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Author Archives: Abby
LOVE Your Park Tacony Creek Park Clean-Up A Success!
This past Saturday morning, Tacony Creek Park got some much needed LOVE from dozens of volunteers of all ages. Tacony Creek Park is this year’s signature park for LOVE Your Park Week, which made both TTF and the creek very … Continue reading
Posted in Clean-ups, Events, Plantings, Tacony Creek Park Area, Trash, Trees
Tagged Clean-up, LOVE Your Park Week, Tacony Creek Park
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Restoring Glenside Elementary’s Riparian Buffer
In preparation for the grand ribbon-cutting ceremony at Glenside Elementary School on May 24, Steph Clymer organized a planting to restore a swath of the riparian buffer between the school grounds and a branch of the Tookany Creek. Two hundred … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Kids, Montgomery County, Plantings, Wyncote/Glenside
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Tree Planting, Garden Weeding, Street Cleaning Extravaganza!
On April 21 this Earth Day Weekend, TTF led volunteers from City Year, Arcadia University, and the Chew and Belfield Neighbor’s Association in planting seven trees, weeding a nearby community garden and picking up trash in and around the Chew … Continue reading
Don’t Let Spring Cleaning Stop at Your Indoor Spaces!
This past weekend, Lesley and I joined with Reverend Williams and a group of 30-40 volunteers to participate in Mayor Nutter’s Philly Spring Clean-Up 2011. In bright orange vests, we split into smaller groups and raked, swept, and picked up … Continue reading
Posted in Clean-ups, Events, Partners, Recycling, Trash
Tagged Philadelphia, recycling, Reverend Williams, street clean-up
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Come on for the Mystery Tour…
Last week, Lesley, Ashley and I and our plus-1s, Aster and Eric, embarked on a trip through Philadelphia to follow the underground Wingohocking Creek. Drew Brown and Adam Levine led us on a magical mystery tour around Awbury Arboretum following … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Germantown/East Mt. Airy, Partners, Sewers
Tagged creek tour, watershed, Wissahickon
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Erin Brockovich: The Movie
When I heard that the real Erin Brockovich was going to be speaking in Washington, D.C., my first response was “How do I get to Washington? I want to meet her!” The real Brockovich, although perhaps not Julia Roberts, must … Continue reading
Poisoned Waters
Poisoned Waters, like the bay it’s about, is far more expansive and contains much more depth than you see on the surface. Although the Chesapeake Bay and the Puget Sound look beautiful in the sunrise and sunset, they really are … Continue reading
Posted in Film/TV/Video/Audio
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Tapped–Why No One Should Bother With Bottled Water
After watching Tapped, I’m really glad I’ve stopped buying bottled water. The very beginning introduced me to the term “water mining.” Mining typically has negative connotations—and mining water is no different. Surface water belongs to the state it’s in, but … Continue reading
Posted in Bottled Water, Film/TV/Video/Audio, Plastic, Recycling, Uncategorized
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What You Need to Know About Natural Gas Production
Note: The following post is from TTF’s newest team member, Abby Grosslein, who is our terrific new intern from Arcadia University. Read more about Abby on our staff page. Read about on her reactions to the TEDX film, What You … Continue reading
Posted in Film/TV/Video/Audio, Natural Gas Drilling
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