Rain Gardens, GSI & Stream Restoration along Tacony Creek
Although it has taken us way too long to share this post, this in no way reflects our excitement about this project to stabilize and improve our stream corridor, Tacony […]
Category: Rain Gardens
Nature-Based Pollution Solutions Coming to Northwood!
As part of the twenty-five-year Green City Clean Waters program, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is installing Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) projects across the city to combat pollution from stormwater […]
Touring and reflecting at TTF watershed restoration sites
TTF’s mission is to connect our communities to their creeks and work with them to improve creek health. One of our engagement strategies is to continually connect our communities to […]
JOB POSTING: Soak It Up Rain Garden Caretaker
Job Posting: Soak It Up Rain Garden Caretaker Vernon Park, Germantown Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership The Vernon Park Rain Garden Caretaker will work for the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) looking after […]
Collaborative clean water projects in Alverthorpe Park will improve Jenkintown Creek!
Engineering Students from a senior design studio class at Temple University majoring came to Alverthorpe Park to plant native perennials in a new stormwater feature that TTF had just installed. […]
On the move with TTF: rain garden plants find new home!
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 […]
2020 Stormwater Grant Recipients Restore more than Waterways
Sites citywide receive funding to manage stormwater + enhance their communities. Written by Grace Maiorano, Philadelphia Water Department. Read the original blog post here. Though the pandemic has impacted some of our […]
Looking Back: Our Top Posts of 2020
We are all glad that 2020 is over. We’ve been through a lot together and we so appreciate our watershed community. This past year pushed us to step out of […]
Stormwater Management at Home and Online
By Ryan Neuman, Upstream Conservation Leader On March 24, partners from Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, and Wissahickon Trails came together to host a webinar on managing stormwater […]
Meadow not Lawn? Yes, tell us how we can improve the health of our creeks!
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 […]
Jenkintown Creek Neighbors are Stream Smart
By Ryan Neuman, Upstream Conservation Leader This Spring, we hosted a workshop at Manor College in Jenkintown to unveil the beginning of a new program called Stream Smart. Stream Smart […]
Healthy Water = Bird Habitat or TTF + Audubon!
By Rut Horman, Intern Rain gardens, buffers, bioswales — these words have been heard more often in and around Philadelphia in recent years as TTF continues to take care of […]
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 […]
Rain Gardens Working to Clean Water in Jenkintown Creek
Guest blog originally posted here on June 8, 2018 at 4states1source.org Rain gardens are beautiful, for sure. Filled with native plants and grasses, they attract birds and butterflies while also filtering […]
Upstream neighbors want Eco-Friendly Backyards
Blog by TTF’s Frankie Lazauskas, Upstream Conservation Leader There’s strong support for eco-friendly backyards, as demonstrated by the audience of more than 50 people who attended our 2018 Eco-Friendly Backyards Workshop […]
New Rain Garden at Ethel Jordan Park
Blog by Bryan Porten-Willson, TTF intern Protecting and maintaining our waterways is an important responsibility. Humans and animals alike depend on clean water to stay healthy. Fortunately, there are several […]
Our First Eco-Friendly Backyards Workshop!
Guest blog written by TTF Intern, Halana Dash A few Saturdays ago, TTF hosted an Eco-Friendly Backyards Workshop at the Elkins Park Train Station in partnership with Friends of High School […]
Green City, Clean Waters Community Meeting
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 […]
Green City, Clean Waters Update
It’s been a little over a year since the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection approved the Philadelphia Water Department’s Green City, Clean Waters (GCCW) plan. Then, on April 10, 2012, the City […]
Olney Rain Garden Almost Complete!
Construction on the rain garden at the Olney Recreation Center (A and Champlost Streets in Philadelphia) is underway and will be completed soon! Rain gardens are shallow depressions that can […]
TTF Celebrates the Vernon Park Rain Garden!
The celebration of the Vernon Park rain garden installation coincided with a beautiful Saturday morning right after a week of intense rainstorms. Lori Hayes from Philadelphia Parks and Recreation gave […]
Olney Rec Center: Looking Forward to a Rain Garden!
Do you know if there are plans to build a rain garden near you? If you live near the Olney Recreation Center in Philadelphia, there are! The Olney Recreation Center […]
Aloha from the 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show!
The 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show is brimming with orchids, palm trees, lettuces, and a towering waterfall! A walk around the floor reveals extravagant exhibits sponsored by a variety of […]
LOVE Your Park at Vernon Park: A Smashing Success!
On Saturday, November 5, over 100 community members and Vernon Park stakeholders came out to complete and celebrate our rain garden installation. Over the past six months, TTF has spearheaded […]