia has had enough of the wet spring we’ve been having.
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Cleaner Streets = Cleaner Rivers and Creeks
April 19, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
With more than 900 projects scattered across the city, this Saturday’s Philly Spring Cleanup was the largest ever—and that’s a pretty big deal considering this volunteer-driven event has already been praised as “America’s biggest single-day urban cleanup” for years now.
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Meet Your Watershed Spirit Animal for Philly Spring Cleanup 2016
March 24, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
Do you know your watershed’s spirit animal? Do you know your watershed, period?
This year’s April 9 Philly Spring Cleanup is your chance to answer both of those questions while doing some good for your community.
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