{"id":14,"date":"2017-03-03T16:17:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T21:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/world-wildlife-day-celebrate-and-protect-philly-watersheds\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T13:06:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T18:06:32","slug":"world-wildlife-day-celebrate-and-protect-philly-watersheds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/world-wildlife-day-celebrate-and-protect-philly-watersheds\/","title":{"rendered":"World Wildlife Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A member of the PWD team took advantage of last month&rsquo;s warm spell to mark storm drains in his watershed. You can find your watershed critter and get a free kit too!\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/Herbie-04.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A member of the PWD team took advantage of last month&#39;s warm spell to mark storm drains in his watershed. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/AnimalMarkers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find your watershed critter and get a free kit too!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Happy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WildlifeDay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Wildlife Day<\/a> Philly!<\/h2>\n<p>We are celebrating<a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillywatersheds.org\/your_watershed\/find_your_watershed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Philadelphia&#39;s rivers and creeks<\/a>\u2014which are <strong>healthier today than they were even a generation ago<\/strong>\u2014and what that means for the <strong>incredible diversity of aquatic wildlife <\/strong>found within them.<\/p>\n<p>The investments we&#39;re making in Philly neighborhoods through <em><a href=\"http:\/\/phillywatersheds.org\/what_were_doing\/documents_and_data\/cso_long_term_control_plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green City, Clean Waters<\/a> <\/em>will make places like the Delaware River and Cobbs Creek even better, but here&#39;s a few ways you can help too:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><big>Install a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/rain-check\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free\/discounted Rain Check stormwater tool<\/a> <\/strong>at your home<\/big><\/li>\n<li><big>Host a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/AnimalMarkers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">volunteer storm drain marking event <\/a><\/strong>in your neighborhood.<\/big>\n<p>Just sign up for a free kit, and <strong>we&#39;ll set you up with markers featuring wildlife that lives in your local watershed + everything you need to the installation<\/strong>. It&#39;s a great way to educate your neighbors about keeping trash and harmful chemicals out of storm drains and off our streets&#8230; who wouldn&#39;t love seeing a cute otter or bog turtle marker on their sidewalks?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><big>Sign up to participate in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2017CleanUpsPHL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our first volunteer river cleanup with United By Blue<\/a><\/strong>.<\/big> We&#39;ll kick off a series of these events with a March 7 gathering at Bartram&#39;s Garden. Last year, PWD and volunteers removed <strong>nearly 33 tons of trash<\/strong> from waterfront green spaces.<\/li>\n<li><big>Check out the amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.phila.gov\/media\/20161101174249\/2016-Greenworks-Vision_Office-of-Sustainability.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<strong>016 Greenworks guide<\/strong><\/a> put together by our friends at the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.phila.gov\/departments\/office-of-sustainability\/\">Office of Sustainability<\/a>.<\/big> They took the time to identify actions individuals can take to help Philly become greener and more sustainable, and there are a number of water-related tips to check out.\n<p>You can also take a look at their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.phila.gov\/departments\/office-of-sustainability\/greenworks\/greenworks-on-the-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenworks on the Ground checklists<\/a><\/strong>, which show individuals, communities, and institutions (including businesses, schools, and houses of worship) how they can help make the Greenworks visions a reality.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This spring, we hope you&#39;ll find ways to not only <strong>protect our watersheds<\/strong>, but to<strong> explore all they have to offer<\/strong> and witness the <strong>abundance of wildlife<\/strong> than can be found living in these important habitats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"big\">Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy World Wildlife Day Philly!<br \/>\nWe are celebrating Philadelphia&rsquo;s rivers and creeks\u2014which are healthier today than they were even a generation ago\u2014and what that means for the incredible diversity of aquatic wildlife found within them.<\/p>\n<p>The investments we&#8217;re making in Philly neighborhoods through Green City, Clean Waters will make places like the Delaware River and Cobbs Creek even 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