Category Archives: Green City, Clean Waters

23 trees, 17 volunteers, and a few hours later…

The Wingohocking Tree Tenders, established by TTF in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), planted street and yard trees in Germantown on Friday, November 18, 2011. We were thrilled to participate in this citywide tree planting effort as part of … Continue reading

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Photos and Video from the Clearview Community Park Ribbon-Cutting

Did you miss our Clearview Community Park Ribbon-Cutting event last week? Check out some of the photos and video from the event here! Stephanie Clymer, TTF’s new AmeriCorps VISTA, and our Education and Outreach Coordinator Ashley Schmid pose with a … Continue reading

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Clearview Community Park Featured in Mt. Airy Patch

Last night, we had a terrific ribbon-cutting event at Clearview Community Park in Germantown! Check back here soon for photos and video from the event. In the meantime, take a look at this great article about the event on Mt. … Continue reading

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Juniata Golf Club Stream Cleanup a Big Hit!

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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PWD and PADEP Sign Historic Agreement to Officially Launch Green City, Clean Waters

Check out this awesome news from the Philadelphia Water Department! PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) are ready to begin an exciting chapter of its Green City, Clean Waters Plan. On June 1, the PA … Continue reading

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Blue Gold: World Water Wars; All Hope is Not Lost

I have to title this blog post about Blue Gold: World Water Wars with an uplifting message because I have to keep reminding myself not to lose hope. Wars are always won by somebody. We just have to acknowledge that … Continue reading

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Green City, Clean Waters Budget Hearing — April 12th

TTF has seen first hand all of the amazing benefits of the Philadelphia Water Department’s Green City, Clean Waters program. Thanks to this program, TTF has been able to work side by side with the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) to … Continue reading

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Stormwater Management on Display at the Philadelphia Flower Show

Last week, Lesley and I attended the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Annual Philadelphia International Flower Show. We were so excited to see that — in addition to beautiful floral arrangements — stormwater management features were also on display! There were rain … Continue reading

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Check out PWD’s New Doggie Ambassador Program

The Philadelphia Water Department is holding a contest to find a “doggie ambassador” to help spread the word about the danger that dog waste poses to our waterways. Check out this article in the Inquirer, aptly titled “Philly Water Department … Continue reading

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Reverend Williams Stars in Stormwater Video

Check out this stormwater video from GreenTreks, starring TTF’s awesome partner, Reverend Chester Williams! Solving Runoff Block by Block from GreenTreks Network on Vimeo.

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