If you’ve spent time in Tacony Creek Park or the surrounding neighborhoods, chances are you’ve already seen Jay Coreano’s work. Known to many as “Art God,” Jay has become a […]
Elijah Jackson joined the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership in March 2026. In his role as the Trail & Landcare Crew Leader, Elijah is responsible for coordinating and executing maintenance of Tacony […]
By Development and Administration Assistant Isabelle Fantalis Gross Hi! My name is Isabelle, and I’m super excited to be joining the team as a Development and Administrative Assistant. I grew […]
By TTF intern Jo Freedman Hello! My name is Jo, I’m a local Pennsylvania resident, who grew up in Elkins Park, thirty minutes outside of Philadelphia. I began my journey […]
By TTF Communications Specialist Gouri J. Nair Being a communications specialist at TTF Watershed for an all too short 6 months was a wonderful experience. In many ways, this was […]
By Jermikah Parkinson, TTF 2025 Alliance for Watershed Education (AWE) Fellow While working at TTF, I had many firsts: I went to the Poconos, where I met a bunch of […]
By PHENND VISTA Fellow Chambs Ruiz Hola everyone! My name is Chambs (they/them), and I am delighted to share that I will be joining TTF Watershed as a PHENND VISTA […]
Reflections of Childhood Nostalgia Written by Gouri J. Nair; Edited by Malcolm Bundy and Wendi Wu Now that the warm summer weather has begun to fade, I get nostalgic for my […]
By TTF Summer Intern Maiya Mangum I began my internship with TTF at a vibrant and exciting moment—right in the middle of preparations for the annual block party Splash Into […]
By TTF Summer Intern Maiya Mangum Hi! My name is Maiya Mangum and I am TTF’s summer environmental intern. I’ve also been a proud member of the Women In […]
By TTF Summer Intern Maiya, thanks for the support from Alliance for Watershed Education (AWE) There’s nothing like the thrill of two wheels and the open trail, especially when it […]
By TTF intern Jason Quach Hello! My name is Jason and I’m excited to join the TTF as an intern this Summer! I’m originally from South Jersey but now […]
By TTF Summer Intern Maiya, thanks for the support from Alliance for Watershed Education (AWE) Dear TTF Community, Hi! My name is Maiya Mangum and I’m TTF Watershed’s new […]
We’re so excited to host Jermikah Parkinson as our AWE Fellow this summer, and proud to introduce her. Hello TTF Community, I am Jermikah Parkinson, the 2025 Tacony Creek […]
We are thrilled to have hosted a series of Block Parties in Tacony Creek Park to kick off the summer! We were excited to bring back water ice, pretzels, and […]
2024 Delaware River Watershed Fellowship at Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) Start date: June 3-12, 2024 […]
We are pleased to share this excerpt from Earth 911’s blog Green Earth Book Awards 2023 Winners. Click here to read the full story and discover the winners. We hope […]
Have you heard about the two special community engagement projects that were part of our Tacony Creek Park Master Plan? Four People of the Park signs have already been installed […]
Written by MyKyah Vessels, Previous TTF Alliance for Watershed Education (AWE) Fellow Learn more about MyKyah here and about her time as an AWE Fellow with TTF here. Watch her […]
This is a repost from the Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light (PA IPL) website, written by Tyler Fowler, PA IPL Fellow. Find the original post here. We are delighted to […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
TTF Philadelphia Stewardship Leader Alex Rosario attended a chainsaw training led by Professor Don Quigley, (Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshire) provided through Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and the Fairmount […]
