Author Archives: Ashley

About Ashley

Ashley is TTF’s Director of Education & Outreach. Ashley has a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Certificates in Latin American and Global Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. Ashley is delighted to be working in the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed, where she grew up. Ashley oversees education, outreach and community building efforts throughout the watershed. Ashley’s favorite part of her job is when she can get outside and get her hands dirty and her feet wet! Ashley also sits on the board of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Section of the American Water Resources Association.

Don’t Miss These Great Philadelphia Stormwater Management Programs!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ashley

There are some fantastic free and steeply discounted residential stormwater management features that you can sign up for right now! These programs won’t last forever, so don’t miss your opportunity to get green tools that improve your property and our … Continue reading →

Posted in Germantown/East Mt. Airy, Green City, Clean Waters, Rain Barrels, Tacony Creek Park Area, Trees | Leave a comment

Still looking for gifts for the holidays?

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Ashley

Still looking for gifts for your loved ones? How about giving the gift of clean water? The books and movies highlighted below discuss threats to clean water and how YOU can help create solutions. When you buy any of these … Continue reading →

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Great Cleanup at the Tacony Creek Park!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Ashley

This past Friday, TTF hosted a service learning opportunity for students from the ACE Mentor Program. We were also joined by community residents, employees and co-ops from the Philadelphia Water Department and a Park Ranger from the Philadelphia Department of … Continue reading →

Posted in Clean-ups, Partners, Recycling, Tacony Creek Park Area, Trash | 1 Comment

Juniata Golf Club Stream Cleanup a Big Hit!

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Ashley

Our stream cleanup event at the Juniata Golf Club was a huge success! We were joined by the Philadelphia Water Department’s Office of Watersheds and their Waterways Restoration Team, volunteers from the Kintock Group, a representative from State Senator Christine … Continue reading →

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Spring Treevitalize Planting!

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Ashley

This weekend TTF, with a fantastic group of volunteers, planted 13 new street trees. Thanks to the volunteers for their hard work, to PHS for the trees, and to Mother Nature for making sure all of our trees are well … Continue reading →

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Huge Cleanup by the Tacony Creek Park!

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Ashley

Thanks to all of our volunteers who came and helped out with the Philly Spring Cleanup at the Tacony Creek Park! We had huge success in cleaning up an area that suffers from lots of littering and short dumping. We … Continue reading →

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FREE Video Production Course for Germantown/East Mt. Airy Residents!

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Ashley

TTF is partnering with Messages in Motion (MIM), an organization that offers people throughout Philadelphia the tools to create short video postcards that communicate personal and social messages about their diverse experiences and outlooks on life. TTF and MIM will … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Film/TV/Video/Audio, Germantown/East Mt. Airy, TTF News/Announcements | Leave a comment

Project Flow Art Show

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Ashley

Last Wednesday, January 19th, a few of the TTF staff attended the Project Flow Art Show at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. The show displayed the work of students from the Project Flow summer camp, a six-week program that … Continue reading →

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Gas Drilling News from Protecting Our Waters

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ashley

Citizens in Texas take a stand against gas drilling! I hope that the areas of Pennsylvania where gas drilling is happening take notice: In the Flower Mound area a spike in childhood leukemia has been linked to gas drilling.  Five … Continue reading →

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Two Great Articles from the Weaver’s Way Shuttle

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Ashley

As I was reading through this month’s issue of the Weaver’s Way Shuttle, I was thrilled to see two articles that discuss important current issues that have the potential to greatly affect water quality in the U.S. Nuclear Energy Isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Natural Gas Drilling | 3 Comments