Philadelphia residents are frustrated with the large amounts of trash across our city, a critical issue for the health of our air quality, waterways, and more. Each year, Philadelphia disposes […]
TTF is excited to partner with Olney Culture Lab on “People of the Park,” a pilot engagement project that’s part of the Tacony Creek Park Master Plan process. Do you […]
In 2012, TTF installed a rain garden to capture and clean runoff from the Olney Recreation Center roof in partnership with the Philadelphia Water Department. This feature not only managed […]
(Para español, vea el final del artículo) “Play may seem simple, yet it is profound to a child’s development. Play makes learning something that happens naturally and joyfully, when a […]
This blog is a repost from Riverfront North. November 5, 2021 Northeast Philadelphia is a little bit greener this November. Riverfront North Partnership and Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership collaborated on five events in […]
By Will Meade, intern TTF recently held its annual Partner Alliance networking event for professionals from varying backgrounds, especially our Partner Alliance members. While this event was held over Zoom, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
We are so pleased to share this blog from the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed about Hill Day, and proud that Cheltenham Elementary School was represented! By Gina Errico, […]
By Mary Alice Hartsock, with contributions by Stef Kroll and Marie Kurz Re-posted with permission from The Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University It seems like water is all […]
Recycling 101 This blog was written by The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Photos and text by Mike Servedio. In January 2019, we learned that over 50% of […]
How Philadelphia’s Water Pollution Problems Shaped the City Below is an adapted transcript of the January 27, 2020 interview for Distillations from the Science History Institute with host Lisa Berry […]
Guest Blog by Ambrose Liu, Olney Culture Lab In the Fall of 2017, Olney Culture Lab was invited by Tookany/Tacony–Frankford (TTF) Watershed Partnership to collaborate on a two-year project using […]
By Ryan Neuman, Upstream Conservation Leader We wondered: would people be interested in learning how to convert their suburban yard to a meadow? In mid-November, we learned that the answer […]
We are excited to feature this guest blog, Two Communities, One Vision by Nate Dorfman recently posted by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC). TTF and PEC are collaborating on a […]
By Doryán De Angel Our first bilingual English/Spanish wildlife tour and series brought 40 neighbors together to visit and explore three Philadelphia watersheds on three Saturdays this fall. Nuestro primer […]
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 […]
We were so proud to be part of this year’s World Water Day Symposium, OASIS at Temple University! Nagiarry Porcena-Meneus, Community Organizer and Geoffrey Selling, volunteer Streamkeeper represented TTF on […]
Blog by Nagiarry Porcena-Meneus, TTF Community Organizer Volunteers are critical to our mission to improve the health of our 30 square mile watershed. On February 21, volunteer coordinators from across the […]
Originally posted here on Patch – Abington by Nicole, Patch Contributor PHILADELPHIA, PA — On February 11, 2019, The Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) hosted a meeting of its Municipal and […]
Guest Blog by Rita Yelda, Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed. Originally posted here by Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed on October 24, 2018. PASSAGE OF $6 MILLION FEDERAL […]
Guest blog by Rasheeda Murphy from Abington Friends School The week of September 15th, TTF and members of both the upstream and downstream communities of our watershed came together to […]
