Our 2022 Volunteers!
Every year, we work with enthusiastic, hard-working volunteers who lend a hand to collect trash (a short-term but never ending challenge) and plant trees (a long-term investment in the future […]
Category: Tacony Creek Park Area
Leaving a Positive Mark on our watershed
Did you know that the part of our watershed in Philadelphia has roughly 12,000 storm drains that flow into the Tacony Creek, many of which are still unmarked? Our Montgomery […]
Friendsgiving Dinner Brings Tacony Creek Park Community Together
By Siani Colon, TCP Keeper We are so proud to share this Guest Blog by Siani Colon. Siani is an active TCP Keeper and the recipient of our 2021 Watershed […]
Working Together to Remove Hundreds of Tires from Tacony Creek Park
Faced with the dumping of hundreds of tires below Whitaker Avenue and along the Tacony Creek Park Trail in early October, partners Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, United By Blue, Philadelphia Parks […]
Learning to fish the TTF with Legacy, Land and Water Partners
This fall, for the first time, TTF hosted fishing programs! We partnered with Todd Pride of Legacy, Land and Water Partners, an organization that provides both on-site hands-on and virtual […]
Deadly Fungi Information
This guest blog is a repost from the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (SCEE). You can see the original post here. We appreciate that our SCCE partners are willing to […]
Rain didn’t ruin the 2nd Annual Fall Fest fun for the Tacony Creek Park community!
At the beginning of October, TTF hosted our second annual free Tacony Creek Park Music & Arts Fall Festival in partnership with Olney Culture Lab of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia. Community […]
Mariana Bracetti students improve their watershed!
Over 120 Mariana Bracetti Charter School fourth graders and teachers participated in a storm drain marking and clean-up event around the Tacony Creek Park gateway at Bingham & E. Ashdale […]
Jenna Song shares her experience as a TTF Yoga Instructor!
This blog is a reflective post by previous TTF staff member, Jenna Song. Jenna provided in-person yoga during the spring and summer of 2021 and spring of 2022. Online sessions […]
Updates on Little Libraries in Tacony Creek Park! Access free books for your children!
(Featured photo – credit to Jose Rivera @joserivera0605 on Instagram.) Reading is essential. Right now, according to Read by 4th, 2 out of 3 of our children are reading below […]
It’s still Tick Season in PA! Use these resources to prevent Lyme Disease
As stewards of vital green spaces in Pennsylvania, including Tacony Creek Park in Philadelphia and many restoration sites in our Eastern Montgomery County communities, we are sharing this important piece […]
2022 Tacony Creek Park Block Parties: Partners & Neighbors
WOW! It’s our 10th year of hosting Block Parties in Tacony Creek Park! This year’s parties were filled with adventure, family, and environmental education. Tacony Creek Park welcomed about 300 attendees […]
Listen to your neighbors: there’s still time to shape the future of Tacony Creek Park!
Help shape the future of Tacony Creek Park! We’re looking for your input to make the park even better – a place for people of all ages and abilities to love […]
Out and about in Tacony Creek Park? Check out the Locator Signs for your safety!
Tacony Creek Park is a green space that provides much-needed rest, recreation, and nature for the people who live in nearby communities and the city of Philadelphia. TTF is committed […]
Artists gather in Tacony Creek Park for a day of art & community (and to repaint our four HUGE bird murals)!
Last month, the Tacony Creek Park community came together for Birds of a Feather Feltonville, a day of art and unity, as artist Evan Lovett of VURT repainted the beautiful […]
Garfield Refining & TTF Watershed Partnership Beautify Northeast Philly
This piece is a guest blog, written by the team at Garfield Refining. TTF is delighted to work with a partner as passionate and dedicated as Garfield Refining to keep […]
Now introducing…three new Little Libraries in Tacony Creek Park!
Reading is essential. We are so proud that we have been able to enhance learning opportunities within our watershed (which is really a big outdoor classroom), especially along Tacony Creek […]
TTF welcomes our first Power Corps PHL Ranger Academy trainees!
TTF is excited to work with six PowerCorpsPHL Rangers during this Spring/Summer Ranger Academy training season. Please welcome brothers Miguel Cruz-Ortiz and Abdiel Cruz, our April trainees. Learn more about […]
Seventh Annual Tacony Creek Park Maple Sugaring a Success!
TTF hosted its seventh annual Maple Sugaring event in Tacony Creek Park last Saturday, March 26 at the I Street & Ramona Avenue gateway in Juniata Park. A special thanks […]
Record-Breaking Cleanup in Tacony Creek Park: Thank you, partners!
TTF is so excited about our successful Tacony Creek Park Cleanup at the Whitaker Avenue & East Loudon Street Gateway in Feltonville! On Saturday, March 19 from 10 am until […]
TTF neighbor & partner, Bennett Compost: a leading sustainable business in Philly!
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 […]
People of the Park: Share your Tacony Creek Park story and connection!
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 […]
Finding Frankford Creek: Exploring problems & solutions
Throughout the summer and fall of 2021, TTF hosted a series of tours in collaboration with the Delaware Riverkeeper Network as part of Finding Frankford: Investing in the Long-Term Recovery […]
What a Hoot! 2021 Christmas Bird Count: 35 Species seen in Tacony Creek Park!
Our dedicated Philadelphia bird lovers came together on the morning of December 18 to participate in the 2021 Christmas Bird Count, and observed 35 species! Our participants walked the entire […]