You missed Milestones? No worries!
by Dante Falasco, TTF Intern This past week, TTF had the honor of hosting our 9th Annual Watershed Milestones Award Ceremony & Reception. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we had […]
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Meet our intern, Dante!
My name is Dante Falasco, and I am very excited to have the opportunity to intern with TTF in the upcoming months! I was born in Chester, PA but have […]
Looking back on my Internship
By Vary Soth, TTF intern My time with TTF watershed was an interesting and great experience. Because we are in the midst of COVID-19, I was worried I would not […]
Job Posting: Communications Specialist
Position Title: Communications Specialist Location: Philadelphia, PA Reports to: Executive Director Job Classification: Part-Time, hourly (10-15 hours/week) Start Date: Immediate Salary: $20.00/hour Application Deadline: August 26, 2020 Organizational Background: The […]
TTF is hiring: Philadelphia Stewardship Manager
JOB POSTING: Philadelphia Stewardship Manager (PSM) Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Organizational Background The Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) is seeking a Philadelphia Stewardship Manager to take a leadership role in improving and […]
Tacony Park Stories: John Hewitt remembers Frankford Creek
By Rita Yelda A Water Wonderland: John Hewitt Recalls Frankford Creek in the 1970s Tookany/Tacony-Frankford (TTF) Watershed Partnership is partnering with Ambrose Liu of the Olney Culture Lab and Dr. […]
A Monitoring Mission for Jenkintown Creek
By Allison Wray, TTF Intern Ryan Neuman and summer interns made a splash in Jenkintown Creek in Montgomery County this past summer! In August, the TTF crew and Pennypack Ecological […]
Meet Celeste, TTF’s New Intern
My name is Celeste Sullivan and I’m so excited to be Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership’s new intern. In 2018, I graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor’s degree in […]
“Little Tacony” Office Fishtank Holds Lessons About Local Fish
Guest Blog by Interns Rut Hormann, Kerry Banford, Malcolm Bundy, and Allison Wray Some of the fish that live in the Tookany-Tacony-Frankford Creek system, mostly fish in the carp and […]
Tookany/Tacony Park Stories: Dan Donahue
Tacony/Tookany Creek Creates a Lasting Impression By Rita Yelda Tookany/Tacony-Frankford (TTF) Watershed Partnership is partnering with Ambrose Liu of the Olney Culture Lab and Dr. Matthew Smalarz of Manor College to record in-person […]
Jenkintown Creek Tour: Restoration in your Own Backyard
By Malcolm Bundy, TTF Intern What’s a better way to spend a Saturday then exploring nature in your own backyard? In late June, TTF staff, Streamkeepers, and volunteers joined with […]
Meet Rut, TTF’s new intern
Guest Blog by our newest intern. We met Rut when she rode her bike right into one of our Block Parties in Tacony Creek Park in June! Hi! I’m Rut, […]
Meet Destiny and Isaiah, our Trail Ambassadors
Hi my name is Destiny Lewis, and I am a fellow with the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership through PowerCorpPHL. I started my fellowship in June and I end July 31st. I […]
Meet Nayeli, our summer AWE Fellow
Hi! I’m Nayeli Perez and I’m a fellow for the Delaware River Watershed based in Tacony Creek Park through the Alliance for Watershed Education. I was born and raised in […]
Meet Intern Kerry!
Hello! My name is Kerry Banford, and I am a new intern here at TTF. I am a senior at Delaware Valley University majoring in Environmental Science with a specialization […]
Meet Allison Wray, our newest summer intern!
Hi! My name is Allison Wray, and I’m a new TTF summer intern for 2019! I’m originally from Bucks County and graduated from Council Rock High School North in 2018, […]
Meet Malcolm Bundy, TTF intern
Hi! My name is Malcolm Bundy, I’m a recent graduate of Shippensburg University where I majored in Geoenvironmental studies. While there, my favorite classes were easily Water Resource Management, Geology […]
Tacony Park Stories: Tom and Savannah McHale
By Rita Yelda TTF is partnering with Ambrose Liu of the Olney Culture Lab and Dr. Matthew Smalarz of Manor College to record in-person interviews with community members as part […]
My First Day: Learning about Upstream Philadelphia & the Delaware River Watershed Initiative
Blog by TTF Intern, Kerry Banford On my first day as a TTF Intern on June 5th, I had the privilege of attending the Upstream Suburban Philadelphia Collaboration quarterly meeting. […]
Searching for the Frankford Creek Along a Winding Trail: Guest Blog
We were excited to read this Hidden City Philadelphia blog over the winter, and am so glad that we are able to share it with you. We care deeply about […]
Our Dream Van (Creek Force 1) is Ready to Fly!
To better support our clean water work, TTF raised funds to purchase the “TTF Dream Van”…and just in time for National Drinking Water Week (May 5 – 11), we had […]
Community members Capture the Beauty of Tacony Creek Park in First-Ever Photo Contest
By Rita Yelda TTF and the Olney Culture Lab of Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia are pleased to announce the winners of the first–ever Tacony Creek Park Photo Contest, made possible by the Joseph […]
Nature Says: Our Best BioBlitz YET!
To celebrate Earth Day Week, our TTF watershed community came together to participate in our third ever week-long BioBlitz. A BioBlitz is an event during which we document as many […]
Introducing: Our 2019 Milestones Award Winners!
Friend Gaspar Santos Gaspar has become a reliable advocate for Tacony Creek Park, both in his role as Community Initiative Specialist with the Free Library of Philadelphia‘s Northeast neighborhood libraries […]