Left to right: Daniel Bhaumik, Kevin Malley, Kirsten Brown, and Martin Williams of ASCE Philadelphia Younger Members Forum, Volunteer Leader Awardee, Julie Slavet, TTF Watershed Partnership Executive Director, Ryan Neuman, […]
In June, several Streamkeepers from TTF and the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust met at Ethel Jordan Park to continue the second year of Chloride Blitz sampling. Last year, TTF began […]
This blog is a repost from 4states1source.org, written by Belinda Griswold. Find the original post here. JULY 11, 2023 A late June day on the Jenkintown Creek gave community leaders […]
This blog is a repost from PAHouse.com. See the original news release here. Rep. Ben Sanchez153rd District / Montgomery County Sanchez and Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership secure $175K grant Rep. Ben Sanchez January 9, […]
As 2022 comes to a close, so will the multi-year Stream Smart Program funded through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and coordinated by our partner, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. […]
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 […]
This is a repost from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). See the original press release here. TTF Watershed Partnership is pleased to have been awarded two grants from […]
We want to introduce you to a small unnamed tributary to the Jenkintown Creek that flows through the Charles D. Conklin Pool Property. In 2019, we started to restore this […]
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. […]
Can you believe summer 2021 is almost over? Head into fall at Abington Friends School for Episode 5 of TTF’s Bring Us Along: Virtual Nature Tours! Just because fall is […]
By Riley Britt, TTF Intern The creeks in our watershed face many challenges particularly erosion. Erosion occurs when the soil around creeks is gradually worn away by water flow over […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Allison Wray, TTF Intern Ryan Neuman and summer interns made a splash in Jenkintown Creek in Montgomery County this past summer! In August, the TTF crew and Pennypack Ecological […]
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 […]
Guest blog by Nicole from Patch-Abington.com. Originally posted here on November 16. Partnership encourages residents to get involved to improve water quality By Nicole, Patch Contributor | Nov 16, 2018 4:32 pm ET On […]
At the corner of Jenkintown Road and Osceola Avenue, you can still hear the voice of Ethel Jordan. On some days, it carries on the laughter of little playground acrobats; […]
Blog by Ryan Neuman, TTF’s Upstream Conservation Leader Our creek improvement efforts are continuing this fall at Alverthorpe Park in Abington, where we recently […]
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 […]
