Category Archives: Clean-ups

Rock Creek Riparian Buffer Planting at Cedarbrook Middle School

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Steph

TTF joined Cedarbrook Middle School students and teachers, Earth Force, and NAM Planning & Design, LLC three days last week to install a riparian buffer on the school grounds. The work started with removal of Japanese knotweed and Phragmites, two … Continue reading →

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Terrific Clean-Up in Jenkintown!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Steph

Thank you to all of our enthusiastic and resourceful volunteers who made our Jenkintown clean-up a huge success! We were joined by members of the community in addition to a large group from Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) in Aston, … 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 →

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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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Don’t Let Spring Cleaning Stop at Your Indoor Spaces!

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Abby

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 →

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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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International Coastal Clean-Up at Wall Park

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Katie

We would like to thank the awesome volunteers who came out last Saturday to help us clean the banks of the Tookany Creek in Wall Park as part of Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup Day. In just a few hours, … Continue reading →

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Plastics Recycling in Philadelphia

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Katie

Here at TTF, we talk a lot about how recycling can help to protect our waterways. Our Ethical Electronics Recycling Events help keep dangerous chemicals from electronics from leaching into our creeks and rivers. But what about plastics? From all … Continue reading →

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Thanks to our Awesome Volunteers!

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Katie

Many thanks to all the wonderful, dedicated volunteers who came out to help clean up the creek behind Cedarbrook Middle School this weekend! More pictures will be posted soon on our Facebook page. For more clean-ups, events, and volunteer opportunities, … Continue reading →

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Model Neighborhood Clean-up A Huge Success!

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Katie

TTF would like to give a huge THANK YOU to the amazing, motivated Model Neighborhood residents who turned out on Saturday morning for a great day of street cleaning, porch painting, and illegal dumping prevention. We’d also like to thank … Continue reading →

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