Your Watershed: A Winter Wonderland, Part 1
Part 1 of our 3 part Winter Wonderland series By Dante Falasco, TTF Intern This past spring and summer, the Covid-19 Pandemic gave many people the opportunity to rediscover nature […]
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Powercorps PHL Supports Bees with TTF!
By Nathan McWilliams, Philadelphia Stewardship Manager Last month, Ryan Neuman, Upstream Conservation Leader, conducted a hands-on Pollinator Box workshop at Friends Hospital with help from the PowerCorpsPHL work crew assigned […]
First Tacony Creek Park Run with Me Intern
Blog by Sophia Raif, Run With Me intern. Sophia recently turned 17. This past summer I had the privilege of being a TTF “run with me” intern. It was my […]
Community Chalk Mural: Say Their Names!
By Susan Volz, Philadelphia Community Organizer Art is a powerful force for engaging and shaping how people see the world around them. At TTF, we have loved bringing art to […]
Second Saturday: Thank you Audubon & Volunteers!
Blog by Nathan McWilliams, Philadelphia Watershed Coordinator We hosted our Second Saturday Clean Up on October 10th at the Bingham & East Ashdale Street gateway to the Tacony Creek Trail. […]
Sharing the Voices of Tacony Creek Park: Susan Stevenson & Sledding!
By Vary Soth, TTF Intern 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 interviews with community members as […]
Students Spend a Saturday Restoring a Local Wetland
Guest Blog by Katherine Haines Katie is a student at Arcadia University and former TTF intern. We were so happy that she joined us for this planting, brought along friends, […]
Take a Walk along the Tookany Creek Trail!
We’re excited to share this blog by our partners, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council! You can find it on the PEC website here. We’re entering the home stretch of the Tookany […]
Neighbors Plant Flowers & Trees at Tabor & Olney Gateway
By Susan Volz, Philadelphia Community Organizer Over a dozen neighbors volunteered on a gray and dreary fall morning at the Tabor and Olney Gateway on October 2nd for our first […]
Partners Care for Vernon Park Rain Garden
By Nathan McWilliams, Philadelphia Stewardship Manager Last month, we held a maintenance day at our very first rain garden in Vernon Park. This GSI site was installed in the fall […]
We’re a Census Partner Because the Census = Funding | Somos un Socio del Censo Borque el Censo = Fondos
By Susan Volz, Philadelphia Community Organizer Schools. Roads. Public assistance. Did you know the census determines how much money our communities get for these essential services? Did you know that […]
H Street residents celebrate summer with…a cleanup and hot dogs!
By Siani Colon, Tacony Creek Park (TCP) Keeper Potential rain could not deter a community from getting together (at a distance) to take care of Tacony Creek Park. Residents of […]
TTF Bird Guide: Now in Spanish! | Guia de aves de la cuenca TTF: ¡Ahora en español!
Guest Blog by Robin Irizarry, Wyncote Audubon Society, Philadelphia Programs Co-chair If you’ve ever had the pleasure of going on a bird walk with the folks at the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF […]
Nature’s Hidden Surprises: Resources for Recognizing Bird Calls
By Vary Soth, TTF intern We were so sad that we had to cancel our May Nature’s Hidden Surprises, Recognizing Bird Calls. Vary developed this blog with some wonderful resources […]
Taking the Trees to the People
By Susan Volz, Philadelphia Community Organizer Did you see Creek Force One? Our colorful TTF van was on the road last month delivering trees as part of TreePhilly! TreePhilly is […]
Our Commitment to Action
Dear Friends of TTF, TTF recognizes that it is more important than ever for us to not only reflect the diversity of our community, but also to support the protests […]
Meet Our New Intern: Vary Soth!
By Vary Soth, Intern for the TTF Watershed Partnership My name is Vary and I started interning at TTF Watershed Partnership on my birthday: May 20th. What a great birthday […]
We’re still Soaking It Up for Clean Water
By Nathan McWilliams, Philadelphia Stewardship Manager TTF has been a City of Philadelphia’s Soak It Up (SIU) Adoption Program partner since 2017! This initiative was created by the Philadelphia Water Department […]
Connecting with Tacony Creek Park neighbors…by phone
By the TTF Philadelphia Team Now more than ever, we understand how important it is to reach out and connect with neighbors. Since we are unable to gather in groups […]
Celebrating Earth Day: BioBlitz Results in 1500 Observations!
Guest Blog by Trae Jordan, TTF Watershed Partnership Intern We celebrated Earth Day with a BioBlitz that included 82 observers, 457 species, and 1500 observations! Even amidst a global pandemic, […]
Community Shares Thoughts on Tookany Creek Trail
By Zhenya J. Nalywayko, Trails & Recreation Program Coordinator, Pennsylvania Environmental Council Walking, hiking, and biking. Enhanced safety for children, and scenic routes to schools, libraries, and train stations. Vandalism, lack of privacy, […]
Thinking About our Watershed Community! Resources for You.
The TTF team has not been together, in our office at Globe Dye Works in Frankford, since Friday, March 13th. That’s 47 days. How does an organization committed to hands-on […]
Partners Go Online for Clean Water!
By Ryan Neuman, Upstream Conservation Leader In challenging times like these, strong partnerships and creativity are critical to improving the health of our local waterways. We are proud to provide […]
Lunch with a Red-Tailed Hawk in Tacony Creek Park
TTF staff Ryan Neuman and Nate McWilliams were out on the trail in Tacony Creek Park last week. Here’s their report! Tacony Creek Park is still open, and a great […]