Guest Blog by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, originally posted here (We’re proud that Julie Slavet, TTF’s Executive Director, will serve on this panel.) Hurricane Florence was […]
By Nagiarry Porcena-Meneus, Community Organizer How do you take care of your physical and mental well-being? How often do you spend time walking for pleasure in the outdoors? How does […]
Blog by Ryan Neuman, Upstream Conservation Leader Last month, we welcomed Arcadia University students as part of their New Student Orientation Day of Service. New students from Arcadia and orientation leaders […]
Guest blog by Marion McParland, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Originally posted in VacantLand, 2018 Flower Show, Wonders of Water on February 27, 2018 Here at TTF, we know that clean, green […]
By Frankie Lazauskas, TTF’s Upstream Conservation Leader Throughout our watershed, we have installed many green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) projects such as the rain gardens and riparian buffers (creekside plantings). We plant […]
Guest Blog by Patrick Starr, PEC, originally posted on Circuit Trail blog Patrick Starr, the Executive Vice President of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Vice Chair of the Circuit Trails […]
Guest Blog from the Philadelphia Water Department Watersheds Blog This article was originally posted here, on the PWD Watersheds Blog. New Storm Drain Markers Introduced In 2016, Philly residents got to […]
Here at TTF, we understand the value of creating rain gardens and stream-side buffers to slow down and capture rainwater. Installing these types of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) has a […]
By Julie Slavet, Executive Director TTF and the Hiway Theater recently welcomed over 100 clean water heroes to our screening of A Watershed Moment, a film about the challenges faced by the Delaware River […]
TTF works closely with our Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) partners. This month we’re starting this column to promote the activities of the EACs in Abington and Jenkintown. Watch for next […]
TTF works closely with our Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) partners. This month we’re starting this column to promote the activities of the EACs in Abington and Jenkintown. Watch for next […]
Philadelphians are known for enjoying a day out in their community park helping to tidy up or plant trees. Through the Urban Waters training program, these community members can give […]
Last month, TTF met with SEPTA, HDR Engineering, Inc., and Abington Township representatives to review and tour the construction site and plans for the Jenkintown Electric Power Project, a new […]
Over 30 volunteer coordinators from local colleges and community organizations met at the Awbury Arboretum for the second annual Community Service Networking Breakfast hosted by TTF and the Awbury Arboretum. […]
On a cloudy winter morning, the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) led a dozen nature lovers on a free walk through Tacony Creek Park (TCP) to look for birds wintering in […]
On October 1, the Abington School District, TTF and NAM Planning and Design, LLC, hosted a community meeting regarding our upcoming riparian buffer planting at the headwaters of Baeder Creek. […]
What is i-Tree? Last month, as TTF’s Tree Campaign Organizer, I attended a seminar presented by Pennsylvania Community Forests and Penn State. The seminar focused on i-Tree, a software suite […]
Patrick Kerkstra, freelance journalist, wrote Simplest, cheapest route to a greener city in Insights, his urban affairs column in last Friday’s Philadelphia Inquirer. He applauds the City of Philadelphia’s goal […]
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) Tree Campaign Organizer/VISTA Abby Grosslein and outgoing Community Liaison/VISTA Steph Clymer recently visited PECO’s green roof in Philadelphia. This green roof is one of our region’s […]
Earlier this summer, Springfield Township residents enjoyed an interactive rain barrel workshop hosted by TTF and the Springfield Township Environmental Advisory Commission. The presentation about urban watersheds and stormwater management […]
On a beautiful breezy Tuesday, a group from the Hunting Park branch of ASPIRA came out to West Oak Lane to help TTF survey neighborhoods where the Philadelphia Parks and […]
Who is that in the Tookany Creek? These happy volunteers include Glenside residents, Arcadia University Biology Department members, and Drexel University students working at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center! […]
Each month, the Philadelphia Water Department holds a community meeting on the third Thursday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Services Building, 16th Floor, Room Y about the […]
If trees could talk, they would use the voices of those present at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)‘s Tree Tenders Picnic with a Purpose last Saturday. Between forty and fifty […]
