Tonight: Tapping Our Watershed at National Mechanics
May 18, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
It’d be a stretch to call Christopher Crockett the grandfather of source water protection in Philadelphia (that title goes to whoever had the bright idea to create Fairmount Park). However, he is the founder of Philadelphia Water’s Source Water Protection Program, a fact that makes him an especially interesting guest speaker for tonight’s Tapping Our Watershed event at National Mechanics in Old Ci
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Restoration Team to Be Toasted at ‘Watershed Milestones’
May 12, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
Ever see some serious trash—we’re talking tires, shopping carts, and yes, even cars—in a stream and wonder who on earth will ever have the muscle to get it out? That would be Philadelphia Water’s Waterways Restoration Team (WRT), a hard working branch of the department that takes on the aforementioned litter and does things like restore creek banks that have been degraded by erosion.
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Join the Schuylkill Scrub!
March 24, 2015
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Abby Sullivan
Visit the Schuylkill River in the warmer months and you will find it teeming with life, both in the water and along its banks. It is hard to imagine that this scenic river, which provides drinking water to over 1.5 million people (that’s 12 out of every 100 Pennsylvanians!), was once considered the dirtiest river in the country. The Schuylkill has come a long way and today boasts one quarter of t
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Learn About the Hidden Streams Beneath Our Feet on Monday, March 16
March 10, 2015
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Abby Sullivan
If you’re intersted in learning about our watershed or rivers (or history for that matter!), we highly recommend attending a talk by our very own historian, Adam Levine, this coming Monday, March 16 at National Mechanics (22 S. 3rd Street) at 6PM. The talk, titled “From Creek to Sewer: History of Topographical Change in Philadelphia,” is part of the Tapping Our Watershed science cafe series and wi
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The Land is Ours!
November 19, 2013
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Public Affairs
For the last fifteen years, neighbors cleaned and protected the remaining 6 acres of the Anderson and Woodbrook land not yet touched by development in the Wissahickon. After learning that developers were seeking to build a condominium complex of over twenty five 1,200 square foot houses, neighbors campaigned to save the land.
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Governor Awards Schuylkill Action Network for Environmental Excellence
March 25, 2013
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Public Affairs
A big shout-out to the Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) for receiving the 2013 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence! This award is granted each year to a Pennsylvania organization that displays outstanding achievements in environmental protection throughout the Commonwealth.
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You’re Invited: Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Poster Presentation
August 16, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
Join us at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center tomorrow, August 17, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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What’s An Estuary Worth? About $10 Billion/Yr
June 17, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
A recent study by the University of Delaware puts a price tag on the economic value of the Delaware Estuary—the tidal portion of the Delaware River Basin—and the number is big.
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